The Secret to Understanding Italian Conversations | Easy Italian 175

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 222

  • @ihsahnakerfeldt9280
    @ihsahnakerfeldt9280 8 місяців тому +74

    The thing with how focusing on every single word is a bad strategy that ends up with you lagging behind in a conversation makes so much sense. I remember at times paradoxically having more trouble understanding texts spoken more slowly than those spoken fast because in the former case I had time to focus on every word which would scatter my attention and make me lose focus of what is actually being communicated.

    • @thedavidguy01
      @thedavidguy01 8 місяців тому +12

      Even in your native language you don’t notice every single word but your brain fills in the gaps automatically because you have so much experience in the language.

  • @ThatRomyKate
    @ThatRomyKate 8 місяців тому +37

    I think the thing I find tricky even when I have a pretty good level is understanding the tense of what someone’s saying. So I know they’re talking about going on holiday to the coast and spending time with their grandmother but I can’t always tell if they’re talking about the past or the future. It’s hard to pick up the nuance of verb endings when you’re starting out!

  • @LaurieMavesART
    @LaurieMavesART 8 місяців тому +20

    I appreciate your humor, which makes this fun...
    I like to watch your videos in this way - 1) I watch the full 10/12 minutes and just listen then 2) watch and if i dont understand i read the translation then 3) watch it a third time and try to speak along with you, stopping the video to write down the words I dont know in my little italian learning journal. Sometimes if i feel totally CRAZY i will watch a 4th time.
    but indeed the repetition does help...it really does. and I like that you dont have stupid stories about Giovanni going to buy carrots...

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Haha! You're really doing a great job! Thanks for sharing.

    • @LaurieMavesART
      @LaurieMavesART 8 місяців тому

      @@EasyItalian I know it’s crazy but I have been working on learning for the last two years. But 2023 I have made a concerted effort and your videos I have found to be most enjoyable

    • @joefisch2724
      @joefisch2724 2 місяці тому

      Si, mi piace anche storie stupide, ma abbia solo conversazioni normali. Grazie.

  • @dkim2011
    @dkim2011 8 місяців тому +46

    "Autoflagellarci" - awesome Italian word of the day. 😀👍 And as usual, your episode is full of wise words and useful sentences. Grazie! As for Italian, in general: thank you Italians for making liberal use of clearly intelligible CONSONANTS -- so unlike French! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll go "l'inondazione dell'orecchio" some more. Ciao.🍻

  • @GregRobsonUK
    @GregRobsonUK 8 місяців тому +48

    I'm half way through watching the detective series Inspector Montalbano (Il Commissario Montalbano) after finishing "The Owl App that shall not be named" - to begin with it was a struggle, they talked fast and I was struggling to match subtitles to speech (Sicilian accents make it harder!) Watching two episodes a week and a couple of months later it's getting noticeably better.
    After time you get familiar with the connecting words (if, when, however, without, etc) and common words [to this series!] (died, killed, alibi, revolver) and I find my brain "autopilots" over them and the effort shifts to the remaining words.
    JUST. DON'T. GIVE. UP. One day you'll rewatch something that was a level that was once difficult and you'll realise you're getting 80% of it with ease. 🙂

    • @marycarla6245
      @marycarla6245 8 місяців тому +2

      I loved that show!

    • @ValentinaLeoLove
      @ValentinaLeoLove 8 місяців тому +3

      Wow well done ! Montalbano is difficult to understand for Italians too 😂( but what a great series !)

    • @amnesiac1975
      @amnesiac1975 7 місяців тому

      would you like a language exchange? I'm Italian and would like to talk with a British native speaker.

    • @ozz9777
      @ozz9777 7 місяців тому

      Yes! Very well done! I'm italian, from the centre, near Rome. Certain expressions will never be used by the rest of Italy, but one, that is a swear word, that is known everywhere in Italy 😂

    • @petethefeet5281
      @petethefeet5281 6 місяців тому

      The main problem with Montalbano is that the Sicilians use passato remoto instead of passato prossimo - if you are not familiar with Passato remoto (historical past) you have no chance

  • @GregRobsonUK
    @GregRobsonUK 8 місяців тому +9

    QVC Italia in Diretta (shopping channel) live stream is a personal favourite (if it's still hard, just set the playback speed a bit slower using the player controls.... but *always* slightly faster than is comfortable so your brain works at it!). Just put it on now and they are selling a blender... you can see what they are talking about which is better than random sentences in book. Language level is often very suitable: right now I'm getting frutta, verdura, zucchero, cucina, casa, cream, consistenza, possibilità, ricetta, mangiare, torta etc... new words are often identifiable as well.

