List of Italian Consonants

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Italian Consonants Chart

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Italian Consonants in Alphabet

Silent I	If ci or gi is followed by another vowel, the i is silent. For example, giallo (yellow) is pronounced "JAHL-loh".
b	like 'b' in "bed"
c	like 'k' in "kid" (before 'a', 'o', 'u'), like 'ch' in "chipper" (before 'i' or 'e')
d	like 'd' in "dog"
f	like 'ph' in "phone"
g	like 'g' in "go" (before 'a', 'o', 'u'), like 'j' in "jello" (before 'i' or 'e'), silent before an 'l' as in 'Luglio'
h	silent
l	like 'l' in "love"
m	like 'm' in "mother"
n	like 'n' in "nice"
p	like 'p' in "pig"
q	like 'q' in "quest" (almost always with "u",)
r	trill with the tip of the tongue
s	like 'ss' in "gas"
t	like 't' in "top"
v	like 'v' in "victory"
z	as in "pizza" or "adze"

Italian Diphthongs in Alphabet

ai	like 'i' in "fight"
au	like 'ow' in "brown"
ei	like 'ay' in "say"
eu	like the 'eu' similar to the Spanish word "Europa"
ee	identical vowels [stress on the first vowel " idee " (ee-DEH-eh)]
ia	like 'ia' similar to the Spanish word "mía"
ie	like 'ie' similar to the Spanish word "miedo"
ii	identical vowels [stress on the first vowel " addii " (ahd-DEE-ee)]
io	like 'io' as in the Spanish word "tío" and similar to the 'eo' in "Leo"
iu	like 'ew' in "few"
oi	like 'oy' in "boy"
oo	identical vowels [stress on the first vowel " zoo " (DZOH-oh)]
uo	like 'wo' in "won't"

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