The
sounds of the C
2. The soft sound of the C or /Č/.
a) When the C is close to a weak vowel such as E or I, you pronounce the following sound.
ce= /če/ ci= / či/
ESEMPI:
cellulare
|
ce
|
ci
|
|
Ceco
(Czech)
|
Cibo (food)
|
|
Celebre
(famous)
|
Cicca (chewing gum)
|
|
Celeste
(sky-blue)
|
Cielo (sky)
|
|
Cellulare
(cellular)
|
Cima (top of a mountain)
|
|
Voce
(voice)
|
Cincin (cheers!)
|
|
Cento
(hundred)
|
Città (city)
|
b) When the C is close to strong vowel such as A , O or U you need to ad the letter I to pronounce the soft sound.
cia =/ ča / cio=/ čo/ ciu= / ču/
ESEMPI:
camicia
|
cia |
cio |
ciu |
|
Cialda
(wafer) |
Cioccolata (chocolate) |
Ciuffo
(tuft of hair) |
|
Ciabatta
(slipper) |
Cioè
(that is to say)
|
Ciucciare (to suck a pacifier) |
|
Ciao!
(hello) |
Ciondolo (pendant) |
Ciuco (donkey) |
|
Ciascuno
(everyone) |
Ciotola (bowl) |
Ciucca (to get drunk) |
|
Camicia
(shirt) |
Lancio
(throwing) |
Ciuccio (baby's pacifier) |
|
Faccia
(face) |
Ufficio (office) |