Master the Italian 'gli' Sound

Is your Italian spelling ‘famigla’ or ‘familia’?

The useful pattern

Remember, the Italian ‘gli’ is a special sound, like ‘lli’ in ‘million’. Don’t separate the letters.

Example

La bottiglia è piena. (The bottle is full.)

Say it yourself

What other tricky sounds are there?

Video transcript

Is your Italian spelling ‘famigla’ or ‘familia’? Mi piace passare il tempo con la mia familglia. The mistake is ‘familglia’. It should be: Mi piace passare il tempo con la mia famiglia. Remember, the Italian ‘gli’ is a special sound, like ‘lli’ in ‘million’. Don’t separate the letters. For example: ‘La bottiglia è piena.’ (The bottle is full.) Spell it right and sound more natural! What other tricky sounds are there in Italian?