Italian for beginners (A1): alphabet, pronunciation, nouns and greetings, explained in English by a native teacher.
How to conjugate Italian -are verbs in the present tense: endings, verbs in -care, -gare, -ciare, -giare and -iare, the four irregulars andare, dare, fare, stare, and exercises.
Italian Present Tense of -are Verbs: Rules, Exceptions and Exercises Read More »
Learn colours in Italian: how they agree with nouns, which ones never change (blu, rosa, viola), azzurro vs blu, shades and idioms, with exercises and answers.
Colours in Italian: Agreement, Invariable Colours and Idioms Read More »
Learn family in Italian: close and extended relatives, the nipote puzzle, possessives with family nouns (mia madre or la mia madre?), dialogues and exercises with answers.
Family in Italian: Vocabulary, Possessives and Exercises Read More »
Italian irregular plurals made easy: -co/-go, -cia/-gia, invariable nouns and double plurals like le braccia/i bracci, with dialogue and two exercises.
Irregular Plurals in Italian: Rules, Exceptions and Exercises Read More »
Learn Italian articles step by step: il, lo, la, l’, un, uno, una, plus the partitive (dei, degli, delle), a first look at al/nel/della, common mistakes and exercises.
Italian Definite and Indefinite Articles: Rules and Exercises Read More »
Learn Italian numbers 0-100: the uno and otto rule, the accent on ventitré, cento and zero, prices, ages and phone numbers, with three exercises.
Italian Numbers 0-100: Rules, Pronunciation and Common Mistakes Read More »
Essere and avere in Italian: how to conjugate them in the present tense, when to use each one, expressions like ho fame and ho 30 anni, and a first look at their role as auxiliaries, with exercises.
Essere and Avere: The Two Essential Italian Verbs Read More »
A ready-to-use A1 writing rubric for Italian teachers, with the official A1 writing tasks of CILS, CELI Impatto and PLIDA, scored sample texts and feedback tips.
Assessing A1 Writing in Italian: A Rubric for Teachers (CILS, CELI, PLIDA) Read More »
Italian greetings explained: when to say ciao, salve, buongiorno, buonasera and arrivederci, with formal and informal examples.
Italian Greetings: Ciao, Salve, Buongiorno and When to Use Them Read More »
Italian grammar A1, lesson 2: how to recognise the gender and number of Italian nouns, masculine or feminine, singular or plural. Video lesson.
Lesson 2: Gender and Number of Italian Nouns (Masculine, Feminine, Plural) Read More »