Beginner Italian Course Lesson 1 - The basics of learning Italian the right way
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2022
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Get started with learning Italian the right way.
This Beginner Italian language course is designed to give you the most solid foundation to become a confident speaker of Italian.
In this video you will learn what the best method for learning Italian is, and start focusing on what matters: Italian pronunciation, Italian vocabulary and grammar, and Italian immersion
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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!
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Thank you !! Si Manu
do tou have this lessons in spanish i think it would be easier for me to learn it since the pronunciation is the same
Si manu
Si manu
Si manu
Si Manu. I'm 62, my daughter is moving to Rome. I want to be able to speak to her in Italian as she learns it as well. I'm excited for this and look forward to the next 30 days.
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Ti aspettiamo! Un abbraccio 🤗
same in August,
How did it go?
Updaaaaate???
Not well I’m guessing..
I'm a student of Italy Made Easy, having started during Lockdown, and it's the best thing I've ever done. Being a little older, I find it more challenging to learn new things but Manu's courses are simple to follow and build grammar, understanding, vocabulary and confidence in short 10-20 minute videos. I'm so proud of how much I've learned over the past 2 years that I'm now confident enough to speak Italian when I go to Rome next week and that's a big step forward for someone who has never spoken a foreign language before now. Manu is passionate about his teaching and you will soon learn he's also a very nice person. I recommend this 100%.
I'm signed up for the Beginner Course for probably less than a year. I have memory problems so I have to keep at it. I also signed up for my own Quizlet sets and it really helps to have those. Plus the Italian verb conjugator and online dictionary that Manu recommends. All great tools.
I got behind in the lessons and then they revised them. I am up to the NEW Unit 6. Just started learning about -ERE verbs.
But, even prior to being signed up I had found Manu's You Tube page and started with the alphabet, numbers, months, etc because I have ancestry in Italy and research documents and his pages helped me a lot to get started and now I can read and understand probably 80-90% of most documents in Italian and a little less for most documents in Latin (which basically followed a lot of the same format as the later documents in Italian). Also some documents in French. Also finding a large number of fellow researchers in South America including some whose ancestors were from the same province and region (Provincia di Torino, Regione di Piemonte) as my ancestors and I have had to refresh my Spanish from high school and learn some Portuguese to read documents in Brazil. And even learn some German to assist at least one person whose ancestors lived in an area of northern Italy that was formerly Austrian.
But it all started with Italy Made Easy and Manu's wonderful presentation and system that is enjoyable and engaging and informative. I think the only problem I have is that I am impatient and want to know more and have a hard time "waiting" for the new information coming in the next lessons! lol Kind of like a kid at Christmas who can't wait for the morning so they sneak downstairs to see if there is anything under the tree yet. lol The lessons are THAT good. Grazie mille Manu and the whole "From Zero to Italian" team!
Salve Jan,
Mi Chiamo Maria Louisa, I’m also a somewhat new
Italian learner. Sono di Doylestown, Pennsylvania. I would love to talk with another learner of Italian . If your interested let me know.
Thank you so much Jan for your kind words 😁 I am very passionate about teaching and I am glad that you all feel it and experience it! Enjoy in Rome ❤
I can't express how much joy your words bring to my heart! Grazie,grazie grazie! 😁
Just joined wayyy
Out in South Africa
As an EFL professional, I spent 23 years teaching English as a Foreign Language to Poles in Poland, as well as training Poles to be teachers of English as a Foreign Language. So whenever I look at a language program, I'm always analyzing the method being used while I'm doing the lesson: does the lesson follow principles based in the science of Language Acquisition (what babies do) and language learning (what post-pubertal people need to do). Everything this man says is sound in terms of how the brain learns best. Some of the techniques are exactly what I've recommended to my Polish students who attended lectures and classes all day (and even taught English at least once a week) who then immediately switched to Polish as soon as the classes were over. This method is based in very sound principles. By all means, have Italian playing constantly around you as much as you can. It will help ENORMOUSLY with one of the hardest parts of transferring your passive knowledge of Italian into active conversations in Italy because you'll understand what people are saying around you in real life in Italy.
