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In una baita in mezzo al bosco il bravo boscaiolo batte e ribatte sul becco del barbagianni.
In a hut in the middle of the woods the good woodsman beats and beats again on the beak of the barn owl.
Pronunciation Focus
B combined with various consonant clusters (BR, BL, BB)
Tip for English Speakers
💡The BR cluster in 'bravo' requires a fully voiced B flowing directly into a trilled R. Do not insert a vowel sound between them.
Did You Know?
The barbagianni (barn owl) gets its Italian name from 'barba' (beard) and 'Giovanni' (John) — literally 'bearded John' — because of its distinctive facial disc.
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