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Encyclopedia > International Phonetic Alphabet for Italian

This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the Italian language. Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people,[1] primarily in Italy and Switzerland. ...

IPA: Italian Consonants
IPA Examples
p piano, ampio, proprio
pp pappa, appena, zuppa
b banca, cibo, alba
bb babbo, fabbro
t mito, tranne, alto
tt fatto, attraverso
d dunque, idra, caldo
dd cadde, addirittura
cinque, ciao, facevo
ttʃ cacciare, acceso, acciaio
ts zoccolo, canzone, marzo
tts pizza, mazzo, pazza
giungla, fingere, pagina
ddʒ maggio, oggi, peggio
dz zulù, zelare, Marzabotto
ddz mezzo, rozzo
k cavolo, acuto, anche
kk peccato, picchiare, piccolo
kw questo, aquila, quindi
ɡ gatto, agro, ghetto
f fatto, Africa, fosforo
ff effetto, effluire, baffo
v vado, volto, povero
vv avvocato, sovvenire, evviva
s sano, pasto, censimento
ss posso, assassino, pessimo
z rosa, asma, sbavare
ʃ scena, scimmia, sciame
ʃʃ cascina, ascia, guscio
m mano, amare, campo
mm mamma, ammogliare, Emma
ɱ* invece, anfibio, canfora
n nano, punto, pensare
nn nonna, anno, canna
ŋ* fango, unghia, piango
ɲ gnomo, gnocco
ɲɲ bagno, cegno, cagnolino
l pala, lato, vola
ll palla, molle, mille
ʎ gli, glielo,
ʎʎ paglia, luglio, famiglia
r Roma, quattro, morte
rr burro, carro, terra
j scoiattolo, proprio, insieme
IPA: Italian Vowels
IPA Examples
a alto, padre, sarà
e edicola, pera, perché
ɛ elica, membro, c'è
i imposta, prima, colibrì
o ombra, come, posso
ɔ otto, posso, Comò
u ultimo, pure, caucciù
IPA:Italian diphthongs
IPA Examples
ai avrai, Giamaica
ei dei (preposition), quei
ɛi andrei, sei
oi noi, voivoda
ɔi suoi, poi
au pausa, rauco
eu Europa, feudale
ɛu ermeneutico, reuma
ja piano, chiarore
je schietto, pensieroso
ieri, siepe
jo fiore, secchio
pioggia, ionico
ju p, iucca
wa guado, quando
we quello, duecento
guerra, gueffa
wi qui, taccuino
wo vuotare, quotidiano
vuoto, suocero
IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of Italian pronunciation
IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example primo /ˈpri.mo/
ˌ Secondary stress, for example mangiatoia /ˌman.dʒa.ˈtoː.ja/
. Syllable separator, for example chiamata /kja.ˈmaː.ta/

* The letter n always assimilates the articulation point of the following consonant. Thus, the n in /ng/ is a velar [ŋ], the n in /nv/ or /nf/ is a labiodental [ɱ] and n is never found before p and b, where m is used instead. In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture of the vocal tract sufficient to cause audible turbulence. ... Marzabotto is a small town in Italian region Emilia-Romagna, province of Bologna. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... A syllable (Ancient Greek: ) is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. ...


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