| Hi everyone. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Welcome to The Ultimate Italian Pronunciation Guide. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In this lesson, you'll learn 9 Italian consonant sounds. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | b, tʃ, k, d, f, g, dʒ, l, m | 
                                                                
                                                                            | These consonant sounds are identical to the ones in English. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | So if you know English, they should already be familiar to you. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Are you ready? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Then let's get started! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The first consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | b | 
                                                                
                                                                            | banca (bank) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the b sound in the English word buy. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | b, b (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | b, b (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | tʃ | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ciao (hi, bye) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the ch sound in the English word chair. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | tʃ, tʃ (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | tʃ, tʃ (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant for this lesson is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | k | 
                                                                
                                                                            | anche | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the k sound in the English word kite. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | k, k (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | k, k (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | d | 
                                                                
                                                                            | dove (where) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the d sound in the English word dad. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | d, d (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | d, d (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | f | 
                                                                
                                                                            | fatto (fact) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the f sound in the English word find. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | f, f (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | f, f (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | g | 
                                                                
                                                                            | gatto (cat) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the g sound in the English word goggle. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | g, g (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | g, g (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | dʒ | 
                                                                
                                                                            | magia (magic) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the j sound in the English word jump. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | dʒ, dʒ (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | dʒ, dʒ (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The next consonant is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | l | 
                                                                
                                                                            | lato (side) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the l sound in the English word love. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | l, l (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | l, l (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | The final consonant for this lesson is... | 
                                                                
                                                                            | m | 
                                                                
                                                                            | mano (hand) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Like the m sound in the English word mouse. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | m, m (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | m, m (slowly) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Well done! You just learned your first 9 Italian consonants. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | b, tʃ, k, d, f, g, dʒ, l, m | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In the next lesson, you'll learn 10 more consonant sounds that are identical to the ones in English. | 
                                                                
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                                                                            | See you in the next Ultimate Italian Pronunciation Guide lesson! | 
                                                        
                     
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