
Start learning Italian with our online Italian course! In the first unit of the Beginner Course A1.1. you’ll learn the basics of the Italian language. Learn your first sentences and expressions to communicate, your first vocabulary and grammar. In the Pausa Caffè section you’ll learn Italian regions and listen to the Italian song L’Italiano by Toto Cutugno. Watch the Videocorso 1 to review the topics of this unit through a cute story with Scotty and Bruno and to meet all Italiano Bello’s characters! Test your knowledge with the final TEST 1!
Introduce yourself • Buon giorno! Italian greetings and good-byes • Talk about languages and nationalities • Mi piace! I like in Italian • Tu, Lei and voi: The polite form
Definite articles • Masculine and feminine • Subject pronouns • Essere and avere: to be and to have in Italian • Sono di, vengo da: where are you from • The structure of Italian sentences
Numbers from 1 to 100 • Countries, languages, nationalities • Hobbies and leisure activities
Song: L'Italiano by Toto Cutugno • List of the regions of Italy and their cities • 5 interesting facts about the regions of Italy • Quiz: How much do you know about the Italian regions?
It’s evening and a car full of furniture parks in front of a nice house in the outskirts of San Candido, Italy. A new neighbor! thinks Bruno and goes to meet the newcomer.
EXTRA: Meet all Italiano Bello’s characters!
Learn sentences and expressions to communicate
What is the most important thing you should learn before you go to Italy? To greet and say goodbye, of course!
What’s correct, parlo l’italiano or parlo italiano? Learn to talk about languages and nationalities in Italian.
Say your age and phone number in Italian. In Italian you use the verb to have to talk about your age.
Scusa or scusi, tu e Lei, come stai and come sta. The polite form in Italian, Lei and voi, and useful sample sentences.
Learn the rule of mi piace and mi piacciono and how to have a small conversation about preferences.
Learn important grammar topics
Definite articles in Italian vary depending on gender, number and the beginning letter of the following word.
In Italian there are two genders and three nouns classes: O, A and E nouns, like gatto, casa and cane.
Learn the Italian subject pronouns: io, tu, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro.
Learn the conjugation and some use of the most important Italian verbs essere and avere.
Learn to say where you are from in Italian and the difference between vengo da and sono di.
Learn the basic structure of Italian sentences to make statements, yes/no questions, open questions and negative sentences.
Learn useful words
Italy and Italian feeling
Culture quiz • Regions of Italy • 10 questions • English text
Traveling & Places • English • Regions of Italy
Traveling & Places • English • Italian regions
In TEST 1 you will find topics and vocabulary you have learned in the lessons of this unit. The test is passed with 60% correct answers.
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