The Italian Alphabet and Pronunciation

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The Italian alphabet and pronunciation.

The alphabet is a useful place to start when learning any language. 

And you'll want to be able to spell your name and address in Italian when making wonderful travel reservations, won't you?

Here is a link that lets you hear the names and sounds of each letter:

http://www.cyberitalian.com/en/html/alphabet.html

And here are two useful videos that focus on the Italian alphabet:

Click here to view YouTube Video 1

Click here to view YouTube Video 2

 

This YouTube video addresses the phonetic system of the Italian alphabet:

Click here to view YouTube phonetics Video


SOME GOOD NEWS: Fortunately, the phonetic system is very straight-forward (unlike in English!), and each letter has essentially one sound.

"C" and "G" have some special rules. This YouTube video addresses those:

Click here to view YouTube C and G video

And here is a little animated Italian alphabet song, for the kiddos:

Click here to view alphabet song video

Finally, here are several interactive games to practice with the letters:

Click here to link to interactive alphabet practice games


Arrivederci!