Original sentence: <a>     Like a in English 'father'.<ch>     <ch> is sometimes pronounced as.<g>     Many occurrences of the sequence <gi> and all occurrences of <g> in the suffix <age> are pronounced like <j> ().<i> unstressed before a vowel   or.<qu>     The words <que> and <qui> can also be pronounced /ke/ and /ki/, respectively.<r>     Like rr in 'merry' or, better, like r in Spanish 'caro'.
 between vowels.<sh>     Used mainly in loanwords.<u> unstressed before a vowel   or.<y> unstressed before a vowel.Letter combination and context  Pronunciation  Variations, if any  Notes
Edited sentence: <a>  ,    Official grammar says "like a in English 'father';" On one hand, most English dialects lack , but on the other hand  is virtually nonexistent in the Romance languages.<ch>     <ch> can also be pronounced as  in deviating words.<g>     Many occurrences of the sequence <gi> and all occurrences of <g> in the suffix <age> get pronounced like the <j> ().<i> unstressed before a vowel   or    Should be  wherever phonotactically possible.<qu>     The frequently used particles <que> and <qui> can also be pronounced /ke/ and /ki/ respectively.
 between vowels      Optional pronunciation not allowed with <ss>.<sh>     Mostly used in loanwords and to indicate phonemes in deviating pronunciations.<tch>     Only used to indicate phonemes in deviating pronunciations.<u> unstressed before a vowel   or    Should be  wherever phonotactically possible.<y> unstressed before a vowel     If a vowel sound is phonotactically necessary then  would make the most sense.Letter combination and context  Official preferred pronunciation(s)  Official optional pronunciation(s)  Notes.Official grammar says "like rr in 'merry' or, better, like r in Spanish 'caro';" Reason would allow one to pronounce <r> as any rhotic consonant, in particular , given this is the Italian pronunciation.These deviations are marked in the dictionary