Equivalent Letters in Other Languages
This is only a rough guide. Italian sounds do not always correspond to the sounds of other languages. For example, the Italian letter l is not the same as the English one. If you take this into consideration, together with the melody of the full sentences, you will speak Italian (and indeed any other language) like a native.
vowels
| letter | Italian | English | French | Spanish | Portuguese | German | Russian | letter |
a à |
caso felicità |
act |
acte |
acto |
acto |
Akt |
анге |
a à |
e è |
era piè |
pet |
près |
— |
até |
Erst |
поэт |
e è |
e é |
perché |
— |
beauté |
era |
era |
Ente |
- |
e é |
i ì |
pira |
pit |
idée |
istmo |
istmo |
Inhalt |
кино |
i ì |
o ò |
ora oblò |
knot |
compotte |
montón |
cobre |
— |
кино |
o ò |
o |
italiano |
— |
hôtel |
— |
corvo |
Ost |
- |
o |
u ù |
unione virtù |
foot |
hibou |
unión |
união |
und |
путь |
u ù |
diphthongs
letter |
Italian |
English |
French |
Spanish |
Portuguese |
German |
Russian |
letter |
ai |
mai |
light |
— |
hay |
aipo |
Meister |
май |
ai |
au |
aula |
— |
— |
aula |
aula |
Auge |
— |
au |
ei |
lei |
say |
— |
ley |
beira |
— |
— |
ei |
eu |
Europa |
— |
— |
Europa |
Europa |
— |
— |
eu |
ia |
impianto |
yard |
Yannick |
ya |
própria |
Jahr |
я |
ia |
ie |
lievito |
yet |
— |
leyenda |
— |
jetzt |
привет |
ie |
io |
orologio |
yoga |
yoga |
— |
próprio |
Joghurt |
аkтёр |
io |
iu |
aiuto |
youth |
— |
— |
— |
Jung |
Юрий |
iu |
oi |
poi |
toy |
— |
oiga |
depois |
Europa |
тройка |
oi |
ua |
quarto |
quack |
oie |
cuanto |
quadro |
— |
— |
ua |
ue |
questo |
quest |
— |
— |
conseqüencia |
— |
— |
ue |
ui |
quinto |
win |
oui |
— |
argüição |
— |
здравствуй |
ui |
uo |
scuola |
want |
— |
— |
quota |
— |
— |
uo |
triphthongs
letter |
Italian |
English |
French |
Spanish |
Portuguese |
German |
Russian |
letter |
iai |
trebbiai |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
iai |
iei |
miei |
say |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
iei |
iuo |
aiuola |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
iuo |
uai |
guai |
Wye |
— |
Paraguay |
Paraguai |
— |
— |
uai |
uoi |
suoi |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
uoi |
consonants
Letter |
Italian |
English |
French |
Spanish |
Portuguese |
German |
Russian |
Letter |
b |
banco |
bank |
banque |
banco |
banco |
banke |
банк |
b |
ca |
caso |
cat |
cave |
casa |
casa |
Katze |
колбаса |
ca |
co |
cosa |
cot |
cave |
casa |
coisa |
Katze |
колбаса |
co |
cu |
cura |
cut |
cave |
cura |
cura |
Katze |
колбаса |
cu |
ce |
cena |
chair |
— |
churros |
tchau |
Tschüß |
чай |
ce |
ci |
circo |
— |
churros |
tchau |
Tschüß |
чай |
ci |
|
cia |
cialda |
chair |
— |
churros |
tchau |
Tschüß |
чай |
cia |
cio |
ciò |
choicer |
— |
churros |
tchau |
Tschüß |
чай |
cio |
ciu |
ciuffo |
choose |
— |
casa |
tchau |
Tschüß |
чай |
ciu |
che |
che |
keep |
cave |
querer |
querer |
Katze |
колбаса |
che |
chi |
chi |
kit |
cave |
quinto |
quilo |
Katze |
колбаса |
chi |
d |
data |
day |
date |
día |
dia |
Donner |
день |
d |
f |
fatto |
fact |
fait |
facto |
facto |
Fenster |
фильм |
f |
g |
gruppo |
group |
groupe |
grupo |
grupo |
Gast |
гост |
g |
ga |
gatto |
gap |
gant |
gato |
gato |
Gast |
гост |
ga |
go |
goccia |
go |
gant |
gato |
gota |
Gast |
гост |
go |
gu |
gusto |
good |
gant |
gato |
gato |
Gast |
гост |
gu |
ge |
gelo |
gender |
djinn |
— |
Djalma |
— |
ge |
|
gi |
ginepro |
ginger |
djinn |
— |
Djalma |
— |
джульетта |
gi |
ghe |
ghepardo |
get |
gant |
gato |
gato |
Gast |
гост |
ghe |
ghi |
ghiaccio |
give |
guerre |
guerra |
guerra |
Gast |
гост |
ghi |
h |
ho |
honest |
herbe |
hora |
hora |
— |
— |
h |
l |
lupo |
light |
lobo |
lobo |
lobo |
Lind |
луна |
l |
gli |
taglio |
— |
— |
llave |
alho |
— |
мебель |
gli |
m |
mansarda |
mat |
maison |
marca |
marca |
März |
мука |
m |
n |
notte |
night |
nuit |
noche |
noite |
Nacht |
ночь |
n |
gn |
gnomo |
sing |
gnome |
año |
Estranho |
Singer |
день |
gn |
p |
parte |
part |
partie |
parar |
parar |
Post |
перевод |
p |
qu |
quando |
quiz |
— |
cuando |
quando |
— |
— |
qu |
r |
resto |
ring |
rayon |
rey |
espera |
— |
раз |
r |
s |
salto |
salt |
sel |
sal |
sal |
Gasse |
самовар |
s |
-s- |
casa |
advisor |
maison |
— |
casa |
Sankt |
озеро |
-s- |
sce |
scelta |
share |
chapeau |
— |
chão |
Schuh |
шaнc |
sce |
sci |
sci |
ship |
chapeau |
— |
chão |
Schuh |
шaнc |
sci |
scia |
sciarpa |
shard |
chapeau |
— |
chão |
Schuh |
шaнc |
scia |
scio |
sciolto |
shore |
chapeau |
— |
chão |
Schuh |
шaнc |
scio |
sciu |
sciu |
shop |
chapeau |
— |
chão |
Schuh |
шaнc |
sciu |
t |
teatro |
tape |
table |
teatro |
teatro |
Tisch |
театр |
t |
v |
vaso |
vase |
vase |
vazo |
vaso |
Wagen |
ваза |
v |
z |
zio |
tsar |
zone |
zapato |
zangão |
Zeller |
центр |
z |
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