Introductory Lesson on Pronunciation Flashcards
Lots of vocab terms in here!
Italian vowels are short, clear-cut, and are never drawn out. The “_____” with which English vowels frequently end should be avoided.
“glide”
casa
house; home
sala
hall
fama
fame
antipasto
appetizer
banana
banana
Papa
Pope
pasta
pasta; dough; pastry
e
and
me
me
beve
drinks
sete
thirst
fede
faith
mela
apple (‘torta di mele’)
pepe
pepper
bene
well
sedia
chair
vento
wind
lento
slow
festa
party; holiday
presto
soon
té
tea
libri
books
vini
wines
tini
vats
bimbi
children
violini
violins
pini
pines
o
or
nome
name
posto
place
volo
flight
dono
gift
solo
alone
tondo
round
mondo
world
moda
fashion
no
no
posta
cosa
thing
rosa
rose
toga
toga
oro
gold
brodo
broth
trono
throne
olio
oil
luna
moon
uno
one
fuga
fugue
uso
use
fungo
mushroom
lungo
long
mulo
mule
tubo
tube
casa
house
con
with
capo
head
cane
dog
caffé
coffee
fico
fig
Colosseo
Colosseum
Cupido
Cupid
camera
bedroom
culla
cradle
cena
supper
cibo
food
aceto
vinegar
cipolla
onion
voce
voice
concerto
concert
cinema
cinema
facile
easy
che
that
perché
because
chilo
kilo
chiuso
closed
chimica
chemistry
fichi
figs
chi
who
anche
also