Pronunciation

Note:  Italian is a very phonetic language, so pronunciation is very easy.  Most words are pronounced exactly like they are spelled.

Alphabet

Articles and Demonstratives

Definite Article - The

Masculine				Feminine
il	eel	sing., before consonants		la	lah	sing., before consonants
lo	low	sing., before z, gn, or s + cons.
l'	l	sing., before vowels		l'	l	sing., before vowels
i	ee	plural, before consonants		le	leh	plural, before consonants and vowels
gli	lyee	plural, before vowels, z, gn, or s + cons.

Indefinite Articles - A, an, some

	Masculine				Feminine
A, An	un	oon	before consonant or vowel		una	oon-ah	before consonants
	uno	oon-oh	before z, gn, or s + consonant		un'	oon	before vowels
Some	dei	day	before consonants		delle	dell-eh	before vowels and consonants
	degli	deh-lyee	before vowels, z, gn, or s + cons.

Note:  If you use that and those as a subject, use these four forms: quello for masculine singular, quella for feminine singular, quelli for masculine plural, and quelle for feminine plural.