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 |