The letters k, w, x and y do not occur in the Italian Alphabet and are replaced by c, v, s and i. The vowels are: a, e, i, o, น. The compound vowels are: ai, ea, au, eu, etc. 2. The Accent. The italian language has only one accent: the grave accent (l'accento grave) which is placed on the final vowel, for the purpose of marking the emphasis to be laid on it, as: The ,,Apostrophe" (l'apostrofo) is placed where a vowel has been omitted, as: The simple vowels a, e, i, o, u are pronounced as already shown: tútto, all cúra, care amico, friend. The accentuated à sounds stronger than the a without an accent, as: Thee has both a close and an open sound, close (chiuso) as in: The 0 has sometimes a close, sometimes an open sound, rather broad in the finals: oso, osa, as: The italian language has two kinds of diphthongs (dittonghi), the long (distesi) of which every vowel is distinctly pronounced, as: |