The consonants not listed below (b, f, m, n, v) are pronounced as in English. The approximate English equivalents are as follows:
* {) g& e7 D" g c before a, o, and u is like the English k.
! Q4 I4 H; }, u6 } Italian English
! \* l* p V; g8 _ casa house
9 A1 B8 W8 n* m* I1 Z fico fig0 Y3 e3 J9 F* c' d% \4 ?
con with" B1 m, h* n7 R# ^& R6 y0 R2 ?/ E
Colesseo Colosseum
, S A% [6 o; I1 Y9 K. q/ B8 u5 Q capo head" E& ?/ E. N' {% X/ K2 @
Cupido Cupid
) R1 i& H, ], N( q0 h) Y cane dog4 {2 ^ z a8 ^) y. R g" G z
camera camera* ]' A. w/ g* y" x0 B6 Z
caffè coffee# G/ ?+ z1 t0 r# e1 ~! ]
culla cradle
! B0 W3 Y0 w6 `+ K" e" m( \ c before e or i is like the English sound ch in chest.
8 H' v5 V3 B5 ?* T* O; ? Italian English0 j8 L+ E; O. n. L8 Z
cena supper
) r! u. I; q: W voce voice! ?( V% i2 L; x1 n" z6 s5 ~
cibo food
$ U3 Z' |1 V, d8 L concerto concert* x3 e' W' T$ [4 J$ Z7 R
aceto vinegar
1 D% V0 x: A7 ~& \) g cinema cinema9 j+ S/ v" D. a" ?7 W) {# ?
cipolla onion! Z7 W3 ~8 I' s1 F, D3 }/ z
facile easy
) X7 c/ F+ R3 T% @# M8 s ch (found only before e or i) is like the English k.
) l; E9 g& T* \6 t Italian English
# H# W+ l4 G; s8 |- ?" S( C# w che that
; q! h. {9 ^1 Z7 z% b chimica chemistry
8 e$ c& j: M, `# `1 } perché because1 J& k, ~7 d7 {8 A! ?' w) I. i
fichi figs* t- i( \! M7 p3 r
chilo kilo8 y" D: t$ j) }9 U1 R
chi who
j" |8 Z. {2 r. D3 ?7 v2 C chiuso closed2 W3 h4 N# u) K8 W2 W
anche also2 c4 i1 o/ g7 o2 K$ P0 `' m
d is somewhat more explosive than in English, with the tongue near the tip of the upper teeth but with no aspiration.0 N5 i7 @* ^. ?8 D! C; P) \5 G! F
Italian English; K- y* h' m2 q; w" y- b
di of
1 M: k/ ~4 `9 o data date& q" f; L; q4 H( Q0 Q0 N3 w
dove where
( q) w0 @$ c" u Z3 H due two
+ E: f, ^/ C% K1 W9 p; g% Y denaro money
( K# _; N2 d; } W4 H$ B dodici twelve; M8 R! q5 A8 R, i
donna woman5 k6 q. f# F& m6 n* L
lunedì Monday" j( q! G! F. @9 q
moda fashion4 r+ T; t2 r' n9 Y& b! D
undici eleven. W/ U! ~; z* f* }) [
g before a, o, and u is as in the English word go. |