b. Italian names, boys
boys:

Francesco(frahn-cheh-skoh)- Frank
Giovanni(joh-vahn-nee)- John
Giuseppe(joo-zehp-pay)- Joseph
Peppino(payp-pee-noh)- Joe
Antonio(ahn-tohn-yoh)- Anthony
Edoardo(ay-dwahr-doh)- Edward
Paolo(pah-oh-loh)- Paul
Arturo(ahr-too-roh)- Arthur
Pietro(pyeh-troh)- Peter
Enrico(ayn-ree-koh)- Henry
Luigi(loo-ee-jee)- Louis
Roberto(roh-bert-oh)- Robert
Carlo(kar-loh)- Charles
Giorgio(jawr-joh)- George
Alberto(ahl-bert-oh)- Albert

a. similar words to English
Below is a lis of words in Italian that are similar to words in English. There isn't any pronunciation guidlines because the words are similar.

poeta- poet
problema- problem
artista- artist
forma- form
lista- list
persona- person
pianista- pianist
musica- music
concerto- concert
moderno- modern
evento- event
periodo- period
spirito- spirit
calmo- calm
monumento- monument
porto- port
colore- color
cordiale- cordial
cereale- cereal
classe- class
generale- general
regione- region
importante- important
rosa- rose
guida- guide
data- date
statura- stature
vaso- vase
uso- use
sincero- sincere
fortunato- fortunate
stato- state
apartamento- apartment
articolo- article
scuola- school
generoso- generous
teatro- theater
famoso- famous
famiglia- family
programma- program
letteratura- litterature
edificio- edifice
centro- center
turista- tourist
attore- actor
dottore- doctor
gruppo- group
sculturo- sculpture
conversazione- conversation
emozione- emotion
stazione- atation
informazione- information
competizione- competition
disposizione- disposition
popolarita- popularity
opportunita- opportunity
quantita- quantity
qualita- quality
citta-city
dignita- dignity
formalita- formality
gloria- glory
varieta- variety
attivita- activity
identita- identity
velocita- velocity
comedia- comedy
geografia- geography
societa- society
facilita- facility

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