How to NOT Look Like a Tourist in Italy This Summer | Easy Italian 161

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    How to blend in with Italians when visiting Italy? Today we give you 7 tips on how not to look like a tourist in Italy!
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  • @joseph_mta5840
    @joseph_mta5840 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I missed my train and needed a ride to the stazione, I went into a local coffee shop and asked in my broken Italian for a taxi.....the lady behind the counter DROVE me to the station. the workers were honestly so nice, I think it helped knowing a little Italian, Italians are most gracious when you make an effort.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @crazycatkid5918
      @crazycatkid5918 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      had simikar ecoerience in Bap,es

    • @annag.6964
      @annag.6964 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@MothKeeperif you think so, Germans what should do? 😮

    • @GiorgioG70
      @GiorgioG70 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MothKeeperpermettimi, c’erano anche i giapponesi durante la seconda guerra mondiale, anche loro erano alleati ad Hitler. E non dimenticare che pure i comunisti erano alleati ad Hitler, segretamente. Infatti, c’era un patto segreto fra Stalin e Hitler per spartirsi l’Europa. La Polonia fu invasa sia da Hitler che da Stalin. Se proprio vuoi rompere le balle con questi discorsetti piccini. Poi ci sarebbe tanto altro. 😅

    • @StefanoBazzoni-t5r
      @StefanoBazzoni-t5r 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Spiegate bene anche di non andare da starbuck
      . Qualsiasi bar in Italia fa un cappuccino migliore

  • @sullyprudhomme
    @sullyprudhomme ปีที่แล้ว +115

    My wife is Italian and while I certainly speak Italian, it is worth comparing my time in Italy with the many years I lived in France. My French is extremely good as well as my accent. My Italian is workable but far from perfect. Still, I find it easier to speak with Italians who generally can still understand you, despite mispronounciations, and have no problem mixing English words into the conversation. Contrast this with France, where even a slight mispronounciation can lead to confusion. Italy thrives on tourism and most Italians seem to do their best to be welcoming. Yes, knowing a few phrases helps and ordering a cappucino after dinner is met by a slight inner groan, but they will make it and serve it with a smile. All this said, I enjoy your videos as a way to improve my Italian.

    • @YogaBlissDance
      @YogaBlissDance ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The French are rude, I've heard repeatedly from those who visit the major cities.

    • @Lolibeth
      @Lolibeth ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@YogaBlissDance Everyone in a major city is 'rude'. Paris is no different from New York City in that regard.

    • @deniaridley
      @deniaridley ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@YogaBlissDance Doesn't help that people still pass on this generalization. Sometimes we, the foreigners, are UNWITTINGLY rude from the outset. What is considered the biggest faux pas (to use a French term) Mistake #1 in France, is not greeting someone. Period. Just one example of a cultural difference drilled into very young French children and very much a real thing.
      Whether a waiter, policeman or cashier, on entering the store or arriving at the register or the bank counter, if there is no "bonjour" they will think you are rude...and you are...in THEIR culture anyway. And you may be ignored or treated accordingly.
      My best friend, who is French, wrote down several French phrases for me for my first visit to France: "Hello, where is the bathroom?", "Good day, which way to the metro please?", "Good morning, I don't speak French; do you speak English?"; etc.
      BUT the first word on every line was some form of "Bonjour" ... "Bonsoir" in the evening. NOTE: "Even the do you speak English" was asked in French! Ninety-nine percent of the time they responded in English with "just a little" or even if not they still tried to help or got someone who could.
      I had an discussion with a friend who's been here for years who doesn't want to equate her bad experiences at the dentist or drugstore, or café with the fact she refuses to say "bonjour"! She says that , "excuse me" before asking a question or a favor "should be enough". Oh, well.
      That said, the French are human and sense if you approach them assuming they are rude, or that they should speak your language...as most people will assume.
      And as someone said earlier, yes folks in big cities are often considered rude whether in Paris, Boston, London, or Madrid. All these major cities are in countries with hundreds or thousands of other places to visit. Go to a tourist hub, act like an entitled tourist, and surprise!, be treated as such. Act like someone interested in not insulting people and/or their customs in their own country and be treated very, very well.

    • @keltyk
      @keltyk ปีที่แล้ว +6

      mixing English into conversation. At a breakfast bar near Kings Cross Station, London, the proprietors were a pair of Italian tough guys, who chatted loudly in Italian, but did all their swearing in English. We found it very amusing, although we didn't dare show it

    • @lindalong5052
      @lindalong5052 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I found the same going from France,where they virtually spit in your face for the slightest fault,to Spain,where they're delighted you've made any effort to learn their language and have infinite patience with foreigners. Unless you're in Catalonia.

  • @leta3221
    @leta3221 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I love the shot you took at the “app that will not be named.” When I first started using said language app, I thought to myself, “now when am I ever going to use the Italian word for penguin?” 😂

    • @BritInvLvr
      @BritInvLvr ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Pinguino. Yeah I wondered about that too.

    • @JamesLintonwriter
      @JamesLintonwriter ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ​@Lou Polcari exactly duolingo has its uses like teaching vocabulary but you cannot rely on it alone

    • @aprilmunday1152
      @aprilmunday1152 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      On the other hand, it's amazing how often I've seen or heard 'tartaruga' in real Italian recently.

