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Take a free test, then self-study or private classes.

  1. Mark your learning goals

    Your course adapts to your goals and work schedule.

  2. Access your course program

  3. Book optional private classes

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Course details

Express yourself at A2 level in Italian

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 A2 exam and need targeted language practice.

What you will learn

  • Speaking: Engage in simple conversations and express your thoughts and opinions
  • Listening: Understand basic spoken Italian
  • Reading: Easily find specific information in everyday material
  • Writing: produce coherent texts on familiar topics or matters of personal interest
  • Use key grammar structures and build practical vocabulary for daily life
  • Know Italian culture and traditions to enhance communication effectiveness

This course in short

  • Italian A2 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.

Pricing

Start in the learning portal. Add a teacher when you are ready.

Self-study

Learn whenever you want, 30 minutes a day.

From €1.50/month

  • Progress tracking
  • Printed book for offline study
  • Audio, video and AI corrections
Start self-study
  • 1 month €14.99 €14.99/month
  • 3 months €24.00 €8.00/month Save €20.97 (47%)
  • 6 months €34.50 €5.75/month Save €55.44 (62%)
  • 12 months €45.48 €3.79/month Save €134.40 (75%)
  • 48 months €72.00 €1.50/month Save €647.52 (90%)

Course schedule

Study when you want, and book a teacher around your work.

  • Self-study 24/7, online and offline
  • Classes around your work schedule
  • No fixed group times
  • Book a class when you are ready

Curriculum

You reach 1 level in 12 weeks. Vocabulary and grammar are aligned with official exams (CEFR).

Learning objectives

  • Describe different types of holidays and activities.
  • Discuss how you travelled to your destination
  • Know the most popular tourist destinations in your host country.

Video/audio

  • Holidays at the seaside

Grammar

  • Expressing cause and purpose

Learning objectives

  • Name and describe common items to pack and different types of luggage.
  • Packing for a business trip
  • Navigating baggage rules and restrictions at the airport

Video/audio

  • Packing the suitcase

Grammar

  • The comparatives: maggiore, minore, migliore, peggiore

Learning objectives

  • Book a room – by phone, email or online.
  • Learn common types of hotel and room.

Video/audio

  • Booking a hotel room

Grammar

  • The uses bello, buono, bravo and bene

Learning objectives

  • Checking in for your flight: at the airport and online.
  • Ask about flight times and which terminal to use.
  • Going through security checks and understanding security instructions.

Video/audio

  • The new rules of Ryanair

Grammar

  • Quantity adverbs

Learning objectives

  • Rent a car, bike or scooter.
  • Manage your car insurance and pay your deposit.
  • Collect and return your vehicle.

Video/audio

  • Renting a car in Rome

Grammar

  • Direct object pronouns

Learning objectives

  • Check in and check out at your hotel.
  • Ask for changes or extra services during your stay.
  • Report any issues with your stay to the reception desk.

Video/audio

  • A problem with the booking

Grammar

  • Indirect object pronouns

Learning objectives

  • Common activities on a city break.
  • Asking for information at the tourist office.
  • Learn practical tourist survival phrases to help you get around the city.

Video/audio

  • A tour of Turin

Grammar

  • The use of ne

Learning objectives

  • Report any stolen or lost items at the police station.
  • Asking for help with documents at the embassy or consulate.
  • Contact the emergency services.

Video/audio

  • They stole my watch!

Grammar

  • Indefinite pronouns: 'qualcuno', 'qualcosa', 'nessuno'

Learning objectives

  • Navigating social security, work permits and paperwork.
  • Know your obligations and the required paperwork in the country.

Video/audio

  • Access public services

Grammar

  • The present perfect with irregular past participles

Learning objectives

  • Talk about a news story you saw on TV or heard on the radio.
  • Time expressions for recent events
  • Get to know the most popular media channels in your host country.

Video/audio

  • Watching television to get informed

Grammar

  • The imperfect tense: regular verbs
  • The imperfect: irregular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Learn the names of the emergency services in your new country.
  • Calling for help and giving advice in emergencies.

Video/audio

  • Emergency at 115

Grammar

  • The past perfect

Learning objectives

  • Explore the country’s education system.
  • Talk about your school days and childhood memories.

