HardVowels
Apelle, figlio di Apollo, fece una palla di pelle di pollo. Tutti i pesci vennero a galla per vedere la palla di pelle di pollo fatta da Apelle, figlio di Apollo.
Apelle, son of Apollo, made a ball of chicken skin. All the fish came to the surface to see the ball of chicken skin made by Apelle, son of Apollo.
Pronunciation Focus
Open and closed E, A-E alternation
Tip for English Speakers
💡Italian 'e' has two sounds: open (as in 'bed') and closed (as in 'say' but without the glide). Listen for the difference between 'Apelle' (closed) and 'pelle' (open).
Did You Know?
This is one of Italy's most famous scioglilingua, known by virtually every Italian child. It practices the notoriously tricky distinction between open and closed 'e'.
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