    • @amandab5767
      @amandab5767 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aprilmunday1152 Funny, me too! 😂

    • @ClaudioBrogliato
      @ClaudioBrogliato ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hmm low tier hotels have very old portable air conditioners that we generally call "Pinguino" (it's a firm that still builds them). So if your pinguino is jammed you know how to call it 😀

  • @debsholly5183
    @debsholly5183 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I do not speak Italian, butI have been trying, to learn over the past couple of visits to Italy. It is very difficult to do in the States…I have no access to classes nor anyone to work with. We are now staying here for 6 weeks, and have been here for 2 weeks. I am learning more just from trying to talk to the locals. They are SO KIND and help me and correct me, but nobody has laughed or been derisive at my mistakes. They are a most generous people. The woman that owns an amazing coffee bar here teaches me a new word each morning by writing it down on a Post-It. Today I put together a complete sentence and she gave me 2 candies as a “reward”. 😂😂😂❤❤❤. I only wish I could convince my husband to move here. It is my life’s dream.

    • @NMahon
      @NMahon 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can definitely find an online tutor or classes and connect with other learners via the Internet

    • @cfelton2051
      @cfelton2051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had good luck with the app iTalki, which allows you to book inexpensive sessions live with native speakers to practice.

  • @x1achilles99
    @x1achilles99 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Absolutely THE BEST for a quick lesson in the Italian basics. I am in Palermo now and after watching the 1st time I used "salve" and "per Cortesia" this morning. Cool!

  • @Lina_5_
    @Lina_5_ ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hello from Greece !
    I am a big lover of Italy, I'm learning italian since 2022 and I will travel to Rome this September.
    I'm looking forward for this trip and I can't wait to speak the native language.
    I love Italy so much and I hope to have a nice experience there !
    Your videos help a lot, thank you !

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much for your comment and best of luck!

    • @Lina_5_
      @Lina_5_ ปีที่แล้ว

      Grazie! @@EasyItalian

  • @Jen
    @Jen ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Am I the only one who doesn’t mind looking like a tourist?! It’s fun haha. You meet interesting people that way :) Italians are so nice and want to show you around their cities.

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️

    • @phillipnelson8567
      @phillipnelson8567 ปีที่แล้ว

      It works for you because you are a young pretty girl. lol...Believe me, dudes and older folks get dirty looks.

    • @pillbugm8914
      @pillbugm8914 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Same, I don't mind looking like a tourist because I litrerally am a clueless tourist. I know people are worried it makes you a target but there are ways to mitigate the risk. Besides I'm Asian anyway so anywhere I go I default to the stereotypical Asian tourist.

    • @Jen
      @Jen ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@pillbugm8914 lol I’m 5’11” and blonde. I’m not blending in with the Italians so I feel you.

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Most of us do not care at all if you look a tourist or not. Might change if you look gorgeous 😂 just joking

  • @mariannereuter
    @mariannereuter ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Domani andiamo in Italia per due settimane e il vostro video è particolarmente utile! Mille grazie - mi piace di più il consiglio come vestirsi!

    • @marcomonteleone2907
      @marcomonteleone2907 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Italia, se vuoi sembrare Italiano, devi camminare con lo stile di camminata italiana :)

    • @annag.6964
      @annag.6964 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do not use flip flops. It is a beach thing

  • @rayl8950
    @rayl8950 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Alcuni anni fa io e mio figlio eravamo persi a Lecce in nostra macchina. Ho chiesto una anziana per aiuto. [Il mio italiano non e' cosi buono!] Ci ha portato a destinazione in sua bicicletta! Un ricordo meraviglioso!

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Che bella esperienza! Ci fa piacere che tu abbia questo bel ricordo!

  • @mikeybee6061
    @mikeybee6061 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Wear sunglasses and carry a copy of Corriere dello Sport.

    • @mariorossi3615
      @mariorossi3615 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Corriere di Trigoria"....Precisely ! Ahahahah

    • @Christian-dw4hl
      @Christian-dw4hl ปีที่แล้ว +4

      oppure con "La Repubblica"

    • @BenoitXVIII
      @BenoitXVIII ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably a russian spy

    • @racine1685
      @racine1685 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ... o "La Gazzetta dello sport", pink paper!

    • @claudialehmann456
      @claudialehmann456 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@racine1685 Esatto! 😂

  • @lauraclarke3938
    @lauraclarke3938 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Really useful! Grazie 😊 I would also say I can spot fellow English people as we just look messy!! Italians always look so neat and tidy. I could spot our parasol area on the beach from a mile off as it looked like a total mess with pants and grubby socks all over the ground and sandy towels hanging off loungers! 😂

    • @jamesm9995
      @jamesm9995 ปีที่แล้ว

      What absolute nonsense.

