It’s so much fun to see you and Brian together again. Your connection is just amazing and you always laugh together. There seems to be so much joy between you.❤️
make a meal with brian and then chat about memories over , shop with brian, yes! drive with brian, early morning coffee and wake up chat with brain, nightcap review of the day with brian. cant get enough of you and brian. you are just amazing together
oh my, Brian is here, and your Brian’s here laughter is back as well!!!💛:)) I’m so happy to see you together, all the past conversations come rushing in like it was yesterday🥹 I loved this episode as it reminded me, yet again, that all success in life is consistent hard work driven by passion, which is a lesson you keep on showing Kylie through all you do, thank you for that please do another video with Brian before he goes, any life topic you can both reflect on would be wonderful alla prossima🙋♀️
This vid has given me a real boost as my Italian is just at that stage.....but my film making is even cruder (despite hundreds of TH-cam uploads) and I am at a loss as to how you create these flowing masterpieces. I am in awe.
I have lived in Southern Italy for 5 years now and understand Italian much but speak little, even with 2 Italian courses under my belt. So many times I have tried to speak Italian to a native Italian and they reply back to me in English. I am finding it too easy to speak English in Italy and get by on it. So many reasons for this and I don't want these to be excuses for not learning Italian. Commitment starts now to have conversational level Italian in 1 year's time. Thanks for the motivation.
As an ESOL & Spanish teacher I loved all your practical tips! Learning another language really does stretch your mental muscles by making new neural connections! So great to see Brian again! 🥰🥰🥰
Great show. It honestly amazes me that with so many terrific Italian language learning channels, you have invaluable tips taking into consideration what we go through to learn Italian. Really very helpful and supportive. It was great that Brian was able to participate on an equal footing on this topic, way to go Brian.
another great video. What caught and held my attention was the laundry blowing in the wind! Oh, the sweet smell of sun and air dried sheets and towels.🌿☀❤
Very entertaining and very true!...and this is from an Italian native woman! You are both very good and I agree with your opinion of how to learn a language! Best!
Love seeing you again Brian, you look wonderful, what fun to have you two on a hammock talking with us in Italian how it really is! And the view behind you, stunning ❤️❤️❤️
I love when Brian comes around! I’d love a video of you guys on a day trip, or even talking about how you guys met and top Italy/travel moments you’ve had together. So glad he has been able to meet little Gianfranco!
This was so helpful! My husband is Portuguese and none of his family speaks English. We stay at his mom's for over 2 weeks in Brazil every year. Last trip I got so discouraged and overwhelmed that I totally gave up learning... I am going to get back into it after this video ❤ thanks
I’m not even actively learning Italian but you two make me want to - it’s fascinating and musical to listen to, and it’s so kind of you to break it down for us and offer your advice! Actually I just started a job at Bath Abbey, and when I come across Italian guests I tell them ‘Alla prossima’ upon parting ways, as you do in your videos, and I love seeing their eyes light up 🥰 SI, bring on more Brian! It’s lovely and fun to see the chemistry between you two ❤️ and by the way, Brian, The Little Mermaid is my favourite too 😉 🧜♀️
Kylie, when I see a new video, I am so happy. It is always a joy to hear & see you. You are always bubbly and happy, you make my day. Thank you and Brian
Oh wow, I'm laughing along with you & Brian & I'm inspired by your video to pick up where I left off, with learning Italian.👏🏻😂 The rapor & the sense of humor between you two besties is the best! Delightful to watch you both light each other up. 🤩🤩 Love from Oz.🤗
I am an Italian American. As a little girl my grandparents spoke to me in Italian. But of course through time I lost it but what stuck with me was the musicality. In learning Italian I always know ‘how’ to say it. It’s the music that makes it such a passionate emotional language. If I see a word and I don’t even know the meaning I’ll know how to say it with passion. I can still here my grandparents speak their Neapolitan dialect though they’ve been gone for decades. I learned the music before I knew the meaning. Am I ‘patsa’? Thank you for making that piece so important. Love you both and welcome back Brian!
Well said. I throw it out there in an exaggerated stage character manner and more often than not ' get the ball over the fence' and engage the listener. About a year ago, Italians stopped responding to me in English. What a milestone that was
So fun seeing you and Brian laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Hope it’s the first of a couple more before he leaves . Thanks for sharing all these tips 😍😘
Brian relaxes your usual stringent cinematography visuals seen in first dinner video now dangling laundered shirt in the face video both absent of usual perfection. Great to have such a close bond.
Ive been learning French on Duolingo for two years. Just 15 minutes a day makes it bearable and if you have the time it is achievable to learn any language that way.
I started learning Italian on Duolingo several months before my trip to Italy and it really helped! I was able to speak a few phrases and ask questions with at least a basic understanding of the answer. I was thrilled! I also watched lots of Italian movies with subtitles to get the phrasing and inflection, or music of the language. I’m back to learning more even if just 10 min a day. It makes such a difference to speak even a little in the local language!
Am I using the Duolingo wrong? Two weeks and it still asks me to pick up the right choices to the very simple questions like: "Ciao means: 1. Hello 2. sunshine 3. I really don't know."
Dear Kylie nice to see you and your friend Brian having a fun moment in the sun .. As im a born Aussie , but blessed with Italian and Dutch parents ,English grandmother , Chinese grandfather..I'm what mia Nonna would say a minestrone soup of mixed bloodline.. I loved watching two crazy fun Aussie friends reminsing ..loved the moment 😘
I would say that tua Nonna is really right that you are a nice minestrone soup. 😊 You are really international ! PS: I, as an Italian, did not know that Australians were called ”Aussie”. When I in a translator type “australiano” (the Italian term), it comes out...”Australian”. Ciao e un saluto dall’Italia ! 🇮🇹 👋
Welcome back Brian. It's great to see you two giggly goofballs back together. I had to take a whole year break of my Italian learning. I'm afraid that I've forgotten everything, but your 10 verbs brought me right back in. It's time to knock off the rust😊. A la prossima.
