EasyDouble consonants
La rossa cossa corre sulla fossa e lancia le ossa grosse nella bossa.
The red thigh runs over the ditch and throws the big bones into the bag.
Pronunciation Focus
SS vs S distinction
Tip for English Speakers
💡For SS, sustain the hissing S sound longer. In Italian, a single S between vowels is often voiced (like Z in 'zero'), while SS is always voiceless and crisp. This distinction doesn't exist in English.
Did You Know?
The difference between 'casa' (house, with voiced S) and 'cassa' (cash register, with voiceless SS) is one of the trickiest distinctions for English speakers learning 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