

Mentre cucina, mio padre canticchia sempre qualcosa.
[ˈmentre kuˈtʃina, ˈmio ˈpadre kanˈtikkja ˈsɛmpre kwalˈkɔza.]
While he cooks, my father is always humming something.
Smettila di canticchiare, sto cercando di concentrarmi!
[zmettila di kantikˈkjare, ˈstɔ ttʃerˈkando di kontʃenˈtrarmi!]
Stop humming, I'm trying to concentrate!
Che canzone stavi canticchiando sotto la doccia?
[ˈke kkanˈtsone ˈstavi kantikˈkjando ˈsotto la ˈdottʃa?]
What song were you humming in the shower?
"canticchiare" is in the lesson "Verbs 12" (Level 24), along with 11 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.