Italian Pronunciation Masterclass | How to speak and sound like a native

What You Will Learn?

• Do you struggle with Italian pronunciation? Would you like to sound more like a native, and stop sounding like a foreigner after saying one word?.
• This course is entirely in English, and therefore can be taken with a very basic understanding of Italian. Nonetheless, check it out even if you are more advanced. It might make you hear some mistake that you did not know about!.
• As surprising as it sounds, Italian pronounciation is actually extremely simple, compared to English. Letters sound the same, regardless of where they are in a word, with very few exception to the rule. In English, things are quite hard: think of how many sounds the letter i can have, for example..
• So, why does Italian students find pronouncing Italian properly so hard?.
• I have been teaching Italian for years, and I believe that the reason is not that Italian pronunciation is tricky. Rather, students focus on the wrong things (Marco, I cannot roll my Rs!), and have a very hard time hearing what they say wrong..
• Just like in everything, there is a 80-20 rule: if you learn to pronounce vowels right, and a few more sounds such as C and G, you are very close to being all set. Not rolling the R is not the issue; vowels are. And they are not hard to pronounce correctly. It is just about hearing how we say them, and repeating, and repeating, and repeating..
• In this course, I will try to point you in the right direction. There is not much to say about Italian pronunciation, as it turns out: just pointing out its rules, and where most people fail to say things the correct way. Everything else is actually just simple practice..
• In this course, I will lay out all the core rules that you need to know, and also tell you a little something about how things change in different cities and countries. The many regional differencies make it hard sometimes -but some things are the same everywhere, and some other things are always mistakes..
• GOAL: Learn Italian pronunciation. Regardless of your level, this course aims at substantially improving your Italian speaking abilities..
• What you will learn:.