I Learned Italian in 7 Days - Part II

[@nathanieldrew]

I’m not here to waste your time: 0:06 - Recap of Part I 0:35 - I explain Stage 04 2:32 - My conversation with Giuseppe starts (I start off by asking him several questions) 9:06 - Giuseppe asks me a question (yikes) 11:54 - Final thoughts/advice

[@luismatishi2189]

Nathaniel Drew your channel is becoming really useful. Thanks for your new videos!

[@joeygizzi]

Well done man, love the dedication you put into these videos.

[@OwolabbyAzeez]

Ya whoever is scrolling through the comments I hope you have a phenomenal day and week ahead. Get ya bread and al the crumbs too. Stack and act broke. Stay in your bag like the fries at the bottom 😤🤟🏾😤🤟🏾

[@journeyfaith9830]

youre a legend, thanks so much for the inspiration

[@rcsfjo207]

Grazie mille

[@cait3]

This guy learnt more in 7 days than i did in 5 years at school.

[@kerrierousy3922]

Mwaniki Mwaniki not really cheating XD

[@MightyYoungSir]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki yea hate to rain on his parade hes got knowledge of forming sentences (i.e the hard part). all he is doing is freshening up his italian with some vocab (kanye shrug)

[@lupebutterfly9161]

I am impressed! Congratulations. I started with the memorization phase, but where did you get the 1000 words you were referring to? Most 1000-2000 words one finds online are very basic. Please recommend a good website. Grazie mille. T'envidio :)

[@overunity]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki That's actually the same thing italians can do with spanish... We basically already understand it, save for some idiomatic expressions. The effort to learn it correctly with pronounciation, grammar, and lexicon is less than with other saxon languages or asian ones.

[@RogerMarket]

Esquinita de Lupe He posted a link to the website he used (for the 1,000 words) in the part one video.

[@khronicallykatt]

THEY LITERALLY HAD A LONG ASS CONVERSATION AND HE STUDIED FOR A WEEK I CANNOT HANDLE THIS

[@angie.04]

I’m about to use his methods to learn more Spanish. I’ve always just used Duolingo and tried to grasp as much information as possible from my Spanish classes but none of it would click for me. I want to learn because everyone in my family speaks Spanish except for me (I can understand it to an extent, but I can’t speak it) and I want to be able to talk to my grandma more without having to have someone translate for me.

[@Optimystik]

When you already know one romance language it's easy to learn another- and Spanish (he already knows) is a perfect base language..especially with Italian & Portuguese, as they are very similar.

[@ericperez8700]

@@angie.04 your lucky in a way, you could practice the language with your fam at anytime and they could correct you and help you if you mess up

[@Optimystik]

@princess angelica The same idea, but yes thank you grammar natzi.

[@Optimystik]

@princess angelica They are related. But point taken. Movin' on.

[@tidesox2828]

“Learning a new language is a chance to practice humility.” I love that! Thank you.

[@perseoeridano4182]

tidesox28 👏🏻👏🏻

[@mikeydaone]

hu·mil·i·ty A modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness. why would you love that

[@tidesox2828]

Michael M Opposites of humility: pride, conceit, pridefulness, vanity, conceitedness. I’ll take humility over that every day. But your definition of humility is different from mine. Are you a native English speaker? There’s a different connotation in English than the strict dictionary definition.

[@yonggrey6407]

It really hyped me up. I read his bio on his website and something he said about being grateful really struck a chord in me. This guy is so much more.

[@jeecomander23]

@@mikeydaone you dont love humbleness?

[@kiarrathomas1]

This is insane, I was “learning” Italian for like 5 years and seriously could barely understand your conversation lol. You’ve inspired me to try again!

You can do it!

[@ardeshir6982]

You can learn so quickly, if you know what to do. It is not right that you need to spend years upon years to learn a skill well. just do the right things, and have specific goals. take a look at 20 hours learning method, josh kaufman. It can change your perception of learning.🙂

[@franciscocolin2008]

The 20/80 Rule in full effect.

[@artukai3831]

Knowing Spanish beforehand is like 80% or the work already done. I am Spanish.

[@pdjgallacher]

Dude being able to form your own sentences spontaneously is a major step in language acquisition. The amount of progress you made in a week is very impressive

[@ourochroma]

Spanish speaker here I can feel the 60% of this conversation in my roots. It’s weirdly fun

[@gabmano4877]

You feel like that, because Spanish like Italian and French are neo Latin languages so basically they all have the same root

[@JoaoSinfaes]

Same here with portuguese, from Brazil! :)

[@jona6962]

yeah! I definitely didn't expect to understand as much as I did. It makes me want to learn italian ! Haha

[@footballmaniacs200]

GAB MANO so does English, believe it or not !

[@philippeweissenbacher3931]

More 40% as a French speaker ! Latin-origin languages are far the best :)

[@futhorck771]

I just realized how similar Spanish and Italian are. I speak Spanish and so many of the words are nearly the same.

[@SereniaSaissa]

Many of them are pretty similar to english as well!! Those are the words of Latin origin AKA the romance languages - italian, spanish, portugese, french & romanian. Because they came out of Latin and Rome!!

[@grazisouzr]

Portuguese is very similar too!

