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Beginner Italian Level 1

Your Italian journey starts here. This course is divided into two parts — Part 1 builds your foundation, Part 2 takes you into real conversations.

Pronunciation First sentences Real conversations

Part of the From Zero to Italian program.
Included in your Italy Made Easy Unlimited membership.

What You'll Achieve

By the end of this course, you'll speak real Italian.

Sound Italian from day one

Pronounce every Italian sound correctly — the R, the double consonants, all of it.

Introduce yourself

Greet people, handle basic interactions, and feel confident from the very start.

Build your first sentences

Put words together naturally — not just repeat lines from a phrasebook.

Have your first real conversations

Ask questions, express preferences, and start talking with real Italians.

Talk about the past

Tell stories about what happened — using the passato prossimo naturally.

Immerse from home

Start surrounding yourself with Italian — without moving to Italy.

A Tuscan village at golden hour — the Italy you're about to understand.
Why this course

Where every Italian journey really begins.

Italian doesn't start with memorizing tourist phrases. It starts with understanding how the language actually works — and that's exactly where Beginner Italian Level 1 takes you.

From your very first lesson, you'll learn Italian pronunciation the right way: the R, the double consonants, every vowel sound crystal clear. Then you'll discover how Italian sentences really come together — articles, verbs, questions, prepositions — all explained in English so you always know why a sentence works the way it does.

By the end, you won't just know words. You'll be introducing yourself in Italian, asking questions, holding your first real conversations, and telling stories in the past tense — sounding like someone who actually belongs in Italy.

Course Curriculum

Two parts. One complete journey.

Part 1 builds your foundation. Part 2 takes you into real conversations — with companion courses in between to sharpen pronunciation and listening.

Part 1 · 14 units

Phase 1 — Foundation

Master pronunciation, build your first sentences, and handle basic interactions in Italian.

What you'll learn

  • Italian pronunciation — R, S/Z, double consonants
  • Articles, gender, and sentence structure
  • Verb conjugation — -are, -ere, -ire verbs
  • Question words and forming questions
  • Greetings, introductions, formal vs. informal

Companion courses for this part

Included in membership
Part 2 · 12 units

Phase 2 — Progression

Have your first real conversations, talk about the past, and start immersing yourself in Italian.

What you'll learn

  • Articulated prepositions — al, nel, dal, sul...
  • Object pronouns and placement
  • Reflexive verbs — vestirsi, alzarsi...
  • Passato prossimo — Italian past tense
  • Health expressions and body vocabulary
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Questions about this course

Frequently Asked Questions.

Everything you might want to know before starting Beginner Italian Level 1.

Yes. Level 1 starts from zero. You don't need any Italian to begin — we'll build your pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar from the very first lesson.
This isn't flashcards or bite-sized lessons. It's structured video classes taught by Manu, a real Italian teacher — with proper grammar explanations in English, taught progressively over weeks.
Yes. By the end you'll introduce yourself, have basic conversations, ask questions, and talk about the past — real Italian, not just tourist phrases.
Yes. Every lesson is on-demand. Take one a day or binge a whole unit — the structure guides you either way.
Beginner Italian Level 2 — where you'll sharpen the past tense, express opinions, and start travelling Italy with confidence. It's the natural next step, and it's included in your membership.
Italy Made Easy comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Full access from day one — if it's not for you, cancel and get a full refund, no questions asked.