Hey Kylie, that was a fun Episode. Brian looks like a great friend. Very comfortable in your presence. You are like two peas in a pod. I had a lot of fun watching and it's lifted my spirits. Thank you from the bottom of my broken heart. ❤️🩹 Take care, stay safe, God bless you 3 and now Brian. 🖖🏼🤟🏼
Vi amo!! Assieme fate morire 🎉❤ Brian is fantastic. You should do more collabs like that. They are great! The part about the italian musicality is so helpful and true. That is why you got the language nicely and quickly ❤ Vi adoro
First of all you two have the most beautiful energy together!! Such a delightful video filled with so much good info!! One of my objectives for this year is to be fluent in Spanish so all these tips were priceless for learning a new language…. Thank you 😁💙
I love watching you guys have so much fun, it’s so nice that Brian is able to visit you from such a far away country. He is a true friend.!! Thank you for sharing your experience with Italian to help the people that want to learn Italian!! it’s very interesting that you mentioned most of your viewers are retired, in reality I never used to watch TH-cam and by chance I wanted a recipe for ricotta cake and that’s how I ran into your channel, plus I’ve been taking care of my father for the past 2 1/2 years and I truly enjoy watching all your episodes. I do feel like I’m retired because I’m taking care of my father. Anyway, my point is here I’ve always had two jobs for over 32 years and I’ve never had time to watch. TH-cam are used to only watch the news just to see what’s going on in the world I barely have time for TV. but now, after the pandemic things, kind of slow down job wise and pretty much halted when my father became ill and I’m taking care of him full-time. Anyway, I love your channel and can’t live without it right now.!!😄❤️
This was so helpful! Thank you! I've been doing Duolingo Italian for over 3 years. I'm understanding some but feeling stuck. Your tips are amazing. So appreciate them!
Kylie, I love your videos and I was so happy to see Brian again. U2 laugh so much. It makes me want to watch your videos over and over again. So please if you can do another video with him I’m sure all of us will be so happy.
Loved this!! I’ve been learning Spanish in Spain for 2-3 years now and I related to everything you said ❤ So accurate. Needed this. Thank you for this video it inspired me to keep going 🎉
Exellent video, very helpful! Love you guys together, lovely to spend time with such a close friend! Both of you are looking great too, and that view omg... 🙏❤️👌🥰
It warms my heart to see you and Brian together again. Your laughter is contagious! Okay proverò cambiare a scrivere in italiano ora. È vero che è molto importante praticare ogni giorno. Uso Duolingo ogni giorno ora per 1050 giorni conseguenti. Bravissimi Kylie ed Brian! Siete grandi!
Congratulations Kylie and Brian! All good tips and all I have used and am using in my daily Italian language lessons. Tip 10 is crucial and I can vouch for how important it is to speak regularly with a non Italian. ❤
Thank you Kylie and Brian 🙂 this is so useful! I'm learning Italian (not in Italy so it's given me confidence to hear Brian's story) and these videos are incredibly helpful. You're an inspiration. I'm learning Italian as my husband's half Italian and I'd love to be able to communicate with his family over in Italy and to be able to speak to locals with ease (I tried last time we were there and the Italians were so friendly). I love the dynamic with Brian here and really lifted my mood as I laughed along 😅
YAY! BRIAN IS BACK! I feel so joyful watching both of you together. Everyone needs a Brian in their life, what a wonderful human being, and you as well! Such wonderful tips on learning Italian. I tried a few years ago but then stopped. Recently I have made friends with 2 Italians so maybe its time to learn again. I have visited Italy many times and Italians mistake me for a local and start speaking Italian to me! I apparently look Italian 😆 The musicality tip makes SOOOO much sense! That is how we learn words of a song so fast. Learning lyrics by reading would take so much longer conpared to hearing them in music. I think it would a similar part of the brain children use when learning to speak. P.S........Yes I would love to see another video with Brian! Perhaps a day with Brian? I would love to see what you get up to throughout the day while he is in Italy. Cooking with Brian as someone suggested would also be a fun video!
Oh my gosh, I absolutely love the joy & energy that the two of you generate when you’re together. Like two giggly little kids. More collaborations with Brian on ANY topic would be such a delight! All of your language tips were so useful. Regarding the importance musicality in language, I’ve found that to be the case with English speaking Indians. Their grammar and vocabulary are usually perfect, but I often struggle to understand what they’re saying at first, because the musicality is “off.” Our comprehension of long dinner conversation drops from 50-80% to less than 5% when they switch to the dialect. Re Italian dialects: My mother-in-law’s family is from Lombardia (Lago di Como). The east side of the lake mostly speaks “standard” Italian
Oh, what fun...Brian's here...yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I hope Brian and his partner come for Christmas. I love watching you all, at the dinner table, cracking one another up. Unconditional love is pure joy to watch and be a part of. Sending everyone peace-filled and loving thoughts.
So much fun to watch you and Brian discussing this fascinating topic!! I really agree with your tip about ‘what would a native Italian say in this context?’ Instead of trying to do a literal translation from English) By the way I just returned from Stromboli. I had the chance to use your recommended phrase ‘mi fido di lei’ (the waiter was assuring me the food would be served fairly quickly & I wouldn’t miss my ferry to go back to Milazzo). It was such a delight how the staff interacted with me because it felt so natural and also fun to chat with them. Thank you so much Kylie for all of your invaluable tips!! You are a super star in every way!!❤❤❤
Grazie I have learnt so much and motivated me to stop procrastinating and start learning a verb every night. Great tips with a sense of fun Look forward to hearing more lessons! Ciao
Thank you for all the wonderful tips in this video, Kylie! And I LOVE seeing you and Brian together. Your positive energy and playful friendship is so infectious 😍.
