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IPA
for Italian
This is an article taken from the Wikipedia website and
optimised by the Scuolitalia staff. The article uses the IPA conventions for the
pronunciation guide rather than our own. Our students are well advised to learn
the IPA conventions as well, as most dictionaries and textbooks use that set of
conventions.
The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Italian language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Italian phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Italian.
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IPA: Italian consonants |
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples |
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b |
banca, cibo, alba |
bb |
babbo, fabbro |
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d |
dunque, idra, caldo |
dd |
cadde, addirittura |
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dz |
zulù, zelare, Cavarzere |
ddz |
mezzo, rozzo, azoto |
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dʒ |
giungla, fingere, pagina |
ddʒ |
maggio, oggi, peggio |
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f |
fatto, Africa, fosforo |
ff |
effetto, effluire, baffo |
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ɡ |
gatto, agro, ghetto |
ɡɡ |
seggo, aggredire, agguato |
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j |
scoiattolo, proprio, insieme |
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k |
cavolo, acuto, anche |
kk |
peccato, picchiare, piccolo |
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kw |
questo, aquila, quindi |
kkw |
acqua, tacque, soqquadro |
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l |
pala, lato, vola |
ll |
palla, molle, mille |
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ʎ |
gli, glielo, fargli |
ʎʎ |
paglia, luglio, famiglia |
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m |
mano, amare, campo |
mm |
mamma, ammogliare, Emma |
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n |
nano, punto, pensare, anfibio[1] |
nn |
nonna, anno, canna |
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ŋ[1] |
fango, unghia, panchina |
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ɲ |
gnomo, gnocco |
ɲɲ |
bagno, cigno, cagnolino |
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p |
piano, ampio, proprio |
pp |
pappa, appena, zuppa |
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r |
Roma, quattro, morte |
rr |
burro, carro, terra |
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s |
sano, censimento, scatola, presentire |
ss |
posso, assassino, pessimo |
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ʃ |
scena, scimmia, sciame |
ʃʃ |
cascina, ascia, guscio |
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t |
mito, tranne, alto |
tt |
fatto, attraverso |
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ts |
zio, canzone, marzo |
tts |
pizza, mazzo, pazzia, azione |
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tʃ |
cinque, ciao, facevo |
ttʃ |
cacciare, acceso, acciaio |
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v |
vado, volto, povero |
vv |
avvocato, sovvenire, evviva |
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z |
asma, sbavare, presentare, uso, casa |
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Other symbols used in transcription of Italian pronunciation |
| IPA |
Explanation |
ˈ
ː |
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) & vowel length,
for example primo [ˈpriːmo], Cennini
[tʃenˈniːni] |
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IPA: Italian vowels |
| IPA |
Examples |
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a |
alto, padre, sarà |
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e |
edicola, pera, perché |
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ɛ |
elica, membro, cioè |
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i |
imposta, prima, colibrì |
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o |
ombra, come, posso |
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ɔ |
otto, posso, sarò |
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u |
ultimo, purezza, caucciù |
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IPA: Italian diphthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
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ai |
avrai, Giamaica |
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ei |
dei (preposition), quei |
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ɛi |
andrei, sei |
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oi |
noi, voivoda |
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ɔi |
suoi, poi |
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au |
pausa, rauco, faucale |
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eu |
Europa, feudale |
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ɛu |
ermeneutico, reuma |
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ja |
piano, chiarore |
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je |
chierico, pensieroso |
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jɛ |
ieri, siepe |
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jo |
fiore, secchio |
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jɔ |
pioggia, ionico |
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ju |
più, iucca |
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wa |
guado, quando, guarire |
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we |
quello, questione |
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wɛ |
guerra, questua |
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wi |
qui, pinguino |
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wo |
liquore, vuotare, quotidiano |
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wɔ |
vuoto, suocero |
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- ^ a b The nasals always assimilate their place of articulation to . Thus, the n in /ng/ is a velar
[ŋ], the n in /nv/ or /nf/ is a labiodental [ɱ] (though this needn't be transcribed), and n is not
found before labial consonants like p, b and m, where m is used instead
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