Italian alphabet pronunciation: There are twenty-one letters in the Italian alphabet: sixteen consonants (b-c-d-f-g-h-l-m-n-p-q-r-s-t-v-z) and five vowels (a-o-u-i-e).
Italian alphabet pronunciation: The phonetic alphabet.
The phonemes of the Italian language are transcribed with the following symbols:
| Alfabeto Italiano (Italian alphabet) | Alfabeto fonetico internazionale (International phonetic alphabet) | Esempio (Example) | Grafia fonetica (Phonetic spelling) |
| A | a | Ape(Bee) Ala(Wing) | Ape Ala |
| B | b | Banca(Bank) Bello(Handsome) | Banca Bɛllo |
| C | k | Casa(Home) Cucina(Kitchen) | kaza Ku’tʃina |
| C | tʃ | Cinema(Cinema) Cera(Wax) | tʃinema tʃera |
| CH | k | Chiesa(Church) Chiave(Key) | Kiɛza kjave |
| D | d | Dito(Finger) Denaro(Money) | Dito De’naro |
| E, é | e | Sera(Evening) Perché(Why/Because) | Sera Per’ke |
| E, è | ɛ | Testa(Head) Caffè(Coffee) | Testa Caffè |
| F | f | Fiume(River) Fame(Hunger) | Fjume Fame |
| G | g | Gatto(Cat) Gonna(Skirt) | Gatto Gɔnna |
| G | ʤ | Gentile(Gentle) Giacca(Jacket) | ʤen’tile ʤakka |
| GH | g | Ghiaccio(ice) Spaghetti | Gjattʃo Spa’getti |
| GN | ɲ | Legno(Wood) Gnomo(Gnome) | Leɲɲo ɲɔmo |
| GLI | ʎ | Figlio(Son) Moglie(Wife) | Fiʎʎo Moʎʎe |
| I | i | inizio(Start) idea(idea) | i’nittsjo i’dɛa |
| I | j | Piede(Foot) Dietro(Behind) | Pjɛde Djɛtro |
| L | l | Libro(Book) Lavoro(Work) | Libro La’voro |
| M | m | Mano(Hand) Mare(Sea) | Mano Mare |
| N | n | Notte(Night) Nero(Black) | Nɔtte Nero |
| O | o | Ottobre(October) Onore(Honor) | Ot’tobre O’nore |
| O, ò | ɔ | Ore(Hours) Oro(Gold) | ɔre ɔro |
| P | p | Porta(Door) Palla(Ball) | Pɔrta Palla |
| QU | kw | Quadro(Painting) Quando(When) | Kwadro Kwando |
| R | r | Roma(Rome) Rumore(Noise) | Roma Ru’more |
| S | s | Sera(Evening) Sole(Sun) | Sera Sole |
| S | z | Casa(Home) Causa(Cause) | Kaza kawza |
| SC | ʃ | Scena(Scene) Sciarpa(Scarf) | ʃɛna ʃarpa |
| T | t | Terra(Earth) Toro(Bull) | Terra Tɔro |
| U | u | Unità(Unit) Uva(Grape) | Uni’ta Uva |
| U | w | Suono(Sound) Uovo(Egg) | Swɔno wɔvo |
| V | v | Vento(Wind) Verità(Truth) | Vɛnto Veri’tà |
| Z | ts | Zio(Uncle) Zucca(Pumpkin) | tsio tsukka |
| Z | dz | Zero(Zero) Zaino(Backpack) | Dzero dzajno |