[@emilsongarcia845]

Català sounds very similar

[@martinkuliza]

si.... italiano e espanol in simile No.. i'm not italian or spanish many years ago i also realized what you JUST REALIZED hehe and given that i knew how to speak a certain degree of italian i automatically knew how to speak a certain degree (Smaller degree) of spanish you'll also find that Portugese is similar to a lesser degree you'll also find SOME RUSSIAN might be similar it's a funny language

[@Gerclun]

And try to do the same putting your lips like you are pronouncing the "U" letter, forming a little mouth. Now try to speak whispering... TADA! You are talking in FRENCH :P

[@mila5403]

“There are english subtitles” Me, an Italian: *turning on subtitles*

[@fadimebolat320]

ahahahahahhahaha

[@francescounida5682]

Un genio

[@giovannichieffo]

Ho fatto uguale 😂😂

[@yourmom-gh8sz]

io:

[@adrianagreco6024]

Ma allora non solo l'unica HAHAHA

[@ansiaaa]

the craziest part is that to an Italian he sounds like a Spanish trying to speak Italian :D

[@martinellic]

e vero

[@gianpyes]

Sometimes even Japanese

[@belbarcelos9264]

That’s the best part about speaking one Latin language. I speak portuguese, I have never tried to learn Italian or Spanish or French but I can always understand it without subtitles because they are similar.

[@antonella9713]

i was thinking the same..sometimes it seems like its spanish...🤣

[@molierresignoga]

When I speak Spanish I sound french. Damn romance languages

[@MikeShake]

The conversation is so funny! I'm Italian and I can tell you that your Italian is really good! Edit: I think that subscribe is "iscriviti", btw thanks for the likes guys, I don't even get so many likes on my own videos 😂

[@ValerioGiganteGiga]

Perché gli stai mentendo ahah?

[@filo8-103]

Esatto, è "iscrivetevi al mio canale"

[@MikeShake]

@@ValerioGiganteGiga no è bravo davvero! 😁

[@Brigister]

it is "iscriviti" :) abbonatevi penso sia un calco sul francese ahah

[@smokerx6291]

Make me pizza

[@FaBiOiOiOi]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Giuseppe: *IDIOMATICAMENTE*

[@gurbiel1686]

😂

[@oliverr6762]

nemmeno io che sono italiano la sapevo

[@doxo9597]

Hahaha

[@bellaboomz]

😂😂😂

[@beatricecastaldo3847]

Esatto ma come gli è saltata in mente una parola simile ahahaha ma poi con una persona che di Italiano sa il giusto e l'onesto

[@felipexis010]

I love how his argentina accent comes out while speaking italian.

[@Alejandro-gv8et]

I was searching this comment

[@francodalegre]

vistee jajajaj

[@rociorivas62]

cuando el italiano dijo "es tipo...." me impresionó

[@katniss4670]

Why is that even worth noting , his family is Argentinian and he speaks Spanish fluently.

[@garrysmith1029]

What's funny is a lot of Italians moved to Argentina and changed the way Spanish sounds there. They also use a lot of Italians words too with the same stress. On a side note if you know Spanish you can understand Italian about 60% of what being said and vice versa.

[@salvatorepantaleo103]

I'm italian and I'm very suprised that you learned so good italian in just 1 week. I will use this technique to learn swedish. Thank you because you showed me a way to learn language efficiency

[@Mister-Christer]

Lycka till Salvatore :)

[@TheSpeedyEMO]

Sjuk man! Jag lär mig svenska också. För 2 månader nu.

[@braulindisla-elburrodelaba5361]

????

[@samuelkaring]

NaN-Bytes Fortsätt kämpa!

[@lepeangel3700]

It varies for different languages and depends on ur first language, anyways it’s been 7 months, how did it go?

[@sofiagrimaux]

I’ve watched this video exactly 1 month ago and I didn’t understand anything. Now I understand everything 😄 #proudofmyself

[@frog7195]

That's crazy!! I'm going to start next week after my exams

[@sofiagrimaux]

@@frog7195 Hit me up on IG if you want to practice with me :') @sofiagrimaux

[@frog7195]

Sofia Grimaux thats so lovely thank you so much!! I’m trying to learn more French so I can be fluent when I see my family from France (who speak no English). What languages do you speak?

[@sofiagrimaux]

@@frog7195 Oh really? Where are you from? I speak Portuguese, Spanish and English. Currently learning Italian haha The next one is gonna be French for sure... As you can see my last name is Grimaux (French) and the only things I can say are bonjour, merci, salut, ça va and bien... Petit gateau? Lol xD What about you? What languages do you speak?

[@frog7195]

Sofia Grimaux I’m from England, my mum’s family are all from the Loire Valley in France. Currently I speak English and basic/medium level French (I understand but am definitely not fluent). That’s so cool! you’re good with languages I see :) Where are you from?

[@Dr.Sortospino]

it's funny, as italian I think that your accent is very spanish

[@Gabrieela11]

It's because he talks spanish, his father lived in Argentina. ^^

[@lordcoe5577]

I'm a French Spanish and Italian student and I've been told my Spanish is very Italian (accent, word choice and just stealing Italian words and hoping for the best)

[@nicolesalvo27]

that is funny because i´m chilean and i´m trying to learn italian and when i start talking i just sound the same. There is no accent jajaj

[@RAMM124]

@@nicolesalvo27 Estoy en la misma situación, aprendiendo desde youtube

[@nicolesalvo27]

RAMM124 genial, estás aprendiendo italiano?

[@FabioFC01]

I'm italian and all I have to say is:"you did an amazing job dude! That was sick!".

