A Day in My Life (In Italian) 🇮🇹 | Un Giorno Nella Mia Vita

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you to everyone for providing corrections. A lot of you are telling me it's "Ho molta fame" or "sono molto affamata". I always mess that up! Thank you for the tips 😊👍

[@christinefrazier]

thank you for this video! I feel like many language learners can relate to the struggles you were experiencing... honestly for me it is very encouraging because as a real normal person learning and studying languages I can relate to you more than some polyglots who just seem like super genius which can be at times inspirational and at other times discouraging when you are feeling down about your progress. stay strong you are doing very well. and In boca al Lupo! (good luck literally into the mouth of the wolf in Italian lol love their colorful sayings!)

[@SheaJordan]

thanks so much, I really appreciate this encouragement! Haha grazie, I also love that saying! It can be very frustrating seeing all these polyglots and here I am struggling with just ONE language. Thank you for watching!

[@buseoner7213]

I am learning italian for a while and I also am in a similar situation with my italian. So when I watched your video, I felt understood and I just wanted to tell you that it is a natural process of language learning, you should be proud of yourself. You are learning a whole different language! Andiamo avanti, Shea! Sei una grande ispirazione! Love u.

[@SheaJordan]

Aww thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words. Watching this back, I saw how frustrated I was and remembered that I have highs and lows with studying, but ultimately it's so rewarding.

[@melindat2533]

I don't normally comment on KZbin but I connected with you on so many levels about my italian learning journey. I have been trying to learn for 4 years and I still struggle to construct sentences. I admire the fact that you are so honest about how you're feeling

[@SheaJordan]

Thanks so much for sharing this with me. I know at times it can be so frustrating and sometimes it seems like language KZbinrs are experts overnight. I get frustrated all the time and wanted to share this with my viewers so they know I struggle too!

[@melissavillegas16]

I remember when I went to Italy... I spoke in Spanish and they spoke in Italian and we understood each other all right 🙈 it's kinda fun to watch without reading the subtitles and see how much I can understand. Congrats on making these videos, I don't doubt they'll help a lot with your confidence on oral expression.

[@SheaJordan]

Yeah! The languages really are so similar! Thank you for watching :)

[@makayla6762]

This video was very helpful for me. I am currently living with a host family in italy and have been here for 3 months. I didn’t know a single word when i got here and now I am able to understand most things but when it comes to me having to talk and say things it’s very hard and i get anxious to mess up. It was reassuring to hear you say that speaking is very hard. Best of luck with you italian!

[@SheaJordan]

Wow yeah I'm sure that was tough not being able to understand anything. But being with a host family sounds like an awesome way to learn quick. Speaking is always the hardest. Thanks for watching and thanks for leaving this comment! :)

[@KS-rt2kn]

Thank you for this. Watching your videos while you speak Italian has really reinforced my learning. I hope you make more because it really helps. You speak slow and use every day conversation that is real and it’s really helping. You speak very good by the way! I hope you’ll continue to post these weekly if not more often! Thank you

[@esterberra4357]

Hi I'm Italian and I've just discovered your channel and loving it. I just wanted to tell you that I love your contents and congratulations for your Italian. You put so much effort in it and I noticed you progressing throughrought the day so keep going! P.S. a work meeting it's called "una riunione"

[@isaericshaw8059]

Shea, don't sweat it. Any amount that practice speaking in any format (making at video only in Italian, talking with your tutor on iTalkie, or with language partners on Tandem) will help you. It's like your workout. You push yourself and you feel sore. The next time you will be stronger and have more endurance. You're doing great. Continua così. Ciao.

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you, this is so true!

[@TheFuraidoPoteto]

Just wanted to say I love your videos. I'm also learning Italian and it's nice to see other people who are also going through the same stuff. For me it feels better instead of watching those polyglots who always seem so perfect at everything. Keep it up!

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you so much!! I don't know how these polyglots are studying like 10 languages at once haha. I like to focus on one and keep it real with my audience. Thanks so much for the kind words and happy studying!

[@ElMoscas114]

I feel the same way when it comes to speaking, I understand a lot of people even though I feel like I can't speak as I want, so no matter what language is, everything is a long journey, and I wholeheartedly believe that many learners are the same page because it is so frustrating to know that you understand them but you feel overwhelmed not to speak as one wants. However, you are on the right track, just keep up the wonderful job, and then time will tell. So thank you ever so much, Shea, for sharing this amazing video. I needed something like that.

