I Learned Italian in 7 Days - Part I

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I think the way languages are taught in school is backwards to say the least. Very inefficient and demoralizing.
However, speaking a foreign language can be a really fun, exciting experience and a way to expand your world view. I wanted to both share how I approach language learning and also see how far I could push things in one week.
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[@nathanieldrew]

You can watch Part II here → kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWLahmOhhbqdnMU

[@s.boundless3163]

This is really interesting. Have you considered making a program based on this ?

[@TedEhioghae]

Please can you share your 1000 words list??

[@Tyron95]

Ciao Nathaniel, dove hai trovato la lista delle mille parole? Vorrei fare la stessa cosa con il tedesco. Grazie e buona fortuna.

[@florianax483]

I'm italian.. how I can learn english so fast too? XD ps: u sayd very well cazzo!

[@leonardoscanferla3235]

@@Tyron95 Ciao, credo sia questo il sito ;) 1000mostcommonwords.com/

[@giulioandraghetti6235]

I'm just an Italian guy learning English watching a video of someone learning Italian...

[@cesarramirez6562]

Makes sense to me, lmao.

[@johnmartin3134]

Your English looks good to me.

[@rikyrossi9518]

Anche io lol. Me too lol

[@simplebed3603]

Non sono l'unico allora ahaha

[@johnmartin3134]

@@simplebed3603 inglese è molto difficile

[@mariamorejon5417]

When you said you were fluent on your resume and they ask if you can start on Monday

[@stefymutch3454]

Maria Morejon Ha!

[@michaelschrute2346]

Shit,LoL

[@darlyyulie09]

😂😂😂

[@isabellacarrozza6873]

Lmao it be like that

[@charleyvibe2124]

Maria Morejon W

[@aladin0095]

Nobody: Duolingo: The bird drinks an elephant.

[@ciaociao9292]

Hahahahaahhah

[@ayelenlopez98]

True

[@jennifer1210]

Il uccello beve un elefante My new favorite thing is translating everybody’s Duolingo memes

[@royashu]

Ded 💀🤣

[@DPaolo]

@@jennifer1210 no, " il uccello" doesn't exist. We say " l'uccello" lo becomes l' when after the article there is a vowel

[@christiantodorov6239]

you are the most italian-looking non-italian ive seen.

[@Ynnastra]

Isn't he Argentinean? Because that'd make sense

[@yyg4632]

i freaking know right

[@Lucas-gm8we]

Adrien Brody

[@adamender9092]

I was thinking the same thing

[@elli7260]

@@Ynnastra yes he's argentinian !!

[@MiracleWinchester]

Duo threatened you, didn't it?

[@skye7489]

Duo: do spanish or you vanish 🔫🔫

[@RealCrashClubBeamNGDrive]

Duo come manzanas (He is threatening me, help!!!!!)

[@kamishy_Art]

@@skye7489 this is a clever one, mis respetos señor siga asi

[@andreapresutti1829]

@@RealCrashClubBeamNGDrive lmao i'm dying

[@justdancefitted2023]

Duolingo is forcing me to learn French

[@juliansammy1]

Duolingo got his family. That's why he learned so fast.

[@pyro265]

Lol

[@vaca493]

Excuse me, did you just called me a nigger?

[@entityunkown6724]

@Didi Miss Take They spam you with notifications when you miss your language lesson

[@jessiestarr1273]

I cried with laughter

[@vicenzogoelzer281]

which streak should I get so itcan free my family??

[@its_andres2253]

He had a really good strategy, but he wasn’t a beginner, this changes everything.

[@vanessaphanouvong5870]

But I feel like most people heavily dedicating themselves to learning a language aren't ACTUALLY beginners. A lot of people have previously picked up the language before and put it down multiple times already, or have had some previous exposure. I mean I'd say he's a beginner by real-world standards; not beginning from nothing but still a beginner. And I'm sure everybody can replicate this strategy--beginner or not--with a more extended time frame

[@sameerk6306]

I agree. There are about 10 different asterisks which nullify the title of this video

[@yuitomone608]

Those are just excuses, and you know that. If you have time, you can learn anything. Even if you don't have time you can learn from absolute 0. I know people that were in their 60s that started to learn a second language, without having any previous cantact with it. Those people were the ones who inspired me to learn english and as many as other languages as i can. And other thing, everyone is a beginner in everything, no one was born knowing, we learn over time after all. Don't use excuses to shadow your fears and mediocrities, just try, and don't give up in the first chance you've got. If you always give up in step 4 thinking you will never be able to do shit, you'll never know if in step 5 you will be able to do that.

[@cottagefairie6464]

Very true!

[@ashley-px4qt]

@@yuitomone608 Lol but what she's saying is true, even at the beginning he knew how to form future tense, participles and condicional phrases (which are at least intermediate). You CAN do anything, but the title of the video implies that you can learn a language in one week. I think you would be hard-pressed to find someone on earth who has truly become truly fluent in even a few months. I think it's just unrealistic and based so much on immediacy (and flexing, like, "who can learn the fastest?") even though real polyglots tend to dedicate at least a few years to each language. What he had learned by the end of a week is a drop in the ocean of cultural context.

