Italian Letter Combination
The letter combination GL has two pronunciations.
1. When GL is followed by I, it’s pronounced [lj], meaning an L sound followed by something like an English y sound, as in "you." It’s similar to the sound in the middle of the word "Italian."
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Per esempio… |
| aglio | garlic | |
| figlia | daughter | |
| moglie | wife | |
| spogliarsi | to undress |
2. In front of any other vowel, GL is pronounced the way it looks: [gl]. This is much less common.
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Per esempio… |
| sigla | acronym | |
| inglese | English | |
| glossario | orb | |
| glutine | gluten |
Related lessons
- Letters: G | L
- Vowels
- Italian alphabet
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