Usually and unconsciously to prove that you don’t know enough. When you set expectations you (and not only you) tend to set really high expectations. Try to listen without expecting to understand too much. So what can you do to begin to catch what other people are talking about? You’re already in Italy, so you’ve got a great advantage. And forcing yourself to do it will only perpetuate your “but I can’t understand anything” negative loop. It can be challenging to understand absolutely everything at first. Learn to Speak Italian Tip 1: Expectations? Forget Them. But when you hold yourself responsible for your situation, you’re able to see the power that you have to make this challenging situation work for you. When you blame yourself, you put yourself in the poor victim role and you rarely (let’s say never) see any changes in your life. Stop blaming yourself for something you’re not guilty of. And you are not the cause of this situation. You see, there are so many factors that play a big role here. How can you know what to say if you never try to speak to someone? Or understand people if no one around you speaks Italian to you? Let alone build up your confidence if you never try to do what makes you nervous? But the reality is that without real practice it’s hard to see real results. It’s easy to think that there is something wrong with you, that maybe you’re just not talented, or that you should have done more. Learn to Speak Italian, 5 Tips from a Teacher And, most importantly, you didn’t have the chance to have a conversation with an Italian person. You’ve spent months on grammar books, filling in each blank in the exercises, memorizing conjugations and words, repeating things aloud… but you didn’t have the chance to speak with anybody. You’ve really learned a lot and worked really hard. But before we dive into it, let’s see what is going on and why you’re struggling so much when you already know what it takes to have a conversation in Italian. You can change it in your favor and make it a thing of the past. Luckily, this situation doesn’t and won’t last forever. Many people work hard on their Italian and still feel like they have to start from the beginning when they first arrive in Italy. If you’ve found yourself in this situation, or you’re finding yourself into it, you’re in good company. Why on Earth is this so painful? Speaking Italian is the Hardest Part of Learning It You know Italian, you can read articles, you can write something of your own. You start to wonder why? You’ve been learning all this time. You thought it was just a temporary thing, but it’s been going on for a little while already. You’re not sure why, but you forget what you want to say, you don’t understand Italian people when they talk. Knowing that you can make it because you’ve been preparing yourself for this all this time.īut the minute you start talking to people something goes wrong. You find a moment to socialize and you decide to jump in. There were so many things to think about that you could barely focus on what people said: your new house, your job, paperwork, getting used to how life really is in Italy, and, of course, meeting new people and making new friends. Sure, it was not easy to understand everybody. You stepped out of the plane, took your luggage, got out of the airport, and began to settle down in your new home. You said bye to your loved ones, jumped on a plane and took a long voyage to the place of your dreams. Clothes, passport, laptop, and of course your Italian in your mind. You packed your luggage dreaming of the very first moment you would step foot on the Italian land. Imagine the moment you’re at home getting ready to leave and start a new life in what you’ve always felt was your real home: Italy. So without further ado, I bring you a guest post full of humor, kindness, and empowerment for those like me, hoping to learn to speak Italian, in Italy! Why Learning to Speak Italian is Hard She has a Master’s Degree in Languages and Cultures for International Communication and Cooperation and has worked as a translator and language teacher since 2012. Which makes following her Instagram stories super helpful! Not only that, Gloria’s a pro. She knows that Italian language newbies like myself need to hear someone speak clearly and slowly to learn.
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