[@solofhxcjccsubliminals5483]

Duolingo be like : "My sister is a girl"

[@lucyowo6015]

*banana

[@user-zn3tt8kh2d]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@daki2223]

Mi hermana es una chica

[@abushaadfaiyaz12]

🤣🤣

[@amarawoolery8404]

La sorella mia e una ragazza

[@ruizachotkan184]

duolingo be like: "the boy eats an apple"

[@zoev6708]

Il ragazzo mangia una mela // boy I repeated that shit so much haha Duolingo is such bullshit

[@lfocoap4950ajf8]

en español: el niño come la manzana (ty zoé v :)

[@lfocoap4950ajf8]

Zoé V lol you're right ill fix it

[@ChuchologanONE]

@Samuel Lanham that's wrong xD, donne is plural, so the definite article must be "Le"

[@kazuhitoshi9701]

The boy and the horse

[@skaupe]

Short summary: Memorize top 1000 words, record yourself saying these words, combine words and create more advanced sentences, learn the most common verbs and important conjugation, watch movies/series or listen to music/podcasts and take notes so you can understand what the people are saying/singing.

[@julianapatasik1354]

Can i use it for every language?

[@lilyhaverkamp9544]

I feel like im gonna pronounce all of the words wrong

[@ellie-pm9hp]

thank u so much

[@theglassesofshaunmichaelga7450]

Lily Haverkamp You would. Ignore this person’s advice because you will end up with a strong accent that is hard to change. Just listen to the words, but don’t say them or else your brain lock onto a specific way of pronouncing a word that is off.

[@skaupe]

Or you could just learn how Italian pronunciation works, or in worst case find an app that lets you hear audio with the word. I’d recommend the app Memrise. Much more effective than Duolingo

[@addietoner8392]

OK NO JOKE I'M SEEING ALL THESE "DUOLINGO BE LIKE.." BUT I WAS USING DUOLINGO AND THEY LITERALLY ASKED ME TO TRANSLATE "The man wants to die because of his wife"

[@laurendixon9823]

I-

[@mimibelenm]

LMAO SAMEEE IVE BEEN USING DUOLINGO THIS PAST MONTHS AND ONE TIME THEY ASKED ME “what is a man” I- 😶

[@klaytonsilva5890]

I don't believe it

[@laneythelame]

Ummmm

[@candygirl4life]

I use Lingodeer🦌

[@charliewardgames8678]

Nobody: DuoLingo: ‘gLi UoMiNi ScRiVoNo NeLlO zUcChErO’

[@mosstree__5508]

Damn they really do be be writing in the sugar

[@karimafouad5137]

Right hhhu

[@dinouchcamulti-languages1381]

Watch my video and tell me your opinion please 🥰🥰🥰 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5LUmWuLZtdqrJI

[@SvenVee]

I just got ptsd from this thanks

[@Gia-df3bh]

lA RAgAzzA ManGIa La MeLa GLi UomiNi legGOnO iL LibRO

[@DrumWild]

1. Learn the 1,000 words. 2. Use it with a person who speaks Italian. 3. They respond with a bunch of words you do not know so quickly that you don't know where one word stops and the next begins. 4. Abandon all hope and go to Olive Garden for bread sticks.

[@matte9076]

and chicken alfredo

[@JenLaRock]

5 find out olive garden is a scam and chicken alfredo doesn't really exist in italy :(

[@energy_waves]

@@JenLaRock *Still eat the chicken alfredo because it's bomb af*

[@JenLaRock]

David Razberry seems legit

[@nojvaz2392]

Dont learn a 1000 words. It's a waste of your time. Use only what you use in your current language.

[@groves924]

"Yeah I know some basic words" Me: S P A G H E T T I

[@BJ-jk3ex]

Piazza, gli spaghetti al pomodoro, la casa, l'amico That's it! (I am learning Italian since 2017 xD)

[@SS-pe4li]

P E P P O R O N N I

[@lisahorgan8183]

Lazania

[@orjval]

mozzarela

[@marlenapallido3575]

Latte Gatto Cano Fontano Piazza I'm even not sure if spelt them right 😅

[@tinagymnaste7561]

Pov : you are watching videos on how to learn Italian bc Damiano stole your heart ✨

[@nazrinsaiji9701]

you didn't have to come for me that hard lol

[@nicolette350]

totally not 💀

[@mariagraphite9456]

Don't expose me like that :D

[@rg5587]

i feel attacked 😂 also not only damiano , ethan owns my heart with his cute rrrr ❤

[@aspenwood641]

I feel called out

[@karispeck4213]

I “mastered” like 12 categories on Duolingo for Italian and still didn’t know how to say “my name is...” like whatttttt

[@SirCartieer2900]

mi chiamo

[@patricijadrinic4578]

Anche'io 😭😭 ma con l'inglese e l'italiano perche vivo in Croazia

[@gottlos7]

learn in 7 days day 0: you need to already know some Italian

[@HerreDePerre]

gottlos7 you can learn some basic Italian.

[@Dimivim]

I really leaned from zero to C1 in 6 months.

[@mavsworld1733]

@Alana Khoury Duo lingo is not a very effective way of learning a language. You'd be better off just finding natives to talk to, or watching TV shows, starting with kids shows. Just take a magazine and a story book and get them to tell you about them, then copy. Don't talk your native language, draw pictures to get them to give you the language.

