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Una foglia sulla soglia mi toglie la voglia di scegliere la maglia migliore.

A leaf on the threshold takes away my desire to choose the best sweater.

Pronunciation Focus

GL /ʎ/ in foglia, soglia, toglie, voglia, scegliere, maglia, migliore

Tip for English Speakers

💡Keep your jaw relaxed and let the tongue do the work. The GL sound should feel smooth, not forced.

Did You Know?

Italian has very few words where GL makes a hard sound like in English 'glow' — the exceptions are words borrowed from other languages like 'glicine' (wisteria).

How to Practice

  1. 1.Read it slowly, word by word
  2. 2.Speed up gradually
  3. 3.Try saying it 3 times fast
  4. 4.Record yourself and compare