意大利語語音:劃分音節(jié)

Italian words are divided into syllables as follows:
    A single consonant goes with the following vowel.
    Italian English
    ca–sa house
    po–si–ti–vo positive
    Double consonants are divided.
    Italian English
    bab–bo dad
    ros–so red
    bel–lo beautiful
    at–to act
    Two consonants, the first of which is l, m, n, or r, are divided.
    Italian English
    al–ber–go hotel
    con–ten–to contented
    am–pio ample
    for–tu–na fortune
    Otherwise, a combination of two consonants belongs to the following syllable.
    Italian English
    ba–sta enough
    fi–glio son
    pa–dre father
    ba–gno bath
    so–pra above
    sa–cro sacred
    The first of three consonants, except s, goes with the preceding syllable.
    Italian English
    sem–pre always
    fel–tro felt
    mem–bro member
    men–tre while
    BUT
    Italian English
    fi–ne–stra window
    pe–sche peaches
    mi–ne–stra soup
    mo–stro monster
    Diphthongs and triphthongs are never divided
    Italian English
    nuo–vo new
    mie–le honey
    per–fi–dia spite
    uo–mo man
    mai never
    lin–gua language
    suoi his
    pi–gliai I took
    Diphthongs may occur in stressed or unstressed syllables. However, when a diphthong is broken by stress (the vowel i or u directly bears the stress), then the two vowels break into separate syllables.
    Italian English
    mi–o mine
    tu–o yours
    spi–a spy
    ma–ni–a mania
    rin–vi–o postponement
    te–ra–pi–a therapy
    al–le–gri–a joy
    far–ma–ci–a pharmacy