Italian Guided Learning - Level A1
Follow our structured path to A1 Italian proficiency
Roman Forum Tour
Learn how to pick up new Italian words even when you don’t understand everything. Discover how listening, gestures and curiosity help you really experience a language. After this inspiring story you’ll know that learning often starts with looking, smiling and joining in – proprio come un vero viaggiatore in Italia.
Buying necessities
Follow Veronica into a small, slightly dim minimarket near her apartment, where bottles of water, pasta and tins of tuna line the narrow shelves. As she shops for her first evening in Italy, you learn how to find water, bread, fruit and cheeses like burrata, and how to ask for directions with “Scusi, dov’è il pane?”. After this story, you’ll know exactly how to manage a cosy first night in without a restaurant — just a basket and a handful of simple Italian phrases.
A New Day at the Office
Spend a full working day with Marco in an office in Turin: from arriving and saying “Buongiorno” to a short meeting with “scadenza a fine settimana”, a coffee break full of football talk and a polite email to his boss. Along the way, you discover typical words for the office, meetings, reports and breaks. After this relatable story, you’ll hear how basic business Italian sounds in real life — and be able to describe a simple workday yourself.
Moving into a New Shared Flat
Carry boxes up to the third floor in Bologna, where a small but bright room is waiting for Elena, along with new flatmates, a plant and an extra desk lamp. As she unpacks and gets to know Luca and Marta, you practise words for moving, boxes, stairs, rooms and furniture, and learn how to introduce yourself and share a simple pasta dinner together. After this warm story, you’ll be able to talk in Italian about your room, your flatmates and your very first evening in a new home.
Weekend Plans
Look over Giulia’s shoulder as she and Emma arrange a meetup in the park by text — first at five, then at six, weaving around work schedules, buses and a well-earned ice cream. You practise days, times and the phrases you need to make plans, change them and still end up together. After this story, you’ll be able to chat in Italian about meeting “sabato alle cinque… o forse alle sei” and handle schedule changes like a real local.
Fifteen Minutes Late to Milan
Stand with Jannet on the platform in Verona, surrounded by suitcases, announcements and a screen that suddenly shows the red word “Ritardo”. As her train to Milan is delayed and moved to another platform, you learn how to read the boards, understand “ritardo” and platform changes, have a quick chat at the bar and still find the right train. After this travel story, you’ll be able to keep using Italian calmly even in imperfect situations — like when your train is fifteen minutes late.
Lisa's Apartment in Rome
Step inside Lisa’s small, old apartment in Trastevere, with high ceilings, worn tiles and green shutters that let in the morning light. As she talks about her balcony, the church bells, her neighbour Signora Maria and hot summer nights without air conditioning, you learn words for rooms, furniture, rent, neighbours and daily routines. After this atmospheric story, you’ll be able to talk in Italian about your home, your neighbourhood and why that place feels like a second home.
Stefan's Surprise Lunch
Walk with Stefan through the Bologna market, past piles of shiny tomatoes, fragrant basil plants and purple aubergines under colourful umbrellas. As he secretly plans an Italian lunch for his in-laws, you learn how to buy vegetables, cheese and herbs, why you sometimes need gloves and how to pay at a central till. After this lively story, you’ll be able to shop at an Italian market, ask questions and plan a dish — proprio come uno chef italiano.
Weekend at Lake Como
Travel with Tom and Michel from busy stations to the peaceful shores of Lake Como: the long train journey, the car pick-up, checking into a room with two single beds and a view of the water. Along the way, you learn how to check in, ask about breakfast and times, confirm a twin room and use phrases for boat trips, outings and dinner plans. After this relaxing story, you’ll be able to plan and describe your own Italian weekend away.
Learning on a Rainy Day
Take shelter with Lorraine from a storm in a small town museum in Montepulciano, where the air smells of old wood and dust and rain taps softly at the windows. As a friendly curator guides her past paintings and models, she — and you — learn simple Italian like “lui si siede, lei guarda, loro camminano”. After this cosy story, you’ll see how listening, pointing and repeating can help you pick up new words, even on a grey, rainy day.