Italian A1 course

Learn Italian at A1 level with conversations classes

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Official curriculum Structured courses from A1 to B2

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Private classes with a personal teacher Individual classes or private groups.

3 months to complete Flexible duration, adapted to your schedule

Learning portal App + PDF downloads

Course duration: 3 months

Learning portal: 90 hours+

Private classes: 12 x 60 min.

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Official curriculum Structured courses from A1 to B2

4.79/5

Quality guarantee

Private classes with a personal teacher Individual classes or private groups.

3 months to complete Flexible duration, adapted to your schedule

Learning portal App + PDF downloads

Professional teacher

Practise conversation and get guidance

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Audio/PDF/writing

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Course description

Learn Italian at A1 level with conversations classes

What you will learn

Listening: Understand basic spoken Italian.
Speaking: Speak basic Italian.
Reading: Identify familiar words and phrases in brief texts.
Writing: Compose simple sentences and short texts.
Culture: Discover Italian customs and traditions.
Perfect for preparing for the CILS A1 exam.

Who is this course for?

You want to use Italian naturally in everyday conversations and real-life situations.
Professionals working in Italian-speaking environments.
You have a busy and changing schedule.
You are looking for a flexible and efficient way to improve your Italian.
You want to prepare the CILS A1 exam and need targeted language practice.

This course in short

ITALIAN A1 course based on Università per Stranieri di Siena grammar and vocabulary guidelines.
You study with a mix of self study with assignments and speaking practice classes.
A personal tutor supports you and organizes your learning schedule.
You can monitor your progress through our online platform.

How do you study?

A Woman smiling on the screen during conversation class

1:1 conversation classes

Training and guidance from assigned teacher

Video and audio lessons shown on desktop

Structured online course

Includes learning materials ideal for exam preparation

Download and learn offline

Ebook and PDF downloads of every lesson available.

Full access to the coLanguage App is included with all our courses. Try it for free!

Modules

700+ essential words
Regular verbs (-are, -ere, -ire) and common irregular verbs
Definite and indefinite articles
Personal subject pronouns
Possessive adjectives
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Gender and number of nouns
Basic prepositions of place and time
Articulated prepositions
Forming questions
Simple sentence building: affirmative, negative, interrogative
Use of “c’è” and “ci sono”
Basic connectors
Reflexive verbs

Real-life dialogues
Authentic videos
Short and level-based reading texts
Short stories based on practical situations
Italian culture story bites

Open questions
True/false exercise
Fill-in-the-blank listening exercises
Listening comprehension tasks
Vocabulary practice activities
Audio and transcript files
Translations in your chosen language

Learn to greet, introduce yourself, and share basic personal information

Greetings and farewells in Italian
Asking and stating age
Introducing yourself and asking others' names
Talking about your origin and nationality
Numbers in Italian

Talk about days, months, time, and weather

Days of the week
Months and seasons vocabulary
How to tell the time
Describing your daily schedule
Talking about the weather (expressions and phrases)

Build vocabulary to describe everyday life

Talking about food, meals, and drinks
Vocabulary for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Describing your daily routine
Hobbies and leisure activities
Talking about prices, shopping, and payments

Use vocabulary to describe the world around you

Clothing vocabulary and shopping expressions
Colors and basic descriptive adjectives
Describing people: hair, eyes, height, etc.
Naming body parts
Talking about common health issues and symptoms
Express your opinion

Describe your immediate surroundings and the pets you live with

Talking about your house or apartment
Furniture and household appliances vocabulary
Describing your neighbourhood
Talking about pets and animals
Expressing likes and dislikes

Ask for help, understand directions, use public transport

Describing places in a city
Talking about transport: bus, train, metro, bike
Buying tickets and asking about schedules
Talking about festivals, holidays, and local events
Inviting someone to go out
Accepting or refusing invitations politely

Why +10k learners have chosen already coLanguage?

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Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)
Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

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You learn with a professional learning portal in combination with private classes with your teacher.

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I began Italian lessons with Mariarosa a few weeks ago and she has been a stellar teacher thus far! She tailors each of our lessons to my pace, and includes things that I mention I don't know yet or want to learn. All of our lessons have a good mix of grammar, vocabulary and review, and I always have a good bit of homework to keep me busy and continue learning between lessons :) highly recommend her as a teacher.