[@SheaJordan]

Right, speaking is the hardest part and it can be so frustrating! Thanks for the encouragement :)

[@foreverlearningfrench]

This video really resonated with me Shea. Especially the part about feeling stuck and frustrated. I have been actively studying French for about two years and I often can't form sentences simply because I don't know the correct word. I had an iTalki lesson with my French tutor yesterday so this video was right on time! I don't understand how I forget everything in French as soon as it is time for my lesson! My tutor deserves a medal for her patience! LOL Thank you for being a realistic, authentic language learning KZbinr.

[@RubyDuran]

You should be proud of the progress you have made with Italian :) recently been on fence whether or not to put a pin on Italian. It’s such a lovely language though. Love the holiday themed video. Keep up the great work 😊🍁

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you! It really is a wonderful language!

[@Eduardo-tm9hr]

Shae, thank you so much for opening your heart and making this video!

[@SheaJordan]

Thanks for watching! ☺️

[@СветланаФомина-з7с]

I'm just a beginner in learning Italian and your videos are so inspiring for me. I really want to see more videos like this. Thank you for making such an interesting content.

[@SheaJordan]

AW great! I’m so happy to hear that. Thanks and I will make more soon!

[@bespalik]

i am learning spanish, but i do love to watch you channel. You're so amazing and you are motivating me to study languages. Keep it up! ☺️👍

[@SheaJordan]

I'm so glad! Good luck with your studies!

[@allyciao5012]

I can relate to you so much with understanding spoken Italian but having a mental block when trying to speak. I read the book altre parole and the author writes exactly about this. You are doing so well! Don’t feel discouraged. My tutor just says to me it’s just about picking up more vocab now and putting in the hours. We can converse but we are expecting to converse in Italian intelligently like university graduates yet we still only have learnt grammar for school aged children. It all takes time. Maybe take a few days off Italian to reset yourself. 💕🇮🇹🌟

[@SheaJordan]

Thanks so much, this is a great reminder. I have realized I’ve been slacking on studying vocabulary and since I started doing more review of that, my most recent italki session went a lot smoother! Thanks for watching and I’ll be sure to keep this in mind!

[@jennavon9545]

Loved this video Shea! Definitely relatable here. Keep working hard!

[@SheaJordan]

Thanks so much! 🎉

[@MrsMalyful]

Loved this video so much! It’s so nice to see you making videos in Italian. I’d love to see more vlogs in Italian 😇

[@SheaJordan]

Yay! Thank you! I plan on making more soon and especially next year when I'm living in Italy.

[@line.f6308]

Just met your channel and loved 😍😍 i'm brazilian but also learning italian. Greetings from 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@giannatorino4873]

Capisco completamente la tua frustrazione però sono molto orgogliosa di te perché parli molto bene🥰

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie! Sei molto gentile 🙏

[@quincy1002]

Sei Brava Shea, Ecco Perche mi piacciono i tuoi video; you are real. io ho Capito tutto quello che hai detto. My primary language is Spanish, some words I can relate, but I remind myself when I was learning English, speaking is the last part of the process of learning a new language. I used to get frustrated but It takes time. You are doing great. I might be at the same level you are w/Italian, but with time, "our time will come" to keep a conversation lol.

[@giorgiabersani7979]

I'm Italian and you speak Italian very well, congratulations. I don't speak English as well as you speak Italian. ❤️

[@SheaJordan]

Aww thank you so much! That means a lot to me 😊

[@bkhs755]

Reminds me of the famous quote; how you train is how it comes out. Well done Shea you have come a long way 👍❤️

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you so much!

[@Haven_choen]

I am Italian and your accent is gourgeous!

[@biancabertoni8353]

You are really amazing and should be proud of yourself, great learner!

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you so much 🎉🙏

[@ellysdiary]

Oh my god! I loved this video! 😍 You are so good! 🥳💪 Your tips are helping me a lot with learning German (even if I still find it so hard 😅🙈), but you are so inspirational and motivational with languages!!! I might attempt at some point to try out a video like this but in German...but I still don't feel ready yet though 😅🙈. However SO INSPIRING! I love your content, and I wish you an incredible day! 💕🙏

[@SheaJordan]

Awww thank you so much! You’re so sweet 🎉☺️ best of luck to you with your studies and hopefully you can do a video like this soon 🎉☀️

[@ellysdiary]

@@SheaJordan Maybe next year...🤞🍀😘❤️. BTW please don't feel frustrated by your Italian...it is really REALLY good. 💕🙏 And as you were asking, a good word for a work meeting is 'riunione' ❤️.

