The Italian Alphabet
– Consists of 21 graphemes or signs
– Comes from the ancient latin alphabet
– Despite being an imperfect writing system , it provides a good correspondence between sounds and symbols
ALPHABET LETTERS
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
Z |
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a |
b |
c |
d |
e |
f |
g |
h |
i |
l |
m |
n |
o |
p |
q |
r |
s |
t |
u |
v |
z |
PRONUNCIATION
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A |
a |
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B |
bi |
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C |
ci |
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D |
di |
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E |
e |
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F |
effe |
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G |
gi |
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H |
acca |
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I |
I |
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L |
elle |
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M |
emme |
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N |
enne |
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O |
o |
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P |
pi |
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Q |
qu |
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R |
erre |
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S |
esse |
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T |
ti |
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U |
u |
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V |
vi |
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Z |
zeta |
FOREIGN LETTERS
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J |
i lunga |
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k |
cappa |
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w |
doppia vu |
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x |
ics |
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y |
ipsilon, i greca |
VOWEL
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A come ALBERO
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E come EURO
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I come ITALIA
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O come OMBRA
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U come UVA
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CONSONANTS
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B come BANANA
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C come CANE
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D come DUE
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F come FUOCO
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G come GELATO
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H come HOTEL
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L come LUNA
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M come MANO
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N come NOTTE
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P come PANE
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Q come QUATTRO
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R come RISO
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S come SOLE
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T come TANGO
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V come VASCA
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Z come ZERO
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Listen and repeat : The sounds of the alphabet
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