italian words are divided into syllables as follows:
8 E# }2 q1 v6 j* ~( G a single consonant goes with the following vowel.
, q3 A2 m: x0 F- p! B6 P8 u# Y italian english" ^) d$ R* x/ Y( B9 S6 E
ca–sa house8 H' b+ u' q% z: t% e
po–si–ti–vo positive
% C( R# e) F) q0 Z double consonants are divided.: n) b4 O5 B+ j4 g* A! @
italian english
' u, _& G9 `+ {% |% ?6 x$ M bab–bo dad
2 ?, I7 Y! `' x3 y$ r8 k( x8 v ros–so red2 V, q+ z- o' \& R9 n2 M
bel–lo beautiful L/ g2 B) O8 K# o0 I3 E; o
at–to act z, e" I- s# l" s! Z' x
two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.- o/ v+ u* `% G F
italian english5 f2 g7 j3 a% w
al–ber–go hotel4 I2 t% s/ G) w+ b
con–ten–to contented
1 m3 `. Z2 Y6 d% t$ _/ t am–pio ample& `: G) A) a8 G$ q$ w. K( M: D
for–tu–na fortune* u; l9 l7 d4 o8 Q8 ]9 v
otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.2 B. _$ ]8 I5 r: ^+ K; K/ w; l
italian english
& i% ~- ^5 k. \8 o* V0 b ba–sta enough9 g- M$ t" S8 j% G' C# J5 q
fi–glio son
8 `9 }; Q0 u- W+ s pa–dre father+ O7 M9 n4 Z1 w3 S
ba–gno bath+ h! j: h; P6 m
so–pra above
. M; s r, g/ X! m sa–cro sacred: W& H6 n# U+ w# R0 @ w! r
the first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable.1 X0 T* C0 ?. {1 [1 U% W" K
italian english4 k: r, Q* U& [6 i/ d/ ~: b
sem–pre always6 U& m/ H' I+ l' t" g3 y& k
fel–tro felt
8 X1 [+ B' T4 u" R8 Z7 v' W+ F mem–bro member
9 Y" \0 W9 v; I) w, u0 a, A; h men–tre while |