Grazie, dziekuje za opinie.
SI' MANU! I'm hosting an exchange student this fall from Italy and I am trying to learn her language to help make her feel more comfortable so I am very excited to get started!
I'm portuguese and after living in England for 20 years I never thought it would feel so good to hear vowels being pronounced correctly again.
I know! isnt it nice! I keep correcting people back in USA and they get mad at me. "We say it like this here"..but I say its Wrong!
Ainda bem que não sou a única portuguesa aqui :)
I KNOW RIGHT? i’m also portuguese, also live in england (i’m older than i seem in my pfp) and it’s so easy for me to say the vowels in italian cause they are the same as in portugal
I find italian a little similar to spanish because both langages have the same meaning in a lot of words
That's true 💪🤓
@@italymadeeasy Because they are Romance languages:)
Because they’re both Latin based! That’s why they’re so similar
Kinda but no 😂
@@RedMichicompanies kinda but yes and no😆
I'm American, of Italian descent. I'm fluent in Spanish and French. But, I don't speak Italian, and it KILLS me. I'm so glad I found this resource!
Hindi ‘akshars’ are very similar to the sounds and it’s quite easy to catch the vocals if you are Indian with Hindi as a native languages ( India has more than 200 dialects of different languages)
New student here! English and Spanish speaker, I’m excited to learn Italian. In love with the language and culture. So happy I found you, Manu.
We are glad you found us! Welcome on board 😍😍
Sameee! Hahaha
It's easier if you know Spanish. I also speak English and Spanish. Love it.
@@natureandrandomstuffbig reason why im trying to learn italian, i like the culture and knowing spanish gives me a smaller learning curve
Si Manu. I used to live in Brindisi as a child. I only remember a few words. I speak English and German. I want to go back to Brindisi as an adult on the Adriatic Sea, to visit.
I always wanted to learn Ferrari
Haha nice
Si Manu! I have never been more motivated to learn a language! Thank you for you inspiration and continuous support
Molto bene 💪! Your motivation is inspiring and we are happy you are here 🩷
Si Manu. This is an amazing lesson! Thank you so much! and the "controversial" way to learn grammar is so mindblowing!
I just started self-learning Italian because of my friends from Italy, and I can 100% confirm that these 3 methods are THE BEST for studying any foreign language (that's how I learned Russian and Spanish all alone)! Thank you for the free lessons and tips, Manu!
Увидела комментарий про русский язык, привет! Грамматика в русском - то еще испытание😂
Si Manu! You were my Italian tutor at University years ago and I never forgot the way you taught! I am currently in Firenze studying at a language school for 3 weeks now and then will be doing your courses when i am home! I want to be fluent!
Si Manu! I am so excited that I had to pause the video right there to put down a comment....I really hope this works. It's always been my dream to learn a wide range of languages and I hope I can learn Italian easily!! Thankyou Manu for teaching us!
Thank you for your kind comment! We are happy to have you here 🥰
Si, Manu. Thank you for the lessons, and I think that your english is very well.
I just found your channel and you are an awesome teacher. I have downloaded apps, looked for books, searched and I honestly can’t believe I didn’t find your page sooner. I feel this is all I will need to finally be able to speak some Italian while I visit your beautiful country this year. My husband and I are so excited and your lessons will help making the experience even better. Thank you!!
I’m also a student of Italy Made Easy and can confirm everything Manu has said is true! His teaching style is clear concise. You have to keep watching and listening to Italian. Manu has proven his ‘controversial’ style of teaching works! Love you Manu and after trying all other courses you have helped me to achieve my goal of speaking and understanding Italian 🙏 Molto grato
Ciao! We are molto grati 🤗 Our passion for teaching mixed with your enthusiasm is the perfect mix for success,😍
I am a beginner in Italian but I am not scared to pick it up
Un metodo molto interessante per imparare l’italiano, bravo! Complimenti anche per il tuo inglese, di solito parlato da un madrelingua non lo capisco tutto, ma parlato da te è completamente comprensibile.
