Italian A1 · Beginner

The absolute basics: introduce yourself, talk about everyday things, and form simple present-tense sentences in Italian.

• Subject pronouns (io, tu, lui/lei, noi, voi, loro)
• Formal address with Lei
• The verb "essere" (to be: sono, sei, è...)
• The verb "avere" (to have: ho, hai, ha...)
• Negation with non
• Noun gender (masculine & feminine)
• Plural nouns (-o → -i, -a → -e, -e → -i)
• Indefinite articles (un, uno, una, un')
• Definite articles (il, lo, la, i, gli, le, l')
• Adjective agreement (gender & number)
• Adjective position (before & after the noun)
• Present tense: -are verbs
• Present tense: -ere verbs
• Present tense: -ire verbs, including -isc- verbs
• Present tense: common irregular verbs (andare, fare, dare, stare)
• Present tense: other common irregular verbs (venire, uscire, dire, sapere)
• Modal verbs: potere, volere, dovere + infinitive
• Simple prepositions (a, in, di, da, con, su, per, tra/fra)
• C'è / ci sono (there is / there are)
• Articulated prepositions (al, del, nel, sul...)
• Partitive articles (del, dello, della, dei, degli, delle)
• Possessive adjectives with the article (il mio, la mia, i tuoi...)
• Possessives with family nouns
• Demonstrative adjectives (questo, quello)
• Questions: intonation and word order
• Question words (che cosa, chi, dove, quando, come, perché, quanto)
• Adverbs of frequency (sempre, spesso, a volte, mai)
• The piacere construction
• Informal commands with tu