Video/audio

  • The Italian school

Grammar

  • Imperfect or present perfect?

Learning objectives

  • Opening a bank account
  • Shop online and get familiar with common payment methods.
  • Discover the country’s biggest banks.

Video/audio

  • Open a savings account

Grammar

  • Temporal expressions: due giorni fa, la settimana scorsa, due ore prima, ...

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your university studies or your goals.
  • Learn vocabulary for higher education.
  • Get to know the higher education system and key institutions in your new country.

Video/audio

  • The degree course

Grammar

  • The temporal expressions of the imperfect: ogni giorno, sempre, spesso, ...

Learning objectives

  • Learn about the country’s key government institutions.
  • Elections and voting

Video/audio

  • The regional elections

Grammar

  • The tenses of the past

Learning objectives

  • Buy tickets (online) for a festival, concert, musical…
  • Talk about musical instruments and your favourite music genre.
  • Get to know the common holidays in your new country.

Video/audio

  • The Sanremo Festival

Grammar

  • The simple future

Learning objectives

  • Invite friends round and welcome them into your home.
  • Organise a dinner party, a games night or another activity.
  • Get to know the most common evening activities in your new country.

Video/audio

  • The rules of Machiavelli

Grammar

  • Absolute superlatives: issimo, -issima, etc.

Learning objectives

  • Talk about villages and the countryside.
  • Learn the names of farm animals.
  • Explore the most famous rural regions of your host country.

Video/audio

  • A weekend at a farmhouse

Grammar

  • The impersonal "si"

Learning objectives

  • Going camping and doing activities in the great outdoors.
  • Navigate using a map or a GPS.
  • Learn the common areas to go camping in your new country.

Video/audio

  • Organising the camping trip

Grammar

  • Conjunctions: "comunque, inoltre, pure, infatti"

Learning objectives

  • Describe different landscapes and animals.
  • Plan a family day out at a theme park.
  • Discover famous zoos or nature reserves in your host country

Video/audio

  • A Sunday at the Ravenna Safari

Grammar

  • Conjunctions nè...nè, 'sia…sia', 'o…o'

Learning objectives

  • Invite friends and family for a hike or a walk.
  • Vocabulary for landscapes and hiking.
  • Explore the host country’s best-known hiking areas.

Video/audio

  • Hiking in the Dolomites

Grammar

  • Expressing positive and negative emotions

Learning objectives

  • Discuss hygiene products and routines.
  • Explain which toiletries you want in the shop.

Video/audio

  • Daily hygiene and skin care

Grammar

  • Time expressions: durante, fino a, appena, etc.

Learning objectives

  • Find private lessons.
  • Join a local academy that appeals to you.

Video/audio

  • The ceramics course

Grammar

  • The expressions "ho bisogno di", "ho voglia di", etc.

Learning objectives

  • Ask for a particular menu.
  • Order a takeaway.

Video/audio

  • Ordering takeaway from the baker

Grammar

  • Use of "finire di", "cominciare a", "tornare a"

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your diet and (un)healthy habits.
  • Plan your weekly menu.

Video/audio

  • The vegan diet

Grammar

  • The che relative

Learning objectives

  • Discuss your daily commute.
  • Discuss different types of transport.

Video/audio

  • Moving around the city sustainably

Grammar

  • Indefinite adjectives: 'ogni', 'qualche', 'troppo', etc...

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your favourite outfit.
  • Describe what you’re wearing and your style.

Video/audio

  • Choosing the dress for the event

Grammar

  • Place expressions: 'accanto', 'davanti', 'dentro', etc...

Learning objectives

  • Talk about the benefits of exercise and sport
  • Talk about your daily exercise routine.

Video/audio

  • Going back to training

Grammar

  • Possessives: il mio, la tua, i suoi,

Learning objectives

  • Discuss a house or flat listing you’ve just seen.
  • Discussing buying a new house or flat

Video/audio

  • Discussing the sales advertisement

Grammar

  • The present conditional
  • The real conditional (type 2)

Learning objectives

  • Talk about a book, fairy tale or poem you’ve read.
  • Ask for a book or author in the library.
  • Borrow books and sign up as a new library member.