    • @tennismfr
      @tennismfr 8 місяців тому +2

      Yes! They demonstrate what they are talking about, they repeat the thoughts multiple times, they are professional presenters so they speak clearly, and the selling messages are really quite simple. Great to have on in the background as you do work at the computer, wash dishes, etc.!

  • @BritInvLvr
    @BritInvLvr 8 місяців тому +9

    A million years ago we started a Latin band. But neither my ex nor I spoke Spanish. We just loved the music. After learning a bunch of songs (enough to fill four sets) we began to learn. Most songs are about love, you know.
    Three years ago I fell in love with Italian pop music and everyday I flood my ears with Italian music from the 60s to current. Sergio Endrigo to Maneskin. I love the poetry, the sounds of the words.

    • @giulianopisciottano8302
      @giulianopisciottano8302 8 місяців тому +2

      Just one thing, Spanish is not the only latin language, technically Portuguese, french, Italian and Romanian bands are all latin bands

  • @bud3442
    @bud3442 8 місяців тому +93

    I listen to QVC Italia while exercising. So far I haven’t bought anything.

    • @GregRobsonUK
      @GregRobsonUK 8 місяців тому +8

      It’s a favourite of mine as you have a lot of context, the objects are described along with who they are ideal for, where/when they would be used. Plus prices and times, greetings between hosts etc are frequent.

    • @bud3442
      @bud3442 8 місяців тому +5

      @@GregRobsonUK And it’s standard Italian,.

    • @tiki2926
      @tiki2926 7 місяців тому

      😂

    • @alvaradoalberto7
      @alvaradoalberto7 5 місяців тому +1

      Bravissimo 😂😂😂😂

    • @californianorma876
      @californianorma876 3 місяці тому

      😂😂😂😂👍🏽😊

  • @wimbleadam
    @wimbleadam 8 місяців тому +7

    Sono iscritto alla scuola di Easy Italian quasi tre anni fa e devo dire che il mio italiano ha migliorato incredibilmente.
    Un trucco: cambia la lingua delle tue applications elettroniche. Ho imparato da un altro studente che la sua Google Maps gli dã direzioni in italiano. Io uso italiano per Zoom. Furbo, non?

  • @joselassalle4958
    @joselassalle4958 8 місяців тому +8

    As a native Spanish speaker, I find very easy to understand spoken Italian (which I studied in a classroom setting for 3 years), even at a fast pace. Obviously, this has to do with the similarity between Spanish and Italian languages.

  • @thedavidguy01
    @thedavidguy01 8 місяців тому +19

    When I was learning French I always listened to audio at full speed even if it was audio for beginners. Even if I had to repeat it many times I wanted to be used to normal speed from the beginning. It worked very well for me so I’m doing the same thing with Italian. It means that when I listen to or watch material for beginners I have to speed up the audio, but I find that I can better understand native speakers with this approach. I don’t have to try to transition from artificially slow speech.

    • @Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN
      @Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN 8 місяців тому +3

      I’m the opposite. When I started understanding written Italian more and more, I took to listening Italian and even when UA-camrs were speaking slowly I could barely understand a word. I had to slow down the audio and read along with subtitles to understand and as time went by I was able to understand without subtitles and at “normal” UA-camr speaking speed but even now I have trouble understanding regular “fast” Italian speaking especially in movies/ shows. Also noticed that I can understand the UA-camrs I listen to but when I come across a different accent it’s harder and I have to get used to that voice for a while.

    • @thedavidguy01
      @thedavidguy01 8 місяців тому +2

      @@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN Your experience is probably more typical than mine, but I would still recommend listening to fast Italian as soon as possible because I know language learners who have been learning for many years and still can’t understand fast speech.

    • @keithkannenberg7414
      @keithkannenberg7414 8 місяців тому +2

      Kids use training wheels when they learn how to ride a bike but they take them off as soon as they can ride without them. It's the same way with slowing down a foreign language. Use it if you need it but try to get to full speed as soon as you can.

    • @thedavidguy01
      @thedavidguy01 8 місяців тому +1

      @@keithkannenberg7414 I learned to ride a bike without training wheels. Maybe that's why I learn languages the same way.

  • @windyvful
    @windyvful 10 днів тому

    Any stories or videos with translation is helpful. Slowing down the audio is useful to really hear the pronunciation, especially for beginner learners.

  • @mariaeugeniaotaegui6702
    @mariaeugeniaotaegui6702 8 місяців тому +6

    Da quasi 20 anni guardo Un Posto al Sole ogni giorno. Attraverso questi 25 minuti al giorno non solo ho allenato l'udito ma ho anche imparato vocabolario ed espressioni quotidiani, e vocabolario specifico di educazione, giustizia, cucina, facende domestiche, ecc. In questa soap c'e sempre qualcuno che va a scuola, qualcuno in ospedale, e qualcun'altro che è nei guai o rischia di finire in carcere. Abito in Argentina e la guardo online.

