Italian Pronunciation, Video 1: Consonants

This is the first of a 3-part series on Italian pronunciation. The goal is to quickly familiarize you with the sounds of Italian and the IPA symbols for those sounds. You'll then be able to learn them faster, either through your own studies or through my pronunciation trainers. Enjoy!
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  • @elisaamato1624
    @elisaamato16247 жыл бұрын

    Didn't you find a better word than 'sbarbarsi'?😂😂😂

  • @Jamie-ht1hd
    @Jamie-ht1hd4 жыл бұрын

    These videos are the absolute best for learning pronunciation of languages. Thank you so much for your work!! I am always so amazed by how quickly I’m able to pick up the pronunciation tactics and sound significantly more accustomed to the language just by watching one video

  • @quinnmessiah6582

    @quinnmessiah6582

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess Im pretty off topic but does anybody know of a good site to watch new movies online?

  • @adonislochlan7090

    @adonislochlan7090

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Quinn Messiah I would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

  • @augustuscarter7883

    @augustuscarter7883

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adonis Lochlan Definitely, been watching on Flixzone for since april myself =)

  • @quinnmessiah6582

    @quinnmessiah6582

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Adonis Lochlan thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) Appreciate it!

  • @adonislochlan7090

    @adonislochlan7090

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Quinn Messiah glad I could help :D

  • @keegster7167
    @keegster71676 жыл бұрын

    I had a hard time with the [t.t] and [k.k] and [p.p] geminates of stops. This helped a lot.

  • @bonisquita
    @bonisquita7 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks! Note that the image for pronouncing the palatal nasal 'gn' in gnocchi shows correct articulation for the tongue but the velar flap is closed - it should be open for a nasal sound.

  • @arthursimsa9005
    @arthursimsa90057 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the great video! I never knews that (gli) or (gn) in the iddle of a word were always long. Thanks!

  • @rebeccahicks4949
    @rebeccahicks49496 жыл бұрын

    Grazie mille per questo video. Capisco Italiano, ma sempre parlo con un accento americano. Grazie a te, ora so il perché.

  • @nelsabrams
    @nelsabrams3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is incredible insight and must have taken a lot of work. Thanks.

  • @ployenglishsmile
    @ployenglishsmile6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much , I love your presentation !

  • @jhernandez16
    @jhernandez164 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. Expert explanations! My only question is really about the two types of r's I've heard them produce differently. Here the rolled r sounds like the spanish rolled r and I belive theyre different.

  • @claudiosimeao
    @claudiosimeao5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. It was helpful . God bless you.

  • @jesiraekesler8642
    @jesiraekesler864226 күн бұрын

    PHENOMENAL practical techniques! Tysm!!

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    20 күн бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @_kissler9210
    @_kissler92106 жыл бұрын

    Great video that clears up a lot of confusion for me, however, it moves a bit fast (despite the fact I can pause the video). This will merit watching several times as I continue to learn.

  • @smilingcaterpillar5543
    @smilingcaterpillar55433 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video! Just a suggestion, let a native pronounce the Italian words, as the explained sounds are not bad, but the vowels are far too long, they indeed sound like the stereotypical imitation of Italian by English speakers (e.g. how 'papa' is pronounced).

  • @zeeyangs.r9106
    @zeeyangs.r91066 жыл бұрын

    excellent explanation

  • @edwarsalazar641
    @edwarsalazar6417 жыл бұрын

    This is what I was looking for, very thanks. Greetings from Perú.

  • @blueiceani6833
    @blueiceani68337 жыл бұрын

    very informative video

  • @chanameegan5721
    @chanameegan57215 жыл бұрын

    Would you please to a video on Irish phonetics?

  • @lauratempestini5719
    @lauratempestini57192 ай бұрын

    Very good information but a bit quick. Please explain the dz phonogram and the gelato. I don’t understand the distinct.

  • @flaviospadavecchia5126
    @flaviospadavecchia51267 жыл бұрын

    Your pronunciation is almost perfect, congrats! Just a little hint: drop the stereotypical "Italian accent"... no one speaks that way.

