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124: From ‘Gnocchi’ to ‘Bruschetta’: Learn to Pronounce an Italian Menu
124: From ‘Gnocchi’ to ‘Bruschetta’: Learn to Pronounce an Italian Menu
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11 minutes
Released:
Jan 30, 2024
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Podcast episode
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Gnocchi, bruschetta, tagliatelle… Italian dishes are easier to eat than pronounce! Impress your friends by learning to pronounce these Italian menu favourites.
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Today's Italian words:
Bruschetta = A starter of toasted bread with toppings (remember the hard CH sound!)
Tagliatelle = A type of fresh egg pasta in thick strips (contains the GLI sound)
Gnocchi = Italian potato dumplings (starts with the GN sound)
Spaghetti = A very famous type of long pasta (with a hard GH and double TT)
Panna cotta = A dessert which means “cooked cream” (contains a double NN and TT)
Arancini = Sicilian rice balls (the R sounds a lot like the t in the American “matter”)
Gnocchi, bruschetta, tagliatelle… Italian dishes are easier to eat than pronounce! Impress your friends by learning to pronounce these Italian menu favourites.
Learn about our Online Italian School and get a free mini lesson every week: https://tiny.one/joyoflanguages-italian-school
Get the bonus materials for this episode: http://joyoflanguages.com/pronounce-gnocchi-bruschetta-italian-menu/
Today's Italian words:
Bruschetta = A starter of toasted bread with toppings (remember the hard CH sound!)
Tagliatelle = A type of fresh egg pasta in thick strips (contains the GLI sound)
Gnocchi = Italian potato dumplings (starts with the GN sound)
Spaghetti = A very famous type of long pasta (with a hard GH and double TT)
Panna cotta = A dessert which means “cooked cream” (contains a double NN and TT)
Arancini = Sicilian rice balls (the R sounds a lot like the t in the American “matter”)
Released:
Jan 30, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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