Italian Beginners (Level 1)
Buongiorno! Are you planning a trip to Italy? Do you have a fascination with all things Italian? Join us for this beginners language course. If your time is limited, or you do not plan to continue Italian language studies, you may prefer to attend a shorter weekend workshop, Italian for Travellers. Read below the course dates for more information.
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Mon 10 Feb
- $135.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Mon 10 Feb 19:00 - Mon 10 Feb 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Mon 17 Feb 19:00 - Mon 17 Feb 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Mon 24 Feb 19:00 - Mon 24 Feb 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Mon 02 Mar 19:00 - Mon 02 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Mon 09 Mar 19:00 - Mon 09 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Mon 16 Mar 19:00 - Mon 16 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Mon 23 Mar 19:00 - Mon 23 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Mon 30 Mar 19:00 - Mon 30 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Register1 place remaining -
Wed 14 Oct
- $135.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 14 Oct 19:00 - Wed 14 Oct 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 21 Oct 19:00 - Wed 21 Oct 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 28 Oct 19:00 - Wed 28 Oct 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 04 Nov 19:00 - Wed 04 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 11 Nov 19:00 - Wed 11 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 18 Nov 19:00 - Wed 18 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Wed 25 Nov 19:00 - Wed 25 Nov 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Wed 02 Dec 19:00 - Wed 02 Dec 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
This course is designed for anyone who is new or relatively new to the Italian language. This course is designed to start off your Italian language learning journey with some basic grammar and to learn some simple language to use for a trip.
During this course you will learn to:
- greet in every situation
- talk about yourself (nationality, age, family)
- use the terminology for a basic conversation
- ask and tell the time
- use the present tense of the verb to be, the verb to have and main regular verbs (to eat, to go etc.)
- ask for prices
- manage a simple conversation in a restaurant/café/shop/hotel
- use the interrogative pronouns
- ask for directions
- use the definite articles
- use numbers, time, weather and festivities.
On completion of this course we expect that you will be able to use Italian language to:
- buy something in a shop or at the market
- order food or drinks at a restaurant or a cafè
- describe yourself, your family and the place where you live
- ask for directions
- ask for information
- have a basic conversation using the present tense.
Your teacher will prepare weekly homework assignments. For effective learning, short daily practice sessions are necessary.
See our blog for ideas on effective language learning.
This course is designed both as a foundation for further Italian language study, and as preparation for a trip to Italy.
More about our Italian Courses
- Italian for Travellers - a level 1 weekend workshop focusing on language for travel - aim to teach students some basic phrases and vocabulary related to travel
- Italian Beginners 1 (Level 1) - for absolute or relative beginners - suitable as an introductory course to start your Italian learning journey with foundational grammar, and to learn some basic phrases and vocabulary for a trip
- Italian Beginners 2 (Level 2) - for those who have successfully completed a Level 1 - aim to enable students to function in Italian at a basic everyday survival level
- Italian Continuation 1 (Level 3) - introduction of the past tense - aim to enable students to communicate more confidently in everyday situations
- Italian Continuation 2 (Level 4) - to join this course you will be confident with il presente, and i verbi riflessivi confidently and able to use il passato prossimo - learning new grammar structures and vocab to enable students to understand and speak in Italian on many practical matters related to various aspects of Italian culture
- Italian Intermediate - for those confident with using present, reflexive and past tenses - continue learning some grammar structures including future tense and develop your fluency
Testimonials
"We have done 2 x Italian courses with Fiorella (who is amazing!) and would love to do a third... any chance of adding another one to the mix? :). When we went to Italy on our honeymoon we were able to have the most amazing (albeit broken!) conversations with people, it made our whole experience so much better. She is such brilliant teacher - we had an absolute blast learning from her. Really enjoyed her classes and would jump at the opportunity to do another one. Thanks, Rachel"
