Italian words are divided into syllables as follows:% ?2 z" p* C$ S* v& M, Q
A single consonant goes with the following vowel.
/ K: j. X* r: W c/ P Italian English
. S- o0 `; q$ Q) } ca–sa house' M' _, X0 o+ O5 e) J
po–si–ti–vo positive
6 I% I( F6 k2 S$ Z, q- J Double consonants are divided.
3 c4 X$ Q& |/ ?1 z Italian English. Y( P' H: h9 r
bab–bo dad. |9 b& m$ U4 Q( G$ K( B
ros–so red
4 {; P8 X- g: _: A+ B& u& _ bel–lo beautiful5 p' j: R- I+ Z
at–to act6 o, z* n4 ?/ c3 I# V' X) N
Two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.
' F0 N+ H9 Z" }, I Italian English
* q6 G' W+ t; B* N2 A al–ber–go hotel
/ {& U3 u! U3 B con–ten–to contented
/ T: M! r; \8 u- u am–pio ample* S" z) X- T0 Y( f% O1 Z
for–tu–na fortune
! M' r' I( H/ q. y Otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.
( D. C5 _. t o) M% t; B Italian English
# k# M. w5 |% d% @) u ba–sta enough+ Z0 l- ^+ @+ m4 S3 ]* Y1 Y# v
fi–glio son
# g$ A" B( S4 w, @% L pa–dre father8 U* [' F& B4 p9 }+ ]; f
ba–gno bath
% ]5 K9 S& U" W1 x so–pra above
; d- D( @2 T* T sa–cro sacred {6 c. ^: X" Q9 C% B0 d& B
The first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable. |