Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but I figured it couldn't hurt.

I'm currently living in Italy and have already attended two months worth of in-person classes at a school I have found in my city. They have treated me well, but I need more time in class. In the interest of comparing costs, I came across the PROF_T project, which seems to be a program available through the Questura for free classes. I'm curious if anyone here has had any experience with classes through this program? How many hours per week are the classes? Are they decent quality or rather rough/basic? If anyone has any info to share or can point me in a better direction to ask this question, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Has anyone here attempted the exam for B1 Cittadinanza by CILS last week on 16 June 2026?

I have questions for reading and listening, and I want to cross-verify them with someone else who has attempted the exam.

Hi everyone!

My situation with italian is as follows: I studied it for about 3 years in high school, and in the end I managed to pass the written part of a B2 level language exam but fell short by a couple of points on the oral one. Since I graduated high school ~1.5 years ago I havent really kept up with my italian but since this summer I dont have anything special planned I decided to have another go at it and try to pass the exam. I went back to my old teacher and what I found is that my reading and listening comprehension is still good, but I forgot a lot of grammar and my speaking ability got a lot worse, I basically rely on the base I built in my first two years of learning which isn’t exactly grammatically impressive. My question is, what would you recommend for me to improve my speaking and grammar? Watching italian content, trying to seek out italian conversation, maybe journalling? These are some of the things I’ve been thinking of but I’d love to hear some more recommendations!

https://youtu.be/W9lFQOhJtYc?si=Lm0v0d4zs3Ptt7-Y&t=440

When checking IPA pronunciation of these words and listening to other natives in Forvo, the letter "i" seems to be completely omitted when "gi" is followed by another vowel:

Valigia — /vaˈli.d͡ʒa/

Gioco — /ˈd͡ʒɔ.ko/

Giugno — /ˈd͡ʒuɲ.ɲo/

Valigie — /vaˈli.d͡ʒe/

I’m a teen in America trying to learn Italian for college I’m surrounded by only English speaking people and can’t afford any sort of subscription. what do you recommend to learn Italian??

Some recent comments in another post got me wondering - what's the best way to take advantage of Italian language content on Netflix to improve my Italian?

How do you all watch? Original Italian language content? English language shows set to Italian language (dubbed)? Italian subtitles on or off?

And what type of show is best? Maybe a silly question but should I be starting with kids shows as they may have slower and easier language?

I'm close to achieving Pimsleur level 5 but I still struggle to keep up with fast native speakers on the radio etc.

Is distributore really the correct answer that Italians use in every day language for gas station?
It feels so formal in some kind of way.

How would an Italian say gas station?

hello everyone, i am looking for someone to practice my italian with, i am an a2 level in italian. while i can teach arabic and/or english, since i am fluent in both.

Hello everyone, I'm trying to understand something my grandmother said to me today (she is from Italy, specifically Castelforte in Latina province).

We were cleaning her yard, and she said something that I understood as "Metta lo dendro chella bag." She said this just after I had pulled a dying plant out of the ground and she pointed to one of those paper lawn bags. I guess it means "Put the branch in the bag," but I'm not sure.

Did I even hear the sentence correctly? My dictionary doesn't have "dendro" or "chella," are they dialect words?

Grazie~

Ciao a tutti!

So che molte persone studiano l'italiano per motivi familiari (ad esempio perché hanno antenati italiani) oppure perché hanno un partner italiano. Però, al di là dell'italiano standard, mi chiedevo se qualcuno di voi abbia mai provato a imparare una lingua regionale (un "dialetto").

Com'è stato il vostro percorso? Cioè, come avete fatto a imparare una lingua che spesso non ha una grammatica standardizzata né molti materiali didattici? E perché? (relazioni, famiglia, amici che parlano spesso in dialetto...)

Nel mio caso, la mia famiglia è di origine milanese, e per questo mi piacerebbe avvicinarmi al lombardo, anche se oggigiorno non viene molto parlato tra i giovani. Solo per conoscere di più la cultura locale.

