Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
This lesson covers the Italian alphabet with 21 base letters such as A (Albero), B (Barca), C (Casa), and emphasizes letters like H, which is silent as in "hotel." It also highlights foreign letters J, K, W, X, Y used in loanwords, helping you master essential pronunciation and writing.
- The basic letters are 21, from 'A' to 'Z' (without J, K, W, X, Y).
- The letters J, K, W, X, Y, are used in foreign words.
| A: Albero (Tree) | J: Jazz (Jazz) | S: Sole (Sun) |
| B: Barca (Boat) | K: Kayak (Kayak) | T: Tigre (Tiger) |
| C: Casa (House) | L: Luna (Moon ) | U: Uva (Grape) |
| D: Dado (Dice) | M: Mela (Apple) | V: Vento (Wind) |
| E: Elefante (Elephant) | N: Nuvola (Cloud) | W: Windsuf (Windsurf) |
| F: Fiore (Flower) | O: Otto (Eight) | X: Xilofono (Xylophone) |
| G: Gatto (Cat) | P: Pizza (Pizza) | Y: Yacht (Yacht) |
| H: Hotel (Hotel) | Q: Quando (When) | Z: Zaino (Backpack) |
| I: Isola (Island) | R: Rana (Frog) |
Exceptions!
- "H" is silent. Example: "hotel" is pronounced "otel".
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Come si scrive il tuo nome? Io mi chiamo Lucia, si scrive _-U-C-I-A.
(How do you spell your name? My name is Lucia, it's spelled _-U-C-I-A.)2. La lettera _ in italiano è muta, quindi "hotel" si pronuncia "otel".
(The letter _ in Italian is silent, so "hotel" is pronounced "otel".)3. La lettera C davanti a E si pronuncia come la 'ch' in inglese, per esempio in "_".
(The letter C before E is pronounced like 'ch' in English, for example in "_".)4. Le lettere J, K, W, X e Y non fanno parte dell’alfabeto base italiano, ma si usano in parole _.
(The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the basic Italian alphabet, but are used in _ words.)5. La combinazione GL davanti a I si pronuncia come la 'll' spagnola, per esempio in "_".
(The GL combination before I is pronounced like the Spanish 'll', for example in "_".)6. Le doppie consonanti si pronunciano più lunghe, per esempio in "_".
(Double consonants are pronounced longer, for example in "_".)
