Italian Flashcards
c/g/sc + e/i + Consonant
c/g/sc is softened
c/g/sc + a/o/u + consonant
c/g/sc is hardened
c/g/sc + h + vowel
c/g/sc is hardened
c/g/sc + i + vowel
c/g/sc is softened
c/g/sc + hi + vowel
c/g/sc is hardened, i becomes glide
Orthographic accent indicates _______
Stressed syllable
Rising Diphthong
glide + syllabic vowel
Falling Diphthong
syllabic vowel + glide
E at the end of stressed syllable
Closed UNLESS: it is the antepenultimate syllable it comes before S + consonant it comes after an i/u it comes before a consonant + glide
Final E w/ orthographic accent
Closed
UNLESS:
è, tè, caffè, diè
Final E in monosyllabic word
Closed
UNLESS:
è, tè, caffè, diè
Final E in number
Closed
UNLESS:
è, tè, caffè, diè
Final E in past tense verb
Closed
UNLESS:
è, tè, caffè, diè
E before a vowel
Open
E followed by consonant in same syllable
Open
E before a double consonant
literally anything
O at the end of a syllable
Closed UNLESS: it is the antepenultimate syllable it comes after i/u it comes before gli it comes before a consonant + a glide it is final w/ an orthographic accent it comes before s + another consonant
O before a vowel
Open UNLESS: it comes before l + c, f, g, m, p, or t it comes before mb, mm, mp it comes before a single n in the same syllable
Final O OPEN OR CLOSED IDIOT
Open NO EXCEPTIONS
O followed by consonant in same syllable
Open UNLESS: it comes before l + c, f, g, m, p, or t it comes before mb, mm, mp it comes before a single n in the same syllable
O before a double consonant
Literally anything
Vowel length in unstressed syllable
Short
Final vowel length
Short
Closed and stressed syllable vowel length
Short