[@davidamajako961]

@Alana Khoury the lies

[@rihemmiya3280]

😂

[@chiefmattia5773]

L’italiano ha infiniti verbi e coniugazioni diverse e contorte, quando scoprirai il dialetto che cambia anche nel giro di 5km impazzirai. Nice job

[@giuseppe1193]

Il Verde da noi a bari ogni paese ha il suo dialetto xd

[@rahmanhayat1868]

@@giuseppe1193 I'm Italian but moved to the UK 7 or 8 years ago and I was 10 back then so while I learnt English I have continually forgotten Italian , I still speak some but I have forgotten a lot and I still understand everything , is there any way you can help me learn more Italian again and what's the best thing to do?

[@emanueleromanato7833]

@@rahmanhayat1868 I don't know, maybe you can speak with your Italian friend in Italian and getting helped by them

[@chiefmattia5773]

The best way to learn Italian is speak and watch tv more than you can, that language have a lot of useless words, you should focus on a list of useful information if you want study. Change language in Netflix or subtitles where you can 👍🏻

[@rahmanhayat1868]

@@chiefmattia5773 Thank you, and do you know any Italian shows that I could watch , so far I know only 1

[@-hanna-3548]

Me: has an important french certificate exam tommorow Also me: starts learning italian today randomly

[@gabriele9395]

Well did you pass your exam?

[@-hanna-3548]

@@gabriele9395 I did actually hahahah

[@gabriele9395]

@@-hanna-3548 so good, congrats

[@panchikofan123]

@@-hanna-3548 congrats!

[@catonpizza]

BRO SAME IM SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING BETTER AT FRENCH FOR SCHOOL BUT IM HERE WANTING TO LEARN ITALIAN

[@madeleinecarson7262]

I’ve been trying to learn Italian for a couple months now. I’m making progress,slowly but surely. The verb conjugation has been the hardest,but I’m not giving up!

[@giuseppe1193]

Brava continua così 👍

[@eriko5975]

any update?

[@madeleinecarson7262]

@@eriko5975 sure! I am listening to podcasts in Italian and I’m mostly able to follow along. I also recently started reading The Divine Comedy in Italian. I haven’t really gotten opportunities to speak it,but I think I could struggle through a conversation. I’ve had ups and downs with feeling like I’m getting anywhere with it,but I have stuck with this whole time,and it’s certainly paying off.

[@eriko5975]

@@madeleinecarson7262 it's great to hear that!

[@craz2580]

The verb coniugations were dufficult to remember even for us italians lol

[@itsjust_avery]

I broke my streak so the duolingo bird broke my legs

[@davedave375]

It's Duo ffs.

[@frederiekvanbeckum2268]

So what! Never mind a lost streak or that annoying DL bird, if the app helps you to move on. Personally I hardly ever use it anymore., only sometimes its accompanying app Tinycards. There are so many other useful resources.

[@davedave375]

@@frederiekvanbeckum2268 It's Duo. Duo

[@uwaargh500]

F

[@tilde2435]

I got a email that said: you made duo sad! oh shit...

[@zainaiqbal1317]

A quick summary of this video: 1. Learn the top 1000 words for the language (use different methods: writing them all down and rereading again and again, record and listen to it again and again whilst doing another activity, associating the word with an action) 2. Learn most common verbs, tenses, their conjugation and connective words such as ‘on’ ‘and’ (try and understand the rules, and irregulars) 3. Try to immerse yourself in the culture by using technology to help you with your language learning (translate music, watch Netflix shows with subtitles, listen to radio stations and podcasts, read books)

[@s.boundless3163]

Where did he get the 1000 words ? I'm looking to try this with Spanish.

[@h.t.8812]

Thanks Zaina! Came to recap

[@isar3889]

Daje!

[@lazy5670]

This comment is unbelievably helpful xD

[@user-kw3jx2zb9x]

You're such an angel thank you.

[@ElsaBella]

The "click" came for me after a few glasses of wine at a dinner with Italian friends. I was getting bored of not understanding the conversation, then all of a sudden, my brain relaxed and instantly "tuned in" to the flow of what they were saying, and everything came into full clarity. Once your mind tunes into the channel people are communicating on, comprehension becomes easy and your skills will start growing exponentially.

[@karlburmeister1552]

This is surprisingly true and feels strange when it happens.

[@aa.xviiii]

Thats so cool

[@oof5426]

That "click" is one of the most amazing feelings you can get, I've had it when I was learning English, it's like floodgates opening all at once. It's really hard to explain it but man, does it feel like you are on top of the world.

[@nanas3293]

Skipping words like "oven" and other kitchen-used words in Italian It's a bold move, but let's see where this'll take us

[@Falanu]

I feel like food words would be a big one in Italy

[@vito7361]

He is a brave one. Let's see how long he can live without Mama's pasta

[@crusader2.0_loading89]

To starvation?

[@hotrodjones74]

You just get to those words later. His system looks designed to make you use the language in a meaningful way as fast as possible while staying motivated (hence the music). Then you fill in the blanks. Most people study languages for months or years before they actually use them.

[@crusader2.0_loading89]

@@hotrodjones74 anyone tried the app for mobile?

[@danielecalabro7774]

Blink twice if the duo bird captured your family

[@squishyspud9636]

You are being watched 🦉

[@kaitlynarianna6264]

Daniele Calabro` 😐😑😐😑😐 help me 😂

[@sauceaddict9569]

Daniele Calabro` WTF😐😐.

[@winniethepoop3388]

Daniele Calabro` 😟😣😟😣

[@loquz6750]

@Didi Miss Take r/woooosh

[@depressedcolombian1999]

And this is how I'm gonna use my quarantine time, learning a new language each week. Wish me luck.

