14 Italian words you are getting WRONG! [Italian Pronunciation]

[@jvsnyc]

Very good. This is lighter and more playful than some of those and would appeal strongly to those who are anxious or diffident.

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks to you, jvsnyc!

[@amberjuch9752]

i'm in love with the italian language ❤

[@amberjuch9752]

you need to try dutch.... in that language there are a lot of diffrent sounds

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks, Amber Juch!

[@legaleagle46]

Klopt!

[@tigerlily7246]

i tried dutch. i couldn't pronounce properly but i love how it sounds.

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@amberjuch9752 the only dutch i know is “in de winter” and another phrase which is kind of crass. Lol

[@bradleyjb5741]

I’m surprised how much info you packed in this video actually. Real good video, with a lot of side notes and context but still simple and effective

[@italymadeeasy]

❤️

[@garydicorzo3625]

I'm fluent in Spanish and I'm in the process of learning Italian. My Italian friend corrected me this morning when I miss pronounced meglio. I thought I was saying right for the longest time. I was saying it the way that I read it, me-glio.

[@italymadeeasy]

Yeah, italian "GLI" sounds the same as Spanish LL!

[@alejandro86]

Italy Made Easy Excuse me for stepping in, but italian "gli" is not pronounced the same way as "ll" in Spanish. The "gli" sound simply does not exist in Spanish (trust me, I had the hardest time achieving that pronunciation when I was learning Italian haha). The equivalent to our "ll" sound would be the italian "gi" or "ge" like "pagina" or "gelato" - and even then it's not the exact same sound.

[@danniekaye2115]

as someone who grew up speaking italian &&& currently a spanish major, i'd say the "gli" explanation transfers over pretty well! you might be thinking of a "ll" dialect? or maybe a "gli" dialect?

[@pokn8058]

Il bello è che sono italiano, però seguo questo canale. Vi adoro troppo.

[@italymadeeasy]

Grazie a te, PokN!

[@pokn8058]

Italy Made Easy 😉

[@Амурскиймурзик]

Grazie mille !

[@abbiepancakeeater52]

i never knew the e at the end made the eh sound i was so confused thank you so much omg i never knew about the gn either. this channel is literally the best.

[@meiznz]

"Gli is the sound we hate." I Agree 😂

[@parisvelardo5651]

Bravo Manu! Un gara aiuto per tutti!

[@italymadeeasy]

😘

[@AstekOst]

In Serbia we call ''bruschetta'' - ''brusketi'', ''prosciutto'' - ''pršuta'' (prshuta), 'spaghetti'' - ''špagete'' (shpagete), ''parmigiano'' we say ''parmezan'' even though we have the GI sound - Đ, ''versace'' we actually pronounce 100% same ''versaće'', ''carbonara'' - ''karbonara'', ''crescendo'' - ''krešendo'' (kreshendo)...Also the most common informal greeting is 'ćao' (Italian ciao or something) and I have NO IDEA why we use it since we don't have much of a relationship with Italia...Btw great video! :D

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks to you, AstekOst!

[@federicofalappi5189]

AstekOst 'cuz serbia is an italian province. *grabs popcorn*

[@mmprando7207]

AstekOst We are brothers Serbian mates

[@despode]

@Federico F. ahah, better than to be American province anyways ;)

[@tomp1106]

we also say vidim (vedo), volim (voglio), daj (dai), idemo (andiamo). ćao must have become popularized by the partisan song bella ciao, since it was very popular in yugoslavia. and in slang we also use kapiraš (capisci). while kara (cara) is a bad word (cazzo).

[@kimzeck9827]

Great! Thanks for sharing 🌞

[@italymadeeasy]

😘

[@rosecurran9048]

He should have included Ghirardelli, which has a hard G at the beginning, according to Italian pronunciation rules, but is almost always pronounced by Americans with a soft G (as in George). It is probably one of the most commonly mispronounced Italian words or Names out there.

[@EphemeralProductions]

That Italian heart at the end! So cute! ❤️

[@cherylchiam]

Enjoyed it :) Thought the words were really relevant.

[@italymadeeasy]

Grazie mille! Happy you found this video useful!

[@EphemeralProductions]

Getting hungry! So many good foods in this video! :). I love Italian food and i love to eat! I must have been an Italian in a past life! Lol

[@josephinevicedal531]

Me, an italian major, knowing how to pronounce these and feeling proud

[@italymadeeasy]

💪great

[@rockysjewel]

Thank you . This was fun and easy!