  • @andrea_ricciardi
    @andrea_ricciardi ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bravi, siete gradevoli ed il video è davvero utile per chi viene in Italia.
    Una piccola correzione, più per gioco: Si, per favore si usa eccome
    Soprattutto per confermare una richiesta o una offerta e attenuare la sensazione di aver dato un ordine (da capo), per esempio:
    A: "Vi porto al tavolo?"
    B:"Si, per favore"
    Non contrasta con quanto detto, "si Grazie" va benissimo 🙂
    Nella prossima cita se nasco fuori dall'Italia, mi iscriverò ai vostri corsi 🤗

  • @anqixue6032
    @anqixue6032 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I am Chinese and I lived in Italy for a some years. Suggestions from me for the tourists in Italy would be: 1) fix Apple pay so we can just scan our phone on POS and it's very convenient; In many places we can enter metro or bus without buying tickets at tabacchi but just use our phone. 2) Prepare coins in some other places, not too much cash just coins, since ppl tend to not have much rest to give us. 3) Always convalidate the ticket if we're travelling by regional trains or public buses. if somehow we cannot manage (machine broken, forgotten etc) we can go to the staff inside of the train and with Buongiorno, mi scusi... she will be happy to help us to sign our ticket =D 4) It is normal to ask for "un goccio d'acqua" (a smol amount of water) with our espresso~!

    • @anqixue6032
      @anqixue6032 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and also coins are good for donating churches if we wish to. they don't have QR codes for donation sadly. =(

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you return in China?

    • @cat_city2009
      @cat_city2009 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No phones. Smartphones are cancer. Just carry cash and buy tickets.

    • @Samarpanrai94
      @Samarpanrai94 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simonedylan6581why is this question relevant?

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Samarpanrai94 it's not. It's just for my curiosity

  • @brianhynds6201
    @brianhynds6201 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you for explaining how to order meals in Italy....it's good to know you don't always have to have all the courses even though I'm sure it's tempting to do so sometimes.

    • @jrthiker9908
      @jrthiker9908 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's the big mistake tourists make, and I don't blame them....the food is normally so wonderful, and you're on vacation so you want to eat as much as possible. But to really do it like the Italians....have the Italian breakfast of a cappuccino or caffe' normale (shot of espresso) and nothing but a little sweet pastry or cookie. Then have your main meal at lunch, here's where you can go all out if you want, but most Italians just do 2 or 3 of the 4 courses. Dinner is smaller, maybe 2 courses, or just pizza with friends. Or even better, do aperitivi and skip dinner....find a good wine bar that serves a nice aperitivo spread, go later around 6 or 7 and that's dinner. Then you can do gelato at 9 or 10 pm after the evening passeggiata. In the tourist cities like Rome, the American style breakfasts at the hotels will kill you for the rest of the day!

    • @sparklecinnamon
      @sparklecinnamon ปีที่แล้ว

      Here's a thing you can do if you really want to try more than a dish in a restaurant/pizzeria: if the place it's not very formal and you are with someone else, it's totally fine to order two different things and than "swap" or even share it with the other person (of course ask the other person first! xD) I do it all the time with my husband, especially at the pizzeria (:

  • @chantypince1804
    @chantypince1804 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That was enjoyable thanks! Fresh and entertaining, just been to Italy for 1 week and want to go back as soon as I can, maybe live there ? I fell in love with Italy.❤

  • @Salsabilanow1111
    @Salsabilanow1111 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Guys, be yourself, be respectful to others and there culture, do no harm, enjoy your vacation, eat what ever you want, drink what ever you want, Italians are intelligent people, they know you have your own habits and culture, you are experimenting with other foods, enjoying art…… most importantly you are spending your hard earned money, what’s so difficult about the capital of Macaroni, ohh sorry the eternal city, love to all of you out there❤

  • @dssmith13
    @dssmith13 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love everything about this video and can’t wait to follow this channel. I am in a course who recommended it for immersion learning. Great job guys!!

  • @JodyOwen-we6oo
    @JodyOwen-we6oo ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Whenever I bring people to Italy I tell this this:
    There’s a reason millions of people go certain places and it’s ok to go there too.
    You will never ever be confused for a local anywhere in Europe, and that too is ok.
    What’s not ok is not doing things you want to regardless of whether others are. Or not experiencing where you are as close to the way locals do as possible.

    • @PS_ItsMe
      @PS_ItsMe ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant comment ❤

  • @cynthiamcknight9002
    @cynthiamcknight9002 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was wearing a long khaki colored linen skirt and a black tee shirt the last time I was in Florence, and two different women spoke to me in Italian, both asking directions. I knew mostly what they were asking, but could not really answer effectively in Italian. It was fun though!

  • @NicoPsychobilly
    @NicoPsychobilly 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ammetto di avere una visione molto diversa sulla quantità alcolica, soprattutto del Prosecco. 😊

  • @ylpea5170
    @ylpea5170 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a great video this is, thank you for taking the time to make it!

  • @richardpalmer2989
    @richardpalmer2989 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your videos are so good and so useful 👍 Grazie Mille !

  • @MartynEdwards-c3x
    @MartynEdwards-c3x ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just love this - planning to go to Sicily and Bologna this year and this will really help. Thanks very much.

    • @praesentius
      @praesentius ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Those are two wildly different places in Italy! Have a great time!
      If I can make a suggestion... If you take a 15-20 minute train ride north of Bologna to Ferrara, you can see the only castle in Italy with an active moat. I used to live literally directly next to Castello Estense. Ferrara is a cute city and in my opinion, worth a visit if you're in Bologna.
      Btw, it's all walkable from the train station. I wouldn't bother with the bus.

