Lecture Notes: 1. Italian falls into category 1 language, so it's easy for English speakers. 2. English and Italian shares about 60% of thier Vocabulary. 3. It has easy phonetics. You say what you write. You write what you say. 4. The sounds are consistent. 5. Having a strong vocabulary in English, you can guess the italian equivalent. Good luck.

I love your style of teaching. You're always excited and happy to give the lesson. This is a wonderful thing you are doing. Italian is a beautiful language. It was lost in my family and I'm trying to bring it back in. Thank you Manu!

For me it’s easier because it’s very similar to Spanish 😉

It's my 2023 goal to finally learn Italy. This channel is a blessing in that journey. One video a day seems like a good pace for me, I have already taken your advice on the QVC Italia channel and I have it on in the background when I am playing games. Grazie :)

My goal is to speak Italian as well as you speak English. Grazie Manu.

Salve! My name is Anders and i'm 16 years old, i'm from Norway. I've always been in love with Italy, i've spent many vacations there! 😁I've always wanted to learn italian but thought that the idea of learning a completely new language was intimidating, but i realized that if i was able to learn english then why can't i learn italian. I'm really dedicated to this as i'm spending a lot of time every day learning new words, and listening to people who speak it. I remembered that one of the ways i learned english was to just watch movies and listen to music with norwegian subtitles, eventually i would start to understand more and more, so that is my method for learning italian; i'm watching tv shows that i've already seen but with italian dub. One of the things that inspired me to learn is actually quite peculiar, i was in Lucca with my family, and we were at a café because it was raining. On the radio i heard an italian song which i absolutely fell in love with (i was 13 at the time) so i found out who the artist was and it was Vasco Rossi whom i had never heard before, i later realised how famous he is in italy (i thought i had discovered a completely unknown artist😂). I use his music to learn new words and it's a great help. But i have to give you a lot of credit aswell! You inspire me so much and you make me want to learn the language without being intimidated by it! I can't wait to follow this 30 day course and i'm looking forward to my journey of learning this beautiful language, and i'll let you know how i'm doing on the way. Thank you for doing all of this❤

Your English is so perfect. I'm listening you without difficult to understand. I want to learn English and Italian at the same time. Thanks so much!

Hello! I'm a Spanish and Catalan native speaker and I want to learn Italian. I'll visit Roma in May so my goal is to be able to understand most of what people say and speak a little bit when I go there. The good thing is that I already speak 3 languages so it's easier for me. Italian has a lot of words which are almost identical in Spanish, and if they are not similar, a lot of them are like in Catalan!

I'm sooooo soooo in love with Italian. It's amazing that I've got that opportunity! Grazie!

I've got 5 months to learn before visiting Italia! I've been practicing Spanish for a while now, so it's a little easier but I'm committed to this series and fully understand the need for exposure, so I've got music, QVC, movies, and Duolingo helping me along as well! Wish me luck!

I think these same videos made, but aimed at Spanish speakers, would be absolutely awesome and produce a sh** lload of views!!!! Just sayin' 🤷🏻‍♀ Mexican girl from Chicago

The root dent is from greek and as a Greek I find so many other similarities between greek and Italian. It's actually so easy to learn Italian as an English and Greek speaker

Such great videos and teaching methods. I am italian born and fluent, but have lived in the US for 40 years. I grew up multi-lingual (German, French, Spanish, and English, too) with English being my 2nd language. My son never had interest in learning Italian growing up, so now that he is an adult, these lessons are so perfect for him. Thank you for all of your hard work!! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

The best italian teacher hands down 👐. Just came across your channel. Been trying to learn italian for ages and trying to find the right person to teach me. I have finally found you, as you explain everything well, clear and precise. I will be moving to sardina to work there in the near future. Grazie Mille 🙏

my native language is Portuguese, so i guess it will be way easier to me to learn italian

If you came to the comments to understand why Italian is similar to English, here’s a short resume. Basically in the middle ages French Normans conquered England and imported much of their words. Like sheep becomes mutton (mouton in French) when you eat it because French nobles called it that. French being similar to Italian, English became somewhat close to Italian.