Oh this is so exciting! I’m going to enjoy this series. 😊
Ciao 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 video
Super thrilled to have found this series. And I’m really glad I have no problems with the vowels because I pronounce them the same in my native language, that also has its roots in the old latin. Can’t wait to find out more!
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- Learn Italian with in-depth courses for all levels
- Access all resources: PDFs, Videos, Practice & Immersion
- Engage in weekly activities with native Italian speakers
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- Interact in our Italy-focused Social Network
- Unlimited support & guidance, to guarantee your success
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Ti aspettiamo! Un abbraccio 🤗
i’m so happy i found this series because this is how my japanese teacher teaches and it works so well for me. she tries to speak 90% japanese each class period BUT she always explains in english AND signs with ASL while teaching new japanese words (to help associate words with signs to remember easier, it helps people who don’t know ASL too)
also when it comes to active immersion, i do this anyway with italian bands that i love! music is the reason why i want to learn italian! (and it’s just super beautiful!)
Thank you so much for your amazing words! We are glad you found us and that you enjoy our mini-course 😍
Can you share where I in America can listen to Italian bands. TY
@@joanneformisano5811 there are a lot on spotify! my favorite is måneskin 😄
@@joanneformisano5811 "Il Volo" is a group of italian singers and you can learn Italian and pronunciation with their lyrics too! 🎵🎶 Italian Pop \ Pop-Opera \ traditional Italian ballads \ and they did an tropical-urban-raggae album in spanish as a one time project!
(They sing in Italian, spanish, english, now some portoguese and they also recorded a couple of songs in latin, french and german.)
Si, Manu. My wife and I are planning our first visit to Italy. Both of our grandparents came to the U. S. around the 1920’s. I’m very excited to learn more about my heritage. Thank you
Sounds wonderful! Buon viaggio and enjoy Italy 😍
Thank you, Manu!
I'm a native English speaker married to a Venezuelan whose father emigrated to that country from the Campania region of Italy. I'm already near-native fluent in Spanish, but I'll be visiting my wife's extended family in Italy later this year for a month, so I need to learn (improve) my Italian, fast!
I very much agree with your methods for learning, and am happy to see your emphasis on learning grammar in one's native language (nothing infuriates me more than language training courses that de-emphasize grammar; one CANNOT learn to speak a language effectively without knowing the language's operating rules).
My biggest fear: Spanish and Italian are so close that I'll constantly confuse the two (my wife has this problem as well). Hopefully your course of instruction will be focused enough to help overcome this!
Looking forward to learning from you!
Can you help me to learn English?i from Egypt.
Ohhhh my! This pedagogy and how you explain it is just what I need, now, when learning a new language for fun for the first time after having a pretty negative learning experience with "immersion" and "tough love" during some immigrant language courses (not Italian or Italy). I'm Really looking forward to this! 🤩
This is a huge help! your method of learning grammar in native tongue just catapulted my Portuguese to another level and will allow me to tackle Italian faster! Thanks a ton and I look forward to giving your team my money!
Si manu👍👍👍 I have stayed in italy for 6year and yet I can't speak Italiano.. I am so ashamed of my self 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I just came across your video now .. I promise to be committed for the next one month
Hello there. How is it over there? I will be moving there soon. Is it favorable for Africans?
Si, manu! I have gone back and forth with trying to become a better student in Italian for several years. I can comprehend a lot when I hear it spoken, but I have always had difficulty answering back or starting the conversation on my end. I found this 30-day lesson and thought I would jump in again!
Buona fortuna! We believe in you 💪😍
Grazie, Manu! I recommend your channel to everyone I know who’s learning Italian. I come back to your lessons again and again. 🎉
Thank you Harry! 😃
I tried to learn Italian for a long time, but I gave up and had no hope, but when I heard your video, I felt that my hope was renewed. Thank you.