Kylie you and Brian are inspiring me to learn Italian for my upcoming 6th trip to Italy! As a fellow Australian and photographer and Italian Lover I admire your passion for capturing the Beauty and charm of La Dolce Vita to awaken the soul. My last visit to Tuscany I fell in love with the Val D'Orcia region I found this at the hotel I stayed in thought I would share with you. I dream in silence awaken in another era in the tranquil shade of ancient olive trees amongst the fragrances and flavours of the past home for the heart, refuge for the soul. Your polite Italian lessons make sense and appreciate the phrases I can use and agree manners are an important part of our values and intend to practice. I am travelling with my 3 besties to a villa in San Quirico to celebrate a special birthday in a few months. I would be most grateful if you can recommend a cooking school nearby. Gentilissimo Grazie mille Sharon :)
Buonasera Kylie and Brian it’s Saturday night in New Zealand I just loved this video I’m also learning Italian and sometimes practise with my hubby and friends😍👌I will start pinning up verbs words through the house and I love the seeing everything in the Italian language I have been abit lazy but you both have ignited and uplifted me to keep going and yes perfect for my brain hmmm maybe switch to Italian in my settings ❤I feel learning a new language is helping me to grow feeling more confident grazie mille Thankyou my loves enjoy each other’s company such a special friendship I’d love to see more of Brian 💖😘😘👌Alla prossima Amore🌟🌟
I am loving all these tips. It was so nice to see you and Brian together and I immediately remembered one of my favourite videos of the two of you in Cefalu. Thank you both for the tips and joyful conversation. Alla prossima.
Lovely video Kylie and Brian. I am over 500 days into learning Italian using a well-regarded app. My wife is studying as well. There are lots of great little tips you have given us such as changing your phone to Italian, using reverse Google Translate and buddying up with a non-Italian for practice. Grazie mille!
it's so true about the musicality of a language.. i was a semi pro singer, and I also spoke several languages ( not fluent in them , but at least intermediate ).. my voice coach said she's not surprised at all that I could speak other languages so easily , as the "music " of each language is very different from each other.. I picked that up immediately and found the " flow" to better learn that language.. really fun video !! thank you Kylie and Brian !! Norakag , here ( I am an artist , now , and my singing continues , but not professionally.. )❤
Very interesting video guys , I found it to be a disadvantage that my mother had taught me the Sicilian dialect as a child living in Australia, i found it harder to learn Italian as an Adult. It's easier learning from scratch without knowing an Italian dialect in my opinion. Dialects are completely different languages in Italy.😊
There are often people who confuse the dialect or some dialect terms with Italian. They talk to someone saying things in dialect and perhaps they think they are saying them in standard Italian. In dialects there are a lot of words or expressions that are completely different from standard Italian. There are dialects in Italy that, rather than “dialects”, can practically be considered a separate language. And dialects in Italy often change not only from one region to another, but also from one area to another, one city to another, even a few kilometers away. I remember a curious anecdote here in Germany (I am Italian and I am also an Italian teacher and I teach Italian here in German schools). A German lady married to a Sicilian, she had learned all the Sicilian dialect from her husband, but she spoke it thinking she was speaking in Italian. One day she came to school to pick up her son who was in my Italian class and began to speak to me in a strict Sicilian dialect ! I, coming from the Campania region, know my dialect, but not Sicilian. She was amazed that I didn't understand what she was saying. And she at that point said in German……. “but you do not understand Italian ?” And I replied……dear lady, if you spoke in Italian, there would be no problems, but what you have said up to now was only a strict Sicilian dialect. Practically the German lady instead thought she was speaking Italian with me.
@@aris1956this is SUCH an interesting part of Italy and the language(s)! Good story! So interesting how Italians effectively know their national language but also have a second language that can mean you are ONLY understood by your locals speaking it in front of another Italian from a different region. This is not paralleled in all other European countries at all, even though several countries may have one or two regional ligos that have a different origin or simoly sound very differently. The fact entire sentances and conversations are altogether foreign languages between Italians du to different geographic backgrounds is super interesting!
Such a joy seeing you and Brian together chatting! Yess there are so many creative ways to practice a language! For me it is when I'm on my bike I'm making up these weird funny songs in Italian that have absolutely no sense but singing it out loud makes me so happy:)
Wow Kylie, I’ve been working on my Japanese recently, but this makes me want to learn Italian now too! I love you two together by the way.. so much proactive, positive energy and genuine friendship!!
Great episode Kylie! Love Brian…..I have been trying to learn Italian for far too long! This has inspired me again. I’m an Aussie too but love the Italian language it’s so musical More episodes with Brian before he goes back to Australia….please ❤
Great video!! When I was learning Italian many years ago my daughters were very young and I would say aloud 'ieri sera' and until this day they say in English 'yesterday night' and I love it :)
First of all you are both so very adorable together, Brian's laugh is contagious !! Would love to see an Italian lesson with you and Brian cooking together, this would be so beneficial as one could learn the practical words and I think you two would be funny and a wonderful team together cooking .... grazie mille !!!!!
I miss you and Brian together. My favorite video of you two together is the one with Brian in the tub with the shower cap and wine bottle and him talking about Giacomo and dating advice. Funny stuff! Your bonding love is so genuine. Grazie per le risate. Buona giornata!!
Brian! So lovely to see you two together. This is such good timing for me as I have been really stuck learning Italian, not helped by spending time in France (and how do people not mix languages up? I can start a sentence in French and finish it in Italian; which has people looking at me oddly as I don't realise). These tips were great, as trying to think in Italian has always flummoxed me and I seem to spend a lot of time translating from English or into English and then miss what the person is saying next. Thanks to you both I have a renewed enthusiasm for getting stuck back into my studies!
This is such a great video, and all so true -- I especially agree 100% with putting your phone (and all devices!) in the language you want to learn, the subtitles on your favorite films / TV shows, also reading your favorite books in the language of choice too. I spent a lot of time on the metro in Paris without my headphones on just listening to how people spoke, so I learned how to fudge it if my grammar wasn't perfect because I could do the inflection / transitional sounds authentically. Also, love seeing Brian again 😊
So lovely to see you and Brian together - I wonder if Brian is collecting tablecloths, fabrics, mosaics, olive oil in adorable little bottles for his 'Luxe Life' / 'The Finer Things' store in Australia ? Looking forward to next weekend.
Oh love seeing you two together and all the laughter! This was great and I took one of your todo’s and switched my phone setting to Italian. I listen to a podcast in Italian called Italiano con Amore and I understand just about everything but I have no one to practice with so I’m so afraid of being able to speak it when I travel back to Italy so because of that I also liked your tip on thinking in Italian and speaking outloud to myself. Grazie Millie e ala próxima.
