Learn Italian Pod 01. Italian Phrasebook Lyrics

p___unciation
p___unciation is relatively easy in Italian since most words are p___ounced exactly how they are written. Unless accented, words are normally p___ounced with the emphasis on the second to last syllable. Double consonants tend to affect how the preceding vowel is p___ounced; e.g. in "sono" (I am) the "o" is p___ounced like the "o" in "close", while in "sonno" (sleep) the "o" is p___ounced like the "o" in "dot" and the "n" sound is a bit longer. Similarly in "sera" (evening) the "e" is p___ounced like the "ay" in "say", while in "serra" the "e" is said as a short closed "e" as in "set" and the rolled "r" is a bit more marked

[edit] Vowels
a
as in "father"
e
as in "set", but more closed
i
as in "machine"
o
as in "close", but undiphthongized
u
like 'oo' in "hoop"
[edit] Consonants
b
like 'b' in "bed"
c
like 'ch' in "chipper" (before 'i' or 'e'), 'k' in "kid" (before 'a', 'o', 'u')
d
like 'd' in "dog"
f
like 'ph' in "phone"
g
like 'g' in "go" (before 'a', 'o', 'u'), like 'j' in "jello" (before 'i' or 'e'); silent before an 'l' as in 'Luglio'
h
silent
l
like 'l' in "love"
m
like 'm' in "mother"
n
like 'n' in "nice"
p
like 'p' in "pig"
q
like 'q' in "quest" (with "u", almost always)
r
trill with the tip of the tongue
s
like 'ss' in "hiss", like 'z' in "haze"
t
like 't' in "top"
v
like 'v' in "victory"
z
as in "pizza" or "adze"

Problems
Leave me alone.
Mi lasci solo/a. (mee LAH-shee SOH-loh/lah) (or Mi lasci stare (...STAH-reh))
Don't touch me!
Non mi tocchi! (NOHN mee TOH-kee!)
I'll call the police.
Chiamo la polizia. (KYAH-moh lah poh-LEE-tsyah!)
Police!
Polizia! (poh-LEE-tsyah!)
Stop! Thief!
Al ladro! (ahl LAH-droh!)
I need your help.
Ho bisogno del suo aiuto. (oh bee-ZOH-nyoh dehl swoh ah-YOO-toh)
It's an emergency.
È un'emergenza. (eh oo-neh-mehr-JEN-tsah)
I'm lost.
Mi sono perso/a. (mee soh-noh PEHR-soh/sah)
I lost my bag.
Ho perso la mia borsa. (oh PEHR-soh lah MEE-ah BOHR-sah)
I lost my wallet.
Ho perso il mio portafoglio. (oh PEHR-soh eel myoh pohr-tah-FOH-lyoh)
I'm sick.
Sono malato/a. (SOH-noh mah-LAH-toh/tah)
I've been injured.
Mi sono ferito/a. (mee SOH-noh feh-REE-toh/tah)
I need a doctor.
Ho bisogno di un dottore. (oh bee-ZOH-nyoh dee oon dot-TOH-reh)
Can I use your phone?
Posso usare il suo telefono? (POS-soh oo-ZAH-reh eel swoh teh-LEH-foh-noh?)