34quickstart Italian

Quickstart Italian keywords

yes sìno noplease per favorethank you grazieYou’re welcome. Prego.Hi! Ciao!Hello! Salve!Good morning./Good afternoon.

Buongiorno.

Good evening. Buona sera.Goodbye. Arrivederci.Bye. Ciao.Excuse me. Scusi.I don’t understand. Non ho capito.Could you repeat that? Può ripetere?Do you have …? Avete …?Is there …? C’è …?Where is …? Dov’è …?Can I …? Posso …?Can you …? Può …?How much is it? Quant’è?At what time? A che ora?My name is … Mi chiamo …I’ll have … Prendo …I’d like … Vorrei …All right. Va bene.good, okay benevery good benissimo

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Pronunciation guide

StressIn most cases in Italian the stress is on the last but one syllable. In the examples below, the stressed syllable is shown in bold type:amico ameeko amore amore

In some longer words, the stress is on the last syllable but two:vengono vengono camera kamera

If there is a written accent, the stress is where the accent is:città cheetta possibilità posseebeeleeta

ConsonantsMany Italian consonants are pronounced in a similar way to English. All doubled consonants are pronounced with an extra-long sound.

sounds like …

b ‘b’ in ‘but’c followed by e or i ‘ch’ in ‘church’c otherwise ‘c’ in ‘can’ch ‘c’ in ‘can’d ‘d’ in ‘dog’f ‘f’ in ‘feet’g followed by e or i ‘j’ in ‘jet’g otherwise ‘g’ in ‘got’gh ‘g’ in ‘got’gl ‘lli’ in ‘million’gn ‘ni’ in ‘onion’h always silentj ‘y’ in ‘you’l ‘l’ in ‘look’m ‘m’ in ‘mat’n ‘n’ in ‘not’p ‘p’ in ‘pack’qu ‘qu’ in ‘quick’

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