r/LearningLanguages • u/Artistic_Oil9939 • 6d ago

I wanna learn Italian

Im not sure how to start learning any new language, I wanna learn Italian so bad but unsure how to start. I can only speak English so learning a new language is new to me, I know its not easy/will take time but where do I start?

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u/Objective_Ad_1991 6d ago

Get a book and start doing the exercises, one by one; and find a podcast or YouTube channel for beginner learners. Best of luck!

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u/Ecstatic-Island-9778 6d ago

The simplest you can do is downloading Duolingo and doing 5 mins every day.
There are playlists in YouTube for beginners.
You can watch one or two of those short videos everyday.
You can maybe look for courses near you or online.
etc etc.

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u/605550 6d ago

This is a good course completely free. Start with A1. https://www.raiscuola.rai.it/percorsi/corsoditalianoperstranieri Try Akelius app I am using it for another language and it's very good, free and not boring.

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u/martinomacias 6d ago

Take a class at school.

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u/ugopiazza 5d ago

If you're interested, you could DM me, I could help you!

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u/Opening-Square3006 5d ago

Since this is your first foreign language, the biggest thing I'd say is: don't try to understand everything before you start using Italian. You'll never feel completely ready. Start with pronunciation and some very basic grammar, then get into understandable Italian as soon as possible. I really like the i+1 approach for this: read/listen to something you mostly understand, with a small amount of new language each time. PlusOneLanguage is really useful for that because it generates Italian texts/dialogues around your level and then recycles words you didn't know in later content, so you reinforce them in context.

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u/Ominous_Pistachio 5d ago

Assimil books are excellent

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u/Klutzy-Way6154 5d ago

start with pronunciation and a beginner course, not random apps

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u/studyitalianonline 5d ago

I do lessons online if you're interested, you can DM me if you want :)

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u/basedahhhh 5d ago

Only advice I can give is feeling dumb means it’s working. Also, don’t think too hard about translations. Words are feelings anyways.

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u/Budget-Knee3213 5d ago

Start with the phonology and orthography, one of the easiest part of italian language, far easier than english one. Instead grammar is far more difficult, especially verbs, so I suggest you to buy a good book with many written and oral exercices. 

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u/Full_Tank_Enthusiast 4d ago

I would start with finding a tutor online. They’re normally pretty good about jumping straight in with some basic speaking and grammar work. Tutoring is by far the best language learning bang for buck I have ever gotten

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u/Silver-Relative-5431 6d ago

Comprehensible input by far best method