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Tanto tempo fa, un topo troppo tonto tentò di tirare una tenda tutta tesa tra due torri di tufo.

A long time ago, a very silly mouse tried to pull a tightly stretched curtain between two tuff stone towers.

Pronunciation Focus

T before different vowels and in TR cluster

Tip for English Speakers

💡Watch the TR cluster in 'troppo' and 'tra' — the T stays dental even before the trilled R. English speakers often retract the tongue for TR; keep it forward.

Did You Know?

Tufo (tuff) is a volcanic rock widely used in Italian architecture, especially in Naples and Rome. Many ancient Roman buildings are made of it.

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