Better yet, every letter is always spoken. There are no silent letters to throw you for a loop in Italian like there are in French! Again, this is just another reason why learning to read and pronounce Italian correctly, is not particularly hard.
R — Slightly rolled. The top of the tongue lightly touches the roof of the mouth. As you can see, many of the letters — b, d, f, j, k, l, m, p, s, t, v, w, x, and y — are the exact same in Italian as they are in English! Double consonants — or le consonanti doppie — are indicators that you should pronounce the letter in a more prolonged manner or with more force.
As you release the sound, move your tongue backwards, away from your teeth and towards your throat. Gli is a masculine article, but you will also find this letter combination within other words.
This next one is not actually hard to pronounce, but it takes time to build the habit of pronouncing it the Italian way and not like in English! The more often you attempt to speak in Italian, the more quickly you will master the pronunciation. Italian learners often find that when they feel like they are speaking in a silly caricature of Italian is actually when they sound the best to native Italian speakers. You might feel silly, but you actually sound good and practicing this way can help you learn speech patterns more quickly.
When you sing along, you get real-time pronunciation correction from the singers in the recording. If you like the sound of this method, why not try learning Italian through opera. Watch me interview expert Gabe Wyner on how to do that in the video below. If you find a particular word that trips you up every time, repeat it to yourself correctly over and over again. The more times you repeat it, the more likely proper pronunciation is to come naturally next time you are trying to use the word in conversation.
Once you learn the rules and practice them regularly a mastery of Italian pronunciation will soon follow. Thanks to the phonetic nature of Italian, this process will not be nearly as difficult as it seems at first. If you want to master not only the pronunciation of Italian, but also learn grammar and vocab in a natural way, then you're going to love Italian Uncovered , which teaches you through stories, not rules. I've based the course on my years of experience learning languages, and more recently, my Italian project , where I learned Italian in 3 months, by simply immersing myself in compelling and engaging content.
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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Pronunciation of "zz". Thread starter berndf Start date Sep 18, I have been working with Italians who mainly came from Lombardy and Piedmont.
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