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5 Grammar

see Italian grammar.

6 Writing system

Italian is written using the Latin alphabet. The letters J, K, W, X and Y and not part of the standard Italian alphabet - but are seen in imported words (such as Taxi).

Italian uses the acute accent over the letter E (as in perché) to form a more open vowel, and a grave accent for indicating an unusual stress position (for instance gioventù). Typically, the penultimate syllable is stressed.

7 Examples

• cheers (generic toast): salute /sa"lute/ (sall-OO-teh)
• English: inglese /iN"glEze/ (ing-GLAY-zay)
• good-bye: arrivederci /ar:ive"dErtSi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chee)
• hello: ciao /"tSAo/ (CHAH-oh) (informal); buon giorno /"bwon "dZOrno/ (bwon JAWR-noh) (good morning), buona sera /"bwona "s:era/ (BWO-na SAY-ra) (good evening)
• how much? quanto /"kwAnto/ (KWAN-tuh) (masculine); quanta /"kwAnta/ (KWAN-tah) (feminine)

8 External links

• Italian language Wikipedia
• Centro Studi Italiani
• Online Italian language course

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