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20 Cards in this Set
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[i] vita
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ee as in meet
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[e] vedi
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ay as in bait
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[ɛ] era
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eh as in bet
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[a] cane
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ah as in father
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[u] uva
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oo as in boot
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[o] sole
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oh as in boat
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[ɔ] modo
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aw as in law
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[w] quando, uomo
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wuh as in won
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[j] piano, ieri, piove
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yuh as in yes
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rule for pronouncing closed o and e
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If the vowel is stressed, then the pronunciation is always closed [e] and [o].
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rule for pronouncing open o and e
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If the vowel is not stressed, it is always open [ɛ]and [ɔ]
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c + a, o, u, he, hi
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k amica, amico, amiche
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c + ia, io, iu, e, i
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ch bacio, celebre, cinema
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g + a, o, u, he, hi
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g gara, gusto, spaghetti
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g + ia, io, iu, e, i
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dj Giotto, gelato, magico
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sc + a, o, u, he, hi
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sk scala, scuola, scheda
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sc + ia, io, iu, e, i
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sh sciarpa, sciupato, scemo
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rule for h
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The consonant h is always silent
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rule for double connsonants
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Double consonants must be pronounced individually: il nonno (eel nohn-noh) is different from il nono (eel noh-noh)
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Rules for stress
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Stress falls on the second-to-last syllable in Italian. Stress last syllable if accented (la città). Exceptions (America, telefono) (telefonano) in third person plural verb conjugations.
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