Ciao (chow) Hi, bye
Sono (so-no) I am
Di Angelo (dee Ann-jel-oh) of angels
Le morte (lay more-tay) of death
Arrivederci (ah-riv-eh-dare-see) Goodbye, see you later
Grazie (grot-see) thank you
Prego (pray-go) Please, don't mention it
Como ti chiami? (koh-may tee kee-ah-me?) what's your name?
Mi chiamo (Mee key-om-oh) My name is
Ti amo (tea om-o) I love you
Pure (pew-ray) too
Luce del sol (Lew-say del soul) Light of the Sun, Sunshine
Mille (me-lay) thousand
Perfetto (purr-fett-oh) Perfect
Andare via! (and-are-ee vee-ah!) Get away, go away
No (No) No
Non (nawn) Not
Ti amo tuo accento (Tea om-oh to-oh a-chen-tho) I love your accent
Si (See) Yes
Sono gay (so-no gay-hee) I am gay
Bene (beh-neigh) good
Sto bene (stoh beh-neigh) I'm good
Casa (kah-sah) House
Gelato (jeh-lah-toh) Ice cream
Gatto (gaht-toh) Cat
Hora (Or-uh) Hour
Isola (Ee-Sol-uh) Island
Molto (mo-toe-l) Very
Alphabet
A (ah) Pronounced like the "A" in "apple"
B (boo) Pronounced like the "B" in "book"
C (kayh) Pronounced like the "ch" in "church" before "e" and "i," and like the "k" in "kite" before "a," "o," and "u."
D (deh) Pronounced like the "D" in "dog"
E (eh) Pronounced like the "E" in "apple"
F (ef-fay) Pronounced like the "F" in "fun"
G (j or g) Pronounced like the "j" in "jump" before "e," "i," and sometimes "a," and like the hard "g" in "game" before "o," "u," and consonants.
H (silent) - Unlike English, "H" is silent in Italian.
I (ee) - Pronounced like the "ee" sound in "see".
L (elle) - Pronounced just like the English "L" in "lamp".
M (eme) - Pronounced the same as English "M".
N (enne) - Pronounced just like the English "N".
O (open oh or aw) - This vowel can have two sounds depending on whether it's open or closed. A closed "O" sounds like the "oh" in "bone," while an open "O" sounds like the "aw" in "law".
P (peh) - Pronounced just like the English "P".
Q (kwuh) - Pronounced just like the English combination "qu".
R (ruh) - Pronounced like the "R" in "red".
S (es-seh) - Pronounced like the English "Z" when between vowels, and like the English "S" when not.
T (tee) - Pronounced like the English "T".
U (ooh) Pronounced like the oo in book when short, but when long, pronounced like the oo in boot.
V (vee) Pronounced like the English "V".
Z (Dze-tah) Pronounced like the English combination "ts".
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