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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Italian Pronunciation Guide. |
| You've made it to the last lesson! Do you feel more confident about speaking in Italian now? |
| In the previous lessons, you learned all the core elements of Italian pronunciation. In this lesson, we'll bring everything together and practice making complete sentences in Italian! |
| Let's practice! |
| Make sure to practice out loud with this lesson! |
| You know all the parts and pieces, but can you speak Italian with a natural accent? |
| If you've been quiet up until now, be sure to speak out loud with [Italian host's name] examples! |
| We're making the jump to real phrases that you might use in Italy. Let's go! |
| Here's the first one. Give it a shot! |
| pause |
| Un biglietto per favore. |
| Remember the common mistake with double consonants? You should emphasize the consonant more than you would in English and hold it for an extra beat. |
| Try one more time after [host's name]. |
| Un biglietto per favore. |
| pause |
| Un biglietto per favore. |
| What about this sentence? How would you pronounce it? |
| pause |
| Vorrei un caffè. |
| Did you stress the final syllable? Remember that the accent marker indicates that the syllable needs to be stressed. And since it's a downward stroke, it'll be more of an *open* E sound, like the E in "red". |
| Try once more. |
| Vorrei un caffè. |
| pause |
| Vorrei un caffè. |
| Here's another one. |
| pause |
| Sbadigliare è contagioso. |
| Did you pronounce the S before the B as a zzzz sound? Remember, when the letter S is followed by a voiced consonant, the S takes on a zzzz sound. |
| If you remembered that, you're doing great! Try once more! |
| Sbadigliare è contagioso. |
| pause |
| Here's your final sentence. Think for a while and try saying it out loud. |
| pause |
| Il treno parte alle tre. |
| "Did you manage to roll your R's properly? If not, you need more practice! |
| Repeat after [host's name]" |
| Il treno parte alle tre. |
| pause |
| Il treno parte alle tre. |
| How did it go? Do you feel like you have a better accent than you did at the beginning of this series? |
| What parts of Italian Pronunciation are still difficult for you? |
| Good luck as you continue learning Italian! Bye! |
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