Are the pronunciations of "cie", "ce", "gie", "ge" the same when the letter "i" is used to soften? Why I'm asking it is because I saw some words as you can see below;
- Cielo = It is pronounced as if there is no i sound there. It sounds like "celo"
- Astrologie = It is pronounced with the sound of the letter "i".
I have been taught that if the letter "i" comes after "g" or "c", it makes their sounds soft and it doesn't get pronounced. My questions are:
1-) If this rule is correct, why is there "i" sound in the word "astrologie" ?
2-) Why does the word "cielo" sound like "celo" ? Are "cie" and "ce" the same?
3-) Is there any Italian words including "cie" that has the sound of the letter "i" during its pronunciation like "astrologie" ?