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The Vowel Sound U/ooh/ – “It’s Never About YOU” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ This week’s Italian Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another vowel sound pronunciation landmine. The letter in question is U. Just like the vowels A [“Don’t Call Me Al“] … Continue reading
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The Vowel Sound i/ee/ – “Rhymes with Tree” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Navigating Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Buongiornoooo! This week’s Language Nugget is brought to you by yet another pronunciation landmine Vowel Sound – today we’re looking at the Italian Vowel Sound i – which in Italian rhymes with … Continue reading
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The Vowel Sound A – “Don’t Call Me Al” | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Today’s language nugget/pronunciation landmine is brought to you by the Italian Vowel Sound A. Such an innocent looking letter. You’d think it’d be easy. And yet, it fools many a student (especially, … Continue reading
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The Three Stooges Sound | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ This week’s Language Nugget features another common Italian pronunciation landmine… one that has the dubious distinction of being voted by my students as “Most Obnoxious Sound in Italian.” Can you guess which … Continue reading
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Italian Z’s, Part I: The Hot Z | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Just to set the record straight, this week’s Language Nugget isn’t about sleeping, Italian style 😉 Rather, we’ll be talking about the pronunciation of what I call the Hot Z. Just as … Continue reading
The Sneaky S | ITALIAN LANGUAGE NUGGET o’ the week | Avoiding Pronunciation Landmines
Rather listen than read? ⇓ Podcast below ⇓ Italian, like all languages, has its trickier points of pronunciation. This week, I’d like to put the spotlight on what I call the Sneaky S. It’s one of the most common mistakes … Continue reading
