How to pronounce italian

i·TAL·ian

"italian" has 3 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable: TAL.

Sounds like

ih-TAL-yuhn

IPA (American)

/ˌɪˈtæljən/

Rhythm

da-DAAA-da

Words ending in -ian put the stress right before the ending. The same rule works for many other words.