I Italian Vowel When by itself or accented, the Italian letter I is pronounced "ee," as in see or fee, but without the "y" sound at the end. Per esempio… the letter i inverno winter biscotti cookie mi scusi excuse me sì yes When I is unaccented and preceded or followed by a strong vowel, it diphthongs with that vowel and is thus pronounced more like "y": Per esempio… piacere nice to meet you grazie thank you vaniglia vanilla voi you Hard vs soft I is a soft vowel. Related lessons Vowels Hard and soft vowels Italian alphabet En español La letra i En français La lettre i Share / Tweet / Pin Me! Laura K Lawless Virtual Italian Teacher at Lawless Languages | Website | + posts Ciao! I’m Laura K Lawless, creator, writer, editor, and CLO (Chief Lawless Officer) of this free online Italian learning site. Lawless Italian is an official Lawless Languages site. Laura K Lawless https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/lkl/ In bocca al lupo Laura K Lawless https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/lkl/ La mancia in Italia Laura K Lawless https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/lkl/ Saint Patrick's Day Laura K Lawless https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/lkl/ Nouns Evelyn Reid Associate Editor at Lawless Italian | Website | + posts Ciao! I’m Evelyn Reid and I am utterly thrilled to be involved in the making of Lawless Italian. In addition to creating sound files, I handle social media, including mini tests every week. Evelyn Reid https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/evelyn/ In bocca al lupo Evelyn Reid https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/evelyn/ B Evelyn Reid https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/evelyn/ O Evelyn Reid https://www.lawlessitalian.com/author/evelyn/ Parting Words