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* AMA /'ama/ --> he/she/it loves - MAMMA /'mam:a/ --> mum | * AMA /'ama/ --> he/she/it loves - MAMMA /'mam:a/ --> mum | ||
* NONA /'nɔna/ --> ninth /(eminie singular) - NONNA /'nɔn:a/ --> grandma | * NONA /'nɔna/ --> ninth /(eminie singular) - NONNA /'nɔn:a/ --> grandma | ||
* APERTO / | * APERTO /a'pɛrto/ --> open - PIOPPO /'pjɔp:o/ --> poplar | ||
*EQUO /' | |||
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'''CONSONANT CLUSTERS CREATING DIFFERENT SOUNDS''' | |||
Some sounds do not have a specific letter, but a cluster of letters | |||
* '''GN''': this cluster is always followed by a vowel and must be pronounced '''/ɲ/''' (GNA /ɲa/, GNE /ɲe/, GNI /ɲi/, GNO /ɲo/, GNU /ɲu/). This cluster is prounced as /gn/ only in some technical or scientific terms. Notice that in rare cases syllable GNA must be spelled GNIA even if letter I is silent. (example: DISEGNIAMO, REGNIAMO etc.) | * '''GN''': this cluster is always followed by a vowel and must be pronounced '''/ɲ/''' (GNA /ɲa/, GNE /ɲe/, GNI /ɲi/, GNO /ɲo/, GNU /ɲu/). This cluster is prounced as /gn/ only in some technical or scientific terms. Notice that in rare cases syllable GNA must be spelled GNIA even if letter I is silent. (example: DISEGNIAMO, REGNIAMO etc.) | ||