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Italian Foundations: From the Training Hall to Daily Life

Beginner Italian: writing and speaking

Level
Beginner
Estimated study
About 16 hours
Lessons
24 lessons in 4 modules
Format
Online, self-paced
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About this course

Learn beginner Italian through the alphabet, accents, apostrophes, spelling, listening and conversation. Four modules alternate writing and speaking lessons: print-letter tracing, independent and paper handwriting, complete sentences, polite requests and speech recordings. Begin with useful training-hall language, then communicate in daily life using standard Italian from Italy.

Course outline

Module 1: Vowels, letters and greetings

6 lessons · 4 h

Learn the vowels and first letters while you greet an instructor, follow training cues and count.

  1. Five vowels and your first written words40 min
  2. First greetings in the training hall40 min
  3. M, N, L and R: words and clear letter forms40 min
  4. Understand polite training cues40 min
  5. B, D, P, T and V: nouns with their articles40 min
  6. Count repetitions and name right and left40 min

Module 2: The full alphabet, help and introductions

6 lessons · 4 h

Finish the alphabet, ask for help or a break, and introduce yourself.

  1. C, F, G, H, S and Z: spelling in context40 min
  2. Help, pain, rest and a clearer explanation40 min
  3. Complete the letters: Q and borrowed-word forms40 min
  4. Introduce yourself with present verbs40 min
  5. À, È, É, Ì, Ò and Ù: meaningful written accents40 min
  6. Tu, Lei and meeting someone new40 min

Module 3: Accents, double letters and address

6 lessons · 4 h

Write accents and double consonants, choose tu or Lei, and say how you are.

  1. Single and double consonants change words40 min
  2. How you feel and where you are40 min
  3. Ch, gh, sc, gli and gn: read the whole pattern40 min
  4. Water, coffee and polite requests40 min
  5. Gender, articles, plurals and ordinary lowercase40 min
  6. Time, class schedules and tomorrow40 min

Module 4: Nouns, apostrophes and daily life

6 lessons · 4 h

Use articles, plurals and apostrophes, and handle food, time, directions, prices and plans.

  1. Apostrophes and accents: un’amica, qual è and po’40 min
  2. Directions and finding everyday places40 min
  3. Complete statements: present verbs and non40 min
  4. Prices, daily habits and preferences40 min
  5. Independent paper writing: a daily exchange40 min
  6. A social exchange and the next training plan40 min
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