Easy to follow and Italian lessons taught in bite sized chunks that are fun and easy to follow. Each section will add to the previous knowledge and in just a few weeks you'll be amazed at your progress.
My beginners Italian course focuses on spoken Italian. I do just touch on some basic written to help you understand how we Italians think. That said 95% of the course is spoken.
My course is aimed at complete beginners of any age and has a 100% success rate. Students I started with are great friends today and almost all of them are still with me or in contact today. They started with absolutely no experience and now speak it with great confidence.
By the end of the beginners course you'll know enough to be understood and converse with any Italian; certainly more than enough to feel confident when ordering, saying hello, getting introductions, and early conversation. If you are travelling to Italy or want to impress friends then this course is perfect for you.
My method of teaching focuses on every day situations that you will face when visiting Italy. For example 10% of your time will be in a restaurant or coffee shop ordering refreshments and food. So I've structured the lessons in such a way that you'll know how to order. 5% will be travelling around, so we will explore directions, asking where the toilet is, checking into a hotel and so on. You can see how the course is structured by looking at the content below.
- Students with no prior knowledge of Italian
- Basic phonics to read simple Italian words and phrases
- Greetings and introductions
- How to order food and drinks at a cafè and/or restaurant
- How to ask and tell the time and phrases to travel on public transport
- To ask for directions
- To recognise currency and ask for prices of items
- To check-in at a hotel, book a room or make simple requests to reception
In this session, you will learn about Italian consonants and their sound.
In this session, you will learn how to introduce yourself and ask for someone's name.
In this lesson, you will learn some more vocabulary related to what you can order.
In this lesson, you will learn to pay compliments and say how much you liked something.
In this session, you will learn phrases anf vocabulary to travel around Italy - when having to jump on buses, buy tickets and understand time and schedules.
In this lesson, you will learn how to ask for the time and how to tell the time.
In this lesson, you will learn what to say when buying a ticket to travel from one place to another in Italy.
In this session, you will learn how to ask for items' prices when out shopping.
In this session, you will learn how to book a hotel room.
In this session, you will learn how to check in and make requests to the reception.