a single consanant between two vowels goes with the second

ma-ri-to    po-te-re

Double consanants are split between syllables

el-la     som-mo

two consanants the fir of which is lmnr are split between syllables

al-to    an-ti-co

besides rule three. two consanants remain together in secon sylable

gui-sto    fi-glio

three consanants divide one plus too

com-pro    al-tro

except for s which joins the second

a-stro   mo-stra

most comonly the stress in italian is places on the next to last sylable or the penultimate

be-ne

‘   

Some words are stressed on the final sylable. these words always are indicated by an accent mark.

cit-ta

     '

1. The stress most usually falls on the penultimate or the next to last sylable

2. Sometimes the stress falls in the last sylable and is then indicated with an accent mark

3. sometimes the stress is on the antipenultimate or the third to last syllable and this can be found by looking it up

Vowels that no mater where they are they are always pronounced with the same sound. they are

a i and u.

english father

lana sala

equivilant to english meet

infinito fino 

english moon.

muta tutto

never prounounced like foot or sure

1. ending a sylable 

2. preceding a single consonant in the same sylable 

3. preceding a double consanant

4. preceeding a vowel

ending a sylable- 

generally closed.

(accents over the e)

me-no ve-ro

ai

au

ei

oi

ui

ae

ao

eu

the first of the two vowels must be lengthened

maai

j

w

y- upside down

used to soften a preceding c or g. i that case the i is silent

cielo  ciao   Giovanni

if no vowel follows the i then it is sounded.

cinto ciglio giro

1. its generally closed.- ve-ro pe-na

2. its open when it occurs in a stressed antepenult-3rd from end

3. its open when preceeding i or u

4. open when followed by 2 or other consanants

5. open in the suffic ero of two or more sylables

6. usually open when followed by a consanant and a glide

Minnesota o- as in english rowing. - molta solo  dolce 

avoid the dipthong