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Semi-vowels ITALIAN

Semi-vowels. “weak” vowels i and u following “strong” vowels a, e or o semi-vowels

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Page 1: Semi-vowels. “weak” vowels i and u following “strong” vowels a, e or o semi-vowels

Semi-vowels

ITALIAN

Page 2: Semi-vowels. “weak” vowels i and u following “strong” vowels a, e or o semi-vowels

“weak” vowels i and u

following

“strong” vowels a, e or o

semi-vowels

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Semi-vowels :“i” and “u” keep their original sound.

N.B.: The stress is never on the “i” or the “u”.

zaino

baitapausa

dei

euro

Europa

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Lei è Paola.

Lui è Paolo.

Lo zaino è verde. The rucksack is green.

La baita è piccola. The mountain hut is small.

Noi usiamo l’euro. We use the euro.

Non vieni mai in Europa? Do you ever come to Europe?

Fai una pausa ? Do you have (lit.: do) a break ?

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euro Europa pausa baita zaino

Adesso tocca a voi!