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Basic Italian by Alessandra Riccardi
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Basic Italian

Learn to Speak and Understand the Italian Language

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Narrator Francesca Caselli

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Length 2 hours 52 minutes
Language English
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Summary

This Italian audio course is designed for complete beginners, with a structure that unfolds over five engaging sessions. Each session enriches the learner's understanding and ability to communicate in Italian, emphasizing practical usage and comprehension. The course uniquely combines clear explanations with real-life conversations, offering a rich auditory experience that promotes language acquisition in a natural and intuitive manner.
The initial session eases learners into the Italian language, focusing on the foundational elements necessary for basic comprehension and communication. It blends essential vocabulary with introductory phrases, setting the stage for more complex interactions. This session ensures that learners can greet, introduce themselves, and perform other simple communicative acts in Italian.
Subsequent sessions progressively build on this foundation, introducing new vocabulary and grammatical structures. Rather than overwhelming learners with rules, the course integrates grammar and vocabulary into authentic conversations. These dialogues are carefully crafted to reflect everyday scenarios that a learner might encounter in an Italian-speaking environment, such as dining in a restaurant, navigating a city, or engaging in casual conversations with native speakers.
Each conversation within the course is designed to reinforce the material covered, allowing learners to hear native speakers use the language in context. This approach not only aids in reinforcing vocabulary and grammatical structures but also improves listening comprehension skills.

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