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Learn Italian, understand Italy and Italians, connect with your Italian heritage, explore Italian culture and lifestyle with our unique video lessons and textbooks. Our goal is to help you along your learning journey by providing accurate, authentic, and engaging content to learn Italian, with a cultural focus. You choose your level of involvement: watch our free video lessons on YouTube, join our circle of Italian lovers on Patreon and receive additional content and exercises every week, or sign up for 1-to-1 Italian lessons.
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NEW! Il trapassato prossimo
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Gli articoli determinativi
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Le forme impersonali - Italian Grammar Lesson
Oggi parliamo delle forme impersonali, del si impersonale e del si passivante, dei verbi riflessivi impersonali e del passato prossimo dei verbi impersonali. Sembra difficile? No! Guarda la lezione e fai gli esercizi con me!
This is a new grammar lesson on impersonal verbs in Italian. How to make a general statement, with no specific subject? Watch this lesson all in Italian and do the exercises with me. Ask me questions and leave a comment on YouTube! I want to hear from you.
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A1 Italian Course
Learning Italian from scratch? Looking to study Italian in a structured way and build a solid foundation? Our complete A1 Italian course takes you by the hand and guides you all the way to a pre-intermediate level.
Twenty lessons with audio, grammar notes, and exercises, featuring authentic everyday Italian and a variety of basic conversation topics, are available on Patreon as a post collection and on Amazon as eBook and paperback.
A2 Italian Course
Ready to make the leap from beginner to intermediate? Our A2 Italian course allows you to complete your grammar knowledge and enrich your vocabulary while improving your understanding of Italy and Italians.
Twenty lessons with audio, grammar notes, and exercises, featuring increasingly complex dialogues and texts on various cultural topics, are available on Patreon as a post collection and on Amazon as eBook and paperback.
Italiano avanzato - Advanced Content
NEW! L'Italia Paese dei referendum
Dal 1946 a oggi, le consultazioni popolari che hanno fatto la storia dell'Italia repubblicana.
The Italian Republic was born out of a referendum, and referendums have marked its history and social progress ever since. Monarchy against republic, divorce, abortion, nuclear power: from 1946 to today, which were the most significant, and why are Italians no longer keen to vote?
Intercalare... da veri italiani
Gli intercalari possono confondere e infastidire, ma rendono il discorso naturale, autentico, personale e vivace: impariamo a individuarli.
Filler words and expressions in Italian can be very colourful: listen to the dialogue and try to identify them. Which one could be your very own Italian filler word? Advanced content with audio, glossaries, & translation.
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Italian Grammar
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Italian for Musicians
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La certificazione B1 Cittadinanza
Facciamo insieme l'esame di italiano B1 Cittadinanza! Test yourself with the B1 Italian proficiency examination.
Easy News in Italian
Read the news in Italian with me and expand your vocabulary. All in Italian, for beginners and beyond!
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