Table of Contents Introduction to Italian 4 Book Guide 5 Let’s Learn Italian 6 Phrases to Know 22 Colors 23 Numbers 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24 shirt maglietta mahl-YEHT-tah
Introduction to Italian Where Is Italian Spoken Italian is spoken in Italy and more than 30 other countries including Switzerland Slovenia and Croatia How It Differs from English The Italian language uses the same alphabet as English But it does not use the letters J K W X or Y Unlike the English language the h is silent There are special sounds for gli a lyee sound similar to million and gn a ny sound Accents Accents or marks are sometimes written above vowels They change the meaning of the letter or word For example e means and But e with an accent means is Other times an accent tells the reader which syllable should be emphasized You can speak Italian too Let’s learn
Book Guide This book follows Emma during a typical day She speaks Italian We will learn what her family members teachers and friends are called in Italian We will also learn the Italian words for common items we see and use every day There are three labels for each word The first is the English word The second is the Italian word The third is how we pronounce or say it The stressed syllable is in uppercase English cat gatto GAHT-toh Italian pronunciation
