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How to pronounce consonants in Italian

Italian consonants are relatively easy to pronounce as they follow simple rules and there are no irregularities in spelling as there are in English.
The following consonants are pronounced as you would expect them to be:
b, d, f, l, m, n, p, s, q, t, v, x
However, these consonants are a little different:
c - is pronounced [...]

How to pronounce simple vowel sounds in Italian

Italian vowels are easy to pronounce because, unlike in English, they always stay the same!
Let’s try:
a is pronounced like the a of apple (e.g. banana - bahnahnah not buhnaaahnuh)
e is pronounced like the e of egg (e.g. belle donne - belleh donneh)
i is a little more complicated! It’s midway between the i of it and [...]