Italian English
4 p5 l* k) z$ `; e1 u signora lady
) d' T1 E2 F9 ^9 N lavagna blackboard
! Z! g: R7 m; G0 a& l( E5 ? signore gentleman! R) f( i! N/ S2 E
bagno bath6 }6 B+ }; F; w0 w
signorina young lady4 O; q) |3 I, F! p5 B S
sogno dream1 U+ E+ M( D [9 P. I: e) X2 K/ @+ O
lasagne lasagna1 c% w8 x* `1 E( g. Q5 H Z
spugna sponge. k9 y6 P% t# ~# ?4 J3 x4 m& T
h is silent.2 h2 B% V3 `- h; J: J- n5 s; N2 B6 B
Italian English
) Q& B1 f) G' E ho I have4 @- H! G5 ?" d
hotel hotel2 T% c9 C X, O
ha has
% f6 _" g6 m. q9 v5 ]3 W" d! Y ahi! ouch! K1 e7 g% A7 _' r W' f5 B
hanno they have# e. K& K5 s" n. | Q' y
l is as in English, but sharper and more forward in the mouth.
: O O$ L$ q6 C1 i Italian English
0 T. J$ C) S- A2 a olio oil6 m- A( U6 [ r4 k; M/ R
lingua language
9 k" P7 U/ X2 E! _7 e: C sale salt
" J% u, Y* l5 C$ w; M2 x3 s7 X* h2 ] lungo long
8 X6 ~. \/ X: A) o ~# v melone melon
' e7 d: R$ R; _. X, ` luna moon& }: d3 _# Q: ?
scuola school
: t1 x+ l9 T, f* Z0 |1 R0 v light light
# c) E- @$ K/ _* e# a7 O p is as in English, but without the aspiration that sometimes accompanies this sound in English.( e$ R0 B3 A+ L$ F6 L
Italian English* N6 ?, Z8 z9 A
pane bread# n/ ~9 y1 E2 m, X0 I. C/ e
patata potato" c( e% x' q: _, z7 m3 C
pepe pepper
" G) Q+ Q+ s- z ]0 Y3 P' Z7 V, e papà dad
K U+ b i* u4 j( i popone melon
5 _' u/ M/ B1 u3 W4 _% M ponte bridge
0 M: M; d( M, G; K pipa pipe
# ~$ n7 I9 ?9 y9 E; O punto period
0 I! o A% `; E0 i pasto meal: a0 d0 k7 b& t+ N2 S
pronuncia pronunciation
1 [/ A0 D# e# o! r: C$ j* M Alpi Alps
$ x% _! \" f/ E- w psicologo psychologist
' U T: U8 {/ n3 l9 c2 s of breath accompanies it in Italian. |