Ten Italian words that trip you up

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Word 1 of 3: famiglia, family

/faˈmiʎʎa/
famiglia

familynoun

The group of people related by kinship, like parents and children.

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The group -gli- counts as a single sound, held long, never g plus l; the stress falls on -mi-.

  1. 1Tutta la famiglia si siede a tavola verso le otto.The whole family sits down at the table around eight.