[@carmofantasmapiu5575]

Bravissima! Sono molto contento che tu stia imparando l'italiano

[@marcodb65]

Ciao Shea, sentirsi bloccati quando si parla una lingua straniera è normalissimo! È una fase obbligata che tutti gli studenti devono affrontare e l'unico modo per superarla e fare tanta pratica. Se riesci a leggere un libro in italiano e capisci quasi tutto ciò che viene detto nei video su youtube, sei a un buon livello! Per riuscire a parlare bene bisogna fare tanta pratica; è esattamente quello che sto cercando di fare io per migliorare il mio inglese e "guess what? It's hard!". Quindi non mollare, sei già bravissima!

[@fransisk4042]

12:58 Here in italy we call it "riunione" for example: "Ho una riunione di lavoro con i miei colleghi, ci vediamo dopo!"

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie!

[@wiseguyrc]

Hi Shea, you can say “riunione” for “meeting” but nowadays we use the english version too especially when it’s about work.

[@SheaJordan]

Great, thank you!

[@wiseguyrc]

@@SheaJordan you’re welcome

[@albertoredaelli6858]

Bravissima! Solo una piccola correzione: "Ho molta fame" oppure "sono molto affamata" ;)

[@SheaJordan]

grazie 🙈🙈

[@albertoredaelli6858]

@@SheaJordan prego! Non essere frustrata per la sensazione di non riuscire a formulare un discorso in italiano come un madrelingua. Considerando che vivi in un paese dove è praticamente impossibile poterla praticare quotidianamente e che studi da soli due anni e mezzo, sei già molto brava

[@JazzCole]

I understand your frustration and that's a good sign as to what you need to work on. If you know what you want to say and don't know how to say it, then that's where your area of focus is, so don't study harder, study smarter! When I was in AP French my senior year after skipping 2 levels I had the same type of brain fatigue since at that level, nothing's in English anymore. I loved the language and culture, but it was tiring! I also believe that it doesn't matter how many years of a language you learn, you're still going to encounter language barriers. I've been studying German as my fourth language for the last 4 years and I got my certificate that says I'm at B1 a few months before I got here. After moving to German as an Au Pair 2 months ago, I still have problems with the language because my host dad speaks fast and slurs his words together to the point where I can't understand every word. My Au Pair kids don't speak clearly and in a baby-like tone (even though they're only 4). I had difficulties understanding them to the point where the parents were translating their "kid german" into clearly comprehensible German. It gets better when you're there and immersed in it because after a while they say something and I don't even need to translate. I'm like "ok got it". I know this is a really long comment, but if it helps, I wrote a blog post sharing my challenges in language learning. www.languageandpeople.org/blog/the-hardest-parts-of-mastering-a-language

[@oliviaturner3345]

Love this a lot! Really motivating to see your progress 😊

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@odalisjam5924]

Bravissima, orgogliosa di te

[@SheaJordan]

grazie!

[@lorenarocha6988]

Sou brasileira e queria muito poder ter essa sua disciplina e já poder está praticando o Inglês assim, vc está falando italiano muy bien rsrs I love so much your channel, congrats for everything and Thanks for sharing this vlog

[@SheaJordan]

Aww thank you!

[@mehadiepas256]

I'm living in italy since this january and i feel if you come here and live for 3-4 month you can learn everything and speak more well.

[@SheaJordan]

Awesome, that’s great to hear! I am super excited to actually live in Italy and get more practice speaking 🎉

[@axltalk1957]

Hey Shea! I can really see the frustration on your face during the whole video. But as a person who speaks 5 languages, I could only recommend this to you. First, to improve your speaking, you need immerse yourself with active listening. READING NOT REALLY HELPING! The language they use in writing is different in speaking. Just listen to conversations, or cut out some clips from Netflix or KZbin and then copy their conversational style. I'm learning Spanish now, and I also do that. Its a lot of work to do, but it really helps when I talk to Spanish speaking people. Monologue also won't help a lot, but conversation do! Final thing, speaking isnt necessary! We can see many introverts who don't talk a lot. Put yourself in their shoes when it comes to learning new language. So NEVER GIVE UP!!! GOOD LUCK

[@donnamariahunt]

go girl

[@SheaJordan]

thank you!! 🎉

[@foreverydaylife9987]

I started learning italian 2 days ago, i am in love with this language, please do more videos for beginners. Also i wanna join an online face to face class, but i don't know any apps or websites, that can help. Any idea?

[@SheaJordan]

Great! Happy to hear that you just started learning! I have lots of videos in resources for Italian, so be sure to check those out. I don’t know of any classes, but the app Tandem is a great place to connect with native speakers!

[@elenasassone6088]

i'm italian and you speak very well❤

[@SheaJordan]

Thanks so much!

[@lilianalovisa4979]

You are doing great. Keep it up! I'm the same way, understand molto bene, ma parlo non molto bene.

[@SheaJordan]

Thank you! And ha exactly, I'm glad a lot of other people are relating to this!

