In this intermediate-level lesson, we learn five popular Italian tongue twisters. In Italian, we call tongue twisters “scioglilingua”, which literally translates into “melt tongue”.

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Two Main Takeaways

  • Tongue twisters usually don’t make sense, but they help us practice the pronunciation of difficult sounds in Italian.
  • A popular tongue twister that is also challenging for native Italian speakers is: “Sopra la panca la capra campa, sotto la panca la capra crepa”.

Three Action Steps

  • Listen to the Italian lesson with the player above, on Apple Podcasts, or on Spotify.
  • Download this episode’s printable guide. You can find it here.
  • Take the instant-score quiz below to test your understanding of the lesson.

Links Mentioned and Other Resources

  • CLICK HERE to listen to episode #36: Common (Light) Italian Insults.
  • CLICK HERE to listen to episode #53: Homographs: Tricky Italian Words.
  • CLICK HERE to get the Italian Verb Blueprint, a guide for conjugating all regular Italian verbs.

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