[@juliabrooks8396]

Each week? Wtf

[@TimelessBunny]

Its 3 months in, hows that language learning going?

[@darika1004]

and.. did you learn?

[@tyler4475]

Lmao you can’t learn a language in a week. This is supposed to be a different type of tactic, spread over 7 days, so that you can practice those fundamentals over a longer period. The fastest you might be able to be fluent would be 3-5 months of 8 hours a day 5 days a week for one language that is similar to your native tongue, and even longer for ones that aren’t. If it only took 1 week to be fluent in a different language, than everybody would know like twenty languages. Most advanced countries that have a generally bilingual populous only speak 2 or 3 languages on the high end. I’d plan on being conversationally fluent in 6 to 12 months depending on the language.

[@jjperson1636]

Tyler yea i completely agree i learned my 2nd language over quarantine where all day i spent it in german and it still took me 3 months to get to a point where i could understand most everything in tv, youtube etc its just not possible to learn a language in a week unless you have some sort of special talent with it but one week is just simply unrealistic for the average joe like me

[@kc3669]

me at 1 am and cant sleep so wants to learn language: *starts laughing and crying at the part when Nathaniel says you need to sleep for it to become long-term*

[@dinouchcamulti-languages1381]

Watch my video and tell me your opinion please 🥰🥰🥰 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5LUmWuLZtdqrJI

[@cinnamonrolls6027]

"if you use your time wisely" and here I am watching this instead of studying

[@zaarakhan270]

Have the same problem...should work and watched a bit of it, cause i couldnt believe it. One already needs 1 week for the basic. And now i cant believe that i wasted my time xD

[@lou7754]

“i know some basic words, i know how to cuss” yo bruh you’re already fluent

[@joanofarc9793]

Lou V A F F A N C U L O (GESTURE)

[@deez3862]

@@joanofarc9793 did you just say fuck off lmaooo

[@lalegende2746]

Tiffany.Hernandez Yeah he did 😂

[@MrSilverfab]

If you mean in the beginning definitely no.

[@eminem5261]

@@lalegende2746 🤣

[@ediblelambmeat461]

DuoLingo: The Penguin shot the tranquilliser gun at the boy

[@lynhim2007]

It is so inspiring. Wonderful that you have Vietnamese subtitle so that I could show it to my son

[@filiperabello2840]

I'm learning English by a video of how to learn Italian

[@yeetpoo5050]

FOL_ UrimTumim Stesso! I’m learning on KZbin lol. Sono 14, Inglese. Piacere di conoscerti!! Sono provando a imparare I’taliano :)) Sì, è difficile! Voglio essere fluente 😂 Presto andrò in Italia, sono molto eccitata! (Scusa se il mio italiano è cattiva.) Imparo sui video di KZbin!

[@silviagiuliani5676]

@@yeetpoo5050 sei davvero brava, i miei complimenti. Ti auguro una buona vacanza!

[@dio1474]

@@yeetpoo5050 grande hahaha, l'Italiano è una gran lingua xD

[@an.dreaariano]

@@yeetpoo5050 great job, sono italiano e ho capito quello che vuoi intendere... in few words, i understood

[@francescorotino1850]

Yeet Poo dove vai

[@pinguizshorts]

Nathaniel: *Stage 2: The Glue* Nathaniel: _Stick with me_ Me: Was that an unintentional joke?

[@nathanieldrew]

hahaha yeah it actually was!

[@mariannasala5372]

"ci" is the reflexive of we, so it means "ourselves". Translate: "we love ourselves" as "noi CI amiamo."

[@PhuongDo12]

I'm picking up Italian and your vid is very helpful, thanks a lot!

[@ArneVanDenHaute]

This is genius. Never thought about the 80/20 rule when it comes to learning languages.

[@floris4496]

Nederlands?

[@jancovanderwesthuizen8070]

Kan dalk ook 'n Afrikaanse naam wees

[@hhattonaom9729]

ironically the 80/20 rule comes from an Italian guy

[@nickstaley96]

Agreed. This video has inspired me to utilize the 80/20 rule to supplement languages I'm learning on Duolingo.

[@hhattonaom9729]

@@nickstaley96duolingo is boring af

[@breionerowan8250]

Nobody: …. Duolingo: ThE HoRsE Is PrEtTy

[@saransh2021]

Lmao 😂

[@liem2149]

Don't forget: "I am the cheese" "We don't sell planes to elephants"

[@lucasgigena3482]

IO MANGIO LA MELA

[@BlowsTube]

I was in Mexico one time after a year of using Duolingo and we were joking about the utter uselessness of having learned "caballo" so much. Then suddenly as we're joking about it, a freaking horse walks in front of us!

[@nicoleraheem1195]

😂😂😂

[@zoeeeeee13]

duolingo be like: what is ‘an apple’ ? A: uomo B: Donna C: ragazzo D: mela - now, repeat “una mela” 10 times

[@marie.5507]

Now you do know what an apple is don't you? I'm not gonna say you really need it but if you use it on top of these things it'll help

[@haobinversed]

i mean at least it sticks in your mind that way

[@designpatakisales4711]

This was great! thanks for sharing! good to know its know it wasn't just my thought process.

[@gorgon352]

Ever since I learned Italian I go to the local Italian deli and argue with the deli server in Italian, things got so heated last time he threw a chunk of salami at my head.