[@brucemccormick8635]

Thank you for the video. It was very informative

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks to you, Bruce McCormick!

[@EBB9667]

You changed my life with Versace. I had NO idea that I was pronouncing it incorrectly.

[@italymadeeasy]

Grazie mille, Elizabeth Berman! Happy to be helping!

[@sherylF5610]

Good lesson!

[@italymadeeasy]

❤️

[@CJ-gj5fr]

I love your videos! They're so entertaining!

[@italymadeeasy]

😊

[@saumyabimal9252]

❤❤❤❤grazie .....👍👍👍👍👍

[@italymadeeasy]

😊

[@SemperFiMom88]

I'm learning so much!!! Thank you!

[@tillybinkie]

Love your Out-take! :D

[@StoicWallflower]

What is the tarantella that plays at 3:47-3:53? The whole song plays to 5:40 but the first time stamp is when it’s easiest to hear.

[@adropintheocean1052]

quanti italiani qui?:3

[@universe.exe_]

A drop in the ocean HAI MELANIE COME PROPIC❤

[@adropintheocean1052]

sì, la mia bimba aa

[@adesuwa9]

A drop in the ocean ciao come stai

[@tigerlily7246]

uno.

[@emanuelaorru2055]

Ioo

[@LinJ47]

BRAVO!!! Wonderful lesson!! I am not only bookmarking this I am also sending the link to my cugini!!! GRAZIE AMICI!! XOXOXO

[@beardan76]

Very Aussie pronunciations this! Good little video to point out the difference between the Aussie way and the correct way! The 'e' sound for Australian is very lazy way to speak, where the Italian endings feels like they are emphasized a bit more so cant be too lazy with them!

[@ros4485]

nella mappa italiana all'inizio del video c'è pure la Corsica😂 ehm..

[@Losangelesharvey]

good catch!

[@junglelushchic4234]

I appreciate you so much. Grazie!!!

[@italymadeeasy]

😊

[@niletoo]

I LOVED this! I learned and never forgot, the thing re silent Gs from reading Helter Skelter by then prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi. The defense would try and drive him crazy by calling him Bugliosi even though they knew better.

[@jakub5537]

I'm not even Italian but it physically hurts to hear American accent in those beautiful Italian words. Paenna Coda...Jeez... :D

[@italymadeeasy]

😉

[@simplywine00]

Very helpful! I don’t even know how to pronounce my last name but this lesson might help

[@italymadeeasy]

😊 ottimo!

[@janinejohnson5014]

Provolone is another one - in the USA they don't add the "e" sound.

[@candydollss1754]

Wow amazing... I have fully enjoyed the video... sce sounds sh... Hahaha really nice amazing... Thanks

[@italymadeeasy]

😍 thank you!

[@candydollss1754]

You most welcome 😊

[@zaldare]

Good idea to invite someone over! I'm wondering how, in daily life conversations, you can differentiate when someone says é or e.

[@queeng508]

you hear it, they sound different

[@thepaopoufruit]

context also helps

[@DarkoSayd]

Guardando la thumbnail di questo video non potuto fare a meno di pensare: "ci siamo ripresi la Corsica?" :D

[@CaffeAddict]

Double t means a stronger t sound, not weaker like "tt" as in American "better". It's like "tt" in British "better".

[@tonyandrade8131]

LOL... love this... the one thing I have learned in Italian, is that your pronounce every letter, whereas in America, we just slur it all out.

[@judithsantiago1512]

You guys are bello

[@tommyde2504]

Manu do you do personal lessons ?

[@italymadeeasy]

Ciao John! This is Alessia from Italy Made Easy. I'm sorry Manu doesn't give private lessons! But have you tried to take a look at our Academy? academy.italymadeeasy.com/all-courses You'll find a great program with the Beginner and Intermediate level courses. If you want more information contact us at [e-mail] Un caro saluto!

[@brucemccormick8635]

Have you thought of showing the differences of speaking in Italy? Example the difference between the Italian that is spoken in Rome and Florence, or Milan or Venice or Naples.

[@fenestrapain]

I would love to see this video!!!