[@micheleribechini4135]

"Sicuramente non mi servirà sapere i termini specifici, mi basteranno queste 1000 parole più usate" "IDIOMATICAMENTE"

[@cerealkilla4957]

Michele Ribechini ho riso molto haha

[@valdam8234]

Hahahahahahahahaha ho riso per 5 minuti

[@LudoLeo8]

Lol. Comunque credo che l'abbia capito facilmente perché la parola con lo stesso significato in inglese è davvero molto simile (idiomatically).

[@Philoglossos]

In inglese si dice "idiomatically" :-)

[@giordanofox]

hai ragione, muoio

[@thenizu]

I love how your tone of voice (everyone’s tone of voice, really) changes switching between the two languages

[@josicane1624]

hi, there is a first video where he mentions that he had knew some Italian before and had learned french before. Just so u know :) have a great day !

[@toonmaihi3712]

thenizu that’s a fact 👌🏼

[@toonmaihi3712]

My tone completely changes when I speak English Ppl who have heard me speaking my native language swear I sound like another person

[@oleksandrseredyuk]

I have noticed that with me when I switch to English every time. Some languages do challenge your throat to push out a different tone of voice

[@helantopia]

It's actually been proven that even people who grew up completely bilingual change their voice and to some extent even their personality a bit when switching between the languages :)

[@gabrielvilanova1589]

wtf man if you open an online course with your method you'll make millions HAHA good job btw ;)

[@hendrik2989]

You´re late guys, the method is already in existance.

[@hendrik2989]

@S M can´t remember the name exactly, but im pretty sure it is containing ``fluid´´, just recently had an add from them. I believe it is based around watching news and stuff in the language you want to learn. NOt sure about the part with the 1000 words though.

[@somrigostsaas]

@@hendrik2989 Fluent in 3 months?

[@mtwata]

He did not mention but those ideas are from Tim Ferriss

[@pretendtheresaname9213]

@@hendrik2989 Isn't it the Immersion Method? I learned english using this one.

[@GenXAuto]

As someone from an Italian background who really never learned as a kid(really regretting it now as im 20 years old) this video was extremely inspiring. Im really at a point where I can make time to learn. And im extremely excited to get better and surprise my nonna in the coming months!

[@adriianaaxx]

omg same!! im 15 and i want to learn now, i really regret not asking my mom/grandparents to teach me as a kid 😭

[@fostellar7299]

@adriianaaxx I remember when this video first came out and I was trying to learn another language. Seeing all these youtubers make videos like "POLYGLOT LEARNS SPANISH IN THREE MONTHS!!!!!" and obviously this video above us gave me pretty unrealistic expectations of learning a language. Now coming back to it I have since gotten pretty good at italian and can understand the whole conversation they had. Make sure to give it time and use resources that are good for you personally (please just do yourself a favor and avoid Duolingo). Italian is a easy enough language. The grammar is tricky but that's literally the hardest part, get comfortable with it and the language is yours. Buona fortuna, spero che ti divertiate negli studi!

[@giacomoburtone9706]

Drink a shot everytime giuseppe touches his hair

[@bart.ography7779]

I'll be drunk after two minutes 😂

[@HeritageDrPepper]

I'm worried you're dead 😂 not everyone can handle downing an entire bottle that fast.

[@bart.ography7779]

@@HeritageDrPepper not me i'm from Poland XD

[@denisejuarez5266]

Dead

[@gaiaromano7021]

you’ll be drunk asf

[@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.

[@MsGuitars666]

I would love to participate or help with that :)!

[@DenouncedSnow]

I for one would love to help with that.

[@liasadventure]

this would be so good :O

[@leonardobarazza6358]

I found this website, maybe it could be useful for someone 1000mostcommonwords.com/

[@nataliacouto8244]

yeees im in

[@enzopiccioni793]

I'm Italian and during all of this I was just like *OH MY GOD OH MY GOD YOU ARE SO GOOD OH MY GOD-*

[@enzopiccioni793]

Ethan Zane you can tell he's not originally from Italy, but he put together intricated sentences with, if not perfect, very good grammar, and his accent is one of the least noticeable I've ever heard So yes, this was impressively good for a week

[@enzopiccioni793]

Ethan Zane I've been living abroad for quite some time so I don't really watch Italian youtube anymore, but in Italy most American films get dubbed in Italian, so you can try to start from that

[@signmeupruss]

Magnificent, Nathaniel! We humans have amazing capabilities, but most of us will never put in enough effort to succeed at something significant. You've demonstrated that in only a week, a person actually can achieve a lot in a foreign language which is something quite significant. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@hamzamustafa6830]

I waited a whole week for this video, mind you, i have no patience. But let me tell you, it was WORTH IT

[@JamesBee]

ME tooo, I've been checking my sub box everyday hoping he'd post early!!

[@giuliabadame3097]

Yes it was!! It was so motivational

[@angeloc1922]

Hamza Mustafa did you have other options??

[@gsem1]

L'Italiano è una lingua molto difficile, è impressionante quanto sei riuscito ad imparare in così poco tempo! Complimenti! :)

[@emilia971]

Lol italian isnt difficult, quite easy

[@sabrina16477]

Beh, l'unica cosa difficile dell'italiano è la grammatica (i verbi ecc) per il resto è mooolto semplice.