Grazie Manu!💕

I really love your energy and way of teaching! very welcoming and friendly makes me feel very comfortable. My dad spoke italian and would speak it to me sometimes and i know some few words and sentences, i also had some cousins from italy come over a few summers and would teach me a bit but i mostly lost all of this throughout the ages. I've always wanted to learn italian properly and my dream was to have a conversation with my dad in italian but sadly that never happened and he passed away last year. i'm finally motivated to take the time and put in the work to learn the language partly as a way to honor him and feel closer to him in a way. it's actually crazy how some words, completely randomly said out of context will make me instantly cry because it reminds me so much of him the most recent one was "anche". I'm very grateful to have found your channel and your lovely teaching style, i really feel like following your lessons will help me reach my goal. thank you and looking forwards to all the lessons.

I’m native to English but leaned Latin and German. This is very helpful.

Thanks for a great lesson. You made me start to think of many words in my own native language, Urdu. Urdu is an Indo-European language similar to Hindi, with lots of Persian, Arabic and Turkish influences. In Urdu, the word for “tooth” is “daanth,” (دانت) from the Indo-European root “dent”… Ciao!

Was anxiously waiting for the next video...now I realize lessons will be spaced...which is good! I have been watching QVC Italia in the meantime and picking up a lot of vocabulary, writing it down and I feel so motivated now after months of being turned off by an Edx course...now I feel much more inspired!!

I remember piecing Pericolo and Perilous on my own, and since then, learning Italian vocab has been like a fun game of hide and seek with many English synonyms.

Love your lessons so much! Easy, clear and understandable .. Thank you so much for your efforts! 💗💗

This keeps me interested most of the time but I suck at focusing and I just got back from school😤

You're amazing! The way you teach is how my mind works - I've just started private lessons online and your approach mirrors the questions I've been asking. If only more teachers taught like you!

Many thanks for your lessons. I speak French and when I hear or read Italian that helps understand a lot of it. I love Italian, so I try to learn it. When you speak a language that helps understand Italian, it is good but it also is a trap. Because you THINK that you the words are similar. They are not. So, learning Italian requires some effort (like all languages). And one has to be careful not to use words that come from other languages in Italian (because in Italian those words mean nothing or don't have the same meaning). This said, Italian is such a beautiful language that learning it is a pleasure and worth all the efforts. Thank you again ❤

You are by far the best instructor on line. I so enjoy your lessons .I'm a beginner, but I also study French and Spanish. Some day, Italian will also be another goal I will reach, thanks to you Mano.

Hi Manu, I love Italian and even though I don’t live near any native speakers or know any, I really want to learn it. These videos seem very helpful. I’m excited to learn! :)

My first language is Spanish, and my second language is English. This video is helping me keep track of all my languages LOL

Thank you! So much!

I absolutely love your channel and love the way you break and explain everything down. Me and the wife just got back after spending 10 glorious amazing days in your country now we are actually thinking maybe one day to retire over there. Coming from a Spanish background communicating was not that bad for the first time going over there. I have already subscribed to your channel and will continue with the lessons since we plan on going back in two years! Ciao Bella e Grazie!! 😬

Grazie Mille I very much enjoy your style of teaching Italiano!

Bravo Many! These lessons are fab just as a refresher ❤

Thanks Manu!! You just taught me a new English word Spelt. I have never seen that in the US before because we only use spelled.

Thank you Manu.

You’re amazing!!

Thanks!

I just started this series and it is so helpful. I am a Canadian English speaker who has grown up studying French since I was around 8 years old (I am now 24) and a lot of the Italian words are very similar to French, Pensare to Think in Italian = Penser to Think in French. Even Ape, Bee in Italian is very similar to Abeille, Bee in French. The only thing I think I am going to have trouble with is pronouncing everything. Interessante in Italian, you pronounce the e at the end as eh. Whereas French it is pronounced in-te-re--san(t), the fem version in French is even spelt the same as Italian, but you don't pronounce the e at the end.

Thank you so much 💐

Fabulous - love your unique perspective. Your English is incredible!

