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Italian · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "l'amore (m.)" in Italian?
ah-MOH-reh, stress on the middle syllable, with a closed "oh" like in "go." In IPA: /aˈmo.re/. The final e is fully voiced, and the r is a light tap, not the English approximant r.
Three syllables, a-mo-re, stressed on the middle one. Every vowel is short and clean, with none of the diphthongs or reductions that soften English vowels in casual speech.
Listen: l'amore (m.)
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Sound it out
"Amore" is close enough to English words like "amorous" that some vowel-reduction habits can creep in — treating each of its three vowels as equally full and clear, rather than letting the unstressed ones fade, is what keeps it sounding Italian.
Hear it in a sentence
L'amore è importante.
Love is important.
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"L'amore è importante" ("Love is important") shows a rule with no English equivalent: Italian requires the definite article before an abstract noun used in a general, sweeping statement. English says "Love is important" with no article at all, but Italian can't drop l' here — leaving it out would sound incomplete rather than more general, the opposite of what happens in English.
Where English speakers slip
The most common mistake is diphthongizing the stressed o into an English-style "oh-oo" glide, the way the vowel behaves in words like "go" or "boat." Italian "o" is a single, pure vowel held steady for its full length, with no upward glide at the end.
The other slip is using an English approximant r, which pulls the tongue back and colors the surrounding vowels. The Italian r here is one quick tap of the tongue tip, over almost as soon as it starts, and it doesn't affect the vowels on either side of it.