This was very useful and fun to watch, thank you! I have been learning Italian on and off for some time, taken group and one to one lessons, too. I started to make progress when I began taking lessons at International House London. I do online lessons weekly. Their teachers are really great and the lessons are enjoyable, the 2 hrs just fly by. Not sure if it is ok to name providers on TH-cam, but I wanted to share my experience because this school is really good. Before this I also tried Rosetta Stone, which was helpful as they use lots of visuals. Only issue was that it was a lot of material to cover so I had to decide between lessons and Rosetta Stone. Duolingo didn't really work for me. I also downloaded a verb app so these days when I catch myself scrolling on instagram, I jump over to the verb app and revise/learn instead of draining my brain on social media. Love your videos, they are a delight! :)
Brian-so neat to see you today-as for languages well I have to say ‘hearing! What someone has said even in English can be confusing especially if your mind is going a mile a minute. Like, what’s you say? LOL.. would love to learn Italian but at age 77 it’d be a long time to catch on to it, this beautiful language. Thank you Kylie. 🥰
Being already fluent in Italian this is quite helpful. Just like anything else, when you don’t practice it often you tend to forget and lose a little bit of the language so it’s great how the both of you broke everything down. Especially with the verbs. I too tend to forget about the masculine and feminine conversions and always default to the masculine. At times I get poked fun at by my Italian relatives but I know it’s not out of malice. I always get corrected which is helpful. I know that if I were in Italy right now surrounded by all things Italian I would improve 10 fold. At the moment I have family from Italy visiting Canada and I’m feeling a bit self conscious about my speaking but this video came just in time! Thank you Kylie and Brian! Your laughs are so infectious and it’s so great to see Brian again. ❤😂
Kylie, Brian... thanks for all the great suggestions. I need all the help I can get. I now wish I paid more attention in my language class back in High School. At 61 I'm struggling to learn the language despite moving to Italy and setting up a new home etc. Thank goodness for Google translate.. I'm sure I'll get there by the time I'm 81 I'm sure.
Thank you so much Kylie for this insightful and helpful video! It came at the perfect time, I have been studying Italian for a while and have been wanting to improve and your video gives me hope and motivation!! I will be in Arezzo next week doing a music course, so I will definitely be practicing my Italian there!
Just seeing you and Brian giggling so much made me laugh! Your 10 tips are brilliant. I started learning Italian in the late 1980s, spent a semester in Firenze and have recently returned quite a few times (post-COVID). I try my best, but I think your 10 verbs is essential for me. Grazie!
I'd love more Italian language videos from you and Brian! Perhaps you can go into the tenses of verbs, maybe the most commonly-used verbs (as discussed in this video). You two are so animated, maybe you can act out some of the verbs with their tenses. Just tossing out some ideas. 😁😂🥰
It would also be advisable for them, during these conversations, to use more phrases with each other in Italian, perhaps with the translation below. I say this being Italian and also an Italian teacher, who teaches Italian here in Germany. :)
I love yours and Brian's relationship, you can see what good friends you are. I'm trying to learn Spanish, I am from the UK and have been living in Spain for eight years! 😮 I love the tip of writing on post it notes, definitely going to try this! You and Brian are so funny! 😁 x 😚
Oddio Mio, La Grammatica of Italiano is very hard! :) I've been taking formal Italian classes for around a month now, and I do agree with both of u, we need to put extra effort of learning by practicing and memorizing them a lot! Thanks for the fun videos !
Forgive me or scusare I agree with everything you both though I believe you both are brilliant people who have an aptitude for languages. My father was just like you two so I know. Kylie, my love, you are most right in telling us to use music to learn Italian. In French Immersion classes with little ones starting out they use music to introduce them to the language. So please don't feel silly because you're spot on with your tip. Again please forgive me for saying this I wasn't looking forward to this episode because it was all about learning Italian for almost 50 minutes. But then I'm glad I persevered because the tip you gave us, reverse Google search, is brilliant! Who would have thought to do such a thing - not me. You are both a breath of fresh air! You're delightful! Absolutely delightful! You put so much time and effort into this! Oh my goodness so beautiful! You're both adorable! God's blessings (seen, unseen, known, unknown) always. Alla prossima!
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It’s so much fun to see you and Brian together again. Your connection is just amazing and you always laugh together. There seems to be so much joy between you.❤️
Yes, we’re so lucky to have each other. 😊
make a meal with brian and then chat about memories over , shop with brian, yes! drive with brian, early morning coffee and wake up chat with brain, nightcap review of the day with brian. cant get enough of you and brian. you are just amazing together
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Great suggestions! I would love to see a day with Brian from morning until evening.
It's so wonderful to see you and Brian together again!! You two have such a beautiful and loving friendship!!💕
oh my, Brian is here, and your Brian’s here laughter is back as well!!!💛:)) I’m so happy to see you together, all the past conversations come rushing in like it was yesterday🥹
I loved this episode as it reminded me, yet again, that all success in life is consistent hard work driven by passion, which is a lesson you keep on showing Kylie through all you do, thank you for that
please do another video with Brian before he goes, any life topic you can both reflect on would be wonderful
alla prossima🙋♀️
I don't think I've ever seen two happier people in my entire life. You two bring out the best in each other.
This vid has given me a real boost as my Italian is just at that stage.....but my film making is even cruder (despite hundreds of TH-cam uploads) and I am at a loss as to how you create these flowing masterpieces. I am in awe.
I have lived in Southern Italy for 5 years now and understand Italian much but speak little, even with 2 Italian courses under my belt. So many times I have tried to speak Italian to a native Italian and they reply back to me in English. I am finding it too easy to speak English in Italy and get by on it. So many reasons for this and I don't want these to be excuses for not learning Italian. Commitment starts now to have conversational level Italian in 1 year's time. Thanks for the motivation.