  • @AK-2291
    @AK-2291 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Grazie mille, molto utile veramente il questo video.

  • @robertorovida2108
    @robertorovida2108 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    About the glass of Prosecco: it's not just the question of quantity, but there's another big difference between the Italians and the foreigners visiting Italy.
    I'd say that the main difference is the alcohol consumption alone, per se (foreigners), in comparison with the alcohol consumption while eating something (Italians).
    In the lobby of a London theatre, e.g. during the interval at a concert, you may see a good number of people drinking wine (red wine as well, not Prosecco) and eating nothing. You would never see anything like that in Italy: so if do not want to appear a foreigner in Italy, try to drink wine only at the table of a restaurant during a meal, possibly, or, if not during a meal, as a so called "aperitivo", at a time of the day just before a main meal, and accompanied by some savoury bites.
    Never have wine by itself (it's also not good for your stomach...).

    • @johnvoyce
      @johnvoyce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well observed but I would make a correction. I live in Portugal and the Portuguese also don't drink wine on its own (unless they are immitating Americans or Brits). I think the same is true in Spain. So it is not that foreigners visiting Italy drink alcohol on its own - it is that Americans and Brits do.

  • @cdbentley1lex
    @cdbentley1lex 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @alessandralemes2950
    @alessandralemes2950 ปีที่แล้ว

    grazie mille per questo video, è molto divertenti e piacevole, siete molto simpatici!

  • @hackeandoeltoc
    @hackeandoeltoc ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love your videos guys!! you make such an important impact on many people like me, whom love to learn Italiano language and the culture of Italy, thank you so much!

    • @MoniLein-yy2ue
      @MoniLein-yy2ue ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “Who like to” not “whom like to.”

  • @ch.bo.3773
    @ch.bo.3773 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Felicitaciones! Me encantan sus Videos!!❤

  • @andreabitay
    @andreabitay ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you! It was funny and useful ❤

  • @renanatural2242
    @renanatural2242 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish i saw it before my holiday in Calabria... ❤❤❤❤ Very nice video

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Next time! 😀 Thank you so much!

  • @Gabriel-xy2dj
    @Gabriel-xy2dj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you guys are such great teachers

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for your kind words!

  • @sarahk8364
    @sarahk8364 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favourite post-dinner drink is caffe corretto con sambuca 😊

  • @e.j.2279
    @e.j.2279 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just came back from a trip to "Firenze" and Bologna. You can not hide your foreigner status from Italians; and don't use perfect/almost perfect pronunciation. I did it once and got fast mumbling like answer and had to ask to repeat but got it in English. We met two rude shop assistants when trying to use Italian. Actually met only two Italians that were extremely happy when I tried to communicate in Italian and had some sort of conversation with them plus met one older shop keeper that had poor English and she was happy that I used some Italian. Otherwise, when we entered in shops we were welcomed more in English than in Italian, many of younger Italian shop assistants are eager to use/practice their English skills or they automatically speak English (?). Next visit I probably use only English.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just try and keep practising Italian when in Italy! You'll see, you'll become more and more confident over time and Italians will stop switching to English. 😉

  • @sphere6371
    @sphere6371 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:06
    I use this video for practicing Italian rhythm. Ⅰ love this channel’s atmosphere!

  • @annagutowska6589
    @annagutowska6589 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I would avoid ordering Aperol Spritz together with a proper meal 🍽️. It's like a tourist radar. 🍹🍹

  • @marcioleonardi4992
    @marcioleonardi4992 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Muito bom, vocês são nota 10 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @pollykent2100
    @pollykent2100 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Il "app" mi dice recentemente "Mario e Luigi sono idraulici." Penso che Hollywood li ha pagati.
    Molto utile oggi! Grazie!

  • @mostrezaei
    @mostrezaei ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Siete molto bravo e strettivo, Grazie mille

  • @pumbanr1
    @pumbanr1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of most amazing phrases i remember from app is "ne parlero col mio cavallo" 🤯😂 never used it in conversation.

  • @emil.hrisstov
    @emil.hrisstov ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bellissimi come sempre! Continuate cosi!
    Io mi mimetizzo con i capelli pettinati, occhiali da sole, di solito giacca e jeans o pantaloni e sempre bevo espresso 😁. Infatti non mi mimetizzo affatto, semplicemente sono gentile sempre con gli italiani, cerco di parlare in italiano e mi godo la bella atmosfera 🙂☕️🥐

  • @moniayoung3050
    @moniayoung3050 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ciao ragazzi! I love you guys! I took your course before my last trip to Napoli and it was probably the extra bit I needed to feel more comfortable speaking and helping me connect so, grazie mille for that! On my last trip I noticed that although I was dressed well and I felt I blended in I think I showed a little more skin than the average Italian woman. The men didn’t mind;) but it definitely was very American of me. So…when I go back in May…higher necklines😂❤

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha! Of course you should dress the way you like. 😉

  • @paolagonfia6478
    @paolagonfia6478 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ciao, bellissimo video. In uno dei prossimi, vi consiglio di spiegare anche come funziona la mancia in Italia, perché molti stranieri non lo sanno e al ristorante vanno in confusione

  • @kaffy678
    @kaffy678 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Conosco che state scherzando ma sono contento che tu abbia detto che puoi vestirti come preferisci. E aggiungerei che dovresti ordinare un cappuccino quando vuoi. La vita è molto molto molton breve e gli italiani accettano di più la differenza rispetto ad altri paesi (ahem Francia ahem)

  • @DietrichSchulten
    @DietrichSchulten ปีที่แล้ว

    Very true, from my experience. Per favore, anche spiegate alcuni gesti.

