I was having a conversation with my friend from Italy and told her how old Henry is. You say ha dodici anni which means "he has 12 years." She corrected me, "Not ani. There are two n's. An-ni." I was perplexed how she could tell that I had pronounced the word with only one 'n.' When a word has a double consonant you linger on it or put emphasis on it. "Ani" refers to an anus, so it's really important to get it right.
Oggi
Ricetta https://translate.google.com/?sl=it&tl=en&text=ricetta%0A&op=translate
rosso https://translate.google.com/?sl=it&tl=en&text=rosso&op=translate
terra https://translate.google.com/?sl=it&tl=en&text=terra%0A%0A&op=translate
Try it with 'panettone.' Not just "pan-eh-TON-eh." Say "pan-eh-TTo-neh." There! NOW you sound italiano! I bet you even put out your closed fingers for emphasis!
Rigatonne
Spaghetti
Perfetto
Ombrello
Fratello
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