[@giorgiocaputo6812]

@@sabrina16477 beh, in realtà non solo i verbi sono difficili,, intanto formulare il maschile, femminile, singolare e plurale è difficile per uno straniero dato che in inglese basta aggiungere la s tranne in qualche caso, poi anche il fatto che in inglese si usi solamente "the" mentre in italiano ci sono "il, lo la, i, gli, le, l'" e potrei con per un bel po'. Per uno straniero l'italiano è molto difficile (tranne magari per uno spagnolo, perché le lingue sono simili)

[@sabrina16477]

@@giorgiocaputo6812 sì, hai ragione sul quel aspetto lì. Allora sì, hai cambiato la mia opinione lmao

[@Jamie-tt3eb]

Li Quanzhe is precious go vote for him Io da madrelingua italiano penso che la vera difficoltà siano le innumerevoli eccezioni.

[@yrnzineh2430]

Nathaniel: I just search the top 1000 words Giuseppe: IDIOMATICAMENTE edit: I've just came here 10 month's after, how the f I got 5k likes😂

[@ralatonychannel8081]

AHAHAH

[@ionut1985]

RAMIFICAZIONI

[@alessandroferrari9685]

PEDISSEQUAMENTE, SPROLOQUIO, and the last one, the most difficult to pronounce for a non-italian...AIUOLA

[@samuelemorando2600]

Ideomaticamente*= Ideomatically in English

[@benedettagiannascoli4077]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABABABAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA

[@delfinatognolini1546]

Am I the only one who gets his Argentinian Accent ? Literally IT IS THERE

[@tonytunbridge6275]

His father is Argentinian and he grew up among the Argentinian community in LA, so it is not so surprising.

[@JuanGarcia-tb7ph]

Yea I picked up on it too!

[@francescounida5682]

Nono, por nos italianos es la primera cosa que escuchamos 😂😂

[@santiagoellena4036]

@Ian Dinerstein y claro jajajajaja. Igual cambia un poco pero se sigue conservando el acento.

[@cristianbrasca]

Si, es acento argentino 100%, no te pronuncia una doble consonante ni de casualidad y mucho menos diferencia v y b jaja. Si lo hizo en 1 semana está bien, pero es lo que puede lograr un argentino promedio poniéndose un poco las pilas.

[@xerxesmontes9828]

When Nathaniel becomes your inspiration for self improvement and productivity, you know you're going places.

[@atm1947]

@IcedTails Chinese is very different than most languages

[@Aqsa792]

@IcedTails He might be a fast learner.. but that doesnt mean you're bad or you cant do it. If you're really passionate about learning the languages you are currently then it doesnt matter if you learned a language before or after you're 30. Also, If chinese was the first language you ever learned (besides your native lang or English) then know that its always difficult to learn a new language for the first time. However, once you've learned it, the next time you learn a new language itll be easier for you. Its just your brain becoming accustomed to language-learning. Also as another person said Chinese is very different from say Italian/Spanish/French. You probably had to learn chinese alphabets/characters from scratch, whereas for Italian most letters are similar if not same and many words from French/Spanish/English (the 3 languages he already knows and speaks) resemble Italian words too.

[@amenaalansi5946]

@IcedTails If I'm not wrong, Chinese is the hardest language to learn for an English native speaker. So don't be so harsh on yourself.

[@Triestano]

Your Italian has a Spanish accent to me

[@ashleyhoward14]

Funnily enough, he's living in Mexico City right now (according to his instagram)

[@antoniosini8192]

Yep, same, he speaks Spanish and French!

[@muninchip]

I hear an Argentinian accent actually

[@chocotoff1000]

@@muninchip don't get me wrong but i think his parents are actually from argentina !

[@elenam.5809]

I'm Italian and I agree

[@NuggetHe17]

This is incredible, you are able to have not just a conversation but a long one. And it only took you a week to learn it. Awesome

[@drake6206]

It’s funny how I can understand a lot of your conversation because I don’t know Italian. However, I know Spanish, French and English which are the three languages that helped me comprehend.

[@lorenzo7247]

Spanish is really similar to italian.

[@dorisriedmann4550]

Same, English, French and German helped me so much

[@mmmarilyn_1038]

All those languages have a root of each other and are relatively familiar.

[@anyperin4921]

I speak Portuguese and English and U could understand it to

[@iishuffle28]

@@mmmarilyn_1038 Which makes sense for polyglots. I'm more impressed when people know Mandarin, or Farsi as well as Spanish/French or German/English. They totally different. The Romance languages and Germanic languages offer a springboard to each other.

[@LanaBlakely]

Attempting French soon so this is encouraging!

[@najmoosman1723]

Lana Blakely I’m attempting French and Italian

[@bigfoad]

Started french and memorized 1000 word. However, i felt overwhelmed and stopped. This video was motivating! Gonna go back on track and finish 2000 words this week! Good luck

[@adriansalvador7380]

lets talk im learning french too! ;)

[@Mia-ki3jx]

@Antoine Frédéric lmao

[@GeorgiesLaughter2626]

bonne chance de l'apprendre de la langue.. cest dur mais je pense que c'est une très belle langue!

[@shayuka4300]

7 days... Ok, maybe I can do this as well! Let's learn a language in 7 days. Thanks for motivating me!

[@salmanalphatron5813]

Shayuka All the best, and do share your progress after 7 days!😄

[@pyro265]

@@salmanalphatron5813 yeah

[@thetongueofangels1882]

God Bless you on your journey

[@merhabamerhaba9823]

i was about to ask you did you accomplish or not and just realized that you commented 4 hours ago

[@duhvnlocs]

Be sure to speak with someone !! The intense awkwardness and anxiousness you’ll feel trying to communicate in real time is going to solidify your lessons and is good for you 😌😌

[@micaylapresley]

Very well done, Nathaniel! From stumbling over 3 word sentences to almost fluently speaking in complex sentences and carrying a full on conversation in only 7 days is truly impressive! Thank you for sharing your method. I'm going to take the challenge and see how it goes. :D

[@kamj5734]

In 24 hours you’ve become my absolute favorite youtuber

[@miaquattrocchi8187]

I heard a little bit of Spanish accent in your Italian 😂

[@peterbound2119]

His accent was a mix of Spanish and French I would say.

