Unità 1 – Lezione 12: Leggi l’italiano: a, b, c
Read Italian: a, b, c
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) uses a symbol for every sound of a language. Every dictionary will give you the phonetic transcription of a word using these symbols, so that you can learn how to read it.
Lettera A
Listen and repeat.
The phonetic symbol for this sound is [a].
- amare /a’mare/
The symbol / ‘ / means that the stress goes on the syllable that follows it: a–ma-re.
Leggi queste parole e poi controlla la pronuncia corretta di seguito.
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Lettera B
Listen and repeat.
The phonetic symbol for this sound is [b].
Leggi queste parole e poi controlla la pronuncia corretta di seguito.
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Lettera C
ca – co – cu
Listen and repeat.
The phonetic symbol for this sound is [k].
- casa /’kasa/
- cosa /’kɔsa/
- cubo /’kubo/
ce – ci
Listen and repeat.
The phonetic symbol for this sound is [ʧ].
- cena /’ʧena/
- cibo /’ʧibo/
Notice that we hear the sound [i] when letter i is followed by a consonant like in the word cibo. When letter i is followed by another vowel, this [i] sound disappears:
- ciao /‘ʧao/
- cielo /’ʧɛlo/
- bacio /’baʧo/
che – chi
Listen and repeat.
The phonetic symbol for this sound is [k].
- cheto /’keto/
- chilo /’kilo/
Leggi queste parole e poi controlla la pronuncia corretta di seguito.
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