Lesson #007, Tuesday

<p>Italian Spelling = English Sound</p> <p>a = ah</p> <p>e = ay</p> <p>i = ee</p> <p>o = oh</p> <p>u = oo</p> <p>c (before e or i) = ch</p> <p>c (before other vowels) = k</p> <p>ch = k</p> <p>g (before e or i) = j</p> <p>g (before other vowels) = g (as in go)</p> <p>gh = g (as in go)</p> <p>gl = lli (as in million)</p> <p>gn = ny (as in canyon)</p> <p>h = always silent</p> <p>r = r (a single r should lightly rolled or trilled; a double rr is strongly rolled or trilled)</p> <p>s = s (but pronounced as a z when it comes between vowels)</p> <p>sc (before e or i) = sh</p> <p>sc (before other vowels) = sk</p> <p>sch = sk</p> <p>z (beginning of a word) = dz</p> <p>z (within a word) = ts</p> <p>zz = ts and sometimes dz</p>