My native language is Spanish and I've been learning italian with Duolingo, podcasts, books, every resource I can find! I've been studying for around 5 monrhs and I can understand almost everything I hear, speaking on the other hand ... That's harder

Great great advice! So funny how much people give/gave you a hard time. I found your channel years ago, when I first started my Russian language learning journey. I’m so impressed with how far you’ve come! 🙌🏾. Did you EVER think 3 years later you’d be speaking Italian as much as you do now? I hope you stop and appreciate for a second the monumental accomplishment. 👏🏾 Bravo!

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope Russian is going well for you! I'm so proud of my progress, and sometimes when I do get frustrated, it's nice that I have these videos to look back and realize just how far I really have come. Thank you for the kind words!

Nice, just started my Sunday with breakfast and your video 🤗 I'm learning French but I love to use your tips for learning a language ❤️ Thanks!

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Aww thank you! Hope you have a great Sunday! 🥰

This was so fun. I'm still undecided on workbooks as well. I love watching French children cartoons though. I also talk to myself in French.

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Haha I'm glad you liked it! French children's cartoons sounds fun :)

Awww I love that you revisited this video! You've come so far! Can you please link your Spotify? I'm in desperate need of new bops.

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I just added it to the description, I accidentally forgot while I was uploading it. Here’s the link too: open.spotify.com/playlist/7bBsHVQL4NdZrCRlses34R?si=QfuF5XWbRRm6tbyiadwiHg

There are a lot of creepers in Tandem too and girls never actually talked to me for more than maybe an hour :/

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m sure no app will be completely creeper-free unfortunately 😞 I’m sorry to hear that!

There's a KZread video with the title "Learn Italian in 4 hours", so learning it in 1 month is awfully slow! Your pronunciation and accent has definitely improved a lot. FWIW, that anxiety when speaking to strangers affects everybody and is definitely a hindrance but it gradually goes away. In my case it was very gradual; it took 4 years for me to be relaxed when speaking French to strangers (but I don't like speaking English to strangers, either).

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Haha ok then a month is plenty of time! And yes, little by little I’m getting better, but I envy the people who are totally shameless and don’t worry about embarrassing themselves or making mistakes.

@thedavidguy01

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan I know a few people like that and their speaking definitely improved faster than mine but I notice that they make a lot more mistakes than I do. So, maybe slow and steady is better in the long run..

I saw your video years ago despite having a good grasp on Italian. I think the tips are still useful but of course depend on the learner and where we are at in our language learning journey. Some people will pick and choose what they hear/take from what you have to say 🤪 I recently found your channel again (through Alyssa) and love your content! I still dream of Italy and hope to return long term 🙂 for now, I will live vicariously through your videos 😄

i remember watching this video !!! I Took some of your tips for my russian learning

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Oh good! I’m glad 😊

You've improved so much! (Not that I'm one to judge, haha.) I'm still a beginner, I'd say. But I made that anni/ani mistake once when I went to Rome. I said something to everyone at the front desk of my hotel, thinking I was talking about years...I was NOT. They tried not to laugh, but I almost died. LOL.

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hah yes it’s so embarrassing but it’s a common mistake that happens to a lot of people, so we shouldn’t worry too much! 😂

@emmawickman1196

Жыл бұрын

I ordered a table of cheese in France once 😂 instead of saying a plate of cheese 😂

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hahahah I love that 🤣🤣

Grazie signora 😊

Great video!! ❤ also, how do you color correct/filter your videos? I really love the tones you use, I have a canon 80D and I’m thinking of filming videos and starting up a channel. Is it through the camera itself or processed in Final Cut or a program afterwards? Thanks Shea!!

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Nice! I have the Canon 90D 👍🏼 I use Adobe Premiere Pro and there’s an effect called “Lumetri Color”. They have built in presets or you can download some and import them. I usually try to keep my camera settings on very neutral settings when I shoot so I can do more with the color later on 😊

@lucamoroianu

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan you da best thank you Shea!!

I agree with you: I prefer Tandem over HelloTalk.

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yes! 🙌🏼

Hey! Thanks for this reflection video, super interesting to see your current thoughts on your progress! I have my own language story and might put it on youtube, though I def do not expect 1.5m views! But I am curious - did you make much money off that one video by itself? I'd love to know if it's worth doing.

