The H that ran away 🇮🇹

Χρυσάνθη Πολυζωγοπούλου · 2026-11-09T19:07:40.201Z

Did you know the letter H is never pronounced in Italian? That's why Italians say "non vale un'acca": it's not worth an H, meaning it's worth nothing at all 😄 Today my C1 class learned this expression, and we read Gianni Rodari's short story "L'acca in fuga". Fed up with being teased by the other letters, the H packs her bags and hitchhikes to Germany, where H's are taken seriously. Chaos follows in Italy: keys (chiavi) stop opening doors, roosters crow "ciccirici" and the town of Chiusi turns into… Ciusi! We laughed so much. Read the full story (in Italian): http://www.giannirodari.it/bambini/acca.html Which Italian word would you like to see without its H? 😉 Chrys

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