  • @carolaalmendra1289
    @carolaalmendra1289 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me piace tantissimo aprendere italiano con Kathy e Mateo. Per camouflage en Italia devere usare molto gesti.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Esatto... ma senza esagerare! 😂 Grazie mille, ci fa piacere che ti piaccia imparare l'italiano con noi!

  • @lauramarycann9590
    @lauramarycann9590 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your style, bravi, cin, cin.

  • @albertol.verdeciaa.3816
    @albertol.verdeciaa.3816 ปีที่แล้ว

    Muchas gracias por esto! ME ENCANTÓ!

  • @amazingmoments5834
    @amazingmoments5834 ปีที่แล้ว

    Buona puntata, divertente e informativa. Grazie!

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The bit with Matteo going into the cafe! 😂. Too funny ❤. And the part at 9:15. 😊

  • @evelynkeilaleonardodeolive3904
    @evelynkeilaleonardodeolive3904 ปีที่แล้ว

    Salve! Tra pochi mesi sarò in Italia.🙏 Ho adorato i consigli, che per me riguardano più il mostrare rispetto e apprezzamento per il proprio paese che il travestirmi da italiano... puoi vedere da lontano che non lo sono. 😅grazie!🇧🇷

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Grazie a te, ci fa piacere che tu abbia apprezzato il video! Certo, ovviamente portare rispetto verso il paese che si visita è sempre la cosa principale. 😊 Buon viaggio per quando verrai in Italia allora! 😀

  • @pafsilipoclub
    @pafsilipoclub ปีที่แล้ว

    Grazie!!! Sei entrabi meravigliosι!

  • @shama7727
    @shama7727 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish I saw this video before I went to Italy twice. For me my Italian disappears when I am nervous. When I was in Padua I was able to communicate what I needed, but I was terrible at the grocery store and at a restaurant. My friends told me I did well, but my next visit in Mestre I was not understood until my friend from Bassano told me to get out of my head and just let it flow. But as far as paying, I did learn late its different everywhere. However note to self Padua didn't really have English at all. It gave me the immersion I wanted, but I still sometimes panic going back with excitement to try again.

    • @shama7727
      @shama7727 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@gerardinapanceri4013 honestly I tried not to go with the stereotype mentality. My friends in Italy don't eat out to restaurants much. They all cook at home. So they didn't explain to me before I went how their normal eating schedule is..I only knew some of my italian friends at at 9pm. Sto studiando l'italiano da 9-10 mesi. I miei amici sanno che faccio del mio meglio per non stereotipare. Il mio Italiano è ancora pessimo ma provando.

    • @shama7727
      @shama7727 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@gerardinapanceri4013 ate at 9pm* sorry. I am not good at explaining or responding.

    • @shama7727
      @shama7727 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@gerardinapanceri4013 grazie! 😊🙇‍♀️

  • @MarcoFerro99
    @MarcoFerro99 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Siete belli e simpatici, tant'è vero che vi guardo spesso. Quasi quasi mi dispiace essere italiano madrelingua e non potermi iscrivere alle vostre lezioni. 😉

  • @pezzodipunto2239
    @pezzodipunto2239 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dont even try, Italians have a particular and mostly charming way of talking and moving that I dont think can be taught for the occasion, perhaps adopted if living there for many years. Trying to blend in might just have the opposite effect but dont worry about it, just be yourself. Unless that means being rude and disrespectful, then just pretend to be civilized. Thanks for these video's helps me refresh my very basic Italian.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your very nice comment!

  • @giancarlomaster2535
    @giancarlomaster2535 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excelente 👌

  • @marcomonteleone2907
    @marcomonteleone2907 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Bisogna fare i complimenti a questa ragazza perché parla un italiano perfetto, molto meglio di tanti italiani.

    • @x1achilles99
      @x1achilles99 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought she was Italian.

  • @jrr3558
    @jrr3558 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Je vous adore !!!

  • @vicyoslinuxofficial2607
    @vicyoslinuxofficial2607 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! I loved this video. My mother tongue is Brazilian Portuguese, and by watching this video, it feels like the Italian language is kind of a mix between Spanish and just a little it bit of Portuguese.
    I could understand, say...10% of the video. The Italian language syntax is pretty much the same as Brazilian Portuguese.

  • @nadinerose101
    @nadinerose101 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Altre frasi molto utili che ho imparato da questa app non nominato -
    “La tartaruga non legge.”
    “Questi cavalli non vivranno fino al prossimo mese.”
    “Tra due settimane sarà morto anche lui.”
    “Perché moriamo?”
    “Quando muoiano?”
    “Come muore un animale?”
    “Un animale muore senz’acqua”.
    Dopo aver finito questa app non potevo chiedere un caffè ma almeno avrei potuto lamentarmi della mortalità dei cavalli.