As an ESOL & Spanish teacher I loved all your practical tips! Learning another language really does stretch your mental muscles by making new neural connections! So great to see Brian again! 🥰🥰🥰
Great show. It honestly amazes me that with so many terrific Italian language learning channels, you have invaluable tips taking into consideration what we go through to learn Italian. Really very helpful and supportive. It was great that Brian was able to participate on an equal footing on this topic, way to go Brian.
another great video. What caught and held my attention was the laundry blowing in the wind! Oh, the sweet smell of sun and air dried sheets and towels.🌿☀❤
Very entertaining and very true!...and this is from an Italian native woman! You are both very good and I agree with your opinion of how to learn a language! Best!
Love seeing you again Brian, you look wonderful, what fun to have you two on a hammock talking with us in Italian how it really is!
And the view behind you, stunning ❤️❤️❤️
The views, the landscapes of Tuscany are among the most beautiful in the world ! Unique !
I love when Brian comes around! I’d love a video of you guys on a day trip, or even talking about how you guys met and top Italy/travel moments you’ve had together. So glad he has been able to meet little Gianfranco!
Shopping, in Italian! 😊
This was WONDERFUL!! I’d love to see more videos like this.
This was so helpful! My husband is Portuguese and none of his family speaks English. We stay at his mom's for over 2 weeks in Brazil every year. Last trip I got so discouraged and overwhelmed that I totally gave up learning... I am going to get back into it after this video ❤ thanks
I actually marked up all the spices and such in my 2nd target language (my spouse's). It helps, like writing with a marker "latte" on the milk!
The beautiful landscape of Tuscany in the background and as soundtrack the crickets singing. 👍💕
oh my gosh i love you guys together. you really bring out each others joy. thank you x
I’m not even actively learning Italian but you two make me want to - it’s fascinating and musical to listen to, and it’s so kind of you to break it down for us and offer your advice! Actually I just started a job at Bath Abbey, and when I come across Italian guests I tell them ‘Alla prossima’ upon parting ways, as you do in your videos, and I love seeing their eyes light up 🥰
SI, bring on more Brian! It’s lovely and fun to see the chemistry between you two ❤️ and by the way, Brian, The Little Mermaid is my favourite too 😉 🧜♀️
Kylie, when I see a new video, I am so happy. It is always a joy to hear & see you. You are always bubbly and happy, you make my day. Thank you and Brian
Oh wow, I'm laughing along with you & Brian & I'm inspired by your video to pick up where I left off, with learning Italian.👏🏻😂 The rapor & the sense of humor between you two besties is the best! Delightful to watch you both light each other up. 🤩🤩 Love from Oz.🤗
So happy to see Brian! I enjoy all of your language help. Thank you!
Thank you for these great language learning tips and the encouragement to keep going. Great to see Brian again, so funny 😂
I am an Italian American. As a little girl my grandparents spoke to me in Italian. But of course through time I lost it but what stuck with me was the musicality. In learning Italian I always know ‘how’ to say it. It’s the music that makes it such a passionate emotional language. If I see a word and I don’t even know the meaning I’ll know how to say it with passion. I can still here my grandparents speak their Neapolitan dialect though they’ve been gone for decades. I learned the music before I knew the meaning. Am I ‘patsa’? Thank you for making that piece so important. Love you both and welcome back Brian!
Well said. I throw it out there in an exaggerated stage character manner and more often than not ' get the ball over the fence' and engage the listener. About a year ago, Italians stopped responding to me in English. What a milestone that was
So fun seeing you and Brian laughing and enjoying each other’s company. Hope it’s the first of a couple more before he leaves . Thanks for sharing all these tips 😍😘
Brian relaxes your usual stringent cinematography visuals seen in first dinner video now dangling laundered shirt in the face video both absent of usual perfection. Great to have such a close bond.
Thank you for a great lesson full of tips and giggles. I love watching you together interact, your connection is very special. 💕
Ive been learning French on Duolingo for two years. Just 15 minutes a day makes it bearable and if you have the time it is achievable to learn any language that way.
I started learning Italian on Duolingo several months before my trip to Italy and it really helped! I was able to speak a few phrases and ask questions with at least a basic understanding of the answer. I was thrilled! I also watched lots of Italian movies with subtitles to get the phrasing and inflection, or music of the language. I’m back to learning more even if just 10 min a day. It makes such a difference to speak even a little in the local language!
Hey ! I give some french lessons if u are interested :)
Am I using the Duolingo wrong? Two weeks and it still asks me to pick up the right choices to the very simple questions like: "Ciao means: 1. Hello 2. sunshine 3. I really don't know."
YEA!!! So glad to see you again Brian😄. Have fun together.
Dear Kylie nice to see you and your friend Brian having a fun moment in the sun ..
As im a born Aussie , but blessed with Italian and Dutch parents ,English grandmother , Chinese grandfather..I'm what mia Nonna would say a minestrone soup of mixed bloodline..
I loved watching two crazy fun Aussie friends reminsing ..loved the moment 😘
I would say that tua Nonna is really right that you are a nice minestrone soup. 😊 You are really international !
PS: I, as an Italian, did not know that Australians were called ”Aussie”. When I in a translator type “australiano” (the Italian term), it comes out...”Australian”. Ciao e un saluto dall’Italia ! 🇮🇹 👋
I love you two together! Priceless friendship. ❤❤
Welcome back Brian. It's great to see you two giggly goofballs back together. I had to take a whole year break of my Italian learning. I'm afraid that I've forgotten everything, but your 10 verbs brought me right back in. It's time to knock off the rust😊.
A la prossima.
I love the energy you two put out into the universe-- thank you
Hey Kylie, that was a fun Episode. Brian looks like a great friend. Very comfortable in your presence.
You are like two peas in a pod.
I had a lot of fun watching and it's lifted my spirits. Thank you from the bottom of my broken heart. ❤️🩹
Take care, stay safe, God bless you 3 and now Brian. 🖖🏼🤟🏼
Vi amo!! Assieme fate morire 🎉❤ Brian is fantastic. You should do more collabs like that. They are great! The part about the italian musicality is so helpful and true. That is why you got the language nicely and quickly ❤ Vi adoro
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First of all you two have the most beautiful energy together!! Such a delightful video filled with so much good info!! One of my objectives for this year is to be fluent in Spanish so all these tips were priceless for learning a new language…. Thank you 😁💙
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Hi Brian!!! 👍
Good to see him visiting!!