Si, Manu !! I'll start my first day learning Italian from today 😊✌️
checking in with you!!!! how is it?
Thank you for these lessons 💜 I'm learning Italian to close the language barrier between my boyfriend and I 🥰 He tries with English, but it can be difficult for him.
Wow, Without even beginning the series, It's how I learned Turkish, I used to listen to a lot of Turkish content without understanding and with time It all started to make sense and you get much more familier with the language. Now I'm exited to start. I'll be in Italy for 10 days in the summer.
Have a wonderful trip to Italy, Armin!
Have fun! It’s really cool.
So happy to have found this! My Nonna is from Puglia and I never learned the language. My dream is to have a full conversation with her in Italian one day!
Si Manu! I just started today but I’m incredibly excited to learn Italian. I’m already a fluent speaker of Spanish and English and can’t wait to learn even more language. So far it’s similar to the Spanish words or conversations I use on the daily with my family.
You can do it! Buona fortuna! ✨💪🇮🇹🥰
Hello Manu, I feel thrilled to learn Italiano from your channel. You said that we are able to learn heaps within 30 days. Molto bono. Yes Italian is beautiful language.🇮🇹
Sì, Manu.
Sí Manu!🎉 I'm planning to go to Italy next month. I'm so excited to start this course with you. This is my first time seeing one of your videos, and this one actually makes me hopeful I'll catch on to the language. Thank you 😊
Oh my goodness, I feel so understood!! Thank you so much Manu. You are such a genuine soul and just this one video has made me feel wonderful! I’ve wanted to learn Italian for years. I think now, with this, I might but able to ! I’m so so excited thank you so much Manu 💗
yes, Grace!! Love your enthusiasm 🤩 you are very welcome! 💕
Si,Manu. This will help a lot given I wanna learn different languages
Sí, Manu! Starting this journey today and commiting!
Sì, Manu.
I love your energy!
I’ve been trying to learn this beautiful language for years, but I can’t get any further than simple vocabulary. I would love to be able to come up with my own sentences and express myself clearly.
Your channel looks amazing! I’m glad I found it!
Wonderful! Welcome on board, we will guide you and help you achieve your goals!
Si Manu
Am glad i found your channel today. I am a Nigerian living in Italy for about 10 years now and i most say i'm not so proud of my Italian language communications skills. Although i'm very sure your videos will help a lot from now henceforth😂. Thanks man and have a wonderful day 🫡
Best series ! Bravo!!
Si, Manu. I’m visiting family next year, i’m very excited to learn the basics. Thank you so much for what you do, and continue to help us, please!❤
Che bello, have fun! Where in Italy are you going? 🤗
Oh my goodness I am so tickled that I found your channel. I’ve been wanting to learn how to speak Italian Italian for years now and hat. Try some other but it never stuck until now thank you so much. I can hardly wait to be fluent in Italian!
My dream is to some day live and n Italy 🇮🇹 ❤
I'm a Spanish native speaker learning Italian in English and it's feel strage but really good at the same time because I love how you make the things see quite easy, even thoght I know that learting Italian from Spanish is better.
I really appreciate your efforts Manu. I am deliriously happy to be your student. Thank you.
We are glad to hear that! 🥰 Buona fortuna with this new journey!
Honestly, I like the Italian language very much. Italian actor Gabriel Garko also made me try to learn more.
As an American of Italian Origin, I feel almost compelled to learn the language. I've already learned a lot already thanks to you. Most of the Italian side of my family passed before I was born so I was not raised by them sadly.
thank you, Stephen! we are glad our resources are helping you learn your family language 🥰
@stephenrusso6019. Sicilian American. Ciao My Friend. Well, as for the Italian language, well, Im not good with it at all. But the Sicilian language, well, I am still good with it. Miei Bisnonni, Ernesto e Adalina Frehlini nasciru in Corleone. Diu ti Benedica Miei Amicu.
