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The Iceberg Project was created from a desire to travel to Italy & speak the language with ease, comfort and confidence. Now, you'll find addictive language & culture lessons for students eager to become conversational in Italian.

How to Pronounce Everything in Italian (&how to hone your accent to amazingness)

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I’m a big fan of throwing people into the mix right away without setting a whole lotta’ foundation in place.

While I do understand that a period of silence is necessary, I would rather not spend too much time with my little Asian nose buried in grammar books.

So I’ve curated some of the best videos on pronunciation and offered up some tips on how to constantly hone your accent – which I’m always working on as well!

Articles

— The Alphabet in Italian

— How to Master the “R”, “GN”, and “GLI” Sounds in Italian

— Double Consonants in the Italian Language (Or How to Avoid Mixing Up the Words for “Anus” and “Year”)

Interviews

— How to Learn a Language and Develop Your Pronunciation in Mere Months with Gabriel Wyner

— Is pronunciation or grammar more important? (An interview with Manu Venditti)

Videos

— Italian Pronunciation: Consonants

— Italian Pronunciation: Vowels

— Italian Pronunciation: Quirks 

Tips

1.) Know that improving your pronunciation is an ongoing task.

2.) Always ask your feedback from teachers and peers about your pronunciation so you know what areas to focus on.

3.) Listen to as much native Italian audio as possible. You can start with more student-focused audio like Al Dente or audio aimed toward native speakers like Alta Infedeltà.

Any questions? Drop ’em in the comments below.

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