HardDouble consonants
La ragazza ammazza la puzza della pizza nel palazzo con la tazza di acqua frizzante azzurra.
The girl kills the stink of the pizza in the palace with the cup of blue sparkling water.
Pronunciation Focus
ZZ — always doubled in Italian
Tip for English Speakers
💡In Italian, Z between vowels is almost always doubled (ZZ). It can be pronounced as 'ts' (like in 'pizza') or 'dz' (like in 'azzurro'). Practice both sounds.
Did You Know?
The letter Z in Italian is nearly always doubled between vowels — 'pizza', 'piazza', 'palazzo', 'ragazzo'. Single Z between vowels is extremely rare in standard Italian.
How to Practice
- 1.Read it slowly, word by word
- 2.Speed up gradually
- 3.Try saying it 3 times fast
- 4.Record yourself and compare