Italian is a phonetic language. Learn to pronounce vowels and Italian becomes easy! Listen carefully to the vowels in 3 short videos: #1, #2, #3
| a | (ah): father / pizza, pasta, aperto |
| e | (eh): pen, egg / Versace, grazie |
| i | (ee): marine / spaghetti, ristorante |
| o | (oh): cozy, open / mozzerella, prego |
| u | (oo): rude, Peru / scusi, umbrello |