Italian Flashcards
1
Q
a
A
[a]
2
Q
ae (two syllables)
A
[a ɛ]
3
Q
ai (dipthong)
A
[ai]
4
Q
au (dipthong)
A
[au]
5
Q
ao (two syllables)
A
[a ɔ]
6
Q
b
A
[b]
7
Q
c before a,o,u
A
[k]
8
Q
c before i or e
A
[tʃ]
9
Q
ch
A
[k]
10
Q
cqu
A
[k]
11
Q
d
A
[d]
12
Q
e unstressed
A
[e]
13
Q
e unstressed before l, n, m, r plus an other consonant
A
[ɛ]
14
Q
e ending a syllable
A
[e]
15
Q
e ending a stressed penultimate
A
[ɛ]
16
Q
e before s plus another consonant
A
[ɛ]
17
Q
e after i or u
A
[ɛ]
18
Q
e before vowel
A
[ɛ]
19
Q
è or é final
A
[e]
20
Q
e before consonant in the same syllable
A
[ɛ]
sempre [sɛmpre]
21
Q
e before a double consonant
A
[e] or [ɛ]
check dictionary
22
Q
ea (two syllables)
A
[ɛ a]
23
Q
ei (dipthong)
A
[ɛi]
24
Q
eo (two syllables)
A
[ɛ ɔ]
25
eu (dipthong)
[ɛu]
26
f
[f]
27
g before a, o, u or a consonant
[g]
28
g before i, or e
[dʒ]
29
gh
[g]
30
gli
[ʎ]
31
gl before a, o, u
[gl]
32
gn in the same syllable
[ɲ]
33
gu
[gw]
34
h
is silent
35
i final or before a consonant
[i]
36
i after a vowel
[i]
37
i after c, g, sc and before a vowel
silent
giusto
38
ia (glide)
[ja]
39
ia (two syllables)
[i a]
40
ie (glide)
[jɛ]
41
ie (two syllables)
[i e]
42
iei (tripthong)
[jɛ i]
43
io (glide)
[jɔ]
44
io (two syllables)
[i ɔ]
45
iu
[ju]
46
j used only for older spellings
[j]
47
k
used only for foreign words
48
l
[l]
49
m
[m]
50
n
[n]
51
o unstressed
[o]
52
o unstressed, before r plus another consonant
[ɔ]
tornare
53
o ending a syllable
[o]
54
o ending a stressed anti penultimate
opera
[ɔ]
55
o after i or u
[ɔ]
piove
56
o final and accented
[ɔ]
farò
57
o before gli
[ɔ]
foglio
58
o before a consonant and a glide
[ɔ]
gloria
59
o before a consonant in the same syllable
[ɔ]
forza
60
o before l followed by c, f, g, m, p or t
[o]
dolce
61
o before mb, mm, mp
[o]
ombra
62
o before single n in same syllable
[o]
donde
63
o before double consonant
[o]
bocca
64
p
[p]
65
qu
[kw]
66
s initial in word and before vowel
[s]
67
s initial before unvoiced consonant
[s]
sforzando
68
s initial in syllable after a consonant and before a vowel
[s]
persona
69
s is final
[s]
70
s between two vowel
[z]
71
s before a voiced consonant
[z]
smanie
72
sc before a, o, or u
[sk]
73
sc before e, or i
[ʃ]
74
sch
[sk]
75
t
[t]
76
u before a consonant
[u]
77
u after a vowel
[u]
78
ua (glide)
[wa]
79
u a (two syllables)
[u a]
80
ue (glide)
[wɛ]
81
ue (two syllables)
[u e]
82
uo (glide)
[uɔ]
83
uo (two syllables)
[u o]
tuo
84
ui (glide)
[wi]
85
ui (two syllables)
[u i]
86
uie (tripthong)
[wjɛ]
quiete
87
uoi (tripthong)
[wɔi]
tuoi
88
v
[v]
89
w
only used in foreign words
90
x
only used in foreign words
91
y
only used in foreign words
92
z unvoiced
[ts]
93
z voiced
[dz]
