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This chart shows the names of the letters in the Italian alphabet with pronunciation:
ALPHABET (alfabeto)
Letter Name "Sounds Like" Letter Name "Sounds Like"
a a AH n enne EN-NAY
b bi BEE o o OH
c ci CHEE p pi PEE
d di DEE q cu COO
e e AY r erre AIR-RAY
f effe EF-FAY s esse ES-SAY
g gi JEE t ti TEE
h acca AHK-KA u u OO
i i EE v vu (or vi) VOO (or) VEE
l elle EL-LAY z zeta ZAY-TAH
m emme EM-MAY
This chart shows letters from words of foreign origin found in the Italian Language
with pronunciation:
Exercise
Introductions (presentazioni)
Formal way is used with people you do Informal way is used with people you
not know or you do not have familiarity have familiarity with, typically family,
with (a doctor, a professor, a friends and young children
neighbor ...)
GREETINGS (saluti)
Exercise
Introduce yourself, using the appropriate greetings, using the following dialogue as
a model.
Buon giorno,
The days of the week (i giorni della settimana) are not capitalized in Italian. The
week begins with Monday.
lunedì—Monday
martedì—Tuesday
mercoledì—Wednesday
giovedì—Thursday
venerdì—Friday
sabato—Saturday
domenica—Sunday
Che giorno è... (What day is...)
oggi (today)
domani (tomorrow)
Months (mesi)
gennaio—January
febbraio—February
marzo—March
aprile—April
maggio—May
giugno—June
luglio—July
agosto—August
settembre—September
ottobre—October
novembre—November
dicembre—December
It’s May.