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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.

Estimated time18 minutesGoalRead and pronounce any Italian word with confidence
Day 1 · 4 focused lessons

Your four lessons today

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  1. The Italian alphabet

    21 native letters with India-friendly hooks for Hindi vowels and the rolled R.

    Start lesson 16–8 min
    The Italian alphabet
  2. The 5 Italian vowels5–7 min
  3. Tricky consonant combos7–9 min
  4. Numbers 0–1008–10 min
India bridge

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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