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  2.19 Groups of vowels 'ua', 'ue', 'uo', 'ui'

We already know a lot of groups of vowels, see 2.3 groups of vowels 'ae', 'ao', 'ai', 'au', 2.8 groups of vowels 'eo', 'ei', 'eu', 2.13 groups of vowels 'ia', 'ie', 'io', 'iu'. What is to be said about them is always the same. They must be pronounced without interrupting the stream of air. To these groups belong two important words, cui, which is used in connection with an article as a relative pronoun, and uomo, which means man.

Example
cui
uomo






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