The consonants not listed below (b, f, m, n, v) are pronounced as in English. The approximate English equivalents are as follows:; I& e% l* Q: r) a5 j8 p
c before a, o, and u is like the English k.5 [- |2 `: d: O: {3 ~4 _6 C
Italian English- K: [* ^: B1 C/ X, S
casa house4 n8 \% \1 V6 _% A
fico fig6 Q# j$ N0 A' `) E$ d
con with
5 p x6 J( q* v8 H6 s/ b1 v Colesseo Colosseum7 L3 h' f, J; d; l- {$ U
capo head
/ e1 {- M6 ?$ v, v, ], l8 [ Cupido Cupid$ @# Q. L" m+ S; _1 T% C
cane dog7 {+ ~/ {) ~7 R6 E$ C/ D# ?
camera camera
4 h' p) |0 t# L! ? caffè coffee; u. S! S1 j: H) f
culla cradle
9 x, t( H9 `. s" i+ e) F c before e or i is like the English sound ch in chest.
# c( L; }: v, l E! u Italian English
/ X! B2 K8 {1 c' l cena supper$ L5 m2 d5 R9 L" y6 r
voce voice/ g2 x" B4 e7 C8 J
cibo food
! L; C( r9 A6 r: n5 n concerto concert: u: n; X! h3 ^5 ~3 X$ e+ l& S
aceto vinegar: Y! V- ~0 Q( l* L# [# ?, t0 A
cinema cinema# |8 Q" c! ?, f% Z
cipolla onion7 h% i$ Z, @: E
facile easy
3 J1 \" f) P4 z, j' Q& S ch (found only before e or i) is like the English k.
0 m8 M, }0 A2 P3 i) Y! |+ L/ N Italian English* {( z Q* X" v+ n: T
che that! `# K$ S" A6 g) f
chimica chemistry
( g. a4 o4 o7 C; K' U perché because
, X% s0 t+ x4 n* U/ [8 q5 E& r fichi figs
) C z0 b, X5 \% E0 C) D# A chilo kilo
- H! q1 E$ z* o7 d+ J% q- H chi who6 w8 w. v! r) _" ~% }4 l( m% z! P
chiuso closed' U/ d$ Z. m- b; s" G- x- I
anche also$ P' F$ k) Y* y, R2 o
d is somewhat more explosive than in English, with the tongue near the tip of the upper teeth but with no aspiration.5 H* g0 M0 @2 A0 ?3 }; h
Italian English
* y* I) w+ I2 e; j* T4 I% `0 [ di of
5 K/ x9 c1 S5 R, k, L data date
: Q2 d2 f+ s1 |: v) B% x dove where3 A9 C8 S5 b* |2 c8 X4 ^
due two
% p, R6 i$ c+ ~9 I1 _ denaro money: u% M! Y# J$ u
dodici twelve( {0 b& W9 E$ w6 q
donna woman
* H4 T# ?7 j" a: ~8 _% B lunedì Monday9 c; Q7 X* g7 L9 @8 h
moda fashion
+ a Q4 p: O. h+ v undici eleven |