Italian English
contento glad
carta paper
arte art
matita pencil
turista tourist
antipasto appetizer
telefono telephone
testa head
z is sometimes voiceless, like ts is bets.
Italian English
pizza pizza
negozio store
marzo March
Venezia Venice
grazie thank you
dizionario dictionary
z is sometimes voiced, like ds in beds.
Italian English
zero zero
zebra zebra
pranzo lunch
zelo zeal
romanzo novel
zanzara mosquito
Note:
When ci, gi, and sci are followed by a, o, or u, unless the accent falls on the i, the i is not pronounced. The letter i merely indicates that c, g, and sc are pronounced, respectively, like the English ch, g (as in gem), and sh.
Italian English
arancia orange
giornale newspaper
ciliegia cherry
ciao so long
salsiccia sausage
camicia shirt
lasciare to leave
scienza science