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Italian pronunciation
A15 min

The Five Pure Vowels of Italian

Italian vowels never glide. Master five pure sounds and you'll instantly sound more Italian.

English vowels glide — 'no' is really 'no-u'. Italian vowels are pure: a, e, i, o, u each keep one clean sound from start to finish. This single habit — cutting the glide — is the fastest accent upgrade available.

Ciao, come stai? — Sto bene, grazie!

Hi, how are you? — I'm well, thanks!

Every vowel crisp: cha-o, ko-me, sta-i.

Practice with music: Italian songs stretch vowels beautifully. Sing along to any classic — Volare works — and let the long notes teach your mouth the pure sounds.