[@brennap3310]

Thus comment is a mood.

[@Giove83]

Lol you daft bastardo

[@jirikosek6383]

Salami bon jorno.

[@streetadvisor8127]

Ahahah what?

[@nomotivay]

Did you flail your hands around as well? Italians do alot of hand gestures when speaking Italian

[@alessandroporpiglia8779]

Im italian LOOOOL I FEEL LIKE A TEACHER LOOKING AT BAD TESTS

[@beatriceroccabruna4804]

Alessandro Porpiglia me too😂

[@gius4real415]

Vabbè dai, almeno ci prova 😉

[@dank_ici]

Molto meglio degli analfabeti funzionali che percepiscono il reddito di cittadinanza

[@cesare7285]

Here I am another Italian dude of yours

[@aaalexxx900]

beh che dire

[@tainaadam3504]

Ahhh I love this video!! The video footages are so interesting and keep me intrigued while hearing your advice!!

[@LunaSangre]

Cool 2 parter, definitely an inspiration to learn the language.

[@cybertteoki]

-Nathaniel mentions the importance of sleep. -Me looking up from my homework realizing it’s 3 a.m.* “He’s right”. *shuts down everything*

[@esejsnake1503]

How did that go? I feel you...

[@anhurtjv]

wish me luck with the 7000 most common Chinese characters haha

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

You need over 9000 to read a newspaper, don't you?

[@samanthajester3312]

S.M. Kolostyak oof😂 I'll stick with learning Spanish😂

[@lakin7878]

@@stephenkolostyak4087 actually you only need to know about 2500 to really read a newspaper

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

@@lakin7878 is that single or double ply?

[@emiskilrimusicproductions]

I can't write in chinese very well

[@MsIngriDiva]

the most helpful video of learning a language a ever see!!!THANK YOU!!!

[@mikaylaford6818]

I am so excited about this! I just moved to Milano to be with my boyfriend, and I really need to step up my Italian game. Cheers!

[@nathanieldrew]

I don't think singing is going to be a viable career option for me.

[@neilbhutada9666]

When is part 2 coming , Btw you are amazing , Ive subscribed to your channel.

[@AntireZen]

Vabbè balliamo

[@sierragibbas579]

Part 2 better have more Italian singing!! 😂

[@magesense456]

Nathaniel you are quickly growing on me, you are uplifting, fun and inspiring, thank you for your spirit!

[@jackvarden2304]

Ok what u need to do is honestly makes ur own website with various languages and steps for people to follow like what your doing. Imagine taking a Spanish class and be rather fluent in it in like a month by following steps like yours.

[@ghastxm2083]

...did anyone else shiver when he mentioned duolingo...just me? ok

[@bobblyblinkers]

Duo took your girlfriends too? I'm here buddy

[@bobblyblinkers]

Duo took your girlfriends too? I'm here buddy

[@kosutaestera493]

Great job! As someone qualified to teach Italian as a second language I have to say that if any of my students would invest even half of the time and effort that you have in this one week in a whole semester the results would be very visible. Another problem with learning a foraging language in a traditional school environment is that students at the same time have at least 10 other subjects to spread their focus on and they might not be able to be as intentional with learning as an adult who has free time to study a language can be. With all this said, presenting to students language in a way to make them intrigued about the culture and interested to dig deeper themselves is sometimes all a teacher can do. Love what you're doing and I'd challenge you to do the same one week study of Hungarian language and document the journey :)

[@ritisha_sharma]

Hey 👋 I am ritisha from India where are you from?

[@pannamolnar3676]

I love this video so much. I always come back when I need motivation. It is so cool. It should be on television

[@disgustibuss]

1:29 Nothing disrespectful boi, swearing is the first thing everyone learns about a new language! CAZZO!

[@gabrielpal5537]

Pizza, pasta and porco dio

[@NathanielGE]

Kurwa!

[@chiaraippoliti]

Not everyone. I didn't because I learned most of my languages in university.

[@omit4727]

Hai cazzo piccolo

[@omit4727]

@@gabrielpal5537 mamma mia

[@madi1420]

dude if the duolingo bird is holding you hostage blink twice

[@squishyspud9636]

🦉

[@alexanderminami9865]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@fatima98112]

Madi McG he litteraly blinked twice in this entire video😂😂😂

[@jenniferjimenez952]

Madi McG 😂😂😂

[@mysteriousman12430]

00 --00 --

[@luisarighi4716]

this video is amazing! love it!!

[@VENETONYC]

Wow you learned Italian in 7 days and I'm still learning Italian after 55 years and I'm Italian 🤣 I'm impressed

[@emanuelesuella9938]

😂😂😂

[@MariaLaura-ly4tb]

I'm Italian, when you said 'my friend Giuseppe', I went out loud: OF COURSE

[@tatianaartemova3636]

😂

[@relaxingsounds9041]

u have a romanian name tho-

[@harrylewin9162]

Their both romance languages so their is probably crossover

[@katiekrackers4210]

So did I!

[@drumclaypete]

Your eyes make my feel like you know my deepest secret.

[@georgemateo68]

HONESTLY

[@sloshypath]

Peter Bennett IKR like Jesus please blink u look like momo

[@emjey_tanita]

Thank you for this video! Nice background music)

[@takeshinishikawa1567]

Great video! I agree with the techniques and also love the 7 day challenge.

