italian words are divided into syllables as follows:+ |% @! c1 C$ `" S4 j' g
a single consonant goes with the following vowel.
$ n" v0 n* T: H italian english, }1 |6 L! @; u G
ca–sa house: L; v8 S- i' j5 F
po–si–ti–vo positive' q- K! ^0 E) e
double consonants are divided.2 Y1 w' ]! L" S
italian english
/ `4 V1 F' S! H# k& d2 Q bab–bo dad
4 [8 c6 V! z/ `. k6 Y, P% r ros–so red1 f- e1 B) O7 X; v' ~8 s" T& E
bel–lo beautiful
# ?9 P' [( J# o( r8 ^9 Y4 b at–to act: ^$ M% Q# [2 x9 k) d6 {7 H
two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.3 ~" w$ ~2 S, G8 N
italian english# T: L% U/ ^4 v6 K, ~' e0 z
al–ber–go hotel
; Z7 ^9 M }! C! k* J/ A' E con–ten–to contented
% x& r# E' K( r# e# L$ q$ ^) {+ ` am–pio ample
; h9 C$ C% B+ H+ {. s: s# V( k for–tu–na fortune
6 B) f6 Y' A" H% o- Y otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.
+ \' q4 _2 n( F& P2 [ italian english
, @+ ]% o ?) ^; q# \ ba–sta enough
5 D1 C4 ]- Q& A) N( r8 }+ C F; w8 j fi–glio son
( Y5 p& f7 M9 F$ W J pa–dre father6 _! j2 c# d( K/ s: L, n. I6 L
ba–gno bath
2 f: P# F& y; T0 A, V+ w so–pra above
6 ]: K2 y1 F* n( g2 B4 E sa–cro sacred
3 @4 ^, X! e' x( Z the first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable.
. N4 ]1 k$ q5 T( F' b italian english3 w; [6 @8 j' m5 o
sem–pre always
V$ M% ^7 L, o0 a; ~ fel–tro felt
( j. W8 m; t# c6 ^6 a mem–bro member
. j. G) U4 Z% |, ~5 k8 a men–tre while |