Have Fun! ✅😘
i’m hoping to go to Sicily this year!
I love watching you guys have so much fun, it’s so nice that Brian is able to visit you from such a far away country. He is a true friend.!! Thank you for sharing your experience with Italian to help the people that want to learn Italian!! it’s very interesting that you mentioned most of your viewers are retired, in reality I never used to watch TH-cam and by chance I wanted a recipe for ricotta cake and that’s how I ran into your channel, plus I’ve been taking care of my father for the past 2 1/2 years and I truly enjoy watching all your episodes. I do feel like I’m retired because I’m taking care of my father. Anyway, my point is here I’ve always had two jobs for over 32 years and I’ve never had time to watch. TH-cam are used to only watch the news just to see what’s going on in the world I barely have time for TV. but now, after the pandemic things, kind of slow down job wise and pretty much halted when my father became ill and I’m taking care of him full-time. Anyway, I love your channel and can’t live without it right now.!!😄❤️
Kylie is completely different when Brian is there..like the besties.
This was so helpful! Thank you! I've been doing Duolingo Italian for over 3 years. I'm understanding some but feeling stuck. Your tips are amazing. So appreciate them!
I started to watch your older video's... you know... you are so worthy of a million subscribers and more. You have fabulous content!
Kylie, I love your videos and I was so happy to see Brian again. U2 laugh so much. It makes me want to watch your videos over and over again. So please if you can do another video with him I’m sure all of us will be so happy.
Loved this!! I’ve been learning Spanish in Spain for 2-3 years now and I related to everything you said ❤ So accurate. Needed this. Thank you for this video it inspired me to keep going 🎉
Exellent video, very helpful! Love you guys together, lovely to spend time with such a close friend! Both of you are looking great too, and that view omg...
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That was great. Thank you Kylie. Thank you Brian. As Manu Venditti says " Italian is like a beautiful woman - if you neglect her she will leave you".
It warms my heart to see you and Brian together again. Your laughter is contagious! Okay proverò cambiare a scrivere in italiano ora. È vero che è molto importante praticare ogni giorno. Uso Duolingo ogni giorno ora per 1050 giorni conseguenti. Bravissimi Kylie ed Brian! Siete grandi!
I love videos with the two of you!!! ❤ Always great to see Brian! 🎉
Congratulations Kylie and Brian! All good tips and all I have used and am using in my daily Italian language lessons. Tip 10 is crucial and I can vouch for how important it is to speak regularly with a non Italian. ❤
Thank you Kylie and Brian 🙂 this is so useful! I'm learning Italian (not in Italy so it's given me confidence to hear Brian's story) and these videos are incredibly helpful. You're an inspiration. I'm learning Italian as my husband's half Italian and I'd love to be able to communicate with his family over in Italy and to be able to speak to locals with ease (I tried last time we were there and the Italians were so friendly).
I love the dynamic with Brian here and really lifted my mood as I laughed along 😅
I loved your spirit and the fun both of you showed. I will share with my Chinese Students learning English
YAY! BRIAN IS BACK! I feel so joyful watching both of you together. Everyone needs a Brian in their life, what a wonderful human being, and you as well!
Such wonderful tips on learning Italian. I tried a few years ago but then stopped. Recently I have made friends with 2 Italians so maybe its time to learn again. I have visited Italy many times and Italians mistake me for a local and start speaking Italian to me! I apparently look Italian 😆
The musicality tip makes SOOOO much sense! That is how we learn words of a song so fast. Learning lyrics by reading would take so much longer conpared to hearing them in music. I think it would a similar part of the brain children use when learning to speak.
P.S........Yes I would love to see another video with Brian! Perhaps a day with Brian? I would love to see what you get up to throughout the day while he is in Italy. Cooking with Brian as someone suggested would also be a fun video!
Oh my gosh, I absolutely love the joy & energy that the two of you generate when you’re together. Like two giggly little kids. More collaborations with Brian on ANY topic would be such a delight! All of your language tips were so useful.
Regarding the importance musicality in language, I’ve found that to be the case with English speaking Indians. Their grammar and vocabulary are usually perfect, but I often struggle to understand what they’re saying at first, because the musicality is “off.” Our comprehension of long dinner conversation drops from 50-80% to less than 5% when they switch to the dialect.
Re Italian dialects: My mother-in-law’s family is from Lombardia (Lago di Como). The east side of the lake mostly speaks “standard” Italian
Oh, what fun...Brian's here...yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I hope Brian and his partner come for Christmas. I love watching you all, at the dinner table, cracking one another up. Unconditional love is pure joy to watch and be a part of. Sending everyone peace-filled and loving thoughts.
So much fun to watch you and Brian discussing this fascinating topic!! I really agree with your tip about ‘what would a native Italian say in this context?’ Instead of trying to do a literal translation from English) By the way I just returned from Stromboli. I had the chance to use your recommended phrase ‘mi fido di lei’ (the waiter was assuring me the food would be served fairly quickly & I wouldn’t miss my ferry to go back to Milazzo). It was such a delight how the staff interacted with me because it felt so natural and also fun to chat with them. Thank you so much Kylie for all of your invaluable tips!! You are a super star in every way!!❤❤❤
Grazie I have learnt so much and motivated me to stop procrastinating and start learning a verb every night. Great tips with a sense of fun Look forward to hearing more lessons! Ciao
Brian!!!!!!!!!! And laughter !!!!! Yay!!!
Thank you for all the wonderful tips in this video, Kylie! And I LOVE seeing you and Brian together. Your positive energy and playful friendship is so infectious 😍.
Brian's back. Welcome back. What a nice friendship.