  • @oktaygozcu4799
    @oktaygozcu4799 8 місяців тому +2

    Sono Oktay a Turchia. Ho fatto Erasmus in Italia e voglio dire qualcosa. Scrivere un diario ogni giorno è belissimo. Ho tornato Turchia sei mesi fa ancho scrivo diaro ogni giorno e sto imparando di più. Grazie Easy Italian.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +2

      Ottima idea, grazie mille per il consiglio!

  • @punk847321
    @punk847321 8 місяців тому +4

    Regarding the last piece of advice, I can agree 100%. Even before starting to learn Italian, I was able to learn a ton of words, expressions, and even infer simple grammar rules by listening to Maneskin and Marco Mengoni and trying to figure out what they were saying and then comparing my guesses to the real translation. If you guys prefer music to a boring news report, I highly recommend this approach. It works really well for the listening part, especially if you're emotionally invested in the artist's work! Mind the accent though, as sometimes they might intentionally mispronounce some words, for the sake of preserving the song's rhythm!

  • @deekshabhamidipati2368
    @deekshabhamidipati2368 7 місяців тому +1

    I am so happy I can understand everything you guys said without subs...yay!!!

  • @sorre33
    @sorre33 8 місяців тому +12

    Grandi ragazzi, io sono italiano ma sto imparando il greco da qualche mese (anche grazie ai vostri colleghi di Easy Greek) e ora che mi sono trasferito ad Atene per l'Erasmus mi trovo proprio in questa situazione 😅 sono degli ottimi consigli e delle situazioni in cui mi ritrovo esattamente, che rialzano il morale sapendo che non è strano ritrovarsi di fronte a borbottii che inizialmente non rispecchiano quanto studiato su carta e registrazioni 🤣

    • @xristos2186
      @xristos2186 8 місяців тому +4

      Salve mio amico italiano its the opposite for me. I'm from Greece and I'm trying to learn Italian because I will go to bologna with erasmus for 5 months. Good luck on your journey to learn greek. Much love

  • @Lina_5_
    @Lina_5_ 8 місяців тому +7

    Ciao !
    Can you ask the italian people what they think about Greece ?
    We love Italy,you are our best neighbors.
    Grazie !

    • @Mariarco
      @Mariarco 8 місяців тому +1

      Greeks founded my City, Neapolis 🧎🏻‍♂️

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      That's a good idea! Thank you for the advice!

    • @elenaradice7788
      @elenaradice7788 22 дні тому

      Vi amiamo e amiamo il vostro bellissimo paese. Sono stata tantissime volte in Grecia, l'ho girata tutta , i posti sono splendidi e le persone gentili ed amichevoli. Avete anche voi un paradiso culturale e paesaggistico

  • @jean-louischebridon4513
    @jean-louischebridon4513 8 місяців тому +1

    Non dimenticare di seguire un canale come il vostro. L'umorismo è un modo perfetto per velocizzare l'apprendimento della lingua.
    Grazie mille.
    Caro saluto dalla Francia. 😀🇮🇹🇨🇵

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Grazie mille e tanti saluti anche a te!

  • @charlesbares312
    @charlesbares312 4 місяці тому

    Something that has been super super helpful is to listen to episodes such as this and attempt to repeat what you hear at normal speed. For me it’s mimicking how kids walk around babbling bits and pieces of what they hear. It forces you to not fixate on a single word and also helps you realize what how your mouth needs to move. I find I also understand more because as I say things out loud I realize retroactively what the word was after I mis-say it. But the key is you have to talk out loud and not be ashamed to sound silly

  • @davidegreco2181
    @davidegreco2181 8 місяців тому +6

    Salve! Io sono italiano, quindi non faccio testo 😂
    Però studiando varie lingue, una cosa che mi aiuta molto è cercare di fare le trascrizioni di audio. Prima ascolto l'audio, poi cerco di trascriverlo senza guardare il testo, che guardo solo se non riesco proprio a raccapezzarmi. Richiede un po' di tempo, ma secondo me può aiutare. Inoltre mi sento di di dire che ciò che conta di più è essere costanti, che è a mio avviso la cosa più importante quando si studia una lingua (meglio studiare poco regolamente che molto sporadicamente). Detto questo, buona fortuna a tutti coloro che cercano e cercheranno di studiare l'italiano!! 🇮🇹

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Grazie mille per aver condiviso la tua esperienza con altre lingue!

    • @ericafilippo9755
      @ericafilippo9755 8 місяців тому

      That is so interesting that you found that is a good way to learn. I just started doing that with Italian this week and I think it’s going to make a big difference for me going from B1 to a higher level.