[@ssalem0]

In fact he sounds like Argentinian spanish more specifically

[@Ipazian]

I agree but It's kinda cute ahah

[@cintiafigueredo9840]

@Lain Coubert Well, it depends maybe? I'm from Argentina, and when I was hearing him talking and sometimes I said "Welp, his accent is like someone from Argentina speaking Italian"

[@danielizquierdo6187]

@@ssalem0 definitely agree

[@abbasmogul7039]

I like this guy's work... I've binged watched all his videos.

[@alexgibons]

Abbas Mogul guilty pearsures

[@giovannicarovanello62]

I binge watched his videos too :))))

[@camilaramos8148]

No one: Literally nobody: Nathaniel: aLLORA

[@silviavolterra1960]

But it's correct lol we use it

[@ariannabunello8782]

That's a super Italian thing to do ahaha

[@zacheray]

I use that every time I pause nervously as a learner in Italian haha 😆

[@gullucahan1453]

@@zacheray same lmao

[@hyejinaa]

It's quite interesting!! In French we often say "alors" also. Like English people very often say "so"

[@Pieppe18]

As an Italian, I can tell you that with your accent, you would be a native Spanish speaker. Good Job anyway I'm impressed.

[@DenouncedSnow]

don't do him dirty like that haha

[@MrBegliocchi]

Ho pensato la stessa cosa!!!!

[@oliviahcaballero6008]

JAJAJJAJJAJAJ ME PARTOOOO

[@agustinboga]

Honestly yes, I am argentinian and I've started studying italian a few months ago and i swear he sounds just like me trying to speak. It's crazy

[@patrickweishaupt]

Assurdo, prima di leggere questo commento ero convinto che lui fosse proprio spagnolo e l'inglese fosse la sua seconda lingua haha

[@AliceOliveira9]

I’m not only impressed by how, as being a native Portuguese speaker, I could understand your entire conversation, but also as how valuable your method to learning a foreign language seems. I often try learning languages by myself but the traditional way seems pointless and I struggle exactly with the gaps I feel the vocabulary I’ve learned leaves. I’ll definitely change my approach to languages by using your tips and maybe even starting with a sister language to mine.

[@beatrizmoraes2310]

Eu pensei a mesma coisa! Impressionante como italiano parece muito espanhol e português... me dá mais ânimo pra aprender sabendo que já é um pouco familiar sabe... e o método dele com certeza parece ser muito bom e bem mais eficaz

[@darias.398]

This actually inspired me to learn a new language. thanks! It is incredible how motivated you are.

[@askayscha]

i started learning italian 3 months ago after seeing this video and noting the progress you made in such a short time. it took me 3 months to get to the level of italian nathaniel has achieved in 1 week. being able to speak and construct sentences in the same way he does only happened for me recently as well so this is especially impressive to see! you’re an inspiration ☺️

[@CB-qs6te]

Any tips ? Whats good way to pick up conversation skills ?

[@gloriaugochukwu3672]

For someone that learned Italian in a week his accent and most of his pronunciation is very, very good. Good job learning those verbs!!!

[@martinaghezzi2077]

Omg I'm Italian and idk if you will ever read this Comment, but I'm truly amazed. Your attitude with the language is really amazing. I understand everything and you're pronunciation was very good for just one week of practice. Idk I just wanted to let you now that I personally think that you sound better than a lot of Italian mother tongues ahahahha. Congrats👏👏👏 P. S Sorry if I've made some mistakes😅

[@cristianbarbati4332]

Ti adoro solo perchè hai scritto idk

[@martinaghezzi2077]

@@cristianbarbati4332 ahahahahah

[@silentj624]

Your English is great! I understand you just fine!

[@blue-medusa]

Martina Ghezzi Your English is amaaaazing 😱😍👏🏻 You’re using slang and txt language! Two very small corrections: 1. “Idk if you will EVER read this comment” 2. “You’re” means “you are” and doesn’t work in that context. It should be “your” - but most English speakers get that wrong so you’re fine 😂❤️❤️❤️

[@martinaghezzi2077]

@@blue-medusa oh god, thanks! I've wrote this comment really fast ahahaha. 💕

[@saraaraujo651]

Omg his voice change completely when he speaks Italian

[@alinaklopsch9284]

Your videos on learning Italian make me feel SO motivated to keep going! I’m a few days in and with your tips I feel like I’ve set myself a realistic goal of being able to have a basic conversation with Italians within 5 months 💪🏻💪🏻

[@MissElisabelle]

5:08 this is so true. I wrote an essay about this when I was 18 and studying English, German and French. You may probably know 1984 and the importance of language as one of the main themes in this novel: in this dystopian world, the language has been extremely simplified to the point where concepts can't even be imagined due to the limited amount of vocabulary.

