Italian language

Learn Italian for free with 25 online lessons in Italian grammar and conversation. The course starts from zero and is written for people who learn on their own: every grammar rule is explained in plain words, every lesson comes with real example sentences, a vocabulary list and exercises with answers. After the course you will be able to build sentences in all the main tenses, use pronouns without thinking, order a coffee politely and understand what Italians write on their signs. Start with the alphabet and go lesson by lesson, or jump straight to the topic you need.

Learn Italian with free online lessons

  1. Italian alphabet and pronunciation
  2. Present tense and talking about yourself
  3. Genders and articles
  4. Irregular verbs in present tense
  5. Passato Prossimo: the past tense
  6. Past tense Imperfetto
  7. Passato Prossimo vs Imperfetto
  8. Future tense
  9. Modal verbs: volere, potere, dovere
  10. The verb AVERE and “there is/are”
  11. Numbers, telling time and dates
  12. Prepositions
  13. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives
  14. Progressive tenses
  15. Reflexive verbs
  16. Direct object pronouns
  17. Indirect object pronouns and the verb PIACERE
  18. Degrees of comparison
  19. The particles NE and CI
  20. Imperative mood
  21. Conditional mood
  22. Subjunctive mood: Congiuntivo Presente
  23. Congiuntivo Imperfetto and hypothetical sentences
  24. Passive voice and impersonal SI
  25. Relative pronouns: che, cui, quale

What should you know about the Italian language?

Italian is spoken by about 65 million people, mostly in Italy, but also in Switzerland, San Marino and the Vatican. Of all the big Romance languages it stayed closest to Latin, so if you later pick up Spanish, French or Portuguese, you will recognize half of the words. Learners love Italian for its pronunciation: words are read exactly as they are written, and you can learn all the reading rules in one lesson (the first one in this course). And you already speak a little Italian without knowing it: piano, solo, opera, broccoli, paparazzi and cappuccino are all Italian words. If you play music, you have been reading Italian your whole life.