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Italian · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "arrabbiato" in Italian?
ahr-rahb-BYAH-toh, stress on the third syllable, with a doubled r up front and a doubled b before the glide into "ya." In IPA: /ar.rabˈbja.to/.
Four syllables, ar, rab, bia, and to, with the third one stressed; the i in "bia" glides straight into the a rather than forming its own beat, the same pattern as the "chia" in "chiave."
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Two doubled consonants and a glide in one word — the doubled r and b both need real length, and the -bia- syllable blends the i and a together into one quick "ya" sound.
Hear it in a sentence
È arrabbiato con me.
He's angry with me.
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"Arrabbiato" is an adjective (from the verb "arrabbiarsi," to get angry), used with "essere" to describe a current emotional state: "È arrabbiato con me" (He's angry with me). "Con" (with) is the preposition Italian uses for the target of anger, matching English "angry with/at someone" rather than needing a different preposition.
Because "arrabbiato" is an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with whoever it describes, a woman would be "arrabbiata," more than one person "arrabbiati" or "arrabbiate." This is a good word to notice that pattern on, since the emotion adjectives in this set ("spaventato," "sorpreso") all behave the same way.
Where English speakers slip
The most common mistake is under-holding both doubled consonants, saying something like "ah-rah-BYAH-toh" with single r and b sounds throughout. Both doublings are real here, the r held or tapped twice in quick succession, and the b given a genuine, brief hold before releasing into the glide.
The other slip is splitting -bia- into two syllables, saying "ar-rab-bee-AH-to" instead of the blended "bya." Since the i here isn't silent the way it is in "ciao" or "giacca," learners often want to give it a full beat, but like the "chia" in "chiave," it functions as a quick glide into the following vowel, not a separate syllable.