Monday night in Italian class it was painfully obvious that I need to review the Italian alphabet. Every time our instructor spelled a word I must have had the most confused look on my face. I mean really, do I need to go back to beginning Italian…well maybe.
At times I feel so challenged by the new sounds and the difference in the way letters are pronounced. I master a word (well, what it means and how to say it) but then I see how it’s spelled and it no longer makes sense. I think if I can get past this bump with reading and writing the letters I will start to progress more. I hope.
I need to practice, practice, practice.
| Letter | Spelled | Pronounced |
| A | A | ah (like the a in father) |
| B | Bi | bee |
| C | Ci | chee |
| D | Di | dee |
| E | E | ay |
| F | Effe | EHF-fay |
| G | Gi | gee |
| H | Acca | AHK-kah |
| I | i | ee |
| L | Elle | EHL-ay |
| M | Emme | EHM-may |
| N | Enne | EHN-nay |
| O | O | o |
| P | Pi | pee |
| Q | Qu | koo |
| R | Erre | EHR-ray |
| S | Esse | EHS-say |
| T | Ti | tee |
| U | U | oo |
| V | Vu | voo |
| Z | Zeta | TSAY-tah (like the “ts” in cats |
This is my name phonetically (it almost makes me feel like I’m writing in code).
Tee – ackkah – ah – oo – ehnnay – ah
Are there any basic elements that you struggle with?
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