  • @lepredator189

    @lepredator189

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hey, that's a lot to ask from a non-native speaker, alright? Jeez.

  • @JeffreyGlenn

    @JeffreyGlenn

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah you do

  • @mirko8468

    @mirko8468

    6 жыл бұрын

    They why teach how to master Italian pronunciation? Your comment makes no sense.

  • @rebeccahicks4949

    @rebeccahicks4949

    6 жыл бұрын

    Could you tell us whether you are a native speaker of Italian, or if not, what are your qualifications for saying this?

  • @hrishikeshparab1236

    @hrishikeshparab1236

    6 жыл бұрын

    Rebecca Hicks Ofcourse he is ,read his last name it is *stereotype Italian accent* Spadavecchiaaaa xD

  • @ramzy-6566
    @ramzy-65662 жыл бұрын

    great Italian pronunciation.

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤩

  • @mot611
    @mot6114 жыл бұрын

    What about "c" vs "cc" ?

  • @OkThisllbeMyName
    @OkThisllbeMyName7 жыл бұрын

    So somehow when I want to do the r trill, my uvular trills instead like the french r. Any suggestions?

  • @aldorossi5250

    @aldorossi5250

    7 жыл бұрын

    On google translator you can hear the right pronunciation. Something like: drrr ... prrr ... I'm italian

  • @aldorossi5250

    @aldorossi5250

    7 жыл бұрын

    thrrr... phrrr... ?

  • @aldorossi5250

    @aldorossi5250

    7 жыл бұрын

    I thought three famous "sciogli lingua" for children, the followings: Trentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando trecentotrentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando tremilatrecentotrentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando trentatremilatrecentotrentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando trecentotrentatremilatrecentotrentatré trentini entrarono a Trento tutti e trentatré trotterellando (poi si ricomincia d'accapo) ecc. ecc. Oppure: tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre tigre contro tigre ecc. ecc. Ed anche: Sopra la panca la capra campa sotto la panca la capra crepa Sopra la panca la capra campa sotto la panca la capra crepa Sopra la panca la capra campa sotto la panca la capra crepa Sopra la panca la capra campa sotto la panca la capra crepa Sopra la panca la capra campa sotto la panca la capra crepa ecc. ecc. These should be useful as training (better tricks than "Prince of Prussia"), even copy them on Google Translate is useful for listen to the pronunciation difference and repeat the "erre" in the right way (listening the English version is also very hilarious).

  • @rebeccahicks4949

    @rebeccahicks4949

    6 жыл бұрын

    Start with a d, (English version of d), and then practice moving from the d into the r. They both use the front of your tongue at the front of your mouth.

  • @harwinderkumar3342
    @harwinderkumar33423 жыл бұрын

    so nice bro

  • @Butterstix2014
    @Butterstix20143 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the way one makes some sounds, like the d and t sounds are quite similar to how they’re made in Spanish. At least that’s the impression I get.

  • @ravi-gx2qc2qz4r
    @ravi-gx2qc2qz4r4 жыл бұрын

    Please make videos on Greek , Latin and Sanskrit pronounciation.

  • @albertmousquetaire4128

    @albertmousquetaire4128

    4 жыл бұрын

    m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZ2EzqyGh7TJmZs.html

  • @fatahtani7886
    @fatahtani78866 жыл бұрын

    the consonant /t/ is different in Italian is almost retroflex but is not, the IPA missed it, as this sound is a phoneme in some languages

  • @Emile.gorgonZola

    @Emile.gorgonZola

    5 жыл бұрын

    fatah Tani It's not retroflex...... go listen to some Indic languages

  • @slaminlad
    @slaminlad4 жыл бұрын

    Has or would anyone her done the "Fluent Forever" language course? As in the App. I'm doing the Duolingo for Italian and it's ok but not really sticking in my head.

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Peter, Feel free to try our app and method for yourself. You can download it on your phone if you have Android 7 or newer or iOS 10 or newer, and you can get 14 days for free. If you don't like it, feel free to cancel within those 14 days.

  • @slaminlad

    @slaminlad

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@FluentForeverApp I actually prefer to learn using my laptop. Do you do an online version?

