Free Italian lessons
84 lessons · 14 scenes
Learn Italian
Italian, the way Italians actually speak it
Italian sounds musical because every syllable carries weight, every vowel is pronounced clearly, and double consonants double in length. These free lessons take you through real Italian conversations — ordering an espresso al banco, returning a pair of shoes, talking about the weather — with native voices that make the rhythm obvious. You'll meet the regular -are, -ere, -ire verb patterns, gendered articles, and the famously practical Italian cooking vocabulary.
Native Italian audio with proper rhythm
Real Italian café and food culture
Regular verb patterns made obvious
Gender of nouns shown in every example
Useful idioms (magari, dai, mamma mia) in context
All Italian lessons 84 lessons across 14 scenes
Bakery
6 lessons
Eating
Learn how to talk about eating and not eating
Drinking
Learn how to talk about drinking and drink temperature
The Best and Better
Learn how to say something is the best
Even More
Learn how to say if something is "even more" than something else
Cooking
Learn different versions of the verb "cooking"
Making Vacation Plans
Learn phrases and vocabularly used for saying where you want to go on vacation
Beach
6 lessons
Picking an ice cream
Learn how to order ice cream, including flavours and type
Weather problems
Learn phrases about the weather interupting plans
Can you? Can't you?
Learn how to ask if someone can do something
You book? I'll book!
Learn how to ask if someone will book, or say you are going to book
Travelling by...
Learn how to talk about the method of travel you're taking
Many bags? Don't worry
Learn how to say don't worry, among luggage discussions
Cafe
6 lessons
Ordering food
Learn how to ask if a cafe has a specific food or drink to sell
Ordering more food
Learn how to order food, with or without certain ingredients
Takeaway or eat in?
Learn the phrases for take-away or eat-in
The size of pizza
Say what you would like, and the size of it
Ordering Italian coffee
Learn how to order coffee the Italian way
Are you able to..?
Learn how to talk about being able to do something
Clothes
9 lessons
Buying in a store
Learn the phrase "I would like", to inform store assistants what you want to buy
What would you like?
Learn how to ask what someone wants, and how to reply with another preference
Pickings colors and sizes
Learn how to say which color you like and the size you want
Trying things on
Learn some common phrases used when trying something on in a clothes store
Smaller and bigger
Learn some common phrases related to size and fit of clothes
Paying for things
Learn some common phrases related to paying for your shopping
I am looking for
Learn the phrase "I am looking for", to inform store assitants what you're trying to find
Picking by adjective
Learn how to communicate what you want by adding an adjective, like "white"
Returning something
Learn the phrases for returning a defective item to a store
Farm
4 lessons
Daily Activities
Learn how to talk about your daily activities
Multiple times per day
Learn how to talk about things you do multiple times per day
Doing things before others
Learn how to talk about doing something before doing something else
Superfying an adjective
Learn how to emphasise something by adding "-issimo" to it
Hospital
5 lessons
Weather today, tomorrow
Learn how to ask about the weather for today and tomorrow
Medical checks
Learn some phrases used in medical check-ups
Taking medicine
Learn some phrases about taking medicine multiple times per day, and before and after things
Sickness
Learn some phrases about sickness and fever
Making an invitation
Learn how to invite someone to an activity in the future
House
10 lessons
Welcoming a friend to your house
Learn what to say when you invite someone to your home
Introducing your parents
Learn how to introduce your mother and father
Spelling a name
Learn how Italian speakers spell names
What's your job?
Learn how to ask what jobs people do, and the two common ways of answering
Describing someone
Learn how to describe someone emphatically, with words such as "very" and "really"
Size comparisons
Learn how to describe things as big or small
Under and on
Learn the words for "under" and "on" in context
What? Why!
Learn two question words: what and why
Maybe
Learn how to express possibility
Too much, less, a little
Learn phrases for too much, a little, and less
Office
4 lessonsSchool
7 lessons
Greeting someone
Learn how to greet someone for the first time
Asking age + where from
Learn how to ask about someone's age and where they're from
What you like + don't like
Learn how to ask what someone likes and doesn't like
Birthdays!
Learn how to ask when someone's birthday is
Exchanging names
Learn how to ask and give your name
Asking about family members
Learn how to ask about siblings and pets
Waking up
Learn how to talk about waking up
Sports
5 lessons
Events in a week
How do you ask about days and dates?
Asking about sports
Look at how people talk about the sports they practice
Good for your health
Study more sport names and talk about their impact on your health
Like and dislike
Learn how to communicate your preferences
Describing clothes
Try to memorize these useful adjectives to describe shoes
Street
5 lessons
Weather and temperature 2
Talking about temperature degrees
I got lost!
Learn how stop people on the street and ask them about your destination
Conditional
Learn how to say "could" in Italian
Watching and listening
What verbs do you use before the words "film" and "podcast"?
Taking across rooms
Study some examples of conversations you can have at your friend's house
Supermarket
6 lessons
How many
Learn question words to quantify items
Where is it?
Imagine you are at the supermarket and you can't find a product you'd like to buy
I can't find it
Learn how to interact to shop clerks willing to help you
I got lost again
Left, right, behind, in front... some times remembering directions could be difficult
Plans for the evening?
Learn how to talk about plans for tonight or tomorrow
Plans for the future
Talk about your distant future plans
Townhall
5 lessons
Asking for instructions
Learn a very common expression to say "what am I supposed to do?"
Feeling unwell
How should you communicate your friend they'd better see the doctor?
Symptoms 1
Learn how to say someting hurts
Symptoms 2
A virtual visit to the doctor
Bus tours
Study how to ask for touristic information
Zoo
6 lessons
Superlative!
Ask how to say "the most/ the best/ the fastest"
Biology class
Learn animal names and other fun facts
Climate change
Due to climate change there are now Amazonian animals in Rome!
Geography
Learn some words about geography
Take your time
Study this expression to make people feel at ease
I don't understand
How can you make clearn you didn't understand?
Common questions about learning Italian
Quick answers for new Italian learners.
Is Italian easier than Spanish?
Slightly harder grammar (gerunds, fewer regular verbs) but much easier pronunciation — each letter is pronounced consistently. Most English speakers find them equally accessible after a few months.
Why is the Italian 'r' rolled?
Italian r is always trilled or tapped — never the English 'r' sound. Tap the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Takes practice but is consistent across all positions in a word.
Can I order cappuccino after lunch in Italy?
You can, but Italians don't — milk-based coffee after a meal is considered odd. After lunch or dinner, order un caffè (espresso) or un caffè macchiato (espresso with a dash of milk). Italians won't refuse you a cappuccino — they'll just notice.
What's the difference between Lei and tu?
Lei (capitalised when meaning formal 'you') is for strangers, elders, business. Tu is for friends, family, peers. Italian Lei takes third-person singular verb forms — same conjugation as 'he/she'.