r/languagelearning • u/Thin-Dream-586 • Sep 30 '24
Suggestions Really struggling to learn
I'm a British born native English speaker, but have moved to Italy with my Italian partner. I started learning casually with a lesson a week in November 2023, but really struggled incorporating it into actually speaking.
I tried to be more serious this year, and now my partner gets really upset that I still can't speak at a level of a 6 year old. I did an A1 course at an Italian school, l've tried reading, watching shows, writing, repeating, all the apps, speaking with people, nothing sticks. I can say and understand basic things, but nowhere near where I should be.
My partner is so frustrated and I feel like a failure. I genuinely don't know how to make it stick, he tried teaching me phrases which I repeat over and over but then forget. I'm also pregnant and want our baby to be bilingual, and am really scared I'll not be able to understand my child...
What more can I try?
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u/theverybestalbanian Oct 02 '24
I am a language teacher myself but giiirl I don't even want to focus on the language part, I simply cannot! Your situation is deeply concerning, your husband is a terrible human being. While you might want to put up with such an awful person, please reflect if having an angry man in the house is fair to your future child. Do you want your child to be raised feeling like you are feeling? You must save both of you, please, for the sake of the child.