[@judithsantiago1512]

Manu - Io fa parlato italiano bene - grazie mille - ciao

[@nellouffa]

I don't understand why John Sloan says Italian people say "D" instead of "T" pronouncing English words. Seeing many examples, I think the opposite.

[@WPwholesomeENT]

07:28 lmao he had flashbacks

[@Willtreaty99]

Was hopping for a mozzorella

[@LydiLouiKats]

Very much fun! Thank You! Both very cute! :)

[@xmunex6474]

Io sono italiana e ho sperato ogni volta che pronunciasse bene le parole. Ma no, niente.

[@JK-fo9ob]

I dont know but when i saw CARBONARA it reminds me of something and i clicked on this vdo only ARMIES will understand Amazing lesson BTS fans Love you

[@nomadcoach2]

Oh you had to do stracciatella

[@zaldare]

Oh, and on "calzone" isn't it supposed to be a massive emphasis on the "ts"-sound of the letter z or is it only when its "zz" ?

[@italymadeeasy]

no, not a very strong Z in Calzone!

[@Zazzauser]

Doesn't it depend on what part of Italy it's pronounced in? I often hear southern Italians pronouncing it with a mild Z sound while northern Italians seem to pronounce it with a strong Z sound

[@sofiagiordani6881]

Riccardo DoctorSax Sasso yes, sometimes it depends on your accent

[@Zazzauser]

I think it depends! All of my relatives living in Puglia (south Italy) pronounce "calzone" with mild Z, as well as "calzare" (to wear shoes/socks),"calzini" (socks), and other similar words. Never heard them pronouncing it differently (think that's the correct way) But where i live (North Italy) everybody pronounce these words with strong Z/ts sound. Regarding the "double Z" sound, it also depends xD "Cazzata" has a strong 'ts' sound, "azzardo" a mild sound

[@nellouffa]

yeah, depend on which part of Italy, but in a different way. I'm from Venice and we pronounce "ts" instead of a vibrating "z".

[@257mitchell]

Still good,Manu.

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks to you, 257mitchell!

[@smit1807]

They're flirting and it's so cute😍

[@braschigiovanniangelo5559]

Risotto , they say ''rees-ou-dou''. Bruschetta they say ''broo-sh-ay-ta'', Michelagelo, they say maikol-Ay-ngelo.... Broccoli, they say ''brou-goo-lee''..... Umpfh! :-(

[@fishwax6371]

The Italians here in New York always drop final vowels and stuff. Prosciutt, manigott, arigott, calzon, minestron...

[@italymadeeasy]

😂

[@Losangelesharvey]

probably because they mostly came from the south and there are regional pronunciation differences

[@Hamptonivy]

Yup and especially Long Islanders. The worst is when they try to correct you when you don’t drop the final vowels 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@thomastmwc]

The guy in blue is so cute

[@BetaFalcon13]

I've been told that "gli" at the beginning of a word is almost always pronounced as it is spelled. How true is that?

[@irisaspidistria153]

yeah it's kind of true but for example the article "gli" is still nasal

[@BetaFalcon13]

Yeah, I did know that. But like "glissare" is pronounced as written

[@irisaspidistria153]

Yes it is. I actually don't think there is a special rule for it. Some words are read nasally some are not

[@italymadeeasy]

the words that start with GLI pronounced as it's written are very few and you are not likely to be using them often. They are mostly technical/medical terms. Things like GLICERINA, GLICEROLO, GLITTOGRAFIA, GLICEMIA, GLICERITI etc. The nasal sound of GLI is the most common one.

[@BetaFalcon13]

That is good to know. I've kind of been learning Italian as a third language, and I don't exactly have other Italian speakers to talk to, so my knowledge of pronunciation of Italian words pretty much comes from knowing the IPA and how it pertains to Italian. Anything that doesn't follow standard rules, I have no way of knowing how to pronounce. This channel is honestly a godsend, because now I have a reliable source of spoken Italian to listen to

[@Poo0fi]

I searched how to pronounce "pistacchio" and found this video but it's not even on here. xD

[@italymadeeasy]

Actually "pistacchio" is not such a common word to use in everyday speech! 😂 The stress falls on the "a", so "pistàcchio"... then remember that the double Cs have a hard sound because they are followed by the H. 😉

[@MrAdryan1603]

You guys are soo cute. Haah ;D

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks to you, Adrian D!

