The letters Italian's alphabet doesn't have in Italian

1. 1
   alfabeto/alfaˈbɛto/

   alphabetnoun

   All the letters of a language, put in order.
2. 2
   lettera/ˈlettera/

   letternoun

   Each of the signs used to write words.
3. 3
   prestito/ˈprɛstito/

   loanwordnoun

   A word taken from another language and used as it is.
4. 4
   straniero/straˈnjɛro/

   foreignadjective

   Coming from another country or relating to another country.
5. 5
   mancare/manˈkare/

   to be missingverb

   To not be there, when it should be.
6. 6
   leggere/ˈlɛddʒere/

   to readverb

   To look at written words and understand what they say.
7. 7
   jeans/dʒins/

   jeansnoun

   Trousers made of sturdy cotton fabric, usually blue.
8. 8
   taxi/ˈtaksi/iAlso said tasˈsi.

   taxinoun

   A car with a driver that takes you where you want, for a fare.
9. 9
   whisky/ˈwiski/

   whiskynoun

   A strong alcoholic drink made from grain.
10. 10
    yogurt/ˈjɔɡurt/

    yogurtnoun

    A creamy, slightly sour food made from milk.

The sentences

1. Nel nostro alfabeto quella lettera semplicemente non esiste.

   In our alphabet that letter simply doesn't exist.

2. Le detto il cognome lettera per lettera, con calma.

   I'll spell my last name for you, letter by letter, slowly.

3. Questa parola è un prestito, si scrive come in inglese.

   This word is a loanword, it's written just like in English.

4. Il mio cognome è straniero e finisce con due consonanti.

   My last name is foreign and ends in two consonants.

5. Sul modulo non deve mancare nessuna lettera del cognome.

   On the form, no letter of the last name should be missing.

6. Puoi leggere ad alta voce quello che hai scritto?

   Can you read out loud what you wrote?

7. Con i jeans ci sta bene una camicia bianca.

   A white shirt looks good with jeans.

8. Può chiamarmi un taxi per le otto di sera?

   Could you call me a taxi for eight in the evening?

9. Prendo un whisky liscio, senza ghiaccio, grazie.

   I'll have a whisky neat, no ice, thanks.

10. Ogni mattina mangio yogurt bianco con un cucchiaio di miele.

    Every morning I eat plain yogurt with a spoonful of honey.

Pronunciation

• alfabeto/alfaˈbɛto/

  Stress falls on the third syllable and the e is open: alfabèto.

• lettera/ˈlettera/

  Keep the double t and stress the first syllable: LET-te-ra.

• prestito/ˈprɛstito/

  Stress on the first syllable, with an open e: prèstito.

• straniero/straˈnjɛro/

  The stress falls on -nie- and that e is open.

• leggere/ˈlɛddʒere/

  Stress on the first syllable, open e, and the double g is held long: lèggere.

• jeans/dʒins/

  A single syllable, with the soft g of 'giraffe' at the start: gins.

• taxi/ˈtaksi/

  The x here sounds like ks and the stress falls on the first syllable: tàksi.

• whisky/ˈwiski/

  The w sounds like a u: uìski, with stress on the first syllable.

• yogurt/ˈjɔɡurt/

  The y sounds like a short i and the stress is on the first syllable, with an open o: iògurt.

Questions

How do I say a letter of my last name doesn't exist in Italian?

You can say your last name is straniero (foreign), or explain that nel nostro alfabeto quella lettera semplicemente non esiste (in our alphabet that letter simply doesn't exist).

What does prestito mean here?

A prestito is a word borrowed from another language and used as it is, as in questa parola è un prestito, si scrive come in inglese (this word is a loanword, it's written like in English).

How do I ask someone to spell slowly?

You can say le detto il cognome lettera per lettera, con calma (I'll spell my last name for you, letter by letter, slowly).