Hello friends, I am absolutely new in Italy here. I and my family just moved to Italy from Africa. We speak English as our first language. Please how do you think we can learn Italian fast. I am tired of learning from YouTube. It's really not easy for us communicating with people here. Has anyone had the same experience as me? Thank you
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Florida, USA
225 posts
Taking a one or two week immersion course is about the only way to learn quickly. Otherwise, download an app like "I Translate" on your smart phone. You can type in a phrase and it will translate it for you. You won't learn to speak using the app but it will help you communicate. Learning a language takes time.
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San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
15165 posts
I don't know where one can learn a language "easily" but there are plenty of organizations in Italy that teach Italian to foreign immigrants, often for free. Many are provided by local governmental entities, others by non governmental non profit organizations (including labor unions, etc.). Since these courses are local, you need to inquire in the city where you moved to.
You could start by googling the following:
corsi di italiano per immigrati stranieri (name of locality)
followed by the name of the municipality, or province, or region where you are.
For example:
"corsi di italiano per immigrati stranieri Milano"
or
"corsi di italiano per immigrati stranieri Toscana"
you can even add the word 'gratuiti' or 'gratis' (which means 'free'), if you prefer not to pay.
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Edmonds, WA, USA
929 posts
I personally enjoy using Duolingo for learning Italian. It's free to use for most smartphones. (This is not an official RSE recommendation)
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A tiny island in Puget Sound WA, USA
166 posts
Try Italianpod101.com. I am using greekpod 101.com and finding it easy and fun. There are free lessons or you can get a trial membership. Mine is 30 days for a dollar. I am combining it with Google translate which I downloaded to my phone so I can use it off-line when I get there. I can say or type a sentence in English and it will show me the Greek translation. You can then listen to a native speaker say it or show it to someone on your phone. I’m working my way through the Greek alphabet but you won’t have to do that with Italian ha ha!
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Good to hear you want to learn Italian. From my experience, learning Italian requires dedication and practice. All you need is an Italian language lesson that can teach you both pronunciation and reading. Map out few minutes of your time may be 20mins for daily lesson. You can increase that though if you want. I am also learning Italian presently, I started with some apps but I wasn't really making progress as I wanted. So I had to register for a language lesson and I can tell you I have seen some great progress in my speaking and hearing ability of the language. Their course outline for me is quite easy and interesting for absolute beginners. This is their website, you can try them too. Good luck and happy learning. https://www.thinkinitalian.com/