Video/audio

  • The Divine Comedy

Grammar

  • The present conditional: irregular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your bucket list and your future plans

Video/audio

  • The list of one hundred things to do before you die

Grammar

  • Giving advice: "dovresti", "potresti"

Learning objectives

  • Talking about your plans and ambitions for the future
  • Talk about relationships and family plans

Video/audio

  • Plans to start a family

Grammar

  • The gerund, the three conjugations

Learning objectives

  • Discussing plans to start a business.
  • Talk about day-to-day accounting responsibilities.

Video/audio

  • Opening an SRL in Italy

Grammar

  • Expressions with 'ecco' and 'è'

Learning objectives

  • Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after retiring.
  • Talking about future actions in progress.

Video/audio

  • What will you do in retirement?

Grammar

  • Agreement between direct object pronouns and the past participle

Learning objectives

  • Knowing the names of local services and shops
  • Discuss what you can find in the shopping centre.

Video/audio

  • Shopping yesterday and today

Grammar

  • Combined pronouns

Learning objectives

  • Send and receive messages.
  • Email and the internet

Video/audio

  • Sending a parcel online

Grammar

  • The past infinity

Learning objectives

  • Create and send your CV.
  • Use job sites to find a job.

Video/audio

  • Improve the CV

Grammar

  • The imperative

Learning objectives

  • Conducting a job interview
  • Indirect object

Video/audio

  • Tommaso's job interview

Grammar

  • The negative imperative

Learning objectives

  • Vocabulary for teams and job roles
  • Giving commands with indirect objects

Video/audio

  • The problems of teamwork

Grammar

  • The irregular imperative

Learning objectives

  • Learn essential debate vocabulary
  • Expressing agreement and disagreement

Video/audio

  • Comment on the meeting

Grammar

  • The imperative with pronouns

Learning objectives

  • Share your opinion
  • Learn simple phrases to share different points of view

Video/audio

  • Persuasive communication

Grammar

  • Indirect speech with the passato prossimo

Learning objectives

  • Vocabulary for organisational hierarchies
  • Placing an order

Video/audio

  • I have become a project manager!

Grammar

  • Expressions of agreement and disagreement: sono d'accordo, non sono d'accordo, ecc...

Learning objectives

  • Everyday office vocabulary
  • Remote work vocabulary

Video/audio

  • Working remotely

Grammar

  • How to express opinions: secondo me, per me, ecc...

Continue after A2

Same language path from A1 to C2. Pick the next level when you are ready.

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Study online or offline with PDF downloads, interactive exercises, audio, video, and AI-powered writing feedback.

Structured learning paths

Follow clear paths from A1 to C1, plus professional courses tailored to your goals.

Conversation classes

Every teacher is personally screened and trained to teach with our learning portal—so your classes match your course and progress.

Offline worksheets (PDF, translated)

Download the full e-book as PDF, or print any lesson as a translated worksheet.

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We partner with universities and align every course with official learning programs—for reliable, recognized learning.

Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)

Practice with real news articles and podcasts—immersive content that prepares you for everyday language.

Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

Train all four skills: listening and pronunciation with audio, reading with authentic texts, writing with AI feedback, and speaking in your classes.

Course materials trusted by official libraries and bookshops

Our books are sold in bookshops across Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, and beyond—and approved by public libraries.

Academic collaboration with universities

Course plans are co-developed from our Valencian office with multiple European universities.

Student reviews of our Italian lessons

  • 4.7/5
4.7 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Preparing for an exam while working full time. Audio with translation makes revision realistic on short breaks.

Rachel E.
Helsinki, Finland
Self-study
  • 4.4/5

Clear structure from A1 upward. AI corrections in the portal save time; I still work through the printed units.

Claire D.
Lyon, France
Blended learning
  • 4.2/5

Social life improved once I could follow meetings in Italian. The portal exercises are short; the book gives depth.

David R.
Berlin, Germany
Blended learning
  • 4.8/5

Our partners

We thank our partners for the support we receive for developing our online school.

We proudly work with Lanzadera, a Spanish accelerator program in Valencia.

The university of Siegen helps us to develop and design our education systems and programs.

Our IT systems are powered and supported by the Google Cloud team

We collaborate with universities all across the European Union to develop our course materials, thanks to the Erasmus+ Program.

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