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The Italian alphabet, sounds, and numbers
Italian is one of the most phonetic languages in Europe — what you see is what you say. Today you'll meet the 21-letter Italian alphabet, the five clean vowels, the tricky consonant combinations, and the numbers 0 to 100. By the end you'll be able to read any Italian word — even one you've never seen before.
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01The Italian alphabet
21 native letters with India-friendly hooks for Hindi vowels and the rolled R.
6–8 min
02The 5 Italian vowels
A E I O U mapped 1:1 to Hindi vowels (अ ए इ ओ उ).
5–7 min
03Tricky consonant combos
gli, gn, sc, ch, gh — and the soft vs hard C/G rule.
7–9 min
04Numbers 0–100
Prices, tickets, addresses, your phone number — and the residence permit form.
8–10 min
Italian vowels sound like Hindi vowels
A = आ, E = ए, I = इ, O = ओ, U = उ — exactly the same pure sounds. Indian speakers usually nail them immediately. The rolled R sounds like Hindi र and the double letters (pp, tt, nn) are held slightly longer, like geminate consonants in Tamil and Kannada.
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