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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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