Italian vowels (i vocali) are short, clear–cut, and are never drawn out. The "glide" with which English vowels frequently end should be avoided. It should be noted that a, i, u, are always pronounced the same way; e and o, on the other hand, have an open and a closed sound that may vary from one part of Italy to the other.# B& `/ I$ h. ?9 v
The approximate English equivalents are as follows:
, Y0 x4 R" P1 f3 g) a a is like a in the English word ah!
* J3 I* w4 o- `; ^$ u: M Italian English$ J" t" _. |% x
casa house' D" I; w4 x) v) L! A- |% M
antipasto appetizer7 s6 C3 y2 \4 B( D) q) v7 w' j
ama loves
1 T4 ]. }2 ]: M: [. H, \ banana banana# o7 I* J8 Q; n7 \) K- }
sala hall X, N. u/ f6 p0 D$ n( H- {
Papa Pope
! r! b: z4 e! p' p: E% f fama fame
* N7 L5 Q3 x8 L; w. E% h# f pasta pasta; dough; pastry
0 A {! h! e# m' w( c; } e is sometimes like e in the English word they (without the final i glide)./ {; h0 A3 f. Y1 [1 G4 P* |
Italian English0 {0 o; M; b% J/ l
e and
5 x, T2 K. v: g& ? beve drinks1 d. z/ Z: e1 L* ?6 q
me me& l X9 o2 H2 Q( T" s
fede faith
7 l, m) b9 G; p+ C0 e+ n vede sees( i2 R" A! o" d3 S1 Q; E5 w
mele apples0 }# z5 H+ R% P0 j6 H+ t/ `
sete thirst, f' {9 c( L) f* B( ^6 n
pepe pepper; I9 p! R1 r8 Q: h
e is sometimes like e in the word met. This is the open e.8 C I: z# b i4 e c3 S5 W
Italian English
, G: F4 c+ U) h0 w( c è
+ {& Z+ P c/ N0 `; e, s* m is
( ~7 ]# A4 m& _/ u) K$ j( Y lento
/ l0 ~3 |4 s8 S/ q/ C( L0 n& |. s slow- y6 o3 k* q) w1 A _
bene
3 {# a- \' G- X( G well
) V7 ?# h9 f4 e# J) `! p1 t1 O& } festa
# N Q! j6 t: M: `, p9 |% h party; holiday
+ _5 B( c# Z9 j6 ^* e sedia
, l: o$ |6 X: p chair
8 ^3 V4 ^3 e' f7 s5 t presto& |! l& N& H9 G3 I6 }* B
soon
- ], V9 M' W. p d3 T; f L8 m vento
! D6 t. h+ l z) m0 Y ^ wind0 V. F! M/ t# Z0 ~9 q
tè7 F& I. q( l/ A4 g! w2 F
tea
$ [, ~# |" H- s0 {' d4 f i is like i in machine.
$ |' `6 y, k8 F3 i, ]0 Y Italian
! E# K$ J. H4 A English }* ]. y* [9 s8 A. k6 |+ ~
libri% D2 q/ ~$ h4 h1 a
books5 o7 l' ~9 g5 j/ N* s' _
bimbi
" x9 {% c' l2 w; N6 h children3 i1 g Q: V5 e# ?2 h
vini
0 X( s0 {( ?7 @ t6 G, G wines, m E# ~5 X: ^6 T
violini
! ~' B# u# \/ ?! a2 [$ V: {6 w) k violins# Z1 R8 d) d0 R$ Y
tini
+ }& R! `3 l* p( A2 J; `' I vats
; @" D& `+ p! ^# Z6 m2 O pini! K8 M6 E) o9 t2 Q
pines
5 U" q; b- y f4 r6 y5 ^ o is sometimes like o in the English word oh!.3 s ]/ I8 o5 O( }
Italian English
/ ]4 W7 F" R. H' e o
# X$ ^; m, V2 K, N, o) W& X or% E5 i( y$ |$ K" a* I
dono
- G: v0 e: W+ |- X; {+ G gift& I) d3 @0 b- v7 Z# @# R* c
nome* a6 E7 T: o/ U: k* w& F& P
name
1 r' K0 q: M# }" j5 I- ^, E8 } solo2 a8 E+ z# r2 g( _3 T, `) ^- S
alone
$ B. m) Y8 ^* \0 Q4 F+ R posto2 T0 U3 h/ A) ?. y8 I
place* w1 q# p, b4 w
tondo
6 x. Y2 d/ Y6 k9 u1 a round$ d- u( f5 p) u" ]* f ^: a
volo
! G& D2 c% d- E; Z0 X+ b' O3 }; t flight
7 {# k# I2 w5 X. I# d" A5 \/ p% V9 f mondo4 s5 M2 k$ ^4 m- d. `, D% H
world
0 k# K- j3 g# l2 B( q0 c o is sometimes like o in or. This is the open o.
6 o. Q# x% `" X& e- w- }8 Z Italian English, C; ~# w; A n) R, w7 U$ C
moda fashion' F; E8 r! g* }4 I$ U7 V) C
toga toga
4 S- D) V1 `, t8 l& X5 k0 H no no
: ^( Z9 d# w3 ?/ \' l oro gold
6 M& T, J7 Z2 j7 w8 p- c posta mail# ]0 y& G9 q1 e6 T# H4 F
brodo broth, D! L8 u$ t: s6 e/ S9 e
cosa thing
) q( t, G; s0 D& j2 w1 S trono throne
4 Q. s, k; v4 v" w rosa rose/ N2 ?+ ^1 p$ T& b
olio oil
5 n; a$ _8 a8 E' T# @' { u is like u in rule.# F' T* l% ^, U
Italian English# B; ~* ~2 n' \# H# _3 X
luna moon0 v( j* Q9 X# u# Q7 s: J1 D
fungo mushroom- S' S; Z# N: p" u+ B
uno one, [0 h% ^/ ^) Q) K S
lungo long" G) y; E, `3 Y6 C
fuga fugue* R; D5 P2 a% |7 v& y
mulo mule0 E S+ `: j( z; ^2 X4 H
uso use2 g+ i0 }6 q+ |. E
tubo tube |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:50:33
