In Italian, all consonants except h can be doubled. Double consonants (i consonanti doppie) are pronounced much more forcefully than single consonants. With double f, l, m, n, r, s, and v, the sound is prolonged; with double b, c, d, g, p, and t, the stop is stronger than for the single consonant. Double z is pronounced almost the same as single z. Double s is always unvoiced.: @/ {4 ]. b. m+ E; w9 |# w
Double consonant examples:
& }3 H* h# C4 O! s Italian English
0 R8 f1 @8 J3 m+ ~# C2 K babbo dad
, r9 J3 t8 z1 b5 F% Z fetta slice
) {) u( B T: b evviva hurrah. f: v: W9 ~3 ]1 d' D+ B* J
bistecca beefsteak8 y N$ W( F8 d# m2 B) ~
mamma mama" `2 K$ V9 Y' B2 ]
albicocca apricot. U4 P K$ ?; ?5 \- e( }, _2 c
bello beautiful
( L6 H) w" L* H3 f filetto filet# W5 t/ o; ?( d# A
anno year
8 K" `* ]5 K* w/ h) s7 P% | assai a lot
) c6 x {& x" e: A& h) U basso short3 u( T$ `8 ?2 A6 v2 P. c5 R$ y
ragazzo boy- F# w6 k* K2 ?& X2 _% B& G+ e
ferro iron
5 _, U' s& z4 O pennello paint brush
9 Q8 M: }2 t3 b. |( `7 c espresso espresso coffee: @* c" T* }& @" J
tavolozza palette
$ z' `3 U; N7 C) z8 t spaghetti spaghetti
8 _$ a2 O0 o5 s8 F cavalletto easel% L: F" }+ r# P# }. Y
Most Italian words end in a vowel.) E& {% o& G+ ^+ d6 }
Diphthongs (i dittonghi) are two vowels fused to emit a single sound. A diphthong is formed when an unstressed i or u combines with another vowel (a, e, o) or when the two vowels combine with each other, in which case either the i or u may remain unstressed. In diphthongs, unstressed i and u become semivowels approximating in sound the English consonants y and w, respectively.0 i8 T q2 \7 r8 F H5 d" J
Diphthong examples:+ Z; J1 K/ ^# A& \- [
Italian English7 A# x% J3 \- r8 q( f
ieri yesterday4 `' T7 `( S5 ?8 V
buono good
( s( t. Q* w0 \ q- { fiore flower
+ S0 ~# ?; v: Y" o" d1 I chiuso closed/ M: z$ Z2 |$ l
invidia envy
& s3 J, R2 s7 I. W9 P più more+ U: B$ @# H: G
Tripthongs also exist. These are sequences of three vowels with a single sound, usually a diphthong followed by an unstressed i.
/ x0 K5 T$ r. |- }2 h5 J Italian English
, Y5 Y) F$ l4 i; y+ g/ c1 O tuoi yours9 @3 K( A I: I5 j
miei mine
6 s4 i3 ^; E# w& `5 Q6 Z, A% S buoi oxen4 ~0 |/ k9 |) B# Y% M
pigliai I took' Z0 Z' _) P3 U8 j3 A; ~
Italian has numerous words that contain sequences of vowels. The following words are not triphthongs (which are |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:46:23
