Italian Tutorials Index: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar
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Italian Exercises Index - interactive exercises for Italian I Tutorial
Italian I 3. Alphabet 4. Articles and Demonstratives 5. Useful Words 10. Days of the Week 12. Seasons 13. Directions 14. Color 15. Time 16. Weather Italian II 21. To Do or Make 22. Work and School 23. Prepositions 24. Prepositional Contractions 29. Reflexive Verbs 30. Irregularities in Regular Verbs 31. Present Perfect Tense (Passato Prossimo) 32. Irregular Past Participles 33. Essere Verbs 34. Food and Meals 38. Commands (Imperativo) 39. More Negatives 40. Holiday Phrases Italian III 42. Gerunds 43. Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto) 44. Places 45. Transportation 46. To Want, to Be Able to, to Have to 47. Asking Questions 49. Comparative and Superlative 50. Irregular Forms 51. Clothing 52. To Wear 53. Future Tense (Futuro) 55. Adjectives: Feminine & Plural 56. More Adjectives 57. Position of sempre and anche 58. Sports 59. To Play 60. Nature |
Italian IV 61. Object Pronouns 65. To Read, to Say/Tell, to Go Out, to Laugh 67. Ci and Ne 68. Animals 69. Pluperfect (Trapassato) 70. Suffixes 71. Adverbs 72. Passive Voice 76. Infinitives followed by Prepositions 77. The Beach & Farm 78. Problem Verbs 79. Fare Causative Italian V 81. Conditional Tenses (Condizionale) 82. Parts of a Car / Gas Station 83. To Drive 87. Subjunctive Mood: Present & Present Perfect (Congiuntivo) 88. Uses of the Subjunctive Mood 89. Subjunctive Mood: Imperfect & Past Perfect (Congiuntivo) 90. More Irregular Verbs in Present Tense 92. Historical Past (Passato Remoto) 93. Art & Literature 94. Holidays 95. Hobbies & Tools
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Course London Italian course Italy Rocket Italian Rocket Italian is a course for beginners that includes 31 interactive audio lessons, 31 grammar lessons, vocabulary and verb software games, as well as a members only forum. There is also a 60 day guarantee in addition to a free sample course that you can download. The full course is available as a download or as a 20 CD pack. Acquerello Italiano Acquerello Italiano is an audio magazine for intermediate to advanced Italian learners. It is a subscription program that includes the magazine, an hour-long CD or cassette, plus an optional study supplement. It is designed to improve your vocabulary, grammar and listening comprehension, as well as your cultural understanding of the Italian-speaking world. Each magazine includes about a dozen articles on topics ranging from politics and economics to tourism and geography to music and cuisine. I highly recommend this program, especially if you do not have access to materials that provide spoken Italian. Each magazine contains the full text/transcript on the even-numbered page, and the vocabulary on the odd-numbered page. There are several notes in English at the end that explain the people and places mentioned. The study supplements include audio flashcards (repetition of phrases from the text), as well as exercises (multiple choice, fill in the blank, etc.) to help improve your vocabulary and grammar. The program is also available in French - Champs-Elysées, German - Schau ins Land and Spanish - Puerta del Sol. If you're interested in buying books to supplement your Italian studies, book recommendations are below. And Ectaco sells many electronic handheld dictionaries and translators. Other Useful Links Oggi e Domani Interactive Course Spelling & Pronunciation Dictionary Podcasts |
Book Recommendations. Language textbooks are rather expensive and generally only include the formal, written language. You will need more exposure to the real spoken language if you want to be become fluent. In addition to the Acquerello Italiano audio program, as well as a good dictionary, grammar review, and book of verb conjugations, I have used the following books and materials for learning Italian:
  Ultimate Italian by Living Language |
  Teach Yourself Italian Language, Life & Culture by Derek Aust |
  Better Reading Italian by Daniela Gobetti |
  Mastering Italian Vocabulary by Luciana Feinler-Torriani |
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Learn in Your Car Italian CDs |
  Dictionary of Italian Slang & Colloquial Expressions by Daniela Gobetto |
  Hide this Italian Book by Nadja Rizzuti |
  Merda! The Real Italian You Were Never Taught in School by Roland Delicio |
  Street Italian 1 by David Burke |
  Street Italian 2 by David Burke |
  Streetwise Italian Dictionary/Thesaurus by Nicholas Albanese |