[@alalessia]

3:01 "Allora..." hai imparato molto bene lo diciamo sempre xD

[@ld_kronoss]

ma come cazzo ha fatto questo ad imparare l'italiano in 7 giorni

[@giuseppecetrangolo4107]

Secondo me chitta

[@ld_kronoss]

@@giuseppecetrangolo4107 probabile hahaha

[@alessandrodistefano73]

@@giuseppecetrangolo4107 *cheatta

[@giuseppecetrangolo4107]

@its_diste32 dobbiamo far sentire la nostra italianita

[@GiuseppeGrazianoGG]

Okay, per tutti gli italiani che guarderanno questo video, mi scuso in anticipo per gli orrori fatti. Non vivo più in Italia da anni haha. Tra l’altro non avevo un copione quindi improvvisazione pura 🧖🏻‍♂️

[@redshoes1572]

Yeah that's the first thing that I thought. (Like ok how come he doesn't know how to say iscriviti? I bet he doesn't in Italy anymore) Bella Giuseppe

[@Mark-ko8sc]

Hey Giuseppe mi chiedevo che lingue hai studiato e soprattutto che tipo di università hai frequentato ? :)

[@Ludvictv]

Bah mi è sembrata un po' una cagata quella del partner, cioè fa un po' brutto eh... Anche solo parlare via Skype in lingua con qualcuno fa il suo dovere

[@giuliapetrella1820]

@@Ludvictv Sì, non è stato molto carino quello che ha detto

[@riccardoredio]

LudVic LudVic madonna che bigottoni, provarci con una tipa straniera è da sempre il miglior modo per imparare una lingua, perché conquistare una persona è la cosa più complessa da fare a livello di comunicazione :) è un fatto riportato anche in diversi libri, questo non implica usare una persona eh

[@ohitsele]

This is mind blowing. I am Italian and I honestly don’t know how you could learn so much just in a week. Pretty good vocabulary and grammar, really good interaction over all with also interjections. GREAT job!

[@Briller5]

Really impressive job my man! If you ever need listening practice my whole channel is in Italian even though I'm American (which I believe you are too...) Nice job dude!

[@nathanieldrew]

I'll check it out! Thanks dude

[@TedEhioghae]

@@nathanieldrew I don't get it. Why did you have to wait for one week before you uploaded this video since you had a preview of this video in part 1? How can you get a video from the future unless you had this video recorded down and then you just waited for a week to pass before you uploaded it?

[@CeciliaLopez-ce6tc]

@@TedEhioghae because he did have this video recorded already and then waited a week to post it 🤷

[@belowaverageasian7197]

I suddenly feel inspired... maybe I'll try learning my home country's language, Japanese :) There's a Japanese girl I like and she seems to like me back, maybe this could be the finishing stone!!

[@KhalilCombs]

BelowAverageAsian go do it man! We want to hear how it goes

[@m.k.5979]

ganbatte! i'm also currently studying japanese - it's a challenge, but also so much fun!

[@adamjarhale8414]

BelowAverageAsian Godspeed

[@pencyan]

Me too!! I'm half jp half italian and I can't speak Japanese... Ganbare!!!

[@iforsyth2058]

I'm learning Japanese but sadly I'm that person that lives in a small town with no foreigners, good luck 😊

[@whoisappie]

How are you having such an advanced conversation after one week of studying 😱 wow this is amazing!

[@jellybun12]

appie he already knew spanish so they are so close that it's just whatever's

[@cantthinkaname1110]

@@jellybun12 😂😂😂

[@drdkrynicki]

Wonderful display of what’s possible for the average person if they’re doing the right things. Inspiring. Thank you!

[@samkad1782]

You are an amazing learner. I speak Italian, and I believe it is one of the hardest languages out there -and the way you speak now is pretty advanced, I am impressed! Well done.

[@antoniosini8192]

I am impressed both by your Italian and by the growth of your channel, congrats on the 150.000 subscribers!

[@etiennep87]

I am amazed at the level of Italian you learnt in just one week. Keep it up! Looking forward for more great videos.

[@gabrielladesantis3241]

Can you make more videos talking with people in Italian? It been so beneficial to see how the language is spoken.

[@bububulalala]

sinceramente non posso credere che tu sia riuscito ad imparare l'ITALIANO cosi in 7 giorni, complimenti, sei un grande!

[@EleanorRigby_]

Giuseppe was very stingy with compliments!! Not a satisfaction at all!! 😂 I’m italian and you’ve done great!!

[@syncope88]

eleanor rigby true 😂😂

[@tatsunakyo]

He felt a bit out of place for the entire conversation. Don't know why. Ma che CÀ ho scritto a fare in inglese, che sei italiano... Comunque, come ho detto sopra, è parso un po' distratto e deconcentrato. Non so. :/

[@martinaghezzi2077]

Ahahahha poi è partito con IDIOMATOCAMENTE

[@alessiomilani3397]

@@tatsunakyo mi sa che non erano troppo amici ahah

[@JustEmmaSurYouTube]

Oh my god it's so amazing !!! Your Italian level after one week is awesome ! I will follow your advice to learn English and other languages now ! Thanks a lot Nathaniel !!

[@giacomocapuani]

Mwaniki Mwaniki most of italian people can write in english but struggles with pronounciation (i m italian)

[@amala1406]

Guy I'm looking for English partner please

[@amala1406]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki really 😍 where can I contact with you ? Sorry if there are mistakes 🙊

[@amala1406]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki sounds good 👍

[@amala1406]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki I found it thank you 🌹

[@alaenke]

Thanks so much for doing this. I went down the Duolingo route. I don’t need to know how to say armadillo before I learn to count to 5 🤦‍♀️😆

[@chiaradigirolamo]

Attendevo la seconda parte con ansia e devo dirti bravissimo! Loved the way you laughed about mistakes and doubts, without stress! Also, Giuseppe was speaking pretty fast in my opinion (te lo dice un’italiana), you did a great job keeping up with the conversation.