[@ethancroft2560]

Nathan: "Everything in the universe is imbalanced." Thanos: *TRIGGERED!*

[@ttommy_17]

Perfectly balanced, like everything would be

[@mjf9998]

Nathaniel Drew learns a lot of Italian in 7 days Duolingo bird : Am I a joke to you?

[@JocelynJBartolome]

Nathaniel, you're dance moves are AMAZING!!! Hahaha thanks for this awesome video

[@rayane405]

that's literally so freaking exciting!!!

[@robertlopez7332]

My French teacher spoke English on the first day of school and showed us a few common words like bathroom, question, etc, then spoke French the entire year. Everyone in the class picked up French in no time.

[@fulcifan6946]

Robert Lopez The French foreign legion does the same thing. They speak only French even though every soldier is not French.

[@brookemuzzatti9710]

I call bs

[@BelleVanSchijndel]

@@brookemuzzatti9710 It's a valid technique of teaching a foreign language -- it's called 'immersion'.

[@ShaylahGeikie]

Yup, in Canada we have something called french immersion where all your classes are in french, or the majority of them

[@brookemuzzatti9710]

@@ShaylahGeikie ik, im in French immersion, I'm just saying complete immersion dosent nessarliry work especially if there is no effort made to teach the language

[@coolguy7296]

Youre already half way there with all your hand movements

[@harryiii3361]

The 80/20 rule applies to Italian too: 80% hand movements, 20% actual words

[@silverwolfeve]

@@harryiii3361 I can assure you that we could tell entire stories by gestures and not even pronounce a word! Pretty cool huh?

[@RenoDW]

Lol

[@Justmy2mexpesos]

Moon Cyclops 🤣😂🤣😂

[@camilla5963]

Italian hand gestures have meanings, they’re not just random! It’s like sign language basically...

[@andreasneofytou3854]

Wow, in your videos you seem like you are so well disciplined!! Good job!

[@cecy_italian_and_criminology]

You've used a very interesting method! Definitely challenging, I hope you've posted updates 'cause I'm invested ahah

[@kubi1838]

Duolingo bird: keep it up and I'll give you back your little sister

[@lethaltarget9798]

It's even scarier when you don't have a little sister

[@hrishikeshparab1236]

*unzips pants*

[@retajalhelal5184]

Can someone please explain.I don't understand those jokes hahha

[@hrishikeshparab1236]

@Kam K 😂😂

[@bellac1517]

@@retajalhelal5184 this is 2 weeks late but just incase you still don't understand these jokes, well basically it's how duolingo (that language app with the bird mascot) will send you notifications whenever you miss a day, reminding you to come and complete your language lesson for the day. Now people turned this into a meme, where they act as though the duolingo bird will 'kidnap your family' (or something on the lines of that) if you miss your lesson 😂😂

[@amelia-yd9ix]

Italian is such a beautiful language. I wish I was able to speak it. Honestly, if you’re from Italy please omg you’re beautiful.

[@johnmartin3134]

Ciao, come stai. By the way, you can learn italian. Present tense is not that hard

[@tom18a12]

fam is italian !

[@datcamrenbish4372]

DAMN GURL THX

[@rikyrossi9518]

I’mmmm Italian hahhahahah lol,why i’m supposed to be beautiful?

[@cerealkilla4957]

thanks honey

[@francesca4192]

Bravissimo, Nathaniel!

[@MagicLanguages]

You are one of the few on youtube, using the best methods to learn. Nice one.

[@mikeletterst9882]

You can't learn Italian in a week.. Him: hold my Adderall

[@aaronhorscxyz8160]

I need

[@bobdadog2950]

Aaron Horscxyz i need what?

[@aaronhorscxyz8160]

@@bobdadog2950 meth

[@noonehere4332]

Him: wait don’t, i need that.

[@antojonas6670]

No matter the result Will be, it's a good way to motivate ourself in learning other language.

[@simonebariosco3017]

6:58 "Spirare = to disappear" That made me laugh, "spirare" is the verb used to indicate the last breath before dying, technically you "disappear" after that. "SpArire" is actually "to disappear" Never thought about that similarity :P

[@aronmase_]

Ahahaha anche io avevo fatto caso a questa cosa

[@philipomoregbe7075]

R u italiano? La Nostra è probabilmente una delle lingue più pallose da imparare

[@chappie3642]

@@philipomoregbe7075 si dice Italian in inglese non italiano

[@omit4727]

@@philipomoregbe7075 si l'italiano é molto difficile

[@michaelsimpson952]

Love you man. Thank you so much for your videos

[@ThatHolisticMom]

great tips, heading over to part two :)

[@gabrielrbenato]

Congratulations man. I'm learning English by watching your videos. Regards from Brazil

[@hayaa4451]

Gabriel Benato me too I am learning English by watching videos , hello from Saudi Arabia

[@gabrielrbenato]

@@hayaa4451 wow, pretty good, global learn lol.

[@silismo]

Foda

[@suncatto]

Brazil here

[@alejandrodom4715]

I got 7 months studying english, my only actual problem as you can see is my bad written, i'm able to talk long conversations whit natives speakers, good luck ya'll guys, you can do whatever you want if you put all you efforts in order to be a better version of yourself

[@chefi5357]

It's cool that you mentioned the 80/20 rule because it was actually found and popularized by an ITALIAN economist, Vilfredo Pareto.

