The consonants not listed below (b, f, m, n, v) are pronounced as in English. The approximate English equivalents are as follows:3 q+ x* ]! Y5 m6 q l
c before a, o, and u is like the English k.. h$ \) ?- {' Z/ U
Italian English
2 e! K9 f% H7 U casa house c; t' A9 e3 I% u+ r( G/ ~, K
fico fig
; `6 J1 Q* \, L0 ` con with _1 S( [8 A! q' T& R j5 y
Colesseo Colosseum* R( A, Y; V, V/ p9 F* ?: h
capo head
# }. a" p/ ?6 k; E Cupido Cupid( N9 f% V# u9 P2 L6 C+ |
cane dog
; j1 G/ b# [7 C9 M8 V camera camera
. W- L6 k6 r" k( {5 y F1 L caffè coffee( {8 Z$ f, x Q: k- Q
culla cradle8 `- f5 i3 y% l5 J. _* h4 [. Z
c before e or i is like the English sound ch in chest.
- b5 U- `$ |1 [7 y0 R& U/ R1 r Italian English
: G" g9 L2 B: e cena supper0 f" y! d* S4 n2 m N$ B
voce voice
7 q) Y# i2 N% f cibo food* q) p- M7 L" j
concerto concert+ P/ r) B1 I9 `
aceto vinegar
# M; J* b8 y. O( c/ d" d cinema cinema7 {* X4 @, Q; U; _) i
cipolla onion
- P2 L6 R9 V0 [: e+ i facile easy
9 T" j- v! k/ U' _8 x( y3 h0 X ch (found only before e or i) is like the English k.3 Y0 A0 Q7 U/ ^4 Y1 d0 _
Italian English2 s# s2 @" I/ m$ K5 J& D
che that3 A3 f2 X% S$ x; a! {, D. ~
chimica chemistry
0 L: C( _) h. {9 D; F perché because
, x: B7 g9 H8 a, @( o# }- S fichi figs4 {* y) |. W% b6 b
chilo kilo! g& N {! W% \
chi who
* _ K9 F! q1 x: p chiuso closed
, `. a- h: e3 ?4 T( Z* e anche also+ W4 Q0 B; A# R4 y' s( [+ G8 b
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