[@lucianaolivares5708]

I learned italian all by myself and im proud when i say that i could underestand everything ❤️

[@simxh6816]

Veramente?? Bel lavoro davvero 😉

[@livvlogging]

please, give me advice! i want to learn!

[@lebanon6655]

@@livvlogging why someone want learn Italian, do you like Italian at this level? 😂

[@francescotieri3665]

Pizza, pasta, mandolino, MAMMA MIA

[@1gianlucore]

Come fossero i giocatori senza denti?

[@Row.]

I'm Italian and I stumbled upon these two videos by accident and damn, your Italian is really good, especially considering that you've studied it for just one week, you only made small errors, that's impressive, great job, man

[@Mabii444]

Bro I'm here in 2022 and this series was so inspirational for me!! Absolutely well done!! You're one of the few honest KZbinrs when it comes to learning a foreign language! I'm currently learning Spanish right now and will definitely be adding your tips/tricks to my routine! Thanks again!

[@septa7559]

This was amazing, You totally broke the paradigm I had which was that learning a new language would take a lot of time and cost a lot of money, I plan on trying this out myself, great video!

[@sharan.sharan]

Italian is like French, but with a lot of olive oil, because it follows beautifully. x Edit: I said it out of love and amazement as I heard italian for the first time, I hope it doesn't come off as offensive or racist

[@tavolaluija]

What- AHAHAHAHA

[@Лилия-ж8ы3и]

that's why😂😂😂😂

[@francescounida5682]

Da fac?? 😂😂

[@stephanierojas7406]

I love this😂

[@travishardaway6348]

Except italian doesnt suck.

[@leggermentesara]

Fantastico, progressi incredibili. Bravo!

[@cindygarcia9585]

He said the easiest way to learn a language is by getting a boyfriend who speaks that language 🤭 gotta go find myself a French then! Lol

[@sharethewines]

Bais ouais c’est la plus facile méthode

[@motherofdragon6459]

Lol also my dream to get a italian boyfriend soon Ps: im 18 yr old lmao

[@Ramramramram-1]

@@sharethewines la*

[@sharethewines]

@@Ramramramram-1 Merci vraiment.

[@user-pn6cs2di4m]

@@sharethewines Je suis désolé, mais qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire avec du mot "bais"? je suis en train de apprendre la langue française et je ne peux pas comprendre cette mot

[@lea7489]

Me: okay there is no way he can learn congiuntivo in 7 days Nathaniel: Penso che... Me: *starts sweating* Nathaniel: *goes with the classic secondo me after all* Me: You know how to navigate the language now

[@firinneach7385]

Hahahahahah!!! So treu, I started sweating too!!

[@cristianbrasca]

Ma lui parla bene anche spagnolo , "pienso que", "según mi (opinión)" somigliano abbastanza. Pienso que el conjuntivo en italiano no sea lo más difícil de entender para quien hable español.

[@coffeeandmilk3657]

Cristian Brasca yeah but we were very impressed because some italian guys dont know how to use Congiuntivo in a correct way in a phrase. So it is even more amazing that he did it in a week when people in italy studied it for years :))

[@giacomosimongini5452]

@@coffeeandmilk3657 He actually didn't, he gets it wrong almost every time :) I'm not saying he isn't great, for a week of study, but don't get mistaken, he's got a lot of room for improvement, even in the basics

[@rita4417]

I thought the exact same thing, not to mention I doubt that anyone can learn a language in a day or a week unless they're Sheldon Cooper!!!

[@sofiacesarini9026]

I loved this video ,I think italian opens up people And btw it’s not “abbonati al mio canale “ but it’s “iscriviti al mio canale” (in Italian 👌🏻)

[@miaquattrocchi8187]

I'm Italian and I can say that you're italian is fantastic, and if I think that you learned all that in only one week I'm like😵, well done

[@gabrielladesantis3241]

Thank you Nathaniel for making this part 2 portion of the video, it allowed me to see a casual conversation and how it would be spoken naturally.

[@shvm758]

I was smiling through the whole video. It’s amazing. Thank you for doing this!

[@fabiolagraceffa9261]

I'm italian and I'm very impressed! You did such a good job! 👏👏👏👏

[@zainaiqbal1317]

A 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. Use technology to help you with your language learning (translate music, watch Netflix shows with subtitles, listen to radio stations and podcasts) 4. Practice speaking (e.g. get a pen pal to skype or message, or just speak out loud) it’s okay to make mistakes 5. Consistency is key (keep it up everyday)

[@magnetclan3312]

thanks for posting this and the other summary, you saved me a lot of time!

[@romeliatrevino2343]

Go on with your learning, you are doing great. La bisabuelita del episodio #1.

[@Simocast92]

Bravissimo Nathaniel!!! L'italiano è una lingua complessa, hai fatto un ottimo lavoro!

[@atreyeegupta21]

OHMYGOD, this series is so helpful and hella motivational to be honest. Thankyou so much . The conversation was really impressive

[@mikagabrielholstmigliorini9790]

I am half italian, and i speak fluently. I am really impressed by how much you learned in such a short period of time

[@agatevictoria6432]

I’m learning Spanish, and I’ve been to Italy and Spain, they have many similarities in their languages. Amazing. This has helped me in continuing my language studies and to come up with a new approach. Thanks!

[@masterjunky863]

In a certain sense they are dialects of the same language, Latin.

