| Symbol |
Alternative traditional |
Pronounce it as... |
| a (à) |
|
as "u" in english "guts" |
| b |
|
same as English, "b" in "band", "bow" |
| c |
|
as "ch" in "chat", "chunk", "rich" |
| d |
|
same as English, "d" as in "dog" |
| dh |
đ |
as "th" in "then", "than", "that" |
| è |
|
as "e" in "bet" |
| é (e) |
|
as "i" in "bit" |
| f |
|
same as English, "f" as in "fat" |
| fh |
|
rare and disappearing, "ph" as in "phone" (aspirated, without the upper teeth touching the lower lip)
|
| g |
|
as "g" in "great", "gap", "gear" |
| i (ì) |
|
as "i" in english "issue" |
| j |
|
as "j" in "joke", "jet" |
| k |
|
as in english, "k" in "kit", "break", "speak" |
| l |
|
same as English, "l" as in "lean", "lamb" |
l |
|
typical Venet, semi-vowel, pronounced between a full L and an E (without the tongue touching the palate) |
| m |
|
same as English, "m" as in "mat" |
| n |
|
same as English, "n" as in "net" |
| ny |
ñ |
as in Spanish ñ as in mañana
|
| ò |
|
as "o" in "got", "lot", "pot" |
| ó (o) |
|
comme "eau" en français "beau" |
| p |
|
same as English, "p" as in "pen", "pin", "pot" |
| r |
|
a rolled R, except in Venice where it is pronounced almost English style; como en español |
| s |
|
same as English, "s" as in "sing", "same" |
| sh |
š |
disappearing sound, read as english "sh" in "shape", "shower" |
| t |
|
same as English, "t" as in "tin", "tan"
|
| u (ù) |
|
as "oo" in "boot", "loot" |
| v |
|
same as English, "v" as in "vat" |
| x |
|
as "z" in "zebra" |
| y |
|
as "y" in "yellow", "young" |
| z |
|
as "dz" in "Godzilla" |
| th |
 / zh |
almost like "th" in "thin" |
| ç |
ç / tz |
as "tz" in "Ritz" |
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| î |
|
the vowel stays longer |
| ö |
|
as internationally known (i.e. german) |