The Italian Alphabet

Welcome to the Italian Alphabet!

In Italian, the alphabet has only 21 letters! The letters j, k, w, x, y are only found in foreign words. Learning letter names helps you spell your name and understand words when people spell them out for you.

Key Pronunciation Rules for Spelling

  • A sounds like 'ah' as in father.
  • E can sound closed (like 'e' in bed) or open (like 'e' in pet).
  • I sounds like 'ee' in beet.
  • O can be open or closed.
  • U sounds like 'oo' in boot.

Common Mistakes

English speakers often mispronounce I as 'eye' and E as 'ee'. Remember: Italian vowels are short and crisp!

Words

alfabeto
alphabet
Questo è l'alfabeto italiano.This is the Italian alphabet.
lettera
letter
Dimmi una lettera.Tell me a letter.
vocale
vowel
A è una vocale.A is a vowel.
consonante
consonant
B è una consonante.B is a consonant.
come
how
Come ti chiami?What is your name?
parola
word
Questa è una parola facile.This is an easy word.
lingua
language
Studio la lingua italiana.I am studying the Italian language.
nome
name
Qual è il tuo nome?What is your name?

Lessons are prepared with the help of AI.

Patterns

Come si scrive ___?

How do you spell ___? Used when asking for the spelling of a word.

Come si scrive alfabeto?How do you spell alfabeto?

Il mio nome è ___

My name is ___ Used to introduce yourself.

Il mio nome è Marco.My name is Marco.