Introduction:

Many Italian students make the common mistake of devoting too much time to speaking and reading and not enough time to listening comprehension. Why does this happen? Let’s not beat around the bush, it’s hard to listen!

Listening is a must if you ever want to learn Italian efficiently. Listening is important for comprehension, and enhancing your listening comprehension has many advantages. It shows you new vocabulary and grammar, gives you a wide range of accents in the practice and presents you with new subjects of interest in the Italian world.

It even helps you pronounce words correctly. You eventually imagine the way you say a word that you hear spoken many times. It’s the same way a baby learns! So, get back on your horse, dust off your shoulders, and get up. You’ve got this!

Take these suggestions to the core of your mind and learn to listen rather than just speak.

Sing-Along

For foreign students, English can be very tough because all words seem to go with one another and things get a little chaotic. This is not the case in Italian.

In Italian music, the pronunciation and enunciation of each syllable are very significant, so songs can be a wonderful way to hear words as they should be spoken. Even better, Italy has a thriving musical community, so you’ll almost certainly find something to tap your foot to sooner or later.

If you’re driving and can’t look at a phone, switch to Italian radio stations for a perfect mix of international and Italian hits. One catchy song after another will get stuck in your head, and before you know it, you’ll be singing in perfect Italian with perfect ease.

Pick a Podcast

If you really are confident and are able to take things to the next level, find and listen to a podcast that suits your interests.

You might not at first understand much, but try to stick with it and still listen to it without any hesitation. When you’re finished, look up and study the words and phrases you’ve written. Listen to the same podcast again the next day and continue to take notes. Once you have listened, your understanding would have greatly improved. I wouldn’t recommend listening to the same podcast more than three times, though. Move on to keep things interesting!

Watch TV and Italian movies

If you don’t use it, you’re losing out on not only a valuable learning opportunity, but also some of the most thrilling, heart-wrenching, and gut-busting entertainment available.

A number of reasons why movies and television are particularly important for an Italian student.

The first is one of cultural significance. Italians are movie buffs, and they watch more television than any other European country except Greece. So you’ll need a comfortable couch if you want to get into the Italian mindset.

Another explanation is that Italy has a particularly diverse range of accents and dialects, which are accurately represented in Italian film and cinema also signifies its broad and beautiful language culture.

Practice listening along with speaking

Try practicing at least once a day, even if it’s just for a few minutes, and keep in mind that Rome wasn’t built in a day! To add variety to your practice, combine online resources with the recommendations above. This will maintain your interest and involvement. If you’re having trouble keeping up, it’s possible that you’ve set the difficulty level too high. A good level will make you feel challenged rather than confused.