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.( l. C3 t+ v" }0 ], K
Double consonant examples:: V, b) g0 v* Q$ k1 c
Italian English3 Z) p, r5 T: ^+ n6 P
babbo dad
- o: \1 O b( Z- k# p2 U fetta slice1 h& `7 ?4 ^; \" }
evviva hurrah- k2 r& |- \- {* J
bistecca beefsteak2 ?, l V+ S' |7 l: Y" d; ~* P" t5 J: U
mamma mama
! B, C9 J" W6 V albicocca apricot% \1 R9 r8 [5 a z* u9 n4 J; l
bello beautiful$ q5 _3 `+ g7 {+ `- m' A
filetto filet
- M# ?4 m3 g9 H% K8 W anno year
8 S5 c7 l! j% s( P9 g3 P0 ~ assai a lot" o: u6 @% h6 u/ S
basso short
5 N! i/ ]. n2 O ragazzo boy5 T: {- f0 }+ Q! M) b- w, z
ferro iron
) z) X/ u# y' |4 E: J" E6 o" M pennello paint brush0 P+ g! A: n! ~( c) M7 m
espresso espresso coffee
2 g" c3 K' p+ i' q" n tavolozza palette
' [# G4 l7 z6 D( ?$ Z- o1 M spaghetti spaghetti
% m0 ~ ?# b/ E0 d cavalletto easel
6 C% F& F1 r2 I2 x+ Q- s7 k Most Italian words end in a vowel.
G6 t% b' |3 N0 t 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.
. a( q) e9 e/ c( v: V0 T Diphthong examples:
& E- x& ~# A- `7 q" L4 B1 r. F+ I Italian English
3 B* I8 Y- f. S ~ ieri yesterday+ y# }* q: z1 S4 A+ l9 p
buono good
! B6 Z2 m) b* i" g+ x' z% x3 ?/ y fiore flower. D2 ]5 x% L Y$ S/ J2 Z/ n
chiuso closed
$ q- d" G& r H+ f) J) S invidia envy
- W" n1 ^4 s% n( F6 `+ F+ u- Z1 O più more
9 m* m/ c5 S- r: d% |$ [ Tripthongs also exist. These are sequences of three vowels with a single sound, usually a diphthong followed by an unstressed i.
1 i8 C" j+ W$ E3 | Italian English' r: H1 C. Y% @# Z7 a
tuoi yours
3 z! w# L# I3 _ ~' v3 Q2 ? miei mine
" D; Z: n+ t, b! K6 q5 K- Q7 `0 w6 z3 j& L buoi oxen# n6 ], s* i4 V& i- W5 @& ?
pigliai I took$ ^2 ]4 c; Z5 r9 }! Z5 n, o- v
Italian has numerous words that contain sequences of vowels. The following words are not triphthongs (which are infrequent), but sequences of a vowel and a diphthong.4 A$ N" \1 \: }# @* S% c5 K: H
Italian English% k8 p8 {7 D2 ]! G5 r
noia boredom0 m/ E; X) ?2 T
febbraio February
" g) n3 T( w% S$ Z+ f6 O. ~ baia bay9 C5 f$ D- u$ a+ X5 q- c( N
fioraio florist
, a" L3 U( i& |4 u' B( }& Z Each of the words below has a sequence of two diphthongs:
& }; |4 H$ j: J* U7 g3 b Italian English0 L" R# m$ M. N7 |0 X. K
ghiaia gravel
9 ~0 x8 S1 S* ]4 t% |2 Q$ a" {% E muoio I die# U( r6 P4 @# N8 I) W- d# H. ?
acquaio sink1 R/ s) K+ _2 d! [5 g- n3 J
gioiello jewel |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:50:33