  • @aprilmunday1152
    @aprilmunday1152 8 місяців тому +1

    I listen to podcasts. It's quite difficult to find podcasts in Italian about things that I'm interested in, but I do enjoy Alessandro Barbero talking about history. He speaks very clearly and isn't too fast.

  • @rockestee
    @rockestee 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you 🙏 grazie! 🤩

  • @avinmamo378
    @avinmamo378 14 годин тому

    Thank you!! You two are awesome

  • @tlacorp.3813
    @tlacorp.3813 8 місяців тому +3

    Great video! The two of you represent the Italian language well and clearly. Well done. More of you two for sure ...

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @sabinahavkins5933
    @sabinahavkins5933 8 місяців тому

    Thanx for the video. Great tips

  • @pietrosamuelfoggiatto528
    @pietrosamuelfoggiatto528 8 місяців тому +1

    Siete la coppia più bella dell' internet. Grazie per tutte le informazioni, già ho fatto molte di queste suggerimenti, ma ascoltarvi ogni settimana è un piacere. Grazie mille

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +2

      Grazie a te, ci fa piacere che apprezzi il nostro lavoro!

  • @SteveTrojan
    @SteveTrojan Місяць тому

    I totally agree with immersing yourself in the language even if you don’t understand it all (or much). I’m American and lived in Germany for a few years. I kept the radio and TV on and subscribed to a local newspaper. Gradually I picked up the rhythm of the language and my understanding and speaking improved.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  Місяць тому

      Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

  • @praesentius
    @praesentius 8 місяців тому +2

    This topic hits close to home. My reading and writing are pretty good. I have years of grammar lessons and quite a decent vocabulary (thanks for the word Inondare!). But listening is the hardest. In exactly the way that Katie described.
    But I go to my local bar and I chat with people. And when my brain is exhausted from speaking, I listen. It gets better over time. As with other difficult things in life, it's all about the practice! I've made some good friends doing this and even carved out a place for myself in the local community.

  • @anthonybarbuto6956
    @anthonybarbuto6956 27 днів тому

    Thanks!

  • @teresaintrepid7632
    @teresaintrepid7632 8 місяців тому +1

    Ciao a tutti! Questo episodio era fantastico. Per me, la migliore cosa che aiutame e' a ascoltare... no, a guardare ogni giorno due o tre episodi. Lo ferma quando non capito e 'rewind' a ascoltare e guardare un altra volta.

  • @yehudaankonina6031
    @yehudaankonina6031 8 місяців тому +1

    Ma dai come sapevate che avevo bisogno di questo video! Penso al questo problema ogni giorno, vi giuro.. Adesso mi sento piu rilassato, continuero ascoltare l'italiano tranquilamente mentre mi lavo i piatti, grazie!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Grazie a te per aver guardato il video! 😃

  • @ahmadzenalden3467
    @ahmadzenalden3467 4 місяці тому

    Mucho Gracias ❤

  • @lilytang-gentile9001
    @lilytang-gentile9001 8 місяців тому

    Thank you! Watching this with my Italian husband makes him understand what I'm struggling!
    I watch recipes in Italian on UA-cam, apart from getting very hungry, I feel like it's something relatively short but informative thing to watch

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      That's great! Thanks for sharing!

    • @albertsantos9966
      @albertsantos9966 6 місяців тому +1

      He should know better. Italiani are on a decline and he is mixing with someone whom will decimate his genes.

  • @FindingGinaMarie
    @FindingGinaMarie 21 день тому

    One of the things that was a little challenging in your course was getting corrections to my recordings by an instructor speaking Italian. It's hard to make the corrections when you can't understand what they are! Otherwise, this is a great episode. I'm currently working with a tutor on iTalki and she has mentioned several of the points you make. It's great to get additional validation on the techniques I'm learning.

  • @Blueyesbullet1
    @Blueyesbullet1 7 місяців тому

    adoro questo video. Siete molto divertenti ❤

  • @EnricTimonerPiris-ll7ui
    @EnricTimonerPiris-ll7ui 8 місяців тому

    Sono spagnolo e devo dire che questo canale mi ha aiutato molto a svolgermi con i italiani, quindi grazie

  • @tomangelo5939
    @tomangelo5939 8 місяців тому +1

    I was actually leaving on a plane for Italy when you released this video. It was just what I needed (I wish it had come up on my phone in Sicily). This has been my biggest and most frustrating problem ever since I started trying to learn Italian. Hopefully these techniques will help, and one day I'll understand far more than I do now

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Good luck with that then! 😊

  • @louguevarrabelo6091
    @louguevarrabelo6091 8 місяців тому +1

    Very interested and willing to learn more of Italiano❤️

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Wonderful! Thank you so much!