[@MrAdryan1603]

Italy Made Easy: Totally memorized by you, signore, and the way your brain works. Your friend needs a little more help with his Italian, I think hehehh >.

[@Margaritao1]

Wondering when to use “da” instead of “per”... such as I have been married “for” 2 years. In Italian “da 2 anni” instead of “per 2 anni” So how do I know?

[@elenalogreco7580]

Calzone has a tz sound, not a dz one!

[@pcthanh85]

I'm gonna sound so Italian and worldly and like an ahole next time I go to my local grocery store

[@baberina1]

can you teach people how to pronounce "mozzarella", " cappuccino", biscotti,, risotto correctly also , please!!

[@lencal03]

Anyone come here after listening to Sebastian Vettel’s last team radio with Ferrari?

[@BellaFlayme]

What is the proper way to say Cannoli?

[@italymadeeasy]

If you mean Italian (sicilians) pastries in the form of hard tubular shells filled with sweetened ricotta cheese, you're right... they're CANNOLI. - Italy Made Easy Staff -

[@BellaFlayme]

Yes that's what I mean. My Mama is half Italian and grew up around her Italian family who all said it as "gah-nool" and she has been insisting that it is the correct way to say Cannoli. Same thing with Ricotta...it's "rigot". I've never been more confused in my life!

[@italymadeeasy]

Cannolo, you can read : /can·nò·lo/ and Ricotta /ri·còt·ta/ :) -Italy Made Easy Staff -

[@BellaFlayme]

Thank you very much!

[@bryanaquino1158]

i thought i had dyslexia when you spell you get everything backwards

[@መናዝል]

Can find me italian language school around FEGLINE Thank you.

[@BlueMarvel21]

This made me realize how messed up our English language is.

[@ifyabedion201]

A😍💎

[@MarioxJolienSpiderFreak]

alsways thought gli = lji :p

[@devanship5803]

In panna cotta why does cotta pronoun as kotta shouldn't it be chotta?? Because you said that C=Ch in Italian

[@italymadeeasy]

There are two kinds of "C". C [k] in words like cane, anche, acuto (that you can pronounce like the C in the word CAN) and C [tʃ] like ciao, cinque, farmacia (that you can pronounce like CH, for example chair) I hope it will help you! Un saluto - Italy Made Easy Staff -

[@devanship5803]

Italy Made Easy ok i get it. thank you😃

[@VeronicaRosazza]

Aspetta... 7 vowels?

[@stefano_etrusco]

Veronica Rosazza Prin le vocali scritte sono 5 ma hanno 7 suoni perché la E e la O ne hanno due ciascuna. Per esempio le E finali di perché e caffè sono diverse nella pronuncia. La prima è chiusa e la seconda è aperta. Certo, negli accenti regionali non è che si rispetti tanto l'uso corretto. Per esempio a Milano pronunciano aperta anche la E di perché, e magari chiudono la E di senti che invece dovrebbe essere aperta.

[@RC-pe5ee]

heyy can someone tell me how to pronounce "cogito ergo sum" can't any proper teaching vids lol

[@257mitchell]

It is better when you do it alone, this one is a little too silly. Or have someone not as giggly.

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks for the feedback! This kind of videos is going to be mostly for fun, not really making them as part of my teaching! Students seem to enjoy them a lot!

[@simonetonnaer9442]

What is good about this video, is that it gives the viewers a chance to learn from the mistakes of others. So once in a while, it´s quite handy! :)

[@italymadeeasy]

Very true! Grazie mille, Simone!

[@rodoneysposito1432]

Funny!!!

[@italymadeeasy]

Thanks!

[@momdoan]

ooh you look like a pizza lol

[@italymadeeasy]

😂

[@alinao87]

Calzone????????? Ma che zeta è???

[@volkmaruder9587]

Music annoys

[@nhmooytis7058]

He’s a cutie!

[@madamedegrassi4377]

You took a little too long to get to the point.

[@JJ-in7ys]

Ao ma tu a questi mica gli devi insegnare l'italiano!!! Se devono andare in Puglia insegnagli il pugliese e se va in Lombardia insegnagli il Milanese sennò (almeno finchè saranno al sud) non potranno interagire con tutti.

[@daleboxsell2805]

He doesn’t sound Italian at all.

[@listener-md]

Good lesson!

[@italymadeeasy]

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