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Peter! The app is currently developed for smartphones only and it's not available for laptops/desktops, but we will definitely be looking into this possibility in the future.

  • @Daveaaaaa
    @Daveaaaaa7 ай бұрын

    D 1:42, T 2:15, P 2:41, C 2:49, : L 2:55, GE 3:54, CI 4:16,

  • @Verbalaesthet
    @Verbalaesthet5 ай бұрын

    Except for that one R sound this is super easy so far.

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    5 ай бұрын

    Definitely, the R sound is a hard one to grasp!

  • @arthursimsa9005
    @arthursimsa90057 жыл бұрын

    The gli sound would deserve further discussion though - As for me at least, I have a really hard time:(

  • @elisaamato1624

    @elisaamato1624

    7 жыл бұрын

    Arthur Don't worry, southerners italians can't do it, they pronounce it like Y

  • @ildomatoredivongole5332

    @ildomatoredivongole5332

    7 жыл бұрын

    Elisa, sbagli alla grande: solo a Palermo è così.

  • @weibinren92

    @weibinren92

    7 жыл бұрын

    Arthur I think that most italians nowadays don't pronounce gli as suggested in the video, as for ll in spanish, but more similar to a y, as in spanish

  • @ildomatoredivongole5332

    @ildomatoredivongole5332

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Oscar Nehm Absolutely not! 99,99 % of Italians pronunce it in the correct way, and only in the area of the town Palermo you can listen pronunced in the wrong way, and they are teased for this.

  • @weibinren92

    @weibinren92

    7 жыл бұрын

    Il domatore di vongole do u know how is gli supposed to be pronouced? it's supposed to be a lateral, which means that the air comes from the lateral side of the tongue, but unlike the l sound, it's also palatal, which means that the middle section of the tongue reach the palate, but clearly a lot of italians don't pronounce it as a lateral, because the air comes from the middle section of the tongue

  • @saragarofano9727
    @saragarofano97273 жыл бұрын

    We only have one R mate. Birra Simply has a double, hence a stop before, to sound jt

  • @mydream8329

    @mydream8329

    3 жыл бұрын

    In realtà l'italiano ha 2 modi per dire la R. Per noi italiani il suono è lo stesso ma per un linguistica c'è una differenza

  • @desanipt

    @desanipt

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's the way you perceive it. In fact they're different sounds :/

  • @ilbuonoilcattivo
    @ilbuonoilcattivo4 жыл бұрын

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @jaimebenito620
    @jaimebenito6209 жыл бұрын

    The word gnocco does not seem to match its IPA representation, which has a long /o/ sound instead of a "long k". Should it not be something like /ˈɲɔk.ko/? Also, in the diagram for the palatal nasal /ɲ/, the back of the soft palate should be lowered, with the uvula not touching the back, in order to allow the air through the nose.

  • @elisaamato1624

    @elisaamato1624

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jaime Benito de Valle Ruiz ma fatti meno seghe mentali valà

  • @Emile.gorgonZola

    @Emile.gorgonZola

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same same

  • @Emile.gorgonZola

    @Emile.gorgonZola

    5 жыл бұрын

    [k.k] and [k:] are slightly different. [k.k] without more diacritics is inaccurate because the first k isn't released.

  • @alpinefolkman

    @alpinefolkman

    4 жыл бұрын

    ​@@elisaamato1624 If you're not mature enough to talk about linguistics seriously then don't annoy those who actually want to.

  • @tinhnguyennguyen3450

    @tinhnguyennguyen3450

    Жыл бұрын

    mọi

  • @essiaslah
    @essiaslah7 жыл бұрын

    il suono della m esce dalla bocca o dal naso?

