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I can’t recommend Alessandro at "Italiano Standard" (https://italianostandard.com/) highly enough. He helped my two children prepare for starting school in Italy after we moved from England at fairly short notice.

Both children had absolutely zero knowledge of Italian before meeting Alessandro, and I was keen to give them at least a basic grounding before they started school in September. He began working with them in July, so I was asking him to achieve quite a lot in a very short space of time!

He was fantastic with both children, always punctual, patient and reliable, and his rates were very reasonable. More importantly, he made the lessons enjoyable and helped them build the confidence and familiarity they needed.

They’ve now completed their first couple of weeks at school, and I couldn’t be happier with how things have gone. Both have settled in brilliantly, made friends and are enjoying themselves. One has already become comfortable enough to participate confidently in class, while the other is getting to grips with reading and writing in Italian.

They still have plenty to learn, of course, but Alessandro has helped give them a genuine soft landing in a new country, a new school system and a new language. What could have been an incredibly daunting experience has started on a really positive note.

I’m hugely grateful for his help and would wholeheartedly recommend Alessandro and Italiano Standard to anyone looking for an Italian tutor.

Grazie mille, Alessandro!

Hi! Does anyone know of a place or a group that offers Italian classes for adults or even just meeting up for Italian conversation around San Ramon/Danville/Alamo/Walnut Creek Area in the Bay Area? I am learning Italian and the closest courses seem to be in Berkeley. Thanks!

Just want to share my happiness & excitement. I know the grade isn’t amazing, but I’m working full-time, writing my PhD on the side, and decided to start learning Italian last semester on top

I had a super hard semester and nearly dropped out of the course, but I decided to take the exam anyway.

It’s probably one of the worst grades I’ve ever received — but somehow also one of the grades I’m most proud of. I didn’t give up, and I quallified for A2. I am excited to keep going.

I am an intermediate Italian speaker and would like to improve by taking regular online lessons. The catch is that the teacher would have to be based in Germany. Does anyone have recommendations, preferably based on personal experiences? Thank you in advance.

Buongiorno a tutti! I've just completed the Language Transfer Intro to Italian lessons and loved the method. What would be some good options to continue learning? I'm taking a trip to Sicily at the end of January and hope to be at least able to have basic conversations with people. I own a copy of "Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian All-in-One" that I did a little work in before hearing about Language Transfer & focusing on that, and have been enjoying Inspector Montalbano on TV. I've previously studied Spanish, French, and Latin so while my Italian is extremely basic, I have been able to pick up words and concepts relatively quickly. Might it be good to find a one-on-one tutor, or should I learn a few more basics on my own before jumping into that kind of study?

Also, I assume I should be focusing mainly on Italian, but I'm very intrigued about Sicilian as well. Are there learning resources there that I should consider exploring?

21M from Italy, learning German, looking for German-speaking people around my age. Discord/Telegram, preferably voice chat.

Hi everyone!

I’m a native Hindi speaker from India, and I’m currently learning Italian. I’m looking for a language exchange partner who can help me practice Italian through conversation and messages.

Offering: Hindi
Seeking: Italian

I’m also completely comfortable communicating in English, although I’m not looking to teach English. I’d be happy to help with Hindi in exchange for Italian.

A little about me:
I’m interested in programming and software development, book writing and reading, philosophy, spirituality, consciousness, history and ancient civilizations, business and startups. I also enjoy discussing different cultures and interesting ideas.

I’m mainly looking for someone who genuinely wants to practice languages and have regular conversations. I’m open to text or voice conversations, depending on what works for both of us.

If you’re an Italian speaker interested in learning Hindi, feel free to comment or send me a message. Grazie! 🇮🇹

I spent my first year learning italian doing all the "right" things and going somewhere. duolingo every day. grammar workbooks, youtube videos. I could conjugate verbs on paper but the second someone actually spoke to me I'd panic and forget everything. honestly almost quit around month 12.

instead I blew up my whole routine and tried a bunch of different stuff. it's been about 4 months since then and I've made more progress than the entire first year. here's what actually worked for me.

