Pronunciation #1 - "c", "g", "gl", "gn", and Where to put the Pressure in Words!

Italian Grammar - Un podcast de Italian Beginners

La Pronuncia!In this first pronunciation episode we'll go through how we can see if there's a hard or a soft "g" and "c", we'll look at the sounds "gl" and "gn" - and on which syllable to stress in Italian words!:)....c and g:with ci, ce, gi, ge - a soft sound.Other cases: hard sound.gl and gn:"gl" has the sound like in "million" in English.Ex: famiglia"gn" has the sound like "onion"Ex: signoraStress in a word:In general - next to last syllable.If there's an accented vowel as the last letter: stress on the last syllableA handful of exceptions stress the third to last.Ex: sabato, facile, tavola.Well done!..Intro-music is "Night in Venice" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-venice/License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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