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Italian pronunciation
Vowels, C and G, double consonants (casa / cassa) and stress, with audio and listening exercises.
Interactive lessonItalian verb essere (to be)
Conjugation, use, common mistakes and 10 exercises.
Interactive lessonItalian verb avere (to have)
Possession, age, physical sensations and common expressions.
Interactive lessonItalian definite articles
Il, lo, la, l’, i, gli and le explained clearly.
Interactive lessonItalian indefinite articles
Un, uno, una and un’ with examples and exercises.
Interactive lessonItalian present indicative: regular verbs
Verbs in -are, -ere and -ire with full tables.
New lessonItalian present tense: irregular verbs
Andare, fare, stare, dare, venire, uscire, sapere.
New lessonItalian reflexive verbs
Mi sveglio, ti lavi, si veste: the verbs of your daily routine.
Interactive lessonGender and number of Italian nouns
Masculine, feminine, singular and plural.
New lessonItalian simple prepositions
Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra, fra: places, time and verbs.
New lessonItalian articulated prepositions
Del, al, dal, nel, sul: the table, times, del pane and dei libri.
New lessonItalian c’è and ci sono
Saying that a person or a thing is there.
New lessonItalian qualifying adjectives
Describing people and things with the correct agreement.
New lessonItalian possessive adjectives and pronouns
Mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro.
New lessonItalian numbers
From zero to a billion, age, prices and ordinal numbers.
New lessonTelling the time in Italian
Asking and telling the time, a che ora, timetables and parts of the day.
New lessonDays, months and dates in Italian
Days of the week, months, seasons, dates, ieri and domani, fa and tra.
New lessonAdverbs of frequency in Italian
Sempre, spesso, a volte, mai: how often you do something, from 100% to 0%.
A2
Level A2
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Italian passato prossimo tense
Essere or avere, regular and irregular participles, agreement and 50 exercises.
New lessonItalian irregular past participles
Preso, scritto, tradotto: 100 irregular participles sorted into groups, with the auxiliary and 50 exercises.
New lessonGià, ancora, appena: Italian adverbs of time
Ho già mangiato, non ho ancora finito, sono appena arrivato: where they go.
New lessonItalian imperfetto tense
Descriptions, habits and ongoing actions.
New lessonPassato prossimo vs imperfetto
A comparison with examples and exercises.
New lessonThe present continuous in Italian: stare + gerund
Sto mangiando, stavo dormendo, sto per uscire: actions in progress.
New lessonItalian futuro semplice tense
Plans, predictions, promises and frequent irregular forms.
New lessonItalian modal verbs: potere, volere and dovere
Potere, volere and dovere with the infinitive.
New lessonItalian direct object pronouns
Lo, la, li, le and pronouns with the passato prossimo.
New lessonItalian adverbs ending in -mente
Lentamente, facilmente, bene, male: how to form them and where they go.
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Level B1
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Italian condizionale presente
Wishes, advice and polite requests.
New lessonItalian combined pronouns
Me lo, te la, glieli and other combinations.
New lessonItalian imperative
Instructions, advice, invitations and the negative form.
New lessonItalian comparative and superlative
Più, meno, come, il più and -issimo.
New lessonItalian linking words: perché, quindi, nonostante, invece
Perché, quindi, invece, nonostante, affinché: linking words in logical order.
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Level B2
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Level C1
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