I am an Arab and I find the way you are teaching is easy and very helpful thank you so muuuch

OH, I have just invented a technique for watching QVC...it's on right now....I first write the words down in my notebook during the session and then keep watching and what I do is then type words into Google translate as the session goes on...I get the correct spelling from the screen...then, I have basically a "cheat sheet' automatically which I can save or print out! I am dating each session and using the title of the "sales pitch session" and also have gotten some writing practice, too! This is so much fun!!! I am also relating a lot to the French I studied for years a long time ago as well as some Spanish I have as well.

Great teacher 👏

I am fluent in English, French and Spanish and I find Italian quite easy to understand even though I have never studied it. Each time I have been in Italy, I have been able to understand most things, especially when they are written. French and Spanish being two latin languages make it easy. For example in this lesson, Dente is very differrent from the English Tooth but very similar to the French Dent or the Spanish Diente. My only real challenge is to learn how to speak Italian fluently, which I know I can without too much trouble. Speaking French and Spanish also helps understanding the concept of masculin and feminine, somethint that is harder for English speakers to understand. I remember when my father lived in Nice (France), we used to go shopping in Ventimiglia because everything was cheaper there than in France. We never studied Italian but we never had a problem understanding or being understood. If you know a few key words, Italian people will understand you even if you cannot make proper sentences. For example mangiare pizza. Finally I want to say how close the French and Italian cultures are. We are a carbon copy of each other, especially southern French. Thank you Italy for making me feel welcome every time I visited your beautiful country.

THANKS. Your way of teaching is the best, it really makes learning easier. I'm starting to learn Italian this week, I think I'm lucky because I speak both English and French. I see there are a lot of Italian words similar to French words too, not just English.

grazie molte , I’m from Mexico and already know Spanish 🎉 super exited to learn Italiano

Sei proprio incoraggiante!

Thank you ♥️♥️♥️

I love Italians!!!

Grazie mille Manu 😊😊

Grazie Manu 🤗

Very nice tutorial. One of the other reasons the languages are so similar is because both Latin and Germanic languages have the same predecessor and that is Greek. For example, dente has it's origins from the ancient Greek word "odontis" meaning tooth.

Amazing teacher!! Blown away!!

Grazie Manu 👍👍👍

As always heart and soul into it.

Thank you so much I am on day 2 and I feel pretty confident I will learn this language thanks to you God bless you !!

I don't know why but I feel bc my family is from Italy specifically Palermo, Sicily, Italy, I find it real easy for me to learn my home language.

I’m a visual learner and comprehend better while I’m doing something so these videos are great because I can set it up on my iPad then do my nails or draw or just do a puzzle

Thank you for your amazing lessons, Manu. I’ve tried so many times to learn Italian, and feel that I’m really in with a chance with you. English is not actually a Germanic language, although it has a large Germanic component. English is actually made up of 60% of words with a Latin root, so is actually more of a Latin language than Germanic. That 40% obviously makes a difference, in that English sounds so different from French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, but it does make learning vocabulary easier. The rulers of England (French speaking Normans) spoke French for many, many years, so it wasn’t so much contact with France as the French became absorbed into English society at the highest and most influential level. Many thanks to you and look forward to the next lesson. Grazie

Grazie Manu! 🇺🇸

I'm just starting, my partner is Italian but English speaking and taught herself. I want to move to Italy as love the country. I don't have a head for languages but will try really hard.

Buongiorno Manu, yes this will be Italian learning journey for myself. Grazie mille, Manu. 👍🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇👍🇮🇹

Excellent, very well done, explained simply, very easy to understand, the instructor has a great personality, always positive. I have 30 days until I arrived in Rome.

Love your shirt! Thank you! Love you and the channel!

as a finnish 14 yr old guy it's very easy to learn the phonetics because in finnish as well we pronounce the letters and words same way it's wrote.

Just subscribed can't wait to learn this beautiful language! Also the shirt is incredible! 🤩

excellent content! I am excited about learning Italian! It's such a BEAUTIFUL language !

wow you’re actually teaching us! some youtubers just shove phrases in your face and call it a day lol

Hola Manu, really like your way of teaching Italian. I will be going to Rome for my first time next year. I want to learn to understand and speak at least some Italian. Thank you, Julio

I really like how you make the lovely italian language easy to learn 👍

You are very encouraging and give the learner hope that he or she will learn Italian.

