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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.
In the Learn Italian section of this website you will find hundreds of free video lessons that will help you make sense of Italian grammar, interactive speaking practice videos, hours of listening practice, videos to learn how to understand the news in Italian, and intermediate/advanced videos on Italian culture & society. You can also have a look at our Italian Culture section for quick reference guides on Italian art, history, literature, music, and cinema.
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Learn Italian with the News - Easy Edition
L'addio a papa Francesco e il nuovo papa; una multa sulle bestemmie; la spiaggia più bella del mondo: queste sono le tre notizie che leggeremo insieme oggi, per imparare tante parole nuove. Read three news items in Italian to expand your vocabulary and learn some interesting facts. This video is all in Italian, but there is the English translation on screen and I explain all keywords in a simple way. I ask you two questions in this video: write your answers in the comments!
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Learn Italian on Patreon
Do you want more than YouTube videos? Join the circle on Patreon to get additional Italian learning materials every week. Here we explain how Patreon works, and we list our latest Patreon content on this page.
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! 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.
L'inno nazionale d'Italia
Chi ha scritto l'inno nazionale italiano, perché e in quale contesto storico? L'Italia era già un paese unito? Torniamo indietro nel tempo e scopriamo cosa significa il nostro inno nazionale.
Who wrote the Italian national anthem, when, and why? What is the meaning of its warmongering verses? Let’s go back in time and find out. Advanced content with audio, glossaries, translation & exercises.
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Italian Grammar
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Book & video course to improve your Italian in a different way. Learn more here and get the ebook or paperback on Amazon.
Italian for Musicians
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Featured Video Lessons
La certificazione B1 Cittadinanza
Parliamo dell'esame di italiano B1 richiesto per ottenere la cittadinanza italiana: cos'è e chi deve farlo?
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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Speak Italian
Beginners start here! Speaking practice, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, listening practice: all our videos clearly organised, with additional resources.
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