  • @TheBluebellMoon2
    @TheBluebellMoon2 8 місяців тому +1

    Bravi 👏👏👏❤️. Anche TV ‘home restaurant’ con Giorgio Locatelli 😂🇮🇹. Xx

  • @ummaysalma3820
    @ummaysalma3820 7 місяців тому

    What a nice presentation ❤
    Wow
    Just like it 👍

  • @stevenburns4296
    @stevenburns4296 7 місяців тому

    Molto utile!

  • @diprefranco
    @diprefranco 8 місяців тому +1

    Ho cominciato a ascoltare questo video molte volte. Prima volta senza guardare e poi guardando sottotitoli. Posso dire che piano piano capisco più parole o frasi. Altro consiglio è aggiungere italian keyboard per scrivere come sto facendo adesso.. il video è utilissimo!!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Grazie mille! E grazie per il consiglio!

  • @JB-oq6kc
    @JB-oq6kc 8 місяців тому

    Grazie per questi consigli! Mi piace ascoltare le canzoni italiane quando bevo un bicchiere di vino italiano e mangio un po’ di formaggio al fresco. Ciao dal Canada! ❤😊

  • @aleks8964
    @aleks8964 8 місяців тому

    Sono rimasto indietro! Sempre così 🤓
    Grazie mille!🟩⬜🟥

  • @spiritofthewoods3013
    @spiritofthewoods3013 8 місяців тому

    Capisco Tutto, grazie mille!

  • @timothyberg7720
    @timothyberg7720 8 місяців тому +1

    You're a haven for people learning Italian. Thank you so much!!!! (obviously I am not that fluent in Italian to say that in Italian, but hey...who knows???)

  • @garyb8454
    @garyb8454 2 місяці тому

    PS: amo la sua "chemistry" Bravisimo!

  • @chrishuang8748
    @chrishuang8748 8 місяців тому

    Grazie, My challenge is to learn Italian for a year. So far I had learn a 30 day lessons on Italian for beginner. Now I am going to listen to the podcasts. My pronunciation is so so.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Excellent! Keep it up! 💪

  • @maryschmidt8133
    @maryschmidt8133 4 місяці тому

    Grazie per tutto il tuo aiuto. Sono una studentessa nuova di l’italiana linqua. Mi piace tutti tuoi vedo ❤😊

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  4 місяці тому

      Grazie a te, ci fa piacere che ti piacciano i nostri video e poterti essere d'aiuto con l'apprendimento dell'italiano! 🥰

  • @frankwyndham9478
    @frankwyndham9478 8 місяців тому

    Grazie per il video. Ho ascoltato senza la decrizione e ho capito la maggioranza della conversazione. Sono un principiante ma ogni giorno, sto imparando di pui. Sono fortunato che c'e persone come voi sul UA-cam. Spero che vedro di pui come questo nell futuro. Grazie mille. I really appreciate the effort and time you guys share with those who want to learn your wonderful language. I apologize if I have made too many mistakes in my comment

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Grazie a te! E ottimo lavoro!

  • @ricks9864
    @ricks9864 8 місяців тому

    This was SUPER helpful!! I always fall into the trap when I'm listening and I understand a few words, my mind kind of stops and says, heyyyy, you knew those words and that phrase. It's only a split second but while I'm patting myself on the back, two sentences have already past by, haha. Or, I hear something I KNOW, but it's on the tip of my brain and I try to figure it out for a split second and again, two sentences go by!

  • @rimaggio
    @rimaggio 8 місяців тому

    Sono d’accordo con voi riguardo a “inondazione”, però non di non ascoltare le notizie. Most people are already aware of news topics so it is easier to follow the conversation in the language one is trying to learn. At least it has worked for me it has worked for me. When we first arrived in Italy, I would go to bed with Rai 24ore on, and drive to work listening to news. I think it helped me develop an “ear” for the language.

  • @gustavocapuccio1953
    @gustavocapuccio1953 8 місяців тому

    Ciao ragazzi! Grazie per questo nuovo video, molto interessante e utile per capire i madrelingue, ci vediamo 🇮🇹🇺🇾🤗

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Grazie a te! Ci fa piacere che ti sia piaciuto!

  • @runderdfrech3560
    @runderdfrech3560 8 місяців тому

    Quello che mi aiuta piú di tutto è ascoltare diversi italieni, o di persona o su internet, parlando di un'argumento. Cosi è piú facile, o possibile, comparare quello che penso di aver sentito con parole che giá conosco e cosi capire. Perció il vostro canale è una grande aiuta per me. Anche ha senso provare di tradurere testi italiani. Generalmente si devono venire a condatto con la lingua il piú possibile. E ho anche una brava insegnante, devo ammertere.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Ci fa piacere che i nostri video ti siano d'aiuto!

