Thread: Italian

Sorry, this is the closest forum I could think of using for this question.

Are vowel groups in Italian pronounced separately or together, e.g. how is "Lei" pronounced? Like a German "lei" "lie" or "lady" without the "d"?

Something of an oversight on behalf of TY Italian pronunciation guide isn't it?

Most likely "lady" without the "d." "E" is pronounced as "eh" and "I" "ee", right? So I'd think "ei" would be pronounced as "ay."

yeah "Lei" is pronounced like "lay" in play or clay

Is there any italian site similar to this site? that is free i mean... with a forum, lessons etc... I have a friend in Italy to ask questions but because of the time difference difficult to chat with her. with a forum like this it would really help tremendously.. if not then let's keep this one going... or ask the administrators to add a italian one.. i'm baffled why a italian one hasnt been added to tell you the truth...

Originally Posted by Oddo

Sorry, this is the closest forum I could think of using for this question.

Are vowel groups in Italian pronounced separately or together, e.g. how is "Lei" pronounced? Like a German "lei" "lie" or "lady" without the "d"?

Something of an oversight on behalf of TY Italian pronunciation guide isn't it?

BTW, German lei is pronounced as English lie [lai].

is there anybody out there? lol