Kylie you and Brian are inspiring me to learn Italian for my upcoming 6th trip to Italy! As a fellow Australian and photographer and Italian Lover I admire your passion for capturing the Beauty and charm of La Dolce Vita to awaken the soul. My last visit to Tuscany I fell in love with the Val D'Orcia region I found this at the hotel I stayed in thought I would share with you. I dream in silence awaken in another era in the tranquil shade of ancient olive trees amongst the fragrances and flavours of the past home for the heart, refuge for the soul. Your polite Italian lessons make sense and appreciate the phrases I can use and agree manners are an important part of our values and intend to practice. I am travelling with my 3 besties to a villa in San Quirico to celebrate a special birthday in a few months. I would be most grateful if you can recommend a cooking school nearby. Gentilissimo Grazie mille Sharon :)
Buonasera Kylie and Brian it’s Saturday night in New Zealand I just loved this video I’m also learning Italian and sometimes practise with my hubby and friends😍👌I will start pinning up verbs words through the house and I love the seeing everything in the Italian language I have been abit lazy but you both have ignited and uplifted me to keep going and yes perfect for my brain hmmm maybe switch to Italian in my settings ❤I feel learning a new language is helping me to grow feeling more confident grazie mille Thankyou my loves enjoy each other’s company such a special friendship I’d love to see more of Brian 💖😘😘👌Alla prossima Amore🌟🌟
A lovely friendship you two have!
I am loving all these tips. It was so nice to see you and Brian together and I immediately remembered one of my favourite videos of the two of you in Cefalu. Thank you both for the tips and joyful conversation. Alla prossima.
Some great tips. It is sooooo hard - having someone remind you that it’s possible is great.
Lovely video Kylie and Brian. I am over 500 days into learning Italian using a well-regarded app. My wife is studying as well. There are lots of great little tips you have given us such as changing your phone to Italian, using reverse Google Translate and buddying up with a non-Italian for practice. Grazie mille!
it's so true about the musicality of a language.. i was a semi pro singer, and I also spoke several languages ( not fluent in them , but at least intermediate ).. my voice coach said she's not surprised at all that I could speak other languages so easily , as the "music " of each language is very different from each other.. I picked that up immediately and found the " flow" to better learn that language.. really fun video !! thank you Kylie and Brian !! Norakag , here ( I am an artist , now , and my singing continues , but not professionally.. )❤
Very interesting video guys , I found it to be a disadvantage that my mother had taught me the Sicilian dialect as a child living in Australia, i found it harder to learn Italian as an Adult. It's easier learning from scratch without knowing an Italian dialect in my opinion. Dialects are completely different languages in Italy.😊
Yes, I suppose you’re right! I found that a little with Spanish! They’re so similar that one gets confused.
There are often people who confuse the dialect or some dialect terms with Italian. They talk to someone saying things in dialect and perhaps they think they are saying them in standard Italian. In dialects there are a lot of words or expressions that are completely different from standard Italian. There are dialects in Italy that, rather than “dialects”, can practically be considered a separate language. And dialects in Italy often change not only from one region to another, but also from one area to another, one city to another, even a few kilometers away. I remember a curious anecdote here in Germany (I am Italian and I am also an Italian teacher and I teach Italian here in German schools). A German lady married to a Sicilian, she had learned all the Sicilian dialect from her husband, but she spoke it thinking she was speaking in Italian. One day she came to school to pick up her son who was in my Italian class and began to speak to me in a strict Sicilian dialect ! I, coming from the Campania region, know my dialect, but not Sicilian. She was amazed that I didn't understand what she was saying. And she at that point said in German……. “but you do not understand Italian ?” And I replied……dear lady, if you spoke in Italian, there would be no problems, but what you have said up to now was only a strict Sicilian dialect.
Practically the German lady instead thought she was speaking Italian with me.
@@aris1956this is SUCH an interesting part of Italy and the language(s)! Good story! So interesting how Italians effectively know their national language but also have a second language that can mean you are ONLY understood by your locals speaking it in front of another Italian from a different region. This is not paralleled in all other European countries at all, even though several countries may have one or two regional ligos that have a different origin or simoly sound very differently. The fact entire sentances and conversations are altogether foreign languages between Italians du to different geographic backgrounds is super interesting!
Is Sicilian so different than standard Italian??
@@gigibenea3529 yes it's another language. Italy has 34 spoken languages and related dialects , most people don't know this 🙈
So happy to see Brian
Such a joy seeing you and Brian together chatting! Yess there are so many creative ways to practice a language! For me it is when I'm on my bike I'm making up these weird funny songs in Italian that have absolutely no sense but singing it out loud makes me so happy:)
Wow Kylie, I’ve been working on my Japanese recently, but this makes me want to learn Italian now too! I love you two together by the way.. so much proactive, positive energy and genuine friendship!!
Loved the lessons and the joy you and Brian share!! Delightful episode-thank you, Kylie!🩵 A heart to match your new Hermes scarf!
😊 I have just watched this fantastic episode and changed the language on my phone to Italian. Having fun now 😂. Thank you Kylie and Brian 💕
Great episode Kylie! Love Brian…..I have been trying to learn Italian for far too long! This has inspired me again. I’m an Aussie too but love the Italian language it’s so musical
More episodes with Brian before he goes back to Australia….please
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You always give great tips and yes it was helpful. Yes, a-driving lesson w/Brien!
Great video!! When I was learning Italian many years ago my daughters were very young and I would say aloud 'ieri sera' and until this day they say in English 'yesterday night' and I love it :)
First of all you are both so very adorable together, Brian's laugh is contagious !! Would love to see an Italian lesson with you and Brian cooking together, this would be so beneficial as one could learn the practical words and I think you two would be funny and a wonderful team together cooking .... grazie mille !!!!!
Kylie and Brian = absolutely fabulous. “The Little Mermaid” comment made me laugh out loud. Wish you hosted a TV show together.
I miss you and Brian together. My favorite video of you two together is the one with Brian in the tub with the shower cap and wine bottle and him talking about Giacomo and dating advice. Funny stuff! Your bonding love is so genuine. Grazie per le risate. Buona giornata!!
Brian! So lovely to see you two together. This is such good timing for me as I have been really stuck learning Italian, not helped by spending time in France (and how do people not mix languages up? I can start a sentence in French and finish it in Italian; which has people looking at me oddly as I don't realise). These tips were great, as trying to think in Italian has always flummoxed me and I seem to spend a lot of time translating from English or into English and then miss what the person is saying next. Thanks to you both I have a renewed enthusiasm for getting stuck back into my studies!
