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Italian language sounds

In Italian, the words are pronounced the same way they are written, except a few cases listed in the following diagram

Letter Variations example
C + A cane
+ E ceramica
+ H + E amiche
+ I + A ciao
+ I cinema
+ H + I chiaro
+ O amico
+ U cuore
G + A gatto
+ E gelato
+ H + E traghetto
+ I + A giacca
+ I giro
+ H + I ghiro
+ O gomito
+ U gusto
+ L maglia
+ N gnomo
SC + I sci
+ A scala
+ E scelta
+ O scoglio
S + C+ I + A scialle
+ C+ I + E scienza
+ C+ I+ O sciopero
+ C+ I+ U sciupare
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