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Foreign Service Institute Italian Head Start – Web site
Textbook, glossary, culture notes (PDF) and 21 audio lessons (MP3).
Foreign Service Institute Italian FastCourse – Vol 1. – Vol 2.
Includes a textbook (PDF) and 30 audio lessons (MP3).
Foreign Service Institute Italian Programmed Course – Web site
Textbook and instructor’s manual (PDF) and 24 audio lessons (MP3).
Italian numbers are easy to understand because they are written exactly like English Numbers but are pronounced differently. Understanding how to write Italian numbers should take very little time and effort to learn. By the end of this you should have a very solid understanding of the Italian number system.
Italian Numbers 1 to 10
It’s actually pretty straight forward when it comes to learning how to use the Italian number system. Pronouncing Italian numbers on the other hands get a little bit tricky. Italian numbers 1 to 10 should be your primary focus when you begin. Italian numbers after gain a prefix added to the base number. To illustrate what I mean, here are Italian numbers 1 to 100.
Italian Numbers are like English but with the different pronunciation.
how to speak Italian numbers?
Italian vocabulary numbers 1-10
Italian Numbers 1 to 100
Italian Numbers beginning at ten through nineteen gain the prefix “” added to the base number. Italian numbers from 13-19 work like this. Italian numbers follow a pattern of prefix + base number. However numbers that use either “” or “tres” are used slightly differently. “Tres” becomes accented(first example below) while “” replaces the vowel at the of the prefix.(Second Example below).
The fun part of learning any language Grammar! The “rules” you must follow to properly speak a language. But don’t worry about how hard learning Italian Grammar might feel at first. Learning Italian grammar rules is one of the most effective ways to speed up your ability to speak the Italian language. Keep in mind this is just a basic introduction into understanding how Italian grammar works.
The Italian grammar rules you must follow and understand to properly speak the Italian language.
Italian Grammar Rules
The fun part of learning any language. Grammar!
The “rules” you must follow to properly speak a language. But don’t worry about how hard learning Italian Grammar might feel at first. Learning Italian grammar rules is one of the most effective ways to speed up your ability to speak the Italian language.
Italian Grammar Rules: Sentence Structure
• The basic sentence structure of Italian is subject-verb-object. Just like English.
Italian Sentence Structure
Italian Grammar Rules: Nouns and Pronouns
• Italian Nouns can be either Masculine or Feminine • Most Italian end in a vowel sound, those that don’t are usually of foreign origins. • Nouns that end in “-ore” are usually Masculine while nouns that end in “-ione” are Feminine.
Italian Masculine Feminine Examples
Italian Grammar Rules: Verbs
• Italian Verbs usually have a “Mood” attached to them to indicate the speaker or writers feeling to the action being described. • There are 4 moods in Italian: Indicative, Subjunctive, Conditional, and Imperative. Three more moods exist in Italian that doesn’t indicate the speaker. Theses are Infinitive, Participle, and Gerund. • Each mood can be divided into one or more tenses.(Past, Present, Future)
Italian Grammar Rules: Adjectives
• Most Italian Adjectives are either plural or singular depending on the ending • Singular Adjectives can be either Masculine or Feminine and usually end in “-e” • Plural Adjectives usually end in “-i”. In the case of a word ends in “-io” the “o” is dropped from the word to form the plural.
Most Italian end in a vowel sound, those that don’t are usually of foreign origins. Italian has several “moods” for its verbs that indicate the speaker’s feelings towards the action being done as well as what “tense” or time it’s being done. Italian Adjectives can have a gender as well depending if they are singular or plural.
Italian Adjective Examples
Learning Italian grammar rules can be considered the cornerstone of the language and will take some time to learn but creates a sturdy foundation to help you completely learn Italian in no time. Take the time to let these points soak in, then build on them