Yessir
As an Australian/Italian, with an Italian name, I need to learn Italian!
I started listening to your video to learn a word or two to give my mom’s friend some grief for not learning any Italian before moving to the country. But you have given me a blue print for leading any language! Honestly hats off to your quality education methods! 🎉
Thank you so much, we appreciate your amazing feedback, and we hope you will enjoy our mini-course! 😍
A Super interesting method. I will give it a try.
sì Manu! My grandmother is italian and I would love to connect. I already know a little bit but am keen to learn more!
Si Mano,molte grazie.
Si Manu.
Seeing your first lesson, and already started loving your way of teaching. Gracias ❤
🙏 grazie!
I always wanted to learn Italian. But thought it was complicated..I just checked out QVC Italia, and was surprised how many words I actually understood. I'm German, and I think that might help since the vowels are pronounced the same. This seems like it'll be lots of fun. Thanks Manu.
I’m so excited to start!!
Si, Manu. I love Italian
ottimo✌🏻
This is the first channel i came across when looking into learning Italian and I'm so excited to get started! I will commit to give it my all and I'll give an update after the 30 days!
Welcome on board, Yvonne! We'll be waiting for your update!
We'll be waiting for your update of progress! Best of luck
Thank you my friend, I am from England, but my dad is Italian and I have always wanted to learn. Thank you for teaching, and not forcing us to go back to school 😄
Grazie! It's a pleasure to help you guys, we are very happy and we hope you will enjoy our mini-course😍
😂😂😂😂😂
So glad I discovered your channel first! I’m here to learn !
Welcome aboard! We are excited to have you here 🥰
Si, Manu, I am from Romania and I just started learning italian, I learning it just for fun, hope at the end of the summer will know the basics 😊
Buona fortuna! 😍✨
sì, manu! I love the tip about thinking in your native tongue using Italian grammar, that’s such a great technique!!
🤗 thank you for being here, Basil!
I’ve looked into a number of online Italian language learning sites and there are several good ones. But the approach and teaching style of Manu Venditti is exceptional. I’m relearning the beautiful Italian language after many years away from it and thanks to Manu it’s incredibly enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing this amazing feedback with us, it makes us feel honored ❤
Im a somalian learning italian i love ur continet ❤❤
That's amazing! Thank you for following us! 🥰
Si Manu! I can not wait!
I'm intrigued!! I was very good in school, then lost it. It's my favourite language but I can't afford classes ☹️☹️, I don't like Duolingo, it has mistakes and makes you compete which puts me off. It's great that you give your time to do this for people like me, thank you ❤️
I am taking these RUclips videos and courses because I was discouraged in my Italian course for community college. You made it so much clearer for me than college 😭🙏 thank you !
we are sorry to hear you had a bad experience with learning Italian in college, but we are so happy to have you here studying with us now, Michelle 🥰
Si, Manu! Going to Italy at the end of next month and want to learn some Italian!
That's absolutely incredible! Wishing you the best of luck on your thrilling new adventure! 🇮🇹💪
Handsome
Thank you for taking the time to teach others Italian language! 💙✊🏽
I’m taking a class this semester and I’m a nervous wreck 😂!
Almost! 🥰 That's a very ancient one as well
This is so fascinating to me because my native language is Spanish. Thank you for giving us your precious time to teach us.
Glad you enjoyed this video! We are very happy to have you on board!
Going to Italy in August and you got me excited to learn your beautiful language. I pray I do it justice!! Thanks for the confidence booster!!☺
A confidence booster for you, Louise! A presto!😍
Thank you for this video, this is so much helpful for me ...
Gotta learn it after my exam end !
Si, Manu! When you said grammer should be tought in your native language it almost made me cry. Ive learnt russian and german in school and everything in the textbooks was explained in the language you're learning. It was so frustrating, the graammer itself is hard enough, but spending the additional time translating it only to still not understand it was the worst. But your videos are giving me so much hope! I wanto to live in Italy one day, so im very excited for this! Wish me luck!
