The Italian alphabet has 21 letters:
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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, Z
```
Pronunciation of Italian vowels
The Italian vowels are pronounced as follows:
* A: /a/ as in "father"
* E: /e/ as in "bed"
* I: /i/ as in "machine"
* O: /o/ as in "bone"
* U: /u/ as in "boot"
Pronunciation of Italian consonants
The Italian consonants are pronounced as follows:
* B: /b/ as in "boy"
* C: /k/ before A, O, U; /ch/ before E, I
* D: /d/ as in "dog"
* F: /f/ as in "fish"
* G: /g/ before A, O, U; /j/ before E, I
* H: /h/ as in "house"
* L: /l/ as in "lamp"
* M: /m/ as in "man"
* N: /n/ as in "nose"
* P: /p/ as in "pig"
* Q: /kw/ as in "queen"
* R: /r/ as in "red"
* S: /s/ as in "sun"
* T: /t/ as in "table"
* V: /v/ as in "van"
* Z: /ts/ as in "pizza"
Double consonants
Double consonants are pronounced as two distinct consonants. For example, "ll" is pronounced as "l-l" and "rr" is pronounced as "r-r".
Stress
In Italian, the stress is usually placed on the second-to-last syllable of the word. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, words that end in a consonant + -e are stressed on the last syllable.
Here are some examples of Italian pronunciation:
* "Ciao" is pronounced as "chow".
* "Grazie" is pronounced as "graht-see-eh".
* "Buongiorno" is pronounced as "bwawn-jor-no".
* "Come sta?" is pronounced as "koh-meh stah".
* "Parla inglese?" is pronounced as "pahr-lah een-gleh-seh?"