  • @flyvez2303
    @flyvez2303 8 місяців тому +2

    Potreste usare la parola "riscontro" al posto di "feedback"

  • @jackhannaway6432
    @jackhannaway6432 8 місяців тому

    qualche mesi fa , non ho capito questi videos senza sototitili. adesso posso capire una buona quantità senza sottotitilli. l'arte di graduale progressione e la chiave a migliorando. sento molto felice con il mio viaggio lingue. grazie per il tuo aiuto. la prossima sfida é a riuscire a capire ' the tear along the dotted line ' é molto molto molto difficile per me. sorry if my Italian spelling and structure is poor. but thank you so much for your help!!!

  • @clivecartey
    @clivecartey 5 місяців тому

    This is really good, we live in Italy and we have been beating ourselves up about only picking up one word in five or one word and some meaning in the conversation. We thought this was really bad but..."thank you"...we now know that type of learning process is OK.
    I tried learning from books and it doesn't work for me, they only talk about Italian grammar not comprehension. Grazie mille !

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, glad it was helpful!

  • @etidoisin4935
    @etidoisin4935 6 місяців тому

    Grazie mille. Ho imparato tante cose per capire l'italiano

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  6 місяців тому

      Grazie a te, ci fa piacere che ti sia d'aiuto!

  • @garyb8454
    @garyb8454 2 місяці тому

    Grazie Katie e Matteo per un lezione molto utile. Sto sempre ascoltando ogni parola ma non comprendo niente. nella futura, non piu. se non capisco, no problemo. nella futura ascoltero a suo consiglio. Ascoltare, ascoltare, ascoltare. di nuovo, grazie!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  2 місяці тому

      Grazie a te, ci fa piacere esserti d'aiuto!

  • @marycarla6245
    @marycarla6245 8 місяців тому +1

    You’ve hit right on my problem! I speak decent conversational Italian to the point where Italians might even think I’m Italian and then speak rapidly back at me. 😳However I do understand “Tucci Italian” spoken by Italian American actor Stanley Tucci quite well on his show about Italy 😁 I think it’s because he has a low voice and speaks very slowly and clearly like these people do

  • @jamesm.3967
    @jamesm.3967 8 місяців тому +1

    I use the flood method. I just listen to the language and then pick up little by little..look up some words and then get into a real life situation. That is how children learn how to speak.😊 radio, tv etc…for starters. Even without comprehension.

  • @m.prophet4663
    @m.prophet4663 7 місяців тому

    Io sono molto fascinante con le due! Alla naturale splendido ...

  • @ferdinandogatti4756
    @ferdinandogatti4756 8 місяців тому +2

    Siete fantastici! Mi piace il vostro modo spiegare. Da italiano che vorrebbe migliorare (tanto) la conoscenza della lingua inglese pensavo, visto che siete per metà inglesi e metà italiani, perché non fate anche corsi di inglese?? 😊😊

  • @sipsofitaly7650
    @sipsofitaly7650 4 місяці тому

    I really like your style. I have sampled many channels on YT over the past 2 years. I'm subscribed but how do I go about having you assess my level of Italian and getting me on a program that makes sense for my goals?

  • @henrisarla954
    @henrisarla954 8 місяців тому +7

    Bellissimo video. Ma vorrei aggiungere che il problema non è tanto la velocità quanto la qualità della pronuncia. Posso capire perfettamente l'italiano molto veloce se la dizione è buona. Ma se qualcuno si mangia metà delle parole, diventa subito molto più difficile.

  • @lilloaronica989
    @lilloaronica989 27 днів тому

    Vorrei tanto seguire le vostre lezioni in inglese parlato lentamente!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  25 днів тому

      In inglese o in italiano? 😀

  • @AlvaroSpain
    @AlvaroSpain 8 місяців тому +1

    A me piace molto scoltare i vostri podcast. Le vostre conversazioni tra Matteo e il ragazzo di Napoli (di a chi non ricordo il nome, scusate mi) sono sempre interessanti e divertenti. Ogni settimana aspetto il podcast per scaricarlo e ascoltarlo mentre guido al lavoro o aspetto in aeroporto.
    Grazie per la puntata "indoors" e buona settimana.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Si chiama Raffaele. 😃 Ci fa piacere che il nostro pocast ti faccia compagnia! 🥰

  • @raymondmuench3266
    @raymondmuench3266 8 місяців тому

    My knowledge of Italian relates mostly to the vocabulary of my specialty. Thus, conversation is something with I struggle. As to listening, i wait for the inevitable “in somma” or “pero” when all that i missed gets a more digestible recap.