We wish you the best of luck! Buona fortuna! 😍🍀 We believe in you, and we are glad that you are enjoying our videos ♥️. Keep it up!
I’m about finished with Spanish 1 and Italian shares quite a lot of similarities with Spanish. Your explanations are very nice, thank you.
Hi Manu, new student. I speak French, English and Spanish. I hope this combination will just make things a lil easier for me 😅. I’m actually very glad to have come across this, siento q tus cursos van a ayudarme mucho. Arrivederci 😁
Thank you, Manu… I am starting tomorrow for the 30 day lessons. If it goes well I will continue with your course. Gracie
Best of luck! 🍀We are glad to have you here with us 🤗
Si, Manu!✨✨
Great content.
Learning italian is almost similar to learning Swahili. We also start by learning a, e, i, o, u as kids. Pronounciation of words is exactly as they are written.
So interesting, Michael! Grazie!😍
Nimeshangaa..
Is amazing how another language can open your mind,
And how many doors it can open, because in this moment I'm learning a third language thanks to my second language that is English, because my main language is Spanish. 😃
Another language can open your mind, so tre, Kevin!😍
Si, manu!!! Ready Mr. Teacher... And guide 🙂👍🏻
I just realized Italian vowels are very similar to Shona vowels including pronunciation to an extent
I hope this makes the learning process easier ‼️
I'm New student here, can't wait to learn more Italian I already speak Portuguese and some English also I can understand Spanish. I'm very excited to see how far I can get
Wow! Currently studying Italian GCSE in Britain (and hoping to do Italian A-Level) and this is definitely the best resource I’ve found by a mile!
bro your lucky we only have spanish gcse in my school
@@lucapagano7636 What nobody told me, when I was at school, is that anybody can take any GCSE they want. You don’t have to register for exams through a school or college. If you want to take GCSE Ancient Greek or GCSE Meteorology or GCSE engineering or whatever you are interested in, you simply register with an Examinations Board (there are several different ones) as a private candidate. If you want to take GCSE Italian, and your school does not offer that opportunity, simply take the exam as a private candidate.
I had Italian as a 3rd language in school which was many years ago! By now I only remember a few bits and bops of it so I am very excited to try your method! Especially the way you teach grammar is interesting to me!!! English is not my first language so we will see how it turns out but the principle makes the most sense! I know the Birkenbiehl method works with that principle as well and I always wanted to give it a try! ❤
We are so excited to have you on board 😍. We wish you good luck on this new, beautiful journey! 🇮🇹💪
My family knows Italian but I don’t and one day my perents were talking how they spoke the language I was there I said I didn’t speak it and my mom said I was an exception and that gives me motivation to learn it eventually
I’ve been wanting to learn Italian so bad and I’m so glad I found your channel ❤ I already know Spanish so the vowels and pronunciation is very similar but I’m hoping I’ll be fluent in Italian 🥰
Thank you for being here, Camila! Surely knowing Spanish will help you becoming fluent in Italian! ☺️
I'm German, and it's easier for me to pronounce Italian than for English speakers, because German is also - mostly - a phonetic language. We use also a few Italian words in every day language (like "basta" a. o.). I also like to listen to Italian old songs, and understand from that quite a lot.
Si, manu ☺️ I am in Frascati now and I REALLY need this! I am so late in beginning Italian lessons. Lesson learned! 😩
It's never too late 🥰. You got this 💪💪!
This is so motivating you have helped me so much and I have learned so much in only one lesson I’m so proud over my self thank you so much manu
We are also very proud of you! 💪🤩
Sì, Manu! My Paternal Great Grandfather came to Chicago from Basilicata (near Potenza) but sadly, the language was not passed to me, although I did hear my grandparents speak Italian with neighbors from time to time. Therefore, English is my mother tongue. Now I am an Italian citizen by descent and trying to learn my father tongue! I am already at your 8th video in this series and I have learned more here than I have with Babbel and Rosetta Stone! I am going to continue to watch these videos and even replay them a few times as well as keep listening to Caffé Italiano con Manu, your podcasts and QVC Italia per your suggestions. I plan to visit Italy this summer for a few months and see what I can soak up during my time there. Once I get back and see what I have learned, I plan to become an official student! I am going to try and go all the way to C2 so that I can be more confident when I move to the EU a few years from now!