[@dio1474]

Che nome di merda Valfredo 😂😂😂

[@s.p.a.ghetti2831]

Cazzo ecco dove avevo già sentito sta roba, super Pareto

[@mr.serenity7203]

What is the 80/20 rule

[@veneciamilo8255]

Thank you so much, this is amazing!

[@beeitalian4086]

As an Italian native girl myself I love the dedication and the effort you've put in this! It's really amazing! I want to listen to your Italian skills so I'm watching your second video! Super nice! Bravissimo, è bello vedere che ci sono persone a cui piace la nostra lingua, buona fortuna con l'apprendimento della lingua italiana! Continua così!

[@dubbyplays]

I'm italian and i'm learning Hiragana (Japanese) from Duolingo. _-(They kidnapped my friends please help me)-_

[@m__6930]

You can get the Hiragana down in like under one hour..

[@wishywashy1574]

The Japanese language is pronounced as Nihongo. Higarana is just one of three of their writing system.

[@is3t]

I'm Italian and I have a private course for Japanese... It's a beatiful language, I would like to go to university in Japan

[@dubbyplays]

WTF ARE ALL THESE LIKES?!?!? WOH!!!

[@dubbyplays]

@@m__6930 I have a short-term memory...But I'm doing my best to learn it slowly slowly. I would want someome that could teach me Japanese (from basics) for free. But i'm poor so, i can only try from Duolingo _-(Theyconstrictedmeplshelpme)-_ or from youtube videos and wikipedia

[@scar8519]

"I learned Italian in 7 days"..... after studying it for 2 years.... Part1

[@emilstorgaard9642]

Also, he crammed the 1,000 most frequent words, which still corresponds to a rather elementary level, and he probably forgot most of it quickly after lol. It takes at least months of intense practice to be proficient in a language, it's simply not doable within 7 days. But it was a fun experiment, and I think he demonstrated that you shouldn't be scared of engaging in foreign language from day one.

[@captainjosue]

@@emilstorgaard9642 I have studied and learned Italian for 1 year now. My first language is Spanish. Spanish and Italian are almost identical in many ways. AND...in many ways are entirely different. Let me tell you, it was hard. So for him to say he learned Italian in 7 days is just bullshit. To truly test his Italian I challenge he go to Italy and only speak Italian to the Italians in his 7 days of Italian. Guaranteed he's not going to do well. Guaranteed.

[@emilstorgaard9642]

@@captainjosue Absolutely agree. I've seen the same concept applied to Spanish with learners alleging that they learned it in 7 days lmao. I've been learning Spanish for 2 years now, the last 6 months or so being a serious effort, and it takes tremendous time and effort to become fluent in a language. There's a reason why the terms "fluent" and "native speaker" exist. Learning how to speak a language at high level is no trivial feat

[@captainjosue]

@@emilstorgaard9642 Spanish in 7 days??? Tha's some BULLSHIT!!!! No te dejes ser influido por estos videos!!! Suerte con tu Espanol amigo :)

[@emilstorgaard9642]

@@captainjosue Gracias, hermano. Me encanta tantísimo tu idioma pero desafortunadamente no lo hablo bastante a menudo - la mayor parte de mi práctica consiste en escuchar y leer. Principalmente veo películas con subtítulos en español y aunque me enseñan mucho, creo que es necesario hablar de vez en cuando. Yea, the 7 days notion is horsepiss and misleading. You can possibly pass a test in your target language at a very elementary level if you cram nonstop for a week, but as I said already you'll forget almost everything shortly after. In relation to Spanish, I was able to understand the gist of what was being said to me after a few weeks practice, provided that person was speaking slowly and clearly, and without complex language, mainly because English and Spanish share many cognates (my first language is Danish though, but I've spoken English fluently since a young age). But if you want to speak a language at complete fluency, it simply necessitates at least a few years intense effort. My perception of fluency is probably also higher than what most people would consider lol.

[@arjungurung1823]

i love him so much,, he is such an inspiration

[@TheAyiann]

i wanted to pick up Spanish recently and found this inspiring video on language learning! thanks for this vid~

[@ashlynhallinger2173]

this is honestly the best language learning video i’ve ever watched

[@black-shiip1323]

You must be new to this

[@hhjj7]

I lived in Italy for 6 months (but I'm Dutch) I did learn all those not too useful words and sentences. What helped me to keep everything fresh was having conversations in my head when I was alone. In the shower, describing what I am planning to do, or describing what I see when I was on the go. It was so useful. This way I found sentences that I often use without needing it to build the sentence every time again. They became easy accessible packages so to say. Less mental load. Really nice!

[@samevans1289]

Great tip! 💜

[@sabiqbiqsa]

best tip i think !!I’m doing the same with learning english and it works.i’m french speaker normally 😊

[@is3t]

@日産スカイライン I'm studying japanese!

[@violethill_]

I did the same 😂

[@DuckieDGAF]

I'm learning Spanish and Japanese and these tips are amazing. Thank you!!

[@coolbreeze5683]

Knowing French or Spanish first makes learning Italian so much easier. A friend who only spoke English took a long time to learn Italian. I speak French and took a bit of Spanish in school and I picked up a lot of conversational Italian after 2 weeks in Italy. I could speak well with the locals in Milan after about a month.

[@danilofilipovic8790]

Your channel is blowing up, keep up the awesome work, you remind me of Matt D'Avella

[@danilofilipovic8790]

Emm Enn Yup, well deserved, he was getting around 300-500subs daily, and last few days that number increased to 5k+

[@littlebill3419]

Mark my words he’ll be at 500k by June

[@indiighoul]

DaniloF agreed!

