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Italian Language Lessons

Steve Cohen

If you are in the major tourist areas such as Florence, Venice and Rome, you can get away with not speaking Italian. However, if you are staying in a vacation rental in a small town or out in the country, you will need to know some Italian - the more the better. Many Italians do speak English, but you will go to many places where no one speaks a word of English.

Language Lessons

Counting to 20: Learn to count in Italian.

Counting to 100: Learn to count in Italian.

Counting to 1000: Learn to count in Italian.

Counting to a million: Learn to count in Italian.

Counting past a million: Learn to count in Italian.

Time Talk: Seconds, hours, days, weeks, months!

The Alphabet: How to say the letters of the alphabet.

Conversation Bookends: The words you need at the start and the end of a conversation.

Caffe Talk: The vocabulary you need to go into a caffe, order your drinks and food, and pay - essential knowledge for slow travelers.

Dinner Reservations: The vocabulary you need to phone ahead for dinner reservations.

Out for Dinner: The vocabulary you need to go out for dinner including some notes about the food.

Clean Talk: The vocabulary you need for getting your laundry done.

Italian Placenames: The pronunciation of some Italian cities and towns.

Other

Resources: How to type accents on Italian words, Steve's favorite websites for Italian language things, lists of language schools

Language Books: Steve's favorite language books and courses

Parliamo, Bolognalingua Language School: A postcard about a week of language classes with Bolognalingua, August 2006

Studying Italian in Italy: A trip to Italy to study the language.

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Reggio Lingua: www.reggiolingua.it
Study Italian abroad programs and Italian homestay courses in Reggio Emilia (see the classified)

Toscana Mia: www.welcometuscany.com
Personalized 5 days Italian Language Classes (see the classified)

Madrelingua Italian courses in Bologna: www.madrelinguaitaliano.com
Madrelingua Italian courses in Bologna (see the classified)

bolognalingua: www.bolognalingua.com
Italian language lessons in Bologna (see the classified)

Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini: www.centropuccini.it
Italian language classes in Viareggio, at the Tuscan seaside (see the classified)

Go to our Classified Listings to find vacation rentals, hotels, travel consultants, tours, tour guides, car services, and more.

Steve is our language expert (although he would never call himself that). He is the one who studies Italian and speaks when we are there. He put together these language lessons to give you the basics you will need to get by in Italy.

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