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<DIV class="blue"><SMALL>Italian vowels are always pronounced very clearly. When 
  vowels are grouped together in a word, they are always pronounced separately.</SMALL></DIV>

<TABLE width="99%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Written as</H4>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Example</H4>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Sound clip</H4>
    </TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><IMG width="1" height="10" border="0" src="http://www.askoxford.com/languages/it/toi_italian/pronunciation/file:///U|/AO%20bilingual/French/img/spc.gif" /></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>a</STRONG>   </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>m<STRONG>a</STRONG>mm<STRONG>a</STRONG>, p<STRONG>a</STRONG>pà</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_a.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>e</STRONG> (open)  </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>b<STRONG>e</STRONG>llo, <STRONG>e</STRONG>cco</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_e1.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>e</STRONG> (closed)</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>s<STRONG>e</STRONG>ra, m<STRONG>e</STRONG>la</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_e2.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>i</STRONG></SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>i</STRONG>nsetto, <STRONG>i</STRONG>nsola</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_i.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>o</STRONG> (open) </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>n<STRONG>o</STRONG>stro, <STRONG>o</STRONG>tto</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_o1.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>o</STRONG> (closed)</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>n<STRONG>o</STRONG>te, am<STRONG>o</STRONG>re, 
        gi<STRONG>o</STRONG>rno</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_o2.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>u</STRONG>   </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>l<STRONG>u</STRONG>nedí, <STRONG>u</STRONG>rgente</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_u.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<H2 class="red2">Consonants</H2>
<DIV class="blue"><SMALL>Most consonants are pronounced as in English. Note the 
  following:</SMALL></DIV>

<TABLE width="99%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Written as</H4>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Example</H4>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><H4 class="red2">Sound clip</H4>
    </TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="3"><IMG width="1" height="10" border="0" src="http://www.askoxford.com/languages/it/toi_italian/pronunciation/file:///U|/AO%20bilingual/French/img/spc.gif" /></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>c + a/o/u</STRONG> or + consonant </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>c</STRONG>asa, <STRONG>c</STRONG>ome, <STRONG>c</STRONG>redere</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_ca.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" height="18" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>c + e/i</STRONG>  </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" height="18" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>c</STRONG>ena, <STRONG>c</STRONG>iao</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" height="18" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_ce.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><SMALL><STRONG>g + a/o/u</STRONG></SMALL></TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><SMALL><STRONG>g</STRONG>atto, <STRONG>g</STRONG>ola</SMALL></TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_ga.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>g + e/i</STRONG>  </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>g</STRONG>elato, <STRONG>g</STRONG>ioco</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_ge.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>gli</STRONG>    </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>ta<STRONG>gli</STRONG>atelle, fi<STRONG>gli</STRONG>o</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_gli.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>gn</STRONG></SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>si<STRONG>gn</STRONG>ore, inge<STRONG>gn</STRONG>ere</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_gn.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><SMALL><STRONG>h </STRONG></SMALL></TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><SMALL><STRONG>h</STRONG>anno, <STRONG>h</STRONG>abitat</SMALL></TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_h.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>ch</STRONG>  </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>ch</STRONG>e</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_ch.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>gh</STRONG>  </SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>In<STRONG>gh</STRONG>ilterra</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_gh.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>r</STRONG></SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>g<STRONG>r</STRONG>azie, came<STRONG>r</STRONG>ie<STRONG>r</STRONG>e</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_r.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>sc + e/i</STRONG></SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>pe<STRONG>sc</STRONG>e, <STRONG>sc</STRONG>iare</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_sc.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>z</STRONG></SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL>sta<STRONG>z</STRONG>ione, gra<STRONG>z</STRONG>ie</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_z1.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR><TR><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>z</STRONG> at beginning of words</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><DIV class="blue"><SMALL><STRONG>z</STRONG>ucchero, <STRONG>z</STRONG>ero</SMALL></DIV>
    </TD><TD width="33%" valign="top" align="left"><A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_z2.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P>
Where a consonant is doubled, the sound is held for twice as long, e.g. A<STRONG>nn</STRONG>a, 
  pu<STRONG>bb</STRONG>lico, no<STRONG>tt</STRONG>e <A href="http://www.askoxford.com/mp3/i_anna.MP3"><IMG width="17" height="15" border="0" alt="sound clip" src="http://www.askoxford.com/images/phase_2/phones.gif" /></A></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/375F9ACA-BFC9-4799-8D88-3E0FEBEF9BF6/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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