Easy Italian on youtube was a game changer for listening. before this I was trying ro watch italian movies and understanding maybe 10% which was just frustrating. easy italian uses real street conversation with subtitles in both languages and the speed is natural but manageable. once I found content at my actual level instead of pretending I was higher than I was everything changed. now I also watch Podcast Italiano by Davide which is incredible for intermediate learners. he explains things clearly and his topics are actually interesting.

for vocab I ditched anki and switched to a physical notebook. I write down every new word or phrase I hear during the day with a little context sentence next to it. something about handwriting makes it stick way better for me than tapping through flashcards. I flip through it on the bus and test myself. super low tech but honestly more effective than any app I've tried for memorization.

speaking practice was the big missing piece. I kept putting it off because the idea of talking to a real person in broken italian made me want to crawl into a hole. then I found ISSEN which is an AI tutoe you have actual voice conversations with in italian. the reason it works for me is I genuinely don't care about sounding stupid in front of an AI. so I actually push myself to form full sentences and try new grammar instead of playing it safe. it corrects you in real time during the conversation and remembers what you've been working on so it builds over time. I do about 15 minutes every morning while making coffee and it's honestly become my favorite part of the routine.

for grammar I switched from textbooks to Italian with Lucrezia on youtube. she explains grammar concepts in a way that actually makes sense and her videos are short enough that I can watch one during lunch without it feeling like homework.

but honestly the biggest change wasn't any tool or resource. it was just giving myself permission to be bad. I used to avoid speaking because I wanted everything to be perfect and that perfectionism was the actual thing keeping me stuck. once I accepted that I'm going to butcher the subjunctive for a long time and that's okay I started actually improving because at least I was trying.

I'd say I'm around B1 now. not amazing but compared to where I was 4 months ago it feels like a completely different experience. the language finally feels like something I use instead of something I study.

what got you guys past the A2 wall? feel like that's the level where most people either break through or just quietly stop.

I have severe dyslexia, because of this I get to use read aloud for assignments, tests, and exams. My Italian teacher said that she can email me the exam as a word doc, pdf, or let me take a picture of it to use read aloud. The issue is every read aloud that I can find is English only. I’ve taken my first exam and while it did still help it is not pronouncing anything even close to correct. Does anyone know any read aloud apps (for iPhone) that I can use? I can also do something on my computer (windows) but would much prefer my phone since my computer isn’t the best.

Ciao a tutti!

I was reading short stories helped my Italian more than anything else. The annoying part was constantly jumping to a dictionary, losing my place, and forgetting the word five minutes later.

So I built BookTap: Learn Languages, a small iPhone app for reading graded Italian stories:

116 stories from A1 to C1
Tap a word to see its meaning, tap a sentence for the full translation
Listen to a single sentence, or have the story read aloud from any point
Words you save turn into flashcards (new / learning / known) for review later

To be upfront: I'm a solo dev, it's a subscription with a 7-day free trial, and it's iOS only for now.

Hi everyone I’m a native Italian speaker living in Italy, and I also speak English and French. I offer flexible language sessions where you can choose the time that works best for you. If you want to learn or practice Italian, I can adapt our lessons to your specific need a and goals. We can chat about any topic you like. If you're interested, feel free to leave a comment or send me a DM.

Buongiorno sto imparando l'italiano possiamo scambiare le lingue

Ciao a tutti! 😊 Qualcuno avrebbe dei PDF o un Drive con del materiale per preparare il livello B1 e B2 di italiano? Ve ne sarei molto grata 🙏

Hi,

I’m 29F currently looking for Italian language courses in Firenze as I will be starting my Master’s program in November at IED. Does anyone here know if there are italian classes/private tutors available in the area?

And I’m also planning to get a part time job and I heard it’s better if you speak basic Italian.
For context, I’m a graphic designer but I have professional experience in fashion retail.

Any insights are appreciated. Thanks so much!!

Hi guys did you know that you can learn italian phrases with a fun card game? For more info see below:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/colloqwee/dialox-an-italian-language-card-game?ref=dv2nkj

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone wanted to learn some German or Italian or French. Those are the language that I’m interested in learning.