    • @then_comes_dudley
      @then_comes_dudley ปีที่แล้ว +10

      una frase, insegnata da quell'app senza nome, che sto cercando di usare sempre: "quando ero piccolo, non portavo i pantaloni"
      non so perché, ma i baristi non vogliono parlare con me

    • @4g4m3n0n
      @4g4m3n0n ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OMG!! "La tartaruga non legge" got me!!! I'm dying here laughing. I remember reading that and thinking "what a stupid thing to learn" lol.

    • @anqixue6032
      @anqixue6032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol what is this app please? my bf is learning italian and I need to test him with this 🤣

    • @anqixue6032
      @anqixue6032 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@then_comes_dudley hahahahahahahahha

    • @clebekki1645
      @clebekki1645 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anqixue6032 I cannot say the name, or an angry owl will come at night and poop on my head, but it rhymes with Luodingo.

  • @CallMeArdo
    @CallMeArdo ปีที่แล้ว

    sono italiano e ho appena scoperto che ho sempre sbagliato dicendo "si, per favore" per enfatizzare quanto ne sono davvero grato (o per sarcasmo)

  • @alisonberry7014
    @alisonberry7014 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grazie, che ottimi consigli!

  • @dreamboxchinese7527
    @dreamboxchinese7527 ปีที่แล้ว

    molto molto utile! Grazie!

  • @joejohnson6327
    @joejohnson6327 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The best thing about Italy is that it's virtually impossible to get dirty looks if you talk &/or laugh too loudly. 😹

  • @debramoss2267
    @debramoss2267 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I learn in different ways, you're my favourite, by far.
    A widely used app has an obsession with finding snakes, in a cake, in a sandwich, in a boot, it's like a jungle on there.
    But, the most bizarre phrase was on the French course;
    "Am I a horse?"
    Doesn't do well in Paris.

  • @StefanosVasileiou
    @StefanosVasileiou ปีที่แล้ว

    Siete veramente bravissimi, molto utile video. Grazie mille! :)

  • @Aleks_Som
    @Aleks_Som ปีที่แล้ว

    💚🤍❤ Grazie!

  • @badbob2383
    @badbob2383 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What I will say about nonsense sentences like “ Can my horse come to your party” is that they are memorable and indeed I often make up silly phrases myself as it reinforces structure and also vocabulary so don’t be too scathing.

  • @tomangelo5939
    @tomangelo5939 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When I go to Italy, I have never bothered with trying not to look like a tourist, as I basically look like a tourist where I live in America. I don't really look like I fit in anywhere. I wouldn't mind blending in more fashion-wise, but I am most comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt in hot weather - which is what I hope awaits me when I go to Sicily in two weeks. I will definitely be using "per cortesia," and I will struggle not to order cappucino after, say, 1pm (13:00).

    • @51tomtomtom
      @51tomtomtom ปีที่แล้ว

      it is not "the T-shirt" or "the jeans" , it is how and WHEN wearing them ! Entering a church with half the buns hanging out of the shorts with a ice cream in your hand .....? Entering fine restaurants with flip-flops like being on the beach ? BTW walking around with beer/a Spritz/ a coke can in your hand is not forbidden, but VERY VERY low class....the topic of "to go" I'd conclude with "go home" ! It is not to hide to be a tourist , it is to behave like a guest , not like dominating animal.....

    • @MoniLein-yy2ue
      @MoniLein-yy2ue ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jeans in the Italian summer heat? How can you stand them. Get yourself a pair of linen pants. It’s not just for looks: it’s the coolest fabric you can wear other than your birthday suit.

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MoniLein-yy2ue Or some chinos.

  • @emiliocesena33
    @emiliocesena33 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m planning I’m going to Rome for my birthday , I’m definitely wearing a black suit and tie with dress shoes and a pair of persol glasses

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m so hungry listening to all the food! lol. Bloody heck id get fat livin there! lol

  • @advaman3894
    @advaman3894 ปีที่แล้ว

    grazie per parlare cosi lentamente ❤️

    • @taddarita75
      @taddarita75 ปีที่แล้ว

      È meglio: "grazie per aver parlato così lentamente"

    • @francescomasiero7285
      @francescomasiero7285 ปีที่แล้ว

      In realtà parlano con un ritmo normale anche per un italiano

  • @malikaabizar8318
    @malikaabizar8318 ปีที่แล้ว

    We also say salata for salad in arabic
    In italian it is inslata

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sì, insalata. 😊

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EasyItalian So solation is insulata or insolata?

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MsMesem I guess you mean 'insolazione'. 😀

  • @SevenErhan
    @SevenErhan ปีที่แล้ว

    Grazie

  • @johnvoyce
    @johnvoyce 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, but your criticism of a certain app may be too harsh. I recommend the excellent "English as She Is Spoke " by José da Fonseca for some common, useful phrases that can easily be translated into Italian. For example: "to craunch the marmoset" which translates as "per sgranocchiare l'uistitì".

