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