Having Difficulties Learning Italian? Follow These Tips!

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Over the years, I've been made aware of many different difficulties that people have when learning Italian. In fact, there are many difficulties learning Italian that people have which are shared among a large percentage of the Italian language learners population. To help you get past these difficulties you might be having, I decided to make this video where I go over some tips on learning Italian that will help you get unstuck and progress forward on your journey to learn the Italian language.

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Italy Made Easy is the channel and brand that helps English speakers learn, practice, improve and master the Italian language. Learn Italian, master Italian pronunciation, practice Italian listening and comprehension and learn more about the Italian culture.

Manu Venditti, 100% born and bred Italian, polyglot is a real Italian teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching Italian to English speakers. With students from all parts of the world, Manu has developed a method to learn Italian that works and that is not focused on Italian grammar and exercise, but rather on communication. With videos in slow Italian with subtitles and Italian lessons in English, you are guaranteed to “get it”. Learning Italian has never been easier!

Grazie mille,
A presto,
Manu
@italymadeeasy

[IlGattonero]

I don't think you are harsh at all here, Manu -- in fact, this is refreshingly emphatic! And your advice carries considerable weight because you draw upon your own experiences in language learning and teaching. Thank you for your recommendations and insights!

[cacter]

You've just got yourself a new subscriber, great content, great channel, and you understand how language learning works.

[sherriefritsch]

Grazie Manu. Questo è un messaggio molto importante per tutti coloro che pensano di poter imparare una lingua per osmosi.

[JoeesJewelry]

Grazie mille Manu! I'm so thrilled about this video because I am just beginning 8 months of studying and I am already doing all of this! My Italian language partners continue to compliment my level of speaking and my passion for such a short time studying. I write sentences and voice messages on WhatsApp when I cannot be on Skype. Un abbraccio!

[trh]

I needed this. Thanks. Keep doing it your way. I'm positive you are helping more people than you can even imagine. You can't satisfy EVERYONE though.

[shining-ana]

I am a certified English teacher to speakers of other languages, and a bilingual person who has learned a 3rd language, and now learning Italian (after one year of class at the university). I totally agree because I am making some of these mistakes in learning Italian now!

[JohnnyLynnLee]

I'm brazilian and I use your channel as one of my italian refereneces on learnng. I'm learning italian and japanese. I'm glad to know that you also study portuguese and japanese. But, in my modest opinion, maybe you are a little bit wrong about japanese. I completly agree with you to not focus only on grammar. BUT, it only works for linguages that are similar, as italian, english, spanish and portuguese. This linguages in most cases are "one by one". An by it I mean if you want to say something in your linaguge in that another one there is a perfect conterpart in. In asian linguages there's so much difference that this one by one are the EXCEPTION. Of coruse if you ask me, for example: how do I say dog? I say: is inu. How do I say cat? I say: is neko. BUT, ofr example, if you ask me: how do I say "this is not red"? I would have to say: Have you time? Sit here please. Because I'd take a little time to explain the grammar behind this. Because in japanese you CONJUGATE adjectives. You put adjectives in the negative form or the past form. Unfortunately, in asian linguages as japanese and corean we have an exception: you will HAVE to spend a lot of time in grmmar an kanji beacause, otherwise another similar linguages (as latin linguages), you CAN NOT aprehend it just by context. It's a too different way to construct a phrase.

And about kanjis: Also unfortunately you will have to expend a lot of time of your study in kanji learning, beacause kanji is "your japanese dictionary" to know new words. If you don't know how to read kanji you don't know how to read a word. Of course someone who DO'NT do that, in a SHORT period will be more eficcient in communicate than someone who do. BUT in a LONG term that person will NOT be able to grasp anything in japanese anymore. And then he has to GO BACK and do all the boreing grammar and kanji stuff. In the beggining you certainly FEEL that would be faster if you concentrate and just learn phrases. But it is JUST IN THE LOWER LEVELS. As the level grows you'll get stucked and have to come back to actual grammar. In a long term a person stucked with this things in the beggining will be able to learn MUCH more japanese. Understand? Unfortunately learn japanese is a long term project different form other similar linguages with more similar structure than your native linguage. I really do exactly what you recomend for italian. But it's becauese italian an prtuguese are both latin linguages with very similar structure, so you can get most of the things by context. Japanese has a tottaly different estructure to construct a sentence. And it gets MORE differnt as your level progress. So we have to do some more grammar than when learning a much similar linguage. The good news is that more grammar you know more grammar you will be able to grasp by context. But in the first years? You will have to do almost just grammar, kanji and vocabulary stuff (and it gets harder and harder and more different than your native linguage as it progresses).

[vuxigeck]

Perfect! This is the best video about learning Italian. Thank you so much sir.

[vijendersharma]

Ho studiato la lingua Italians per circa un anno e sei mesi. Ma ancora trovo qualche problema, cerco il tuo canale ad avere aiuto. Insegni in un modo facile e interessante. Grazie mille.

[LouStoriale]

Can you recommend a book or workbook on studying verbs and conjugating verbs. I found this to be very helpful when I took Italian in college.

[georgeloukidis]

"How big is your language?"
I'm Greek.
"- Fuck."
Seriously now, I humbly thank you kind sir, you've really been helping me a lot. Fantastic content, excellent execution, keep it up, you're quite the teacher!

[mickyp]

AGAIN I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS TRUST ME YOUR GIFTED IN THE ART OF EXPLAINING & MAKING THIS ALL SO UNDERSTANDABLE !!! BUT PLEASE WHERE DO I START WITH YOU, & YOUR VIDEOS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING & UPWARDS WHERE DO I START ??? PLEASE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, ( REMEMBER FROM THE VERY VERY START ) PLEASE, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[eliseverroen]

haaaayy I've been studying it the past three months and it is awesome! ive become good at it! i have a good friend Emanuela and I often skype with her

[christianalonso]

Buongiorno! I want to know what's the name of that Italian dictionary (if that's what that is!) on the shelf. Grazie!

[lvanderveekens]

Ciao Manu, ci consigliate leggere libri come parte di tre ore? Vi ringrazio per il video.

[katenka_ana]

Isn't it confusing to learn spanish and italian (and portuguese)? I've heard they are really similiar

[caramellakb]

Where do I find Italian podcasts that aren't language learning podcasts?

[LearnSpanishwithIsabel]

Manu, Grazie mille....ma porterebbe creare tutti I tuoi video italiani in italiano? Che avrebbe aiutato! Can you recommend what to watch? Movies, shows, news, mille. How can I practice speaking?

[jahcurec]

I would like to join your Italian lessons but for now I but am working on it

[mayabellal]

Hello Manu I'm new Subscriber to your Channel Which is an amazing Channel I just need to ask you : I really do have problem with ^^prononciation^^ What do you advise me !!