pasta pasta; dough; pastry
$ O: O Y. r3 `' G. n. \" a pista track
$ r% {: r4 [, F s is sometimes (but always before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and v) like the English s in rose.: B6 D* L' A P5 F, f9 H# F0 F
Italian English
; ]; g6 a4 ^9 ?9 H rosa rose1 @1 K! M# A* v8 l! O/ V
tesoro treasure
$ a( e9 a! D( f. r( H$ |3 a frase phrase
. O) O" A5 E& c$ L! u, a/ F svelto quick, ^7 B$ Q1 K- Q+ K1 I, R8 k( K
sbaglio mistake
& G: m9 Z. n9 l- n esercizio exercise3 n ]4 K0 q4 H/ e# n
musica music1 k9 ?+ K- x- K8 U8 e7 w
sgridare to scold
, V8 b: w n3 k3 b4 A/ d susina plum
$ O( E( i8 h4 n sbadato careless
8 d2 L2 }3 U9 n# e' H, g. l0 G sc before a, o, or u is like sk in ask.; q8 d2 c' V; ~
Italian English9 |- \" @. _8 k! n1 g2 }8 Q/ c
ascoltare to listen" x$ c3 k* J5 g
scuola school8 _, |, m i+ Y! l" y! t y
pesca peach
+ X8 P; d' j9 f" G+ F' i tasca pocket
; {8 P4 C7 s, _" K* a- f7 D toscano Tuscan4 w; [8 g, F+ ]7 f3 G. y3 W- R
scaloppine cutlets ]. @" e3 H) H }8 L; m& g
scarpa shoe
6 z3 Q! {- w# s* m3 b1 ? c! f scultura sculpture
% l; t/ U! ^& L% d disco disk; record
* R. h+ F8 X% H$ p8 S; M scopo purpose. n8 M6 c9 v& {
sc before e or i is like the English sound sh in fish.& W* V; P5 f% ?( j, S9 w( Y. x) a+ a
Italian English+ ?% H7 }: M# k, }4 q
finisce finishes
! R* T7 \8 s, S2 n2 L sci ski
# C/ `; T/ }# l, A- r/ ~ pesce fish3 b' I8 l* V9 h( w
conoscere to know* Z6 [9 b; u8 ]: ]' V& Z k
scena scene
' f' k! M& m2 ?2 h+ u8 A: Z6 Q' V scendere to descend
+ T6 o1 ]1 r, Y* g4 E6 j+ n uscita exit+ R+ Q% G, ? J! p! y+ r. o. h+ w
uscio door5 g4 U- e' f$ s+ X5 n/ c
sch occurs only before e or i, and is pronounced like the English sk.4 s- r, A; c Q0 w, O
Italian English
! a9 L* _ G% I! x! c: A; h" e+ _ pesche peaches
! ?- C6 _. ?/ k7 O! \& w7 j tasche pockets! Y1 G$ G; q1 j! K i2 y& v4 i4 q1 z
dischi disks; records2 Q4 ~8 P! L% E# X; R2 N {0 f5 O
scheletro skeleton- Y9 q+ P* p/ A0 J8 S
fiaschi flasks
6 X3 P- o! c: i7 L7 B8 w lische fishbones* I( t+ Z0 l$ B/ {$ H. @( T
t is approximately the same as in English, but no escaping of breath accompanies it in Italian. |