Alphabet (Alfabeto)

Question 1

A

Answer 1

Ah

Question 2

B

Answer 2

Bee

Question 3

C

Answer 3

Chi

Question 4

D

Answer 4

Dee

Question 5

E

Answer 5

Eh

Question 6

F

Answer 6

effe

Question 7

G

Answer 7

gee

Question 8

H

Answer 8

Acca

Question 9

I

Answer 9

ee

Question 10

J

Answer 10

i lunga

(il-loon-ga)

Question 11

K

Answer 11

kappa

Question 12

L

Answer 12

elle

Question 13

M

Answer 13

m-eh

Question 14

N

Answer 14

n-eh

Question 15

O

Answer 15

oh

Question 16

P

Answer 16

pee

Question 17

Q

Answer 17

Coo

Question 18

R

Answer 18

erre

Question 19

S

Answer 19

s-ay

Question 20

T

Answer 20

tee

Question 21

U

Answer 21

ooh

Question 22

V

Answer 22

Voo

Question 23

W

Answer 23

dopia voo

Question 24

X

Answer 24

eeks

Question 25

Y

Answer 25

Igrecca, or
ipsilong

Question 26

Z

Answer 26

Zeta
(Ze-EH-ta, not Z-AY-ta)

Question 27

“Double”

When spelling a word and there are two nouns, how do you say that (ex: APPLE)

Answer 27

Dopia…

Ex: “Dopia p”

Question 28

Letter

Answer 28

(La/una) Lettera

(LAY -ter-ra)
accent on “leh”

Question 29

C = What are the 2 sounds for the letter “C”?

Answer 29

1) Followed by a/o/u or followed by h = hard sound like our “K” like “cat”
Ex: Capisco or Cosa

2) Followed by i/e = soft sound like “ch” as in “chat”
Example Ciao

Question 30

G = What are the 2 sounds for the letter “G”?

Answer 30

1) Followed by a/o/u, or if followed by H = hard sound like “Gah” = Ex Gatto, Gonna, Gusto, Laghi (Lah-gee)

2) Followed by i/e = soft like “Jah” (gym) = Ex: gelato, giorno

Question 31

H = How does the letter “H” sound?

Answer 31

Technically, they do not pronouce “H”.

Only used to modify pronounciation of “c” and “g” to invoke hard pronunciation before “e” and “i”.

Before i/e = sound of “K” like Kitten = Ex: “Che” (pronounced “Keh”) or “Ghepardo” (Geh-par-do / leaopard).

Never has the “Ch” sound that we have like choice or cheese.

Question 32

Z = what are the 2 pronounciations

Answer 32

Start of word = like “Ds”.
Ex: Zero (Ds-eh-ro)

Middle of word = like “Ts”.
Ex: Marzo (Mar-t-so)
Ex: Delizioso (Del-ITz-i-o-zo)

Question 33

Pronouncation

Answer 33

Pronuncia
(pro-NOON-cha)

Question 34

Accent that goes down from left to right
(like over letter i)
You say this when spelling words that have the accent

Answer 34

Accento grave

Question 35

Accent that goes up from left to right
(like over letter “e”)
You say this when spelling words that have the accent

Answer 35

Accento acuto

(ah-CHEN-toe | ah-COO-toe)

Question 36

S =
1) if in the middle of two vowels, how does it sound?
2) if at the beginning of the word, how does it sound?

Answer 36

1) middle of 2 vowels = sounds like a “Z”
Ex: Delizioso = Del-ITs-si-ozzo)

2) if at beginning of word = sounds like “sss” (like a hiss)
Ex: speciale = (ss-pet-chale-ay)

Question 37

Vowel (how do you say Vowel in Italian)

Answer 37

Vocale

(voh-cale-ay)

Question 38

Capital (capital letter)

Answer 38

maiuscola

(my-oo-sco-la)

Question 39

Lowercase letter

Answer 39

minuscola

(mee-noo-sco-la)