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions 8 місяців тому

    That thumbnail! Big eyes! Lol. Matteo is too funny! :)

  • @parakesson5215
    @parakesson5215 7 місяців тому

    Grazie mille amici, a presto!

  • @Gdrian344
    @Gdrian344 8 місяців тому

    Io vado molto bene con l'ascolto,direbbe che è lo che meno mi costa.
    Alleno molto l'orecchio ogni giorno cerca di dodici minuti come i podcast di voi

  • @salifketagou8920
    @salifketagou8920 8 місяців тому

    buonasera come state tutti bene grazie mille Sono contento per voi

  • @velox-8
    @velox-8 8 місяців тому +1

    Ciao amici, per me il metodo dello "shadowing" è stato molto utile. Guardo video di argomenti che mi interessano e ripeto tutto quello che viene detto. Funziona benissimo per me. Sto imparando l'italiano da poco tempo e ho ancora bisogno dell'aiuto di un traduttore online 😅✌
    Un abbraccio dal Brasile!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Grazie per aver condiviso la tua esperienza!

  • @michaeljohnangel6359
    @michaeljohnangel6359 8 місяців тому

    Siete molto simpatici. Vi ho appena scritto a scoprire più della vostra scuola.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому

      Grazie mille, ci fa molto piacere!

  • @Luiz-db2wb
    @Luiz-db2wb 8 місяців тому

    8:42 I need to know the name of the music, please :)

  • @floretionguru2977
    @floretionguru2977 8 місяців тому

    Questi sono ottimi consigli. Per me personalmente, ciò che mi ha aiutato è guardare spettacoli per bambini, per esempio: Il Picolo Regno di Ben e Holly. Sfortunatamente la musica diventa ripetitiva molto rapidamente-se potessi spegnerla probabilmente la guarderei due volte tanto :). Ascolto anche un particolare audiolibro più e più volte mentre vado a dormire (AUDIOLIBRO - AIUTO, POIROT! - Romanzo di Agatha Christie), ogni volta cercando di capire un po' di più prima di diventare troppo stanco- la donna che legge il libro (Chiara Foianese) parla velocemente ma ha una voce molto chiara. La parte migliore è che non ci sono pubblicità che potrebbero improvvisamente svegliarmi mentre mi addormento...

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Grazie mille per aver condiviso la tua esperienza!

  • @PoetaBorracho1984
    @PoetaBorracho1984 8 місяців тому

    Katie stavo ascoltando a de Andrè "La collina" primo brano del disco "Non al denaro, non al amore, né al celo"😍😍😍😍😍

  • @rayl8950
    @rayl8950 7 місяців тому

    Grazie. Provo, ogni giorno, ascoltare o leggere o parlare un po d'italiano. Qualche volta penso che il mio italiano non potrebbe essere peggiore. Qualche volta mi dico che il mio italiano no cosi male. Chi sa! :)

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  7 місяців тому

      Grazie a te! E auguri con il tuo studio dell'italiano! 😉

  • @SizzLorr217
    @SizzLorr217 6 місяців тому

    Ho notato che non ascolti o guardi tanti video o podcast per un tempo lungho, mi sembra, dimentico come capire le parole in un modo velocemente perchè non pensare velocemente più. Quasi sempre non imparerei ogni giorno, perdo l'abitudine per "ascoltare" la lingua. C'è MOLTO importante essere costante - anchè se solo hai cinque minuti ogni giornata!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  6 місяців тому

      Hai assolutamente ragione!

  • @user-bv3uz9rc9j
    @user-bv3uz9rc9j 5 місяців тому +1

    In realtà (dialetti a parte) nella lingua italiana, così come per le altre lingue neo latine, le parole vengono scandite e pronunciate mooooolto meglio rispetto all'inglese parlato.

  • @abdullahahmadi5021
    @abdullahahmadi5021 8 місяців тому

    Il mio livello ora è A2 e quello che ho fatto non è stato smettere di imparare. Fatelo, poco o più. Basta non arrendersi.

  • @DamirNisic
    @DamirNisic 8 місяців тому

    Secondo me, la cosa più importante è essere esposto alla lingua il più possibile, tutti i giorni… Per esempio io imparo 4 lingue (due o tre volte a settimana ogni di loro) e quando è il giorno dell’italiano, ascolto la musica italiana, guardando le serie, ascolto i podcast, la radio, leggo i libri ecc… cioè mi espongo alla lingua tutto il giorno, sicuramente per qualche ora… La cosa chiave è essere esposto e questo funziona per tutte le lingue che imparo…

  • @apfelpektin25
    @apfelpektin25 Місяць тому

    One day i went to the cinema to watch an italian film. I was not interested in the film (topic something like starwars) but wanted to accompany my friend. Then after 30 minutes i gave up because i did not understand anything and so i was laying apathetic in the chair 😂. Then after about an hour i realised that i could suddenly understand the film also when the film story was about very weird stuff. That was mindblowing to me 😂

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  Місяць тому +1

      Haha interesting story! 😀 Thanks for sharing!