This is amazing! I have not yet started your course but we visited Italy in May & although I took 4 yrs of Italian many years ago & my Italian was very rusty & I felt so bad. My main problem was not being able to understand by HEARING a person speak. It was all so fast to me (normal to the speaker) & hard for my (now older-) brain to process! Listening to your intro here NAILED IT.
When learning Italian in almost any program we’re taught mainly just how to speak but not really listen. Actual communication requires *both*. I don’t understand how all of these courses don’t understand that & why is it so “controversial”. I’m so happy that you emphasize this. I’ve tried Babel & Rosetta Stone & although they’re nice for absolute basic learning, they’re not exactly geared for “older brains” & some older people like me, have some neurological delays when learning new languages because we’ve been naturally conditioned for 50+ years of our lives communicating in only one. I once had the benefit of being around my Nana & older great aunts who only spoke Italian together, so it made learning easy back then. But not hearing it regularly anymore, & not being able to speak it with anyone - like I was able to with her - learning has been difficult. I stumbled upon your video this AM on my first search to find a way to practice again & I must say - I don’t believe in coincidences. 😉 Looking forward to this new journey & getting back to Castelcivita, Salerno and actually communicating WITH people! 💜🇮🇹
Thank you so much for this amazing message! We truly appreciate your positive energy, and we are glad you found us 😍 We will guide you, support you and help you to achieve your goals💪 Enjoy the mini-course and welcome to the Italy Made Easy Family 😊
Si, Manu! I am going to Italy next year for family and I want to learn more Italian and surprise them by finally speaking more than I do! and so I can speak to my mom in her native language!
That's a wonderful purpose 🥰🇮🇹. Buona fortuna!
Trenta Giorni. That is so interesting and very motivating. I hope to learn Italiano from you Mr Manu. 🇮🇹
Sì, Manu.
Grazie di cuore Manu! Dopo quasi 6 anni, ancora studio tutti i giorni e questa informazione è proprio meraviglia! Un abbraccio!
Ciao Joe! Benvenuta, un abbraccio anche a te 😁
Si, Manu
I work in an Italian company surrounded with Italians.
I secretly want to learn Italian, atleast the basics so that I can understand what they are speaking and one fine day give them a surprise of their life 😀
Ciao Raghav, we are very glad to help you with your new goal of learning the Italian language, stay tuned 🤓
Ciao a tutti! Io sono Tugba. Sono Turka. Its my first day of learning italian, im completing first lesson today, aposto in the end of 30 days❤ Grazie di cuore
Ciao Tugba, benvenuta! 🥰 We are excited to have you here with us!
Thank you for this video! Very helpful
You're so welcome! Thank you for following us! 🫶🇮🇹
I’m so pleased I came across this video. I already speak Italian, having learnt it myself after marrying an Italian and moving to Italy many years ago. My grammar isn’t bad, but I hope to follow your course to improve. 🥰
Wonderful! Thank you for being with us🤓
Ciao Manu. I have been learning the Italian Language for several years and was always frustrated with my lack of comprehension of spoken Italian. I had heard of passive listening but gave it little credence.
I tried it for one week with 3-4 hours per day listening to TG2000 Italian news. By the end of the week I was amazed by how much more I understood the conversation, the speed seemed to had slowed and I was able to pick out individual words far easier. since doing this my comprehension has increased 10 fold. This is one of the best tools I have found to help me on my journey to being a happy little Italian language learner.
Ciao Paul, congratulations 🎊 We are glad that you are everyday more improving your Italian, and with our help only the sky is the limit! Stay tuned 😍
Si Manu! Let's try this once again