[@alobaez]

Nathaniel’s videos are always so peaceful yet so inspiring. These videos always open me up as a person, they set an example I want to follow. ❤️

[@nakitamarchiello7480]

"Iscriviti al canale se questo video ti e' piaciuto", sounds way better when talking about 'free' contents in general. In Italy, we usually use "Abbonarsi" when we pay for a subscribtion (eg: We say "Sono abbonato a Netflix" and not "Sono iscritto a Netflix"; but we say "Sono iscritto a Facebook" ;) ). Btw, great and inspiring video! Keep it up! :) Ciao!

[@RES2200]

I stupidly enjoyed your conversation even if I couldn't really understand😂😂. Good job man (time to watch it again with subtitles 😅)

[@angerventing2694]

It is almost unbelievable that he could speak like this in just 7 days. And I am not just a random guy being impressed. I have been learning Italian myself from a reputable source, but this is far beyond what I would expect from this magical app. I would still call my progress impressive, far beyond anything they could ever teach me at school, but this is a whole new level. What we don't know and may therefore cast some doubt on what he could actually do in these 7 days is that we never know where his Italian was before he started the challenge. Sure, he showed us some short sentences, but for instance, we had no knowledge of his prior passive knowledge of the language, which might significantly differ from the active one and could, therefore, have sped up the learning process. We will never know as nobody can see inside his head. Needless to say, if this is legit, he was able to surpass the fake promises of the scammiest, typically non-existent polyglots on the Internet, trying to sell you materials to get you fluent in 2 weeks. Well, you need just one. To my beginner's ear, it certainly did sound fluent.

[@mari149]

do you speak spanish? your italian has a spanish accent lol very good though you learned so much in a week

[@brotendo]

I would assume he speaks Spanish since he lives in Mexico City.

[@mari149]

aaaahhh okay didn’t know that. First video of his that i watch

[@rubaleale2328]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki could you please share a link for it? can't find it anywhere:(

[@rubaleale2328]

@Mwaniki Mwaniki sad. wanted to practice my Spanish there. tnx for reply anyways

[@starbuono3333]

Oh , he lives in Mexico city ? no wonder I detected a bit of Mexican Spanish there !

[@jazz2313]

Nathaniel :I don't care about bout perfection.. Nathaniel speaking :Speechless👌

[@sammymenjivar5247]

this mini-series inspired me to start learning Italian. and im proud that i understood a good part of your conversation (knowing Spanish and Portuguese was mega helpful lol). keep at it dude!!

[@xfoxxxfoxx8462]

Buona fortuna🇮🇹

[@patriciaguy07]

Bravo! I live in Mexico, and am currently studying Japanese, Italian, French and Spanish. I was happy that I was able to follow your conversation. Learning a new language opens me up to more people to connect with, es vale la pena!

[@juliadebbs]

What you did in 7 days is literally impressive! Said by an Italian, your pronunciation is very good, congrats!! 😊

[@user-ln2hs4dx3v]

I have been learning french in school for the past 9 years and i haven't reached this level. The sad part is that i speak 4 other languages fluently so it's definitely the way of teaching that is off.

[@poisoned_soju1216]

or maybe its a language fault XD french is still one of my nightmares

[@simo.s2328]

@@poisoned_soju1216 french is my native language and I learned 3 other languages after that but trust me even for french people it's near impossible to master that language completely. it's full of contradictions and rules and exceptions etc. to get better quickly skip trying to master the grammar just speak and be mentally prepared french people are very judgemental when it comes to any mistakes especially with genders (yeah in french everything has a gender). good luck with your journey of learning, everybody can make it :)

[@MattGarcyaDC]

iluvcookies damn how’d you learn how to be fluent in those other 4?

[@poisoned_soju1216]

@Simo .S i thought that when polish is my native language everything is possible but i guess its not working like that ;) well thank you. im still trying. the worst part is that i can understand it but cant say a word because french grammar confuses me. anyway have a nice day! 😊

[@emilianomorghen6847]

Thank to you man! I really had fun watching you trying Italian, expecially with Giuseppe (I'm Italian)

[@anthony_valera]

Dude. This sounded great. Your annunciation and rhythm sound very authentic. Even got some hands and arms going!

[@hannahcappe5243]

This made me so motivated to keep up my language studies! Thank you!

[@HoNow222]

Not "Abbonatevi" but..."ISCRIVETEVI"!!! :D

[@cavv4]

Quando Giuseppe ha detto "Sai che non lo so.... ABBONATEVI!" sono esploso

[@pietro9801]

abbonarsi wtf

[@B3LTr]

la traduzione giusta è abbonatevi ma su youtube italia, sul bottone rosso, c'è iscriviti

[@llloiss91]

"Iscrivetevi al canale"

[@pietro9801]

@@B3LTr no, non lo è, ti abboni a qualcosa che paghi periodicamente, qua ti iscrivi soltanto

[@TheVIVIZZZ]

As a student starting to learn Italian, I would’ve loved if you had added some of your favourite Italian songs here

[@francescounida5682]

Where r u come from?

[@TheVIVIZZZ]

Francesco Unida Brazil

[@francescounida5682]

@@TheVIVIZZZ uh nice!! I recommend Vasco Rossi and Modà, it s rock pop music and it s very good, if you want rap tou can listen to madman, gemitaiz, vegas jones

[@TheVIVIZZZ]

Francesco Unida grazie!

[@lauraagata818]

Oooh girl I recommend Elodie and mahmood! Or Tiziano Ferro!

[@lilyspearman1497]

I'm learning Italian and this was very motivating and informative for me to watch. Thank you!