The s before another consonant

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Word 1 of 3: sveglia, alarm clock

/ˈzveʎʎa/
sveglia

alarm clocknoun

A clock that rings at the time you've set to wake you up.

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The s before v is voiced, as in sbaglio; -gli- is a single, long sound.

  1. 1La sveglia non ha suonato e sono già le otto.The alarm didn't go off and it's already eight.