A
The Italian letter A is pronounced "ah", as in father or wander. Pronunciation Guides
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The Italian letter A is pronounced "ah", as in father or wander. Accents
While Italian uses many of the same letters as English, the vowels may have little decorations that can make them look and sound very different. In Italian, accents are essential: they’re there for a reason, so you must include them when writing. A1 - Beginning Italian • spelling
Alphabet
If you want to read and write in Italian, one of the first things you should learn is the Italian alphabet, which has 21 letters. You know them all from the English alphabet but they are pronounced differently, so take a moment to learn the Italian alphabet. A1 - Beginning Italian • spelling
And + Or
The words "and" and "or" are coordinating conjunctions. In Italian, there are two different forms for each of these two words depending on the word that follows them. B
The letter B is pronounced the same in Italian and English. C
In Italian, the pronunciation of the letter C depends on the other letters around it. CH
The letter combination CH is pronounced [k]. Complex Sounds
In Italian, consonants can be divided into pure and impure sounds (or simple and complex sounds). While both types can occur anywhere in a word, they only really matter, grammatically speaking, at the beginning of masculine nouns. D
The letter D is pronounced the same in Italian and English. E
The Italian letter E has two pronunciations.