@rachelrose8901

Жыл бұрын

Yes, check her other videos, she did one talking about that 👍

@sineadward5225

Жыл бұрын

@@rachelrose8901 nice! Thanks Rachel, I missed that one.

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have a video like Rachel said, although I'm still making some ad revenue from it. But back when I made it I had NO idea it would ever get that many views, so I definitely wasn't doing it for the money. It's better to create videos because you enjoy making them, otherwise you might be disappointed because the ad revenue from KZread videos can be pretty low (honestly this year mine has dropped a TON and I barely make anything from them). But if you want to share your language journey, making videos is super fun and can be a great way to document your progress. And who knows, maybe you will have a video that gets over 1 million views! You never know!!

no vabbe, sto male 😂😂 allora, diciamo pure che in questi anni sei migliorata un sacco, e ci mancherebbe pure! 😁 Sui tips del video: per come la vedo io, vedere del vlogging/serie tv /film, si assolutamente con subs, però la base della lingua la devi avere! 🤔 otherwise u're gonna hear bunch of random sounds and u're wasting time. Per vedere e comprendere al meglio, devi esser ad un livello principiante avanzato/ intermedio 🤔 Sul flashcards, meh meh, non sono un fan di questo tool! Ci può stare, ma associato anche a frasi semplici, dove c'è una contestualizzazione della parola, altrimenti è uno sforzo mnemonico fine a se stesso. Ad ogni modo, that was epic 😁👏👏

I agree with hellotalk... hahaha

@SheaJordan

7 ай бұрын

Yeahhhh 😅😬

As a language teacher i dont really recommend learning 1000 words by flash cards to be honest. Words should be learned in context, otherwise they lose a lot of their meaning and can have you using them in the wrong contexts. You are then kinda just learning a translation. Maybe its better to focus on vocabulary around situations rather than divorced from their context. Its a bit brute force and confusion! The rest was pretty good though well done!

I love you mamm...u best teaching me..i want to go Rome pray for me mamm

omg.....I live in Bologna, too. can you please reply me?

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hello! 👋🏼

@khdighi4854

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan omg 😱😱 I can't believe this you replied me .... Oah I watch all your videos , you're great. Actually I am learning italian too and your videos helped me a lot.. I hope you keep making videos for us ... Thanks, love you 💜

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoy the videos ☺️

Garota eu vou pra Califórnia... 🎷🎶

Un grande giorno per tutti qui 😍 Nagy nap mindenkinek itt 😘 یک روز عالی برای همه در اینجا Μια μεγάλη μέρα για όλους εδώ 😊 Granda tago al ĉiuj ĉi tie 🖖 Hyvä päivä kaikille täällä 😀 みんなの一日を 🌻 모든 사람에게 좋은 날 😉

Shea, la más bonita del planeta

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

💕🥰

Make some videos in English some videos in Italian. Listen, but here in Italy. Are you working or studying?

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

I do make videos in both Italian and English 😊 and I'm currently editing another Italian vlog. I actually study and work in Italy. So I study in the mornings and then come home and work for a company remotely.

@channelnasax5061

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan grazie per la risposta praticamente sei qua per studi se non ho capito male giusto ?

@SheaJordan

Жыл бұрын

Sì sono venuta qui in Italia per imparare italiano, per studiare

@channelnasax5061

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan anche per lavorare oppure magari finisci gli studi e dopo lavori

@channelnasax5061

Жыл бұрын

@@SheaJordan di recente mi hanno di una lingua conta più la pratica più che la teoria.

MY WIFE.... MAMI... SHEA JORDAN... MISS YOU... MAHATMA GANDHI........

MY WIFE.... MAMI.... SHEA JORDAN.... MISS YOU... MAHATMA GANDHI........

Why to learn Italian, it's not an international language and it is spoken by only 60M people. Way better to learn Spanish

@SheaJordan

11 ай бұрын

Because I’m passionate about Italian and I love learning it. You shouldn’t chose to learn a language just because a lot of people speak it. It’s not “better” to learn Spanish, it’s a personal preference. I love learning Italian and it’s been incredibly useful for me.