EasyVowels
Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa.
On the bench the goat lives, under the bench the goat dies.
Pronunciation Focus
Open A vowel repetition
Tip for English Speakers
💡The Italian 'a' is always a pure, open sound like the 'a' in 'father' — never the flat 'a' of 'cat'. Keep your mouth wide open for every 'a' in this twister.
Did You Know?
This tongue twister is often the first one Italian children learn. The dark humor is typical of Italian folk sayings — life and death summed up by a bench.
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