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