
Basic Italian: a guide to learning Italian from scratch
Want to learn Italian but don’t know where to begin? Discover the essential foundations, organise your study and practise with simple phrases and exercises.

Want to learn Italian but don’t know where to begin? Discover the essential foundations, organise your study and practise with simple phrases and exercises.

Learn to recognise and use the main Italian irregular verbs. Discover their patterns, conjugations and uses through practical examples.

Discover 30 everyday Italian expressions with translations, examples and a dialogue to help you speak and react more naturally.

Discover twelve Italian books recommended for learners from A1 to C1, including graded readers, contemporary novels and advice to improve your vocabulary and comprehension.

Learn how to choose the correct definite and indefinite articles in Italian. Discover when to use il, lo, la, gli, un, uno, una and un’ with tables and examples.

Discover eight major Italian car brands, from Fiat and Alfa Romeo to Ferrari, Lamborghini and Pagani, and learn about their history and most iconic models.

Travel through Italy with twelve regional desserts, from Mantua’s sbrisolona to Sicilian cassata and Sardinian seadas.

Learn how the Italian gerund is formed and used for ongoing actions, simultaneous events, causes and conditions, with clear examples.

Essere or stare? Learn when to use each Italian verb and avoid the most common mistakes with clear examples.

The Sanremo Festival has been Italy’s most important music festival since 1951. Discover its history, its most famous winners, and why it remains a key symbol of Italian culture and music.
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