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| Hi everyone. | |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Italian Pronunciation Guide. | |
| In this series, you'll master Italian pronunciation. Proper pronunciation is essential in Italian, and in this series, you'll learn it in a fast, comprehensive, and easy way. | |
| In this first lesson, you'll learn about the building blocks of the Italian pronunciation system that will help you in future lessons. | |
| The letters used in Italian are the same as the letters you use in English, with the only exception of a few accents on some of the letters. | |
| But be careful not to fall into a very common trap: as you're learning to *speak* correctly, you shouldn't concern yourself with all the letters. That's right -- forget them! You care about the *sounds* of Italian and here they are: | |
| There are 24 consonant sounds, and 7 vowel sounds. You can form every single word in Italian by using these sounds. | |
| Still seem complicated? Well how about this: of the 24 consonant sounds in Italian, you *already know* 19 of them. That's right, if you are a native English speaker then you already make these sounds every day. | |
| You can also ignore 5 of the vowel sounds for the same reason. | |
| The only thing standing between you and Perfect Italian Pronunciation are 5 new consonant and 2 new vowel sounds. You can handle that! | |
| Now let me introduce Desiree, who will be helping you to master these new sounds. | |
| "Hello, I'm Desiree" in Italian | |
| Desiree will be giving you native pronunciation examples for you to imitate. But for this first lesson, just sit back and listen to the unique sounds of Italian: | |
| zaino (backpack) | |
| maglia (shirt) | |
| gnocco (gnocchi, a type of pasta) | |
| torta (cake) | |
| indirizzo (address) | |
| vero (true) | |
| come (as, like) | |
| In the next lesson, we'll look at the top 5 pronunciation mistakes Italian learners make. You'll want to make sure not to fall into these common traps. | |
| After that, we'll begin going through the vowels and consonants of Italian. This is your chance to learn how to correctly say all of the words you just heard. | |
| We'll finish up the series by covering some special topics that will really make your Italian sound natural! | |
| To close this lesson, here's a question for you. | |
| Why is it important to spend time on learning proper pronunciation, even if you're already an advanced speaker? | |
| The answer... | |
| You will be understood, and this will help you build more confidence as you communicate in Italian. For beginners, you're creating a strong foundation to build on. And for more advanced students, this is your chance to improve your accent and lose any bad habits you may have picked up. | |
| See you in the next Ultimate Italian Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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Hi Wayne,
Thank you for posting.
The transcript lists also /w/ which is not usually listed.
You can learn more about /w/ in lesson 5, around minute 4:00, Familiar Consonants 2.
I hope this helps,
Ofelia
Team ItalianPod101.com
In grammar section of this lesson it says there are 30 phonemes, but in transcript it says there are 24 consonants and 7 vowels for a total of 31. Clear as mud.