( * ) The Italian
alphabet does not normally include the letters J, K, W X and Y, but since there are
some words derived
from other languages that are normally used in Italy
(as well as personal names), we
included these letters in here.
We recommend you to learn the
Italian alphabet as your first step to learn Italian. It's much easier
to understand people speaking Italian if you have a good
handle of the sounds in our Italian alphabet
Also, you need to know well the
alphabet because you may frequently need to spell your name
or an address while talking on the phone or during a trip to
Italy; so, to learn how to spell your name in
Italian is your first lesson!