Consonants[1] |
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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b
|
banca, cibo
|
about
| d
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dove, idra
|
today
| dz
|
zaino, azalea, mezzo[2][3] |
dads
| d?
|
gelo, giù, magia, judo, gadget
|
job
| f
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fatto, cifra, phon
|
fast
| ?
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gatto, agro, ghetto, glicosio[4] |
again
| j
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ieri, saio, più, Jesi, yacht, news
|
yes
| k
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cosa, acuto, finché, quei, kiwi, koala
|
scar
| l
|
lato, tela, glicosio[4] |
ladder
| ?
|
figli, glielo, maglia[3] |
billion
| m
|
mano, amare, input[5] |
mother
| ?
|
anfibio, invece[5] |
comfort
| n
|
nano, punto, pensare, mangiare[5] |
nest
| ?
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unghia, anche, dunque[5] |
sing
| ?
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gnocco, ogni[3][5] |
canyon
| p
|
primo, ampio, apertura
|
spin
| r
|
Roma, quattro, morte[6] |
trilled r
| s
|
sano, scusa, presentire, pasto[7] |
sorry
| ?
|
scena, scià, pesci, flash, chic[3] |
shoe
| t
|
tranne, mito, altro, thai
|
star
| ts
|
zio, sozzo, marzo[2][3] |
cats
| t?
|
certo, ciao, farmacia, chip
|
check
| v
|
vado, povero, watt
|
vent
| w
|
uova, guado, qui, week-end
|
wine
| z
|
sbirro, presentare, asma[7] |
amazon
| Non-native consonants
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h
|
hobby, hertz[8] |
house
| ?
|
Thatcher, Pérez[9] |
thing
| x
|
jota, Bach, khamsin[10] |
loch (Scottish English)
| ?
|
Fuji, garage, casual
|
vision
|
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Vowels[11] |
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
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a
|
alto, sarà, must
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fast (Scottish English)
| e
|
vero, perché, liaison
|
fade
| ?
|
etto, cioè, spread
|
bed
| i
|
viso, sì, zia, feed, team, sexy
|
ski
| o
|
ombra, otto, show, coach
|
story
| ?
|
otto, sarò, Sean
|
off
| u
|
usi, ragù, tuo, tour
|
rule
| Non-native vowels
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ø
|
viveur, goethiano, Churchill[12] |
murder (RP)
| y
|
parure, brûlé, Führer[13] |
future (Scottish English)
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| Suprasegmentals
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IPA |
Examples |
Explanation
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'
|
Cennini [t?en'ni:ni]
|
primary stress
| ?
|
altamente [?alta'mente]
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secondary stress[14] | .
|
continuo [kon'ti:nu.o]
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syllable break
| :
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primo ['pri:mo]
|
long vowel[15] |
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