Italian words are divided into syllables as follows:( c& L- M3 I, z% j2 ]
A single consonant goes with the following vowel." Q5 X% |0 ~8 f8 M6 }5 O. b- `
Italian English1 q0 V% i2 z4 d/ d, p* u
ca–sa house. D; z9 I- R8 }% m
po–si–ti–vo positive
5 E3 k& L2 N& f f5 y& d3 ?. e Double consonants are divided. Q/ Q- ?! P( | Z$ }. U0 u
Italian English! `6 I1 f M, }3 K( X' D
bab–bo dad
; E' I$ V& [9 J8 J* P6 X+ T ros–so red
7 |+ s& L1 ~# X" f* I* f- a* h bel–lo beautiful
9 p# u. c5 l* Z7 @& h3 j/ u at–to act
- z# p/ d, z" k5 { Two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.
9 L0 e* U, }( X9 ^2 } b Italian English
: W* |4 {9 H$ l) r B al–ber–go hotel4 I# J! n9 d. ?3 l1 ^. o+ b& h0 O
con–ten–to contented/ Z0 v8 G- V% H0 L" C4 Y8 h
am–pio ample5 y/ g" H; n4 y& s w, V& }
for–tu–na fortune
, Z7 J2 ]& }* |7 s Otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.) e& |0 @ H% A F
Italian English
) c, r# O u5 ^ I ba–sta enough
9 ?! @! V6 H$ J# n8 @, Q5 B fi–glio son$ v( c* U* C; z2 U- S9 b: G
pa–dre father1 B! Q* \3 g: x
ba–gno bath3 ^. M! r2 p9 C
so–pra above
% Q g/ a) ]4 ^4 F9 f# a+ U* b sa–cro sacred
* C6 `/ J, c1 Q6 R5 e9 F The first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable. |