Utenti:Michiluzzu Scalisi/English/Note 1

Note 1

C has three pronunciations, depending on its placement within a word and whether or not it's written single or double. They are the following:

Letter	Pronunciation	Example	Pronunciation	Significato italiano	Meaning in English
c [hard]	/k/
+ a		ca	/ka/	che	that
+ o		comu	/'kɔmʊ/	come	how, as; what
+ u		cui	/'kuɪ/	chi	who
+ hi		chistu	/'kiʃtʊ/	questo	this (one)
+ he		Micheli	/mɪ'kɛlɪ/	Michele	Michael
c [soft]	/ʃ/
+ i		cintrata	/ʃɪn'tɹatɐ/	siesta	nap, siesta
+ e		cera	/'ʃɛɾɐ/	sedia	chair, seat
cc [soft]	/tʃ/
+ i		picciriddu	/pɪttʃɪ'ɾiɖɖʊ/	bambino	baby (boy)
+ e		cc'esti	/'tʃɛʃtɪ/	c'è	there is