- personal pronouns - present of ESSERE - negative form - introductions - omission of subject   Expression: Mamma mia!

Italian for Beginners

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura

- gendered adjectives and nouns - present indicative of STARE - Lei/tu - interrogative form   Expression: Non capire un'acca

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 2 - La dolce vita

- indefinite articles - c’è/ci sono   - numbers and idiomatic expressions

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 3 - Dare i numeri!

- avere - idiomatic expressions with avere - ce l’ho and dov’è   Expression: In bocca al lupo

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 4 - Movie Set Travel Agency

- verbs in the first conjugation - definite articles - alphabet   Expression: Assolutamente

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 5 - Comunicare, viaggiare e mangiare!

- verbs in the second conjugation - present indicative of fare and sapere - sounds /k/, /g/, /tf/, /dz/   Expresson: Fare bella e brutta figura

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 6 - Fare bella figura

- verbs in the third conjugation - questo/quello - molto - diphthongs - vowels   Expression: Il dolce far niente

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 7 - Pronti a partire?

- possessives - direct object pronouns (mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le) - present indicative of andare and potere - colors - double consonants   Idiomatic Expressions with Colors

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 8 - Spaghetti, calamari e… pastella!

- preposizioni articolate - present indicative of venire and dire - capitalization - time   Expression: Non vedere l’ora

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 9 - Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

- reflexive verbs - modal verbs - personal pronouns with prepositions (con me, per te, a lui/lei, con noi, per voi, con loro) Expression: Volere è potere

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 10 - Briscola

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You are about to enjoy a charming theatrical performance, and, while doing so, you will learn to understand and, eventually, speak Italian. As the play unfolds, you’ll get a chance to see first hand how the language works. Plus, you will discover captivating nuances of Italian culture and experience the thrill of a theatrical performance in the language you are learning.

Now, let’s take a step back and devote a few words to the format of the show. An Italian teacher, Silvia, is about to meet Connor, her new student. Connor does not speak Italian. He only knows a couple words he learned as a kid from his maternal grandparents, who, as we’ll see, are both very proud of their Sicilian heritage. Connor is really keen to start learning Italian. Why? Well, he has a special dream he wants to accomplish!

The curtain is up now. Act 1 is about to begin (https://www.newsinslowitalian.com/series/guts/1/opening). Here’s Silvia and Connor, sitting in a cozy room, sipping coffee. Many colorful books are lined up on a wooden bookcase. A map of Italy hangs from the wall. Looks like a language school. Well, let’s see what happens...

Italian for Beginners: Lesson 1 - Una nuova avventura