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Il babbo beve la birra nella botte, la botte balla e il babbo beve ancora.
Dad drinks beer from the barrel, the barrel wobbles and dad drinks more.
Pronunciation Focus
Repeated B at word beginnings
Tip for English Speakers
💡Italian B is fully voiced from the start. English speakers sometimes partially devoice initial B — in Italian, make your vocal cords vibrate immediately.
Did You Know?
'Babbo' is the Tuscan word for 'dad' — used instead of 'papà' in central Italy. It is also where Babbo Natale (Santa Claus) gets his name.
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