SeeItalian phonology at Wikipedia for a thorough look at the sounds of Italian. In addition, theWikipedia help page for IPA for Italian has some useful English approximations.
| Type | Front | Back |
|---|---|---|
| Close | /i/ | /u/ |
| Close-mid | /e/ | /o/ |
| Open-mid | /ɛ/ | /ɔ/ |
| Open | /a/,[ä] | |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ˈ | Primary stress |
| ˌ | Secondary stress |
| ː | Long vowel or geminated consonant[1] |