Italian (Beginners Level 1)

Buongiorno! Are you planning a trip to Italy? Do you have a fascination with all things Italian? Join us for this beginners language course. If your time is limited, or you do not plan to continue Italian language studies, you may prefer to attend a shorter weekend workshop, Italian for Travellers. Read below the course dates for more information. 

This course is designed for anyone who is new or relatively new to the Italian language. This course is designed to start off your Italian language learning journey with some basic grammar and to learn some simple language to use for a trip.

During this course you will learn to:

• greet in every situation
• talk about yourself (nationality, age, family)
• use the terminology for a basic conversation
• ask and tell the time
• use the present tense of the verb to be, the verb to have and main regular verbs (to eat, to go etc.)
• ask for prices
• manage a simple conversation in a restaurant/café/shop/hotel
• use the interrogative pronouns
• ask for directions
• use the definite articles
• use numbers, time, weather and festivities.

On completion of this course we expect that you will be able to use Italian language to: 

• buy something in a shop or at the market
• order food or drinks at a restaurant or a cafè
• describe yourself, your family and the place where you live
• ask for directions
• ask for information
• have a basic conversation using the present tense. 

Your teacher will prepare weekly homework assignments.  For effective learning, short daily practice sessions are necessary. See our blog for ideas on effective language learning. This course is designed both as a foundation for further Italian language study, and as preparation for a trip to Italy.

More about our Italian Courses

• Italian for Travellers - a level 1 weekend workshop focusing on language for travel - aim to teach students some basic phrases and vocabulary related to travel
• Italian Beginners (Level 1) - for absolute or relative beginners - suitable as an introductory course to start your Italian learning journey with foundational grammar, and to learn some basic phrases and vocabulary for a trip
• Italian Beginners (Level 2 ) - for those who have successfully completed a Level 1 - aim to enable students to function in Italian at a basic everyday survival level
• Italian Continuation (Level 3) - introduction of the past tense - aim to enable students to communicate more confidently in everyday situations
• Italian Continuation (Level 4) - to join this course you will be confident with il presente, and i verbi riflessivi confidently and able to use il passato prossimo - learning new grammar structures and vocab to enable students to understand and speak in Italian on many practical matters related to various aspects of Italian culture
• Italian Level 5 - for those confident with using present, reflexive and past tenses - continue learning some grammar structures including future tense and develop your fluency

Note that not all courses are offered every term. Please enquire at the office.