EasyR
Rina e Renzo rosicchiano una rapa rossa nella radura.
Rina and Renzo nibble on a red turnip in the clearing.
Pronunciation Focus
Word-initial R with different vowels (Ri, Re, Ro, Ra)
Tip for English Speakers
💡Practice the R before each Italian vowel: Ra, Re, Ri, Ro, Ru. The tongue position stays the same — only the mouth shape changes for the vowel that follows.
Did You Know?
Italian names starting with R (Rina, Renzo, Rosa, Roberto) are often used in tongue twisters because they force the speaker to produce a clean initial R without any warm-up consonant.
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