How do you begin to speak Italian? After all this time studying Italian grammar, it’s now time to begin to talk, right? Great! But how can you start? How can you say your first sentences when nothing comes out?
There are situations in which you want to say something but you can’t find the words. Even though you’ve looked them up over and over again. I’ve been there too, and I remember when I couldn’t say something that I had learned the day before. Clearly, there was something wrong with my brain, right? Well, …
Starting to speak: expressing opinions in Italian Read More »
Maybe you’ve done it without being aware of it. Maybe you’ve done it and you realized that you did it. Or maybe you’ve just seen other people doing it. Whatever your case is, you surely know about the typical mistakes that can happen when you think in English and speak Italian.
Understanding Italians when they’re talking can really be a nightmare. You never know what they’re talking about, they speak too fast and you lose track of the conversation before you even realize it. Why is this even happening? You know some words, after all. You should be able to pick them up. Well, not exactly. …
An Italian listening comprehension exercise: “La casa perfetta” Read More »
You’ve been learning Italian for years. Diving into grammar and course books every day and every night. But the problem is still the same: you can understand it pretty well, but you can’t speak. How come?
So, you’ve been searching online and everywhere about how to become fluent in Italian. And, surely, you’ve seen plenty of tips out there. Tips of the “do this / do that” kind of style. And you convince yourself that you have to do more and more to become fluent in Italian. That fluency is your …
How to become fluent in Italian (the truth about fluency) Read More »
I bet that you know all the Italian gestures. Well, at least the most famous ones, right? Italians are famous for waving their hands when they talk. It’s part of their communication style and a surely interesting thing to learn. But did you know that there are gestures that can help you learn Italian too?
I’m pretty sure it has happened to you. You’ve seen Italian words in your books, heard them, or even memorized them. Thinking that you got them. That you can move on now. Then you go and join your next conversation and… they’re all gone. How so?
Do you feel stressed out when you speak Italian in your day-to-day life? Do you see every speaking situation literally as a pain? Do you get nervous when someone talks to you in Italian? When we live abroad, any type of conversation can be potentially stressful. We worry that we won’t be able to understand, …
Do you feel uncomfortable when you have a conversation in Italian? Do you freeze before talking to someone? Do you go blank when you try to speak Italian with someone else? In other words, do you “suffer” from speaking blocks when you try to have conversations in Italian? The very first conversations in Italian can …