[@LaoShimazaki]

@@mareikeneumann5320 he was like 33k last week! @@ judging how his edits/content are im glad hes taking off. :)

[@darkproject3368]

@@littlebill3419 I say 700k by June

[@camilla5963]

Title: I learned italian in 7 days Me, without even clicking on the video: no you didn't

[@zaarakhan270]

Same here...and i dont know why i actually watched this Video...a part of it...cause im learning languages and know that it is impossible. Especially in the way he did it...

[@amiquigonzales7917]

His dad is Argentinian, let's say he already has a huge background for Italian. This being said, he is smart, has a special talent for learning languages, probably Argentinian Spanish is his mother tongue and loves it so I absolutely believe him.

[@jollycomputer9748]

@@amiquigonzales7917Argentinian Spanish is not his mother tongue, since I know from one of his videos, but he actually learnt it when was living in Argentina later in life

[@amiquigonzales7917]

@@jollycomputer9748 I said "probably": all right it is not, but having an Argentinian father and besides having lived - even for a short time - in Argentina, makes a huge background for Italian. Even the rhythm of Argentinian Spanish - especially in the Buenos Aires area - is Italian, due to the massive italian immigration the country received during XIX and XX centuries. How they influenced Argentina is amazing, completely changed the face of a very Spanish society into an almost Italian one.

[@chelseay3663]

but trying is worth praising

[@yidkexchu6629]

love everything about your videos

[@echfx9201]

An Italian girl, watching a man learn to speak Italian fluently, so she can start speaking English more fluently

[@bouchra6270]

An Arab girl , watching a man speaking Italian , so she can start learning Italian ( and improving my English in the same time 😂 )

[@Crunk9]

I want to speak Italian fluently

[@snifey7694]

@@bouchra6270 an Malaysian 🅱️oi learning italian while watching English speaking content

[@naisa9705]

Me too as a girl currently learning italian. Wish me luck :))

[@celerycelso6914]

I feel like it will be easier for me to learn since I know Spanish already, and I think some of the words are similar in some ways 😅

[@nathanieldrew]

To answer your questions about how I found the top 1,000 words, it was basically just a Google search. It appears as though these lists are flawed, so you may need to do some manual translating for yourself - if you notice you use a word a lot in your native language, but don't know the translation, that's probably a good sign that you should look it up. That being said, I think we should make a more reputable source online with a proper list of the top 1,000 words in all languages. And I might your help to make that happen.

[@ChrisAnthonyPinnock]

Yeah bro, making a custom list is mostly a good idea but you should definitely get someone to review it. The catch to 100 most used words in a language is: it may not have words from another language because it doesn't exist; it's not because of usage frequency. The phrase "what's up?" is quite common but may possibly just not exist in another language. So look out for that :( One of those cases where it's more about How it is said in the culture rather than literally. But the 1000 list should definitely lead you to some of these culturally key words. Great video btw dude, you inspired me to start Spanish again years after high school haha

[@michaellancaster8221]

I know this violates your rule about spending no money, but what you need is a Frequency Dictionary. It will contain the words of the language, but rather than listing them alphabetically, they’re listed in the order of how often they’re used. That will give you the most common 1,000+ words and it’s a scholarly source.

[@paulaspindler]

In the top 1,000 words, did you include words as articles, verbs, prepositions, etc or just main vocabulary (nouns)?

[@ebokiyehabtewold9322]

What was the background music, please?❤

[@shamicentertainment1262]

Retold

[@Juliana.moraes]

I LOVE THIS!!! Thank u very much

[@denniscannon6082]

Came over from Shea Jordans channel, keep up the great content.

[@gloom9799]

I'm italian and this is super fun to watch. You actually look quite italian hahaha.

[@johnmartin3134]

Seriosa, perché lui è caramello, è italiano. Ghali è italiano e lui è marrone. Allora, se tu sei caramello con capelli neri, questo ti fa italiano. Io penso ch sembri francese.

[@unapersona1481]

@@johnmartin3134 Che cazzo ho lettooo

[@MakaylaChildress]

He said he learned Italian in 7 days, not that he became fluent in 7 days. The title is true, only a little clickbait which everyone does. Ain't gotta hate on someone trying something new and is brave enough to share the beginning of his journey.

[@chasedunagan]

The first sentences he says in italian would take months for a true beginner to string together so easily, and without any hesitation. He didn't learn Italian in 7 days. Nothing close to the truth.

[@micaylapresley]

@@chasedunagan Those sentences literally take a day or two to learn tops. lol Do you have only one language or something? Everyone knows a little about a lot of languages, they just don't realize it.

[@Aidan42781]

This right here. I don't think most Americans know that the rest of the planet is bilingual or multilingual

[@randomnubcake2528]

He said in the first seconds of the video "I'm going to be fluent in Italian in 7 days"

[@camilla5963]

Micayla Presley maybe you can memorize the sentence in a few minutes but that doesn’t mean you know the grammar to actually make that sentence or similar sentences...

[@shahdashraf2865]

Love your style🧡

[@alejandramendoza2848]

No te voy a mentir, me encantó esto que hiciste. Sólo me falta anotar la última fase para iniciar oficialmente con el aprendizaje del idioma que quiero. ¡Gracias por esto! 😄