The Italian Alphabet

:The Italian Alphabet and pronunciation

as in mama : a
as in boy : b
as in cat, before a consonant or the vowels A, O, U : c
like CH in chip, before the vowels I or E : c
as in dollar : d
(open) as in elbow : e
(closed) as in egg : e
as in forest : f
as in girl, before consonants and the vowels A, O, U : g
like J in jump, before the vowels I or E : g
is silent : h
like the e in the English word ego : i
is only used in foreign words : j
is only used in foreign words : k
as in like : l
as in motor : m
as in nickel : n
(open) as in over : o
(closed) as in olive : o
as in picture : p
as in queen (as in English, followed by u) : q
with a slight trill : r
as the z in zebra : S
as in table : T
as in fruit : U
as in vine (but sometimes like a w in older words) : V
is only used in foreign words (the w sound can also be : W made, as in Latin, by using an oe combination)
as in box : X
is only used in foreign words : Y
as in TS combination in pits or the DS combination in pads : Z

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