First Steps in Italian

Learn how to greet people, ask simple questions, and talk about yourself in everyday situations.

This course is the recommended starting point for absolute beginners.
No previous knowledge of Italian is required.

It is a self-paced course: you can decide freely when and how to study, following your own rhythm.
Once you purchase the course, you’ll have ongoing access to all lessons and materials. See our Terms and Conditions for details.

Course Overview

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In this beginner course, you will gradually build the basic skills you need to communicate in Italian.
Step by step, you’ll learn how to greet and say goodbye in different situations; count and use numbers in everyday life; introduce yourself and ask for personal information; say where you are from and ask others about their origin; ask and answer how someone feels; ask and say someone’s age; recognize and use the basic plural forms of common nouns and verbs.

The course is divided into 8 lessons:

Greetings – How to greet people naturally, depending on the time of day and level of formality.
Numbers – How to count from 0 to 99 and pronounce numbers correctly.
Introducing Yourself – How to say your name clearly and confidently.
Saying where you’re from – How to say where you are from and ask others about their origin.
Introducing Someone – How to briefly introduce another person.
Asking “How are you?” – How to ask and answer questions about how someone feels.
Asking “How old are you?” – How to say or ask someone’s age using the correct structure.
Plural Forms – How to recognize and use the plural forms of the nouns and verbs used in this course.

Each lesson includes:

A short comic that introduces new words and expressions through real-life situations;
A grammar video with clear explanations and subtitles in Italian, English, and Czech;
Self-correcting exercises and/or quizzes to check your understanding.