[@lucabrambilla355]

2:13 to do list=lista di cose da fare Cheers from Milan🇮🇹

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie mille! 🎉🙏

[@MetalMike87]

The (not so) fun part of the Italian business language is that people have this wicked tendency to use foreign words instead of our native ones to make things sounds cool/exotic. So instead of "riunione", mangers use "meeting". Or "kickoff meeting" instead of "riunione d'apertura". And so on... It's saddening for various reason. First and foremost, most of the managers usually don't know how words are spelled or pronounced (lol). Secondly, we are degrading our own language as if it's not worth it. Unfortunately that's a common trend in both the work and the media enviroment. Anyway, keep up the good work. Honestly speaking, after 2 yrs of learning I think you're way ahead of where you're supposed to be. If you feel stuck in "speaking", well, that's always the hardest part to get. And if you're willing to keep learning you'll feel forever dissatisfied with the point you've reached ... at least, that's what I've been experiencing since moving to a USA controlled company where I'm required to speak English on a daily basis

[@luciacolella4196]

Sono Italiana e ti assicuro che sei bravissima. Io sto studiando l'inglese.

[@ibreggyxs5135]

Non sei male a parlare italiano. Si vede si che non sei troppo scorrevole ma non preoccuparti. Se facessi un viaggio di 2/3 settimane in Italia miglioreresti molto. Ricordati che l’italiano è una lingua piuttosto complicata. Continua così!

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie! In realtà adesso vivo a Bologna 😂 quindi… il mio italiano è migliorato

[@killua9369]

First 🥳🥳🥳

[@SheaJordan]

🎉👋

[@pedromanriquez9695]

Hi Shea for sure I miss some of your videos is the reason asking you what kind of job you do and do you travel in different countries?

[@SheaJordan]

Hi there, I work in social media at a creative agency. I used to travel a lot but not anymore because of the pandemic.

[@pedromanriquez9695]

@@SheaJordan Thanks for your answer. Saying hi from Montana State.

[@minereu]

E normale non essere molto fluida in conversazioni perche ci manca l'esercizio, non hai la possibilita di parlare l'italiano ogni giorno. Io ho lo stesso problema con l'inglese, capisco tanto, posso dire che non mi manca il vocabolario anche se non e molto ampio, pero quando devo parlare non riesco a trovare le parole. Mi manca l'esercizio perche non parlo quasi mai l'inglese, e solo l'ascolto non basta per risolvere questo problema. Dobbiamo continuare a lavorare per migliorare...Complimenti per quello che fai!

[@Kaitlyn3548]

Bella❤

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie 😊

[@lucapepe2439]

Mi piace molto il tuo accento italiano...

[@SheaJordan]

ahah grazie

[@klaus4287]

Detto Da un italiano :complimenti!

[@SheaJordan]

Grazie mille 🙏

[@AjayKumar-id7mb]

So what do you do in weekend ?

[@lamaialadituma5786]

You speak italian better than most of italians.

[@SheaJordan]

Hahahaha thank you

[@matildawolfram4687]

What a nice video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!

[@withoutcontent3011]

Hi shea

[@SheaJordan]

Hello! 👋

[@calcanbogdan3951]

Guardi anche di film italiani o che guardi di solito in lingua italiana?

[@odalisjam5924]

"Sono molto fame "è errato È "ho fame"

[@SheaJordan]

I always make that mistake, thank you!

[@christinehtusan]

Can I get reply ? 💗

[@SheaJordan]

Hi! Yes of course 😊

[@best-zy3jt]

second

[@SheaJordan]

🎉😊👍

[@rioriggs3568]

Honestly, I don’t believe in classes. This is a waste of time IMO. You would accomplish so much more doing 4 hours of Italian on your own.

[@SheaJordan]

I tried self studying and my Italian has improved dramatically thanks to these classes. Maybe it doesn’t work for you, but me and many others enjoy the structure of classes and it has helped me improve much faster. It’s not at all a waste of time.

[@rioriggs3568]

You're right, honestly, I have the attention span of a mosquito in a traditional class. But when I’m in charge of my schedule, I feel like I'm 1000% more efficient. Dopo, non è una gara. l'importante è migliorare e progredire continuamente. Davvero sei molta brava! Per me sarebbe più utile ascoltare il tuo canale se ci fossero più video in italiano! Non mollare mai, ce la farai. Hai provato a usare Tandem? A me piace un sacco! In pochi giorni, ho fatto amicizia un po dappertutto in Italia. Credo di essere al livello B2. Sono in Canada e ho famiglia in Emilia-Romagna. Il cibo è una meraviglia a Bologna!