  • @lorarrayolo
    @lorarrayolo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Grazie per questo video, siete affascinanti! Adoro e rispetto la cultura italiana, per me l'energia e l'accettazione degli italiani è insuperabile (nella mia esperienza).
    Sfortunatamente, come un diabetico, è semplicemente impossibile da mangiare in un ristorante/bar lì senza infrangere il codice alimentare. Ogni volta che ci visitavo mi sentivo una turista per questo motivo. Onestamente non credo che qualcosa di dolce per collazione è così sano, ma chissà... Immagino che mi sentirò sempre un outsider in questo modo.

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh sì, purtroppo la classica colazione italiana non è proprio sana! 😅 Grazie per le tue belle parole comunque! 🥰

  • @TheBluebellMoon2
    @TheBluebellMoon2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    👏🫶👏 pazienza quando in coda per QUALCOSA 🤣
    Per esempio quando acquisti i biglietti del treno 🤣. X

  • @jamesg9840
    @jamesg9840 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m surprised the first suggestion isn’t “use your hands while talking.” 😂😂😂

  • @damianarieltropia7585
    @damianarieltropia7585 ปีที่แล้ว

    salve !! la parola Cioa ",e ampiamente usata degli stranieri , soprattutto latini, como me, che vengo dall"Argentina..guardo tutti i tuoi video...saluti !!

  • @malikaabizar8318
    @malikaabizar8318 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We also say patate in arabic

  • @Cristinact
    @Cristinact ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never try to change their dishes! (I never did but) a friend of mine added a lot of pepperoncini on her pasta and the lady of the house felt completely insulted by it.

  • @garzon3171
    @garzon3171 ปีที่แล้ว

    Using permesso or con permesso in the subway. Also use prego when someone else does

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are very good ones, thanks for sharing!

  • @LeftToWrite006
    @LeftToWrite006 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At 4:13 he says "c'ho fame" He says it fast so I can't get the pronunciation. But also, I don't understand why it isn't just "ho fame". Can someone please explain?

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  หลายเดือนก่อน

      We add "ci" in front of the verb "avere" very often in informal contexts. 😊

  • @DarkPrinceOfClowns
    @DarkPrinceOfClowns ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not entirely sure what you mean with the fashion style advice, but... Are you saying it's best to dress in a Preppy style?

  • @lauradivittorio1014
    @lauradivittorio1014 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ordinare un antipasto in Puglia potrebbe essere sufficiente per una settimana. Solo in Puglia anti non significa prima ma contrario al pasto, nel senso che dopo non riesci più a mangiare niente. Il consiglio è aspettare ad ordinare primo e secondo, prima fatevi portare l'antipasto e poi vedete come butta.

    • @lindalong5052
      @lindalong5052 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg,I gained about 5kilis in a week in Puglia. Such hospita ble folk

    • @Lorenzo-ij2ls
      @Lorenzo-ij2ls 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In Puglia abbiamo aperitivo,antipasto, primo,secondo,terzo,quarto,dolce,gelato,caffe',ammazzacaffe'...

  • @mikhalbruns2414
    @mikhalbruns2414 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am Italian, maybe an atypical one. I never eat anything in the morning until noon; so I don't have breakfast, you might say. But instead I have my breakfast in the afternoon and I always order a cappuccino. I never found anyone who was surprised or outraged for this. On the contrary, I'm often finding other people who very normally have their cappuccino in the afternoon here in Northern Italy. Perhaps that "rule" is a habit only in the South and Center..

  • @giovoltolini
    @giovoltolini ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ciao, ragazzi! Grazie per il video. Mi è piaciuto molto. Ho sempre avuto un dubbio per quanto riguarda l’uso di “arrivederci”. Va bene usarlo anche quando non rivedremo più l’altra persona?

    • @wayankartini2091
      @wayankartini2091 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Si.

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Si, a Salerno, tutti dicono ""arrivederci." Significa la speranza che noi ci riincontroremò ancora.

    • @summersi7978
      @summersi7978 ปีที่แล้ว

      si!

    • @fabiovalentinuzzi5589
      @fabiovalentinuzzi5589 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sì, come in inglese "bye"

    • @fabiovalentinuzzi5589
      @fabiovalentinuzzi5589 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aggiungo che se tu dici invece "addio" (che sarebbe il termine corretto per salutare una persona che probabilmente non si rivedrà più) , suona molto molto negativo. Ad esempio, dici addio quando ti lasci male con una ragazza. Oppure se litighiamo con un amico e non vogliamo più rivederlo, diciamo "addio, buona vita". Non utilizzare quindi mai la parola addio per salutare qualcuno, anche se sai che probabilmente non rivedrai più quella persona, a meno che tu non voglia dire che non la VUOI rivedere :)

  • @rayreyes8497
    @rayreyes8497 ปีที่แล้ว

    Un altro. 😂😂 Loved it

  • @nohaylamujer
    @nohaylamujer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LOL! The horse! So like Duolingo

  • @carlogardella5808
    @carlogardella5808 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If you want to blend in,absolutely avoid sandals or slippers worn with socks.

    • @racine1685
      @racine1685 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Otherwise you would be identified as a German tourist, or from Switzerland.

    • @MsMesem
      @MsMesem 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@racine1685 Neighbours so no big deal. It's the Americans , Brits and Asians who embarrasse themselves.