  • @louiemalvessi
    @louiemalvessi 8 місяців тому

    grazie ragazzi. io ho un consiglio. (scherzo!) dovete cambiare la musica di apertura di easy channel, non posso posso sopportare piu, me fai impazzire! :D solo scherzo, ma da vero, 'e suffocante! cheers !! all the best!

  • @emmasayers7576
    @emmasayers7576 Місяць тому

    Quando imparo una lingua straniera, guardo in italiano film in inglese che conosco molto bene nella versione originale. In questo modo è più facile indovinare la frase.

  • @rominarivellilo4857
    @rominarivellilo4857 8 місяців тому

    PAZIENZA PER MEGLIORARE

  • @judychurley6623
    @judychurley6623 3 місяці тому

    Another problem is the 'reversed' word order of nouns with adjectives.

  • @totidan38
    @totidan38 7 місяців тому +2

    Usare termini come autoflagellarsi vuol dire proprio voler far soffrire chi vuole imparare la lingua ahah

  • @lorenzacostantino7306
    @lorenzacostantino7306 8 місяців тому

    Venire qui, da italiana, per avere consigli su come capire l'inglese... 😊

  • @nickbeef4824
    @nickbeef4824 8 місяців тому

    Italian is the most ornate language

  • @BetterYet
    @BetterYet 3 місяці тому

    This is easily my biggest problem. I can string together a couple of simple sentences in Italian but I rarely understand the reply. Very frustrating.

  • @squeezy99
    @squeezy99 8 місяців тому

    Per allenare la mia comprensione dell'italiano parlato, ascolto QVC Italia per un'ora ogni giorno mentre lavoro.

  • @robertgiacomo2655
    @robertgiacomo2655 6 місяців тому

    it's the secret to any language

  • @giovannizampieri5910
    @giovannizampieri5910 8 місяців тому

    Chissà se questo video può aiutare anche me, visto che è da quando sono piccolo che mi dicono che non capisco mai una mazza quando la gente mi parla

  • @asd_ratio
    @asd_ratio 2 місяці тому

    Si hai ragione! anche nella mia madre lingua non ascolto anche ogni parola che dicono quindi anche non capisco loro

  • @johanmolin3213
    @johanmolin3213 8 місяців тому +1

    Was that by any means Fabrizio de Andrè you were listening to?

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Yes :D

    • @johanmolin3213
      @johanmolin3213 8 місяців тому +1

      I thought I recognized the tune. One of my absolute favourite cantautori!@@EasyItalian

  • @cheeveka3
    @cheeveka3 8 місяців тому

    Yo me coneixco cualques aragoneses puedo charrar que ye molto semblant a l'italián. Me capisco moltas parolas naturalment. Parllo un poquet capiscando-se que l'italián se ye tornando més fácil😁

  • @bruceyboy7349
    @bruceyboy7349 Місяць тому

    I've been trying for ages to understand spoken Italian and I am terrible at it. I've recognised that trying to understand every word is futile but the problem is that if I hear a short paragraph I understand almost nothing. I might hear the word ragazzo and that's it. I have no idea what is going on and, if there are multiple people involved, I lose track of who is doing what so I just end up hearing random, disconnected words.
    One of the biggest problems is finding audio at the right level. I am B2 in terms of my understanding but A-999 (that's a negative 999, to be clear!) in my ability to listen. When it comes to the audio books that are available there seems to be 3 problems:
    1. The audio quality is bad and they speak too fast.
    2. The content is extremely boring. Like, in the example that was given in this video, Giovani is buying carrots!!! That's not going to keep anyone engaged.
    3. They over-complicate things
    What's interesting is, when watching *this* it video was actually pretty easy to understand a lot of what was said. I didn't understand all of it but I understood a good proportion of it. If only I could find this level of quality audio in some kind of short story form.
    If anyone has any recommendations, please reply, because I've given up buying audio books based on online-store recommendations. I'm listening to a podcast called Demoni Urbani which is great because the guy who is reading it is very clear even when he speaks fast. The problem is, it's a bit of a jump for me at this time. If anyone understands spoken Italian better than I do I highly recommend the podcast.

  • @pennypiper7382
    @pennypiper7382 8 місяців тому

    Oggi giorno tante parole Inglesi si sono infiltrate nella lingua Italiana. Specialmente nelle parole crociate😊.