English is a Germanic language with French superimposed on it. So a third of English words come from French. This was due to the Norman invasion of England in 1066, after which the language at court was French. This is why there is so many similarities between Italian and English words. We share some latinate roots.

My French son in law told me he learned Italian and Spanish much easier because both languages sound similar and it’s vows. So, if you know Spanish, Italian or French… we can learn all 3 languages and especially through this channel. Thank you MANU❤

I am in Unit 6 of the online Beginner's Course and I think already I am starting to think like Manu. He introduced some verbs and I noticed something about some of them and it was like "Things that make you go 'hmmm?'" And sure enough in the very next lesson Manu talked about exactly the same thing that I noticed! I have taken his suggestions and I consistently ace the Quizlet Learning sets. And the Verb Conjugator. He also suggests a very good online dictionary and they have sample sentences using the words to see how they are used in Italian. Because, as he very accurately says the usage is not always the same as in English. And again I am very anxious to learn more and more. Grazie mille Manu and his team at From Zero to Italian.

You're amazing bro❤

I am a native speaker of Polish, which is also (mostly) phonetic language, so this aspect is pretty easy to me. Most phonemes in Italian (with few exceptions) are also pretty much the same as in Polish, or at least at first glance I must say. The notable exceptions are [tʃ], [dʒ], [ʃ], [ʒ] and [ʎ] sounds, but they seem to be pretty straightforward to pronounce, and only [ʎ] is pretty new to me.

Watching this as a complete beginner. I live in the uk but work with two native Italian speakers which should help with eventual practice. Wish me luck

Salve, Manu! And thank you for this. I'm following you from Sweden and I agree that it's quite easy to guess if you are "a little older" 😅 I'm 60 and teaching in swedish, english and german. Probably is that helpful too "ora che sto cercando di imparare l'italiano". Buona serata 🙂

Spelt Spelled This is going to be fun! Manu is adorable.

Grazie!

Hey Manu! Thanks for that very motivating talk. I stopped learning Italian a few months ago after I felt I just wasn't progressing but you have motivated me to start again. P.S. cool shirt you have - I like it.

Rome also Ruled England for nearly 400 years so we have some words rooted from Latin.

Salve Manu; Grazie!

I speak English, Romanian and Spanish! Almost any word is similar with one from these three languages. Your teaching technique is very good🫶

I ve just started.. i love Italia and one day God willing I will travel there and maybe stay..

Thank you very much!!! 🌸🌸🌸

Just found this channel. I like your energy and excitement. Was in Rome last September and will return one day to "la bella cita". You started with laying foundation that build confidence to move forward. I have been using a lot of my time during the pandemic for learning languages. And I am lucky to have found this channel. Grazie mille Manu. I am Indonesian.

Thank you 😊

My guess is that these American soldiers must have put my native language (Greek) at the very bottom (in terms of easiness)! Hence the expression "it's all Greek to me!" LOVE your teaching, dear Manu!

Gracias por la lección manu

Oh my goodness this is amazing. I’ve moved to Italy on 2 March 2020, COVID kept me away from people not to mention the masks. So I spent lots of $$$ on immersion. So far this makes so much sense! Love this and will definitely share 😊

ha! My ears lit up when you started talking about bees. I'm going to take that as a sign I'm in the right place. 🙏

I’m really looking forward to learning some basic Italian ready for my trip to Italy in September 🇮🇹 I already have some basic Spanish so hopefully that will help. Grazie 😊

I love it! Doubted a little bit if it is wise to start to learn italian. Because i study already 2 languages. But yes i go for it and i will take it easy! Grazie!

I thank you so much for all your guidance. I have a goal to be fluent in Italian by October 2024. I will do it with your help. Dio vi benedica

It would be interesting to mention (so everything has a continuity) that over 4000 words (let alone the scientific terminology) in Italian come from Greek - including the whole alphabet - which passed to Latin and then to modern Italian. Great teaching skills!

Grate lesson

Thank you sir

The etymology of a lot of English words are Latin and greek... Glad I found this series for my daughter.

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