Italian · Food & drink
How to pronounce ciliegia in Italian
ciliegia
Cherry
Standard Italian · Choose 1.00× to hear the original pace.
ciliegia is pronounced /t͡ʃiˈljɛ.d͡ʒa/ in Italian. In ciliegia: Make a single “ch” sound, beginning with a brief stop and releasing into friction. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.
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Find the sounds in ciliegia
Read ciliegia in these IPA segments: t͡ʃi · ˈljɛ · d͡ʒa. Dots and stress marks identify the boundaries shown in the reference; these symbols are not English spelling. The mark /ˈ/ comes immediately before the main stressed syllable. Give that syllable a little more prominence without swallowing the others.
1.The affricate /tʃ/
In ciliegia: Make a single “ch” sound, beginning with a brief stop and releasing into friction.
Watch out: Do not separate it into a t syllable followed by sh.
2.The affricate /dʒ/
In ciliegia: Use a voiced “j” sound as in “jam”, joining the stop and release into one consonant.
Watch out: A hard English g gives a different consonant.
3.The open /ɛ/ vowel
In ciliegia: Keep the vowel open, like the vowel in many pronunciations of English “bed”, without a final glide.
Watch out: Avoid turning this vowel into English “ay”.
Hear it in context
Questa ciliegia è dolcissima.
This cherry is very sweet.
Listen once, say it aloud, then replay at 1.00×. Keep the word connected to the surrounding sentence rather than giving every syllable equal weight.
Pronunciation and variety
ciliegia is presented using Standard Italian. Regional accents and connected speech can change details. The isolated word and the example let you compare the dictionary form with a short spoken context.
The English-style respelling is approximate. Use the IPA and recording together for vowel quality and consonants that do not have an exact English equivalent.
Meaning and everyday use
Questions about ciliegia
How do you pronounce ciliegia?
ciliegia is pronounced /t͡ʃiˈljɛ.d͡ʒa/ in Italian. In ciliegia: Make a single “ch” sound, beginning with a brief stop and releasing into friction. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.
What should I listen for first?
In ciliegia: Make a single “ch” sound, beginning with a brief stop and releasing into friction. Start at 0.75×, then return to 1.00× to hear the natural rhythm.