  • @Bernabaus

    @Bernabaus

    7 жыл бұрын

    dal dito

  • @elisaamato1624

    @elisaamato1624

    7 жыл бұрын

    essia slah dal culo

  • @essiaslah

    @essiaslah

    7 жыл бұрын

    ahahahahahah

  • @aldorossi5250

    @aldorossi5250

    7 жыл бұрын

    E spagetti bolognaise da dove esce? ;-) Però non hanno tutti i torti

  • @valeriobertoncello1809

    @valeriobertoncello1809

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dal cuore

  • @ashishdusane
    @ashishdusane2 жыл бұрын

    Sir please make on hindi language

  • @FluentForeverApp

    @FluentForeverApp

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Arish, even though Hindi is not one of our supported languages, once we add the "learn any language" feature, you will be able to learn it with our app and method. Here is how that will work: help.fluent-forever.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004710571-How-will-the-app-handle-unsupported-languages-

  • @mehakverma7043
    @mehakverma70433 жыл бұрын

    I was trying to say "Padre", my tongue could not do that hard d

  • @Prostopyotr
    @Prostopyotr3 жыл бұрын

    Germinated constants? Thank god I know Latin.

  • @KagerouKimura
    @KagerouKimura8 жыл бұрын

    Z is not like sbarbarsi, which is written and pronunced with the S. I'm italian hahaha Z is more like Zanzara.

  • @KagerouKimura

    @KagerouKimura

    8 жыл бұрын

    not a probl! ^^

  • @flaviospadavecchia5126

    @flaviospadavecchia5126

    7 жыл бұрын

    Don't listen to him, he's thinking about spelling and doesn't realize the different sounds. Lascia la linguistica a chi ha studiato, grazie.

  • @felice14779

    @felice14779

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's correct the sound Z for sbarbarsi, because the letter S have two sounds and one is z in IPA.

  • @nanonani4219

    @nanonani4219

    7 жыл бұрын

    you're italian but surely you don't know anything about phonetic,do you?

  • @AlessioGiandomenicoMameli

    @AlessioGiandomenicoMameli

    6 жыл бұрын

    La s ha due possibili pronunce e anche la z; ma occorre spiegare che in italiano non ci sono differenze grafiche tra i due modi di pronunciare questi foni. Per esempio esistono due parole omografe ma non omofone: razza. Nel senso di "varietà umana" abbiamo la promumcia "rattsa" ("ts" è il modo per indicare la z sorda, cioè quella che viene pronunciata senza far vibrare le corde vocali; l'altra t serve per indicare che il suono è doppio, ma vale per l'intero digramma) Nel caso della parola "razza" che indica una specie di animale marino, la pronuncia della z è sonora cioè presenta vibrazione delle corde vocali; l'alfabeto internazionale segna questo fatto con il diframma "dz" in alfabeto fonetico internazionale la z indica la s sonora, cioè la s pronunciata facendo vibrare le corde vocali; per quella in cui le corde vocali non vibrano si usa la lettera s. In italiano, però, la lettera s viene usata per entrambi questi foni. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_pulmonic_consonant_chart_with_audio en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA_vowel_chart_with_audio play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tastiera.fonetica.lite it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfabeto_fonetico_internazionale it.wikiversity.org/wiki/Come_si_legge_l%27Alfabeto_Fonetico_Internazionale_IPA

  • @massimilianomessina5228
    @massimilianomessina52282 жыл бұрын

    He pronunces words wrongly

  • @evermorevictorious2742
    @evermorevictorious27424 жыл бұрын

    When you demonstrate the pronunciation of a sound, don't just demonstrate once. You should demonstrate it 5 to 10 times continually.

  • @neehgurg2111
    @neehgurg21117 жыл бұрын

    Sì ma noi non scriviamo con quelle lettere strane per la pronuncia come fanno i francesi, quelle stanno solo nei dizionari. Quando scriviamo le uniche lettere diverse che usiamo sono quelle con gli accenti: à, è, ì, ò, ù.

  • @elisaamato1624

    @elisaamato1624

    7 жыл бұрын

    Zephir il ventilatore chiassoso Ma vah genio?è per la pronuncia! si chiama alfabeto ipa

  • @Emile.gorgonZola

    @Emile.gorgonZola

    5 жыл бұрын

    IPA...... idiot

  • @alpinefolkman

    @alpinefolkman

    4 жыл бұрын

    @I hate weebs (Friendly tip: you're still in time to remove this comment and save what remains of your dignity)