06 Pronuniciation 6

Now the sounds /tʃ/ and /dʒ/, followed by 'a', 'o' or 'u'. /tʃ/ is written by 'ci' and /dʒ/ is written 'gi'.

ciao   ciò   Luciano   Lancia

giapponese   giallo   giorno   giovedì   giù   giusto   Giulia   Giuseppe

If the following vowel is 'e' or 'i', however, /tʃ/ is written 'c' and /dʒ/ is written 'g'.

cento   cena   certo   violoncello   San Francesco   Botticelli   cibo   cinema   cappuccino   Puccini

gente   generalmente   gelato   geografia   gita   girare   Gino   Gilda