Italian, Part 1: Basic Elements and Simple Conversations
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Duration: 3h 8m
Skill level: Beginner
Released: 4/10/2025
Course details
Explore the beauty and diversity of Italy’s history, culture, and cuisine as you learn how to handle real-life conversations in Italian. This course—the first in a four-part series from The Great Courses—covers the Italian language within the cultural context of Italy’s 20 geographic regions. Learn about vowels and consonants in Italian, and important principles of pronunciation. Study the subject pronouns, the verbs "essere" and "stare" (both meaning “to be”), daily greetings, and practice the elements of a simple conversation.
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Bibi Albarracin
Bibi Albarracin
A collaborative problem-solver in interdisciplinary spaces. I use active listening and empathy to turn complex obstacles into timely, effective…
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Mohamed Hedi Turki
Mohamed Hedi Turki
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