Lesson 1-La Pronuncia (Pronunciation)
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Lesson 1-La Pronuncia (Pronunciation)
Lesson 1-La Pronuncia (Pronunciation) L’Alfabeto: (the alphabet) A (ah) B (bee) C (chee) D (dee) E (ay) F (effay) G (gee) H (ahkuh) I (ee) L (ellay) M (emmay) N (ennay) O (oh) P (pee) Q (koo) R (erray) S (essay) T (tee) U (oo) V (voo/vee) Z (zaytuh) *the letters j, k, w, x, y are not included in the Italian alphabet. Le vocali: (the vowels) A (ah) E (ay) or (eh) I (ee) O (oh) U (oo) Combinare le lettere: (combining letters) C when followed by e or i…. sounds like ‘ch’ as in the word ‘church’ C when followed by a, o, u or h…. sounds like ‘k’ as in the word ‘key’ G when followed by e or i…. sounds like ‘J’ as in the word ‘jelly’ G when followed by a, o, u, or h… sounds like ‘g’ as in the word ‘gum’ Sc when followed by e or i… sounds like the ‘sh’ in the word ‘shower’ Sc when followed by a, o, u or h… sounds like the ‘sk’ in the word ‘scuba’ S when beginning a word usually has a soft ‘s’ sound as in the word ‘salad’ S in the middle of a word usually has a hard ‘z’ sound as in the word ‘zoo’ -there are exceptions however! ( sgarbato… insalata) Z when beginning a word has a ‘dz’ sound Z in the middle of a word has a ‘ts’ sound Gn sounds like the ‘ny’ in the word canyon Gl sounds like the double ‘ll’ in million Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins When the letter ‘h’ begins a word, it is silent. -The Italian word ‘ho’ is pronounced ‘oh’ In Ps, the p is not silent The ‘ia’ combination has two different sounds. One is a blended sound like ‘ya’ and the other is individually enunciated. -Contrast the following words: spiaggia (blended) / farmacia (enunciated) The ‘io’ combination also has two different sounds. One is a blended ‘yo’ sound, and the other is individually enunciated. -Contrast the following words: gioco (blended) / radiologo (enunciated) Other vowel combinations: ae: ah-ay iu: ee-ooh ai: ay-ee ao: ah-oh au: ah-ooh ei: ay-ee Consonanti doppi: (double consonants) Rest slightly longer on the consonant sound when they are doubled -Contrast the following pairs of words: sette/sete sonno/sono palle/pale Accenti: (accents) There are few written accents in Italian, and they will usually fall on the last vowel. The 2 types are called: 1) accento grave: è (the vowel is pronounced with an open sound) 2) accento acuto: é (pronounced with a closed sound) Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins The unwritten Italian accent usually falls on the second to last syllable of a word. There are many exceptions that you will learn as you become more familiar with the language. Read the following sentence where the accents are all placed on the 2 nd to last syllable: La ragazza canadese mangia gli spaghetti e beve il fragolino. The ‘tr’ combination has a trill which takes practice to develop. Practice (multiple times a day!) the following Italian tongue twister: Trentatré Trentini entrarono a Trento, tutti e trentatré, trotterellando Le parole simili: (similar words) There are many cognates in Italian with the English language. Look at the following chart to help you figure out how to say many (not all!) Italian words: English: Italian English : Italian -tion: -ion, -zione: -ione -ty : -tà -ous: -oso -ce: -za -t: -te -ible: -ibile -able : -abile -ist: -ista -ence : -enza -ance: -anza -ism : -ismo -r: -re * word combos. –ct/-pt in Eng. = -tt- in Ital., j in Eng. = g in Ital., x in Eng.= s in Ital. Eg. information: informazione; different: differente; favor: favore Le definizioni: (definitions) La lettera ‘C’ (the letter C) ciao: hi cena: dinner comodo: comfortable chi: who bicicletta: bicycle perché: why/because casa: house Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins calcolatrice: calculator La lettera ‘G’ (the letter G) laghi: lakes giro: tour/round gonna: skirt gala: festivity gelato: ice cream ghiaccio: ice gusto: taste/flavor *The word ‘genuo’ was misspelled in the video. The correct word is ‘ingenuo’ meaning ‘naive’. La combinazione ‘Sc’ (the combination ‘Sc’) sciare: to ski scemo: fool schiena: back scimmia: monkey schema: scheme scolastica: scholastic sciopero: strike scuola: school La lettera ‘S’ (the letter ‘S’) sorella: sister cosa: what santo: saint messo: put insalata: salad casa: house Pisa: the city, Pisa La lettera ‘Z’ (the letter ‘Z’) Venezia: the city, Venice zona: zone/area Zurigo: the city, Zurich pezzo: piece pizza: pizza zaino: backpack Le combinazioni ‘Gn’, ‘Gl’, ‘Ps’ (the combinations ‘Gn’, ‘Gl’, ‘Ps’) gnocchi: potato dumplings psicologo: psychologist campagna: country glielo: it to him figlio: son psicosi: psychosis Gli accenti (accents) città: city perché: why/because tassì: taxi università: university ventitré: twenty-three La combinazione –ia (the combination –ia) camicia: shirt lascia: leave grigia: grey farmacia: pharmacy gelateria: ice cream shop bugia: lie giacca: jacket biologia: biology dialogo: dialogue Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins spiaggia: beach astronomia: astronomy La combinazione –io (the combination –io) calcio: soccer cioccolato: chocolate universitario: academic proprio: own cioè: that is odio: I hate zio: uncle giovane: young gioco: I play radiologo: radiologist io: I Le combinazioni delle vocali (vowel combinations) aeroporto: airport asciugamano: towel zaino: backpack autunno: Fall sei: the number 6/ you are ciao: hi Paola: girls name aiuole: flower beds Come si dice? (how do you say?) 1. ‘Centro’ is pronounced like ‘center’ or ‘chair’?_______________________________ 2. ‘Chiama’ is pronounced like ‘cola’ or ‘church’?_______________________________ 3. ‘Goloso’ is pronounced like ‘gem’ or ‘gum’?__________________________________ 4. ‘Gentile’ is pronounced like ‘go’ or ‘juice’?___________________________________ 5. The ‘sc’ in ‘mescolare’ is pronounced like ‘shame’ or ‘skin’?______________________ 6. The ‘sc’ in ‘sciarpa’ is pronounced like ‘she’ or ‘scooter’?________________________ 7. Which ‘s’ in ‘sorriso’ is pronounced like a ‘z’?__________________________________ 8. The ‘gn’ in ‘montagna’ sounds like the word ‘canyon’ or ‘bigness’?_________________ 9. The English word station, in Italian is: ________________________________________ 10. The English word incredible in Italian is: _____________________________________ Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins Learn Italian for Travel. Lesson 1: Pronunciation. Danielle DiPietro-Hawkins