  • @TheJuanvegas
    @TheJuanvegas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The waiter reading the menu out like a novel is hilarious 😂 and true

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it! 😂

  • @halloweenbabystudios1748
    @halloweenbabystudios1748 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am an Asian American living with my husband and four kids in Napoli for 2 years now..how I disguise when visiting other towns, no bag packs when out and about 😎

  • @margaret-anncopeland8390
    @margaret-anncopeland8390 ปีที่แล้ว

    haha - it's also a nightmare about where to pay in Australia too! Before the meal, usually if eating at a pub and some cafes, and you order at the counter. Table service - usually you pay after the meal, and sometimes they bring the machine to you, or you have to go to the counter. It's hard to know! I usually ask if a place has table service, fortunately that is becoming more common. I often think we look so typically touristy when we are in Europe or North America, because we are the dummies hanging around waiting to order at the counter, when in fact the wait staff will come to our table! :D

    • @EasyItalian
      @EasyItalian  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha good to know! 😃

  • @lauragama4687
    @lauragama4687 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A proposito di piatti regionali, se andare in Piemonte attenzione, gli antipasti possono avere la consistenza di un pasto: affettati, insalata russa, vitello tonnato, insalata di carne cruda o albese, sottaceti e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Comunque potete chiedere che ve ne portino uno solo!

  • @Wheels-4-Steels
    @Wheels-4-Steels ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Basically don't dress up like a homeless person. I discovered that the first time I visited Milan. I was dressed up like a punk while everyone around me were dressed like fashion models. Dress your best.

    • @andrealune8979
      @andrealune8979 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...well, you wouldn't do yourself a service. That's perhaps the most ludicrous custom the average (old-school) Italian have. All sharp dressed and judgemental AF, even if their hearts and minds aren't even equally "spotless"....I'm Italian and we chose to migrate somewhere else just to get rid of all these hypocritical BS.

    • @markgourley910
      @markgourley910 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How very true . I made this mistake when visiting the smart business district of Milan where every man but me was wearing a very elegant suit. I was lucky to be served lunch!

  • @jondiaz3475
    @jondiaz3475 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can I order cappuccino corretto? :)

    • @rossellarosin
      @rossellarosin ปีที่แล้ว

      no 😀 simply unconceivable

  • @taralewis9335
    @taralewis9335 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Questo mi ha fatto ridere..I questioned my usage of a certain app when learning content includes “ho portato il corpo li”!!! Immagino che si debba coprire tutto!!!! 🤨

    • @rossellarosin
      @rossellarosin ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it'very useful if you are a murderer caught by the police

  • @DennisAlanholskey
    @DennisAlanholskey ปีที่แล้ว

    O I definitely say hello to Italy

  • @AlvaroSpain
    @AlvaroSpain ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Un altro classico di Duoligo: una birra oggi o una laurea domani. Peccato che mio padre non parlava così chiaro!
    Una domanda, quando in un ristorante si paga alla cassa, normalmente direttamente al titolare o a sua moglie, si lascia "tip" per il cameriere?
    Buon ponte a tutti

    • @lannalisa2925
      @lannalisa2925 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In molti posti vicino alla cassa c'è un barattolo per la 'mancia' ai camerieri

    • @summersi7978
      @summersi7978 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      la mancia e' sempre ben accetta

  • @kriri22
    @kriri22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ciao ragazzi! Puoi per favore dire qual è la differenza tra una trattoria, un‘osteria e un ristorante? Grazie mille!

    • @pragmatica_fantasy3874
      @pragmatica_fantasy3874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To understand the differences you need to look at what they refet to. Trattoria from the "Trattore" the men who treat food. Osteria from the "Oste" the men who accomodates people (in Osteria a person could have sleep for the night). Ristorante from the "Ristoratore" the men who give refreshment. This differences today are gone, more or less. Maybe you can eat more regionali food in Trattoria/Osteria then in a Ristorante, but it's not a 100% rule.

    • @nicoladc89
      @nicoladc89 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Storicamente l'osteria serviva solo il vino e il cibo o lo si portava da casa o si comprava altrove, la trattoria e il ristorante sono più o meno la stessa cosa, il primo è solitamente meno costoso, generalmente con cucina locale, più piccolo di un ristorante e con un arredamento più spartano. Ma in realtà oggi sono solo nomi, basti pensare che l'Osteria Francescana di Bottura ha tre stelle Michelin ed è stata eletta più volte il miglior ristorante al mondo.
      Ci sono altri tipi di locali, ci sono i rifugi che spesso sono trasformati in ristoranti aperti a tutti, ma che debbono comunque sempre garantire riparo e assistenza agli alpinisti, ci sono le locande che sono locali in cui si mangia e si può dormire, le fraschette, le taverne (che un tempo erano collocate sui percorsi della transumanza del bestiame). Ci sono gli agriturismi che sono in sostanza aziende agricole che servono il cibo e/o danno un posto in cui dormire. Ecc...
      A parte i rifugi e gli agriturismi che sono regolati per legge, i primi hanno - ripeto - l'obbligo di garantire riparo, assistenza e ristoro agli alpinisti, i secondi devono autoprodursi quasi tutto ciò che servono, gli altri sono praticamente solo nomi che uno sceglie o per motivi storici (il locale si chiama così da sempre) o per marketing.