This is such a great video, and all so true -- I especially agree 100% with putting your phone (and all devices!) in the language you want to learn, the subtitles on your favorite films / TV shows, also reading your favorite books in the language of choice too. I spent a lot of time on the metro in Paris without my headphones on just listening to how people spoke, so I learned how to fudge it if my grammar wasn't perfect because I could do the inflection / transitional sounds authentically. Also, love seeing Brian again 😊
So lovely to see you and Brian together - I wonder if Brian is collecting tablecloths, fabrics, mosaics, olive oil in adorable little bottles for his 'Luxe Life' / 'The Finer Things' store in Australia ? Looking forward to next weekend.
Oh love seeing you two together and all the laughter! This was great and I took one of your todo’s and switched my phone setting to Italian. I listen to a podcast in Italian called Italiano con Amore and I understand just about everything but I have no one to practice with so I’m so afraid of being able to speak it when I travel back to Italy so because of that I also liked your tip on thinking in Italian and speaking outloud to myself. Grazie Millie e ala próxima.
Brian!!! 🎉 This was so much fun to watch. I’m inspired to take another attempt at learning Spanish.
Best duo ❤❤
This was very useful and fun to watch, thank you! I have been learning Italian on and off for some time, taken group and one to one lessons, too. I started to make progress when I began taking lessons at International House London. I do online lessons weekly. Their teachers are really great and the lessons are enjoyable, the 2 hrs just fly by. Not sure if it is ok to name providers on TH-cam, but I wanted to share my experience because this school is really good. Before this I also tried Rosetta Stone, which was helpful as they use lots of visuals. Only issue was that it was a lot of material to cover so I had to decide between lessons and Rosetta Stone. Duolingo didn't really work for me. I also downloaded a verb app so these days when I catch myself scrolling on instagram, I jump over to the verb app and revise/learn instead of draining my brain on social media. Love your videos, they are a delight! :)
Awe, Brian!!!
I’ve been wanting to learn Italian! Perfect timing.
Besides, I need to know it for one day I get to meet you guys!
Brian-so neat to see you today-as for languages well I have to say ‘hearing! What someone has said even in English can be confusing especially if your mind is going a mile a minute. Like, what’s you say? LOL.. would love to learn Italian but at age 77 it’d be a long time to catch on to it, this beautiful language. Thank you Kylie. 🥰
Being already fluent in Italian this is quite helpful. Just like anything else, when you don’t practice it often you tend to forget and lose a little bit of the language so it’s great how the both of you broke everything down. Especially with the verbs. I too tend to forget about the masculine and feminine conversions and always default to the masculine. At times I get poked fun at by my Italian relatives but I know it’s not out of malice. I always get corrected which is helpful. I know that if I were in Italy right now surrounded by all things Italian I would improve 10 fold.
At the moment I have family from Italy visiting Canada and I’m feeling a bit self conscious about my speaking but this video came just in time!
Thank you Kylie and Brian! Your laughs are so infectious and it’s so great to see Brian again. ❤😂
Kylie, Brian... thanks for all the great suggestions. I need all the help I can get. I now wish I paid more attention in my language class back in High School. At 61 I'm struggling to learn the language despite moving to Italy and setting up a new home etc. Thank goodness for Google translate.. I'm sure I'll get there by the time I'm 81 I'm sure.
Lovely to see Brian, such great advice and very motivating. Love the little mermaid too
Thank you so much Kylie for this insightful and helpful video! It came at the perfect time, I have been studying Italian for a while and have been wanting to improve and your video gives me hope and motivation!! I will be in Arezzo next week doing a music course, so I will definitely be practicing my Italian there!
Just seeing you and Brian giggling so much made me laugh! Your 10 tips are brilliant. I started learning Italian in the late 1980s, spent a semester in Firenze and have recently returned quite a few times (post-COVID). I try my best, but I think your 10 verbs is essential for me. Grazie!
So nice to see you relaxing with a friend you can completely be yourself so nice to watch I've done Google translate it works ❤
You two are so fun to watch!
I'd love more Italian language videos from you and Brian! Perhaps you can go into the tenses of verbs, maybe the most commonly-used verbs (as discussed in this video). You two are so animated, maybe you can act out some of the verbs with their tenses. Just tossing out some ideas. 😁😂🥰
It would also be advisable for them, during these conversations, to use more phrases with each other in Italian, perhaps with the translation below. I say this being Italian and also an Italian teacher, who teaches Italian here in Germany. :)
I love yours and Brian's relationship, you can see what good friends you are. I'm trying to learn Spanish, I am from the UK and have been living in Spain for eight years! 😮 I love the tip of writing on post it notes, definitely going to try this! You and Brian are so funny! 😁 x 😚
What great friendship. Loving these lessons. ❤
Thank you! Love the laughter! Fills my heart with happiness ❤ OK 6 month goal set...
That was really helpful, Kylie. Thank you! ❤
Learning a language is a mindset.
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I love this video! You and Brian together are just the best! Pls do another Q&A with Brian!!
Oddio Mio, La Grammatica of Italiano is very hard! :) I've been taking formal Italian classes for around a month now, and I do agree with both of u, we need to put extra effort of learning by practicing and memorizing them a lot! Thanks for the fun videos !
Forgive me or scusare I agree with everything you both though I believe you both are brilliant people who have an aptitude for languages. My father was just like you two so I know. Kylie, my love, you are most right in telling us to use music to learn Italian. In French Immersion classes with little ones starting out they use music to introduce them to the language. So please don't feel silly because you're spot on with your tip. Again please forgive me for saying this I wasn't looking forward to this episode because it was all about learning Italian for almost 50 minutes. But then I'm glad I persevered because the tip you gave us, reverse Google search, is brilliant! Who would have thought to do such a thing - not me. You are both a breath of fresh air! You're delightful! Absolutely delightful! You put so much time and effort into this! Oh my goodness so beautiful! You're both adorable! God's blessings (seen, unseen, known, unknown) always. Alla prossima!