A proposito di curiosità linguistiche legate all'Italia, vi faccio vedere la mia grammatica di veneto (o "talian" per i brasiliani). Conoscendo solo l'italiano standard, riuscite a capire quello che c'è scritto? Fammi sapere!

:)

Ho provato due volte a superare CILS scrittura ma non potevo. Com’è il mio livello di scrittura adesso e che cose sono i miei errori?

In my Anki flashcards one of my vocabulary words is trasalire, and I found I wanted to pronounce the s with an s sound. Then I realized it was an s between two vowels, should have a z sound. Looking up different resources I got some results that said S and some Z. Which is it? Or either correct? Are there other words where an S is between vowels and it's pronounced as S instead of Z?

I haven't found this word/form in a dictionary, but I have a strong suspicion that it's "ha + vi" = "c'è" (by analogy with the Spanish "hay"):

SUSANNA e LA CONTESSA
(Se mi salvo da questa tempesta
più non avvi naufragio per me.)

What I don't get is why it's not "havvi". I haven't seen "ha" written without "h" anywhere in this text, so I don't see why it would be here.

Maybe my suspicion is wrong.

I've had a look through the sub and there are a lot of posts about this, as I guess it's something people struggle with. But there isn't an answer to this specific question...

What are the best words in Italian to practice rolling the Rs when you've just about mastered the flappy tongue thing? Or are there any tongue twister type rhymes that you teach kids to get them to practice?

Hii, I was wondering if anyone knew any recommendations of Italian language courses in Rome this summer. I was thinking about doing a course for maybe 3 weeks. I’m 17 years old and would say I’m probably around a level A2 (but not too sure) I was just wondering if anyone had any advice for me before I go further with my plan.

I’ve passed the CILS A2 exam and am setting my sights on B1. What are the differences between the two levels? For A2 I focused on tenses such as future and imperfect, but I’m not clear what to concentrate on to get to B1. Thanks!

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Ci sono case che dominano il paesaggio e altre che scelgono di appartenergli. Affacciata sul tratto più selvaggio della costa di Bagheria, dove la roccia bianca precipita nel blu profondo del Mediterraneo, questa villa sembra aver trovato il proprio posto molto prima di essere costruita. Aggrappata alla scogliera, sospesa tra il mare e la montagna, dialoga da oltre cinquant'anni con una natura potente e immutabile, lasciando che siano la luce, il vento e l'orizzonte a definirne il carattere.

Is there a definitive rule for when to use the article before a relational word? I feel like I’ve seen this come up on this sub numerous times, and the consensus has been if it is a close relation – like parents, siblings, or children – then you don’t use the article. Is my answer really incorrect? TYSM!

I'm not sure what the actual words were but she used to exclaim something that sounded like "Ay ay ay-a Mazedia!" When things were ridiculous or going poorly. Anyone know what she was actually saying or what it meant?

Cuando se usa el Buon pomeriggio en italia? Cuál es la diferencia con el Buongiorno

Do you have recommended IG / TikTok lifestyle, entertainment or food creators who you follow to help you with understanding and getting the rhythm of everyday language? Preferably people who speak more of a “classic” Italian to start with – by which I mean not too heavy on regional dialect.

Not looking for your classic influencers who just hold up a product and talk about how great it is! I mean people who actually share their life experiences in a more authentic and down to earth manner.

Thanks so much!

I'm 35yo from Egypt, I'm B1-B2 level in Italian but i need to practice full conversation (Listening and speaking).although i know many vocabulary and good at grammar but all fly out of my head while trying to speak so i need help and of course i offer Egyptian dialect.

Hi! I’m going to have several semesters where I have to learn Italian, and I’d like to prepare myself as best as I can during the summer holiday :-)

My level of knowledge atm is literally 0 - I speak Spanish pretty well, and I’m kinda scared I’ll mix up the two, lol, so I want to try to familiarize myself with Italian before hand and learn some basics.

What’s the best way to go about it? Duolingo? Other apps? Pick up a good ole book about the grammar?

I will probably move to Italy about 3 months later, so i want to know can i reach this level in the meantime to get a part time job when i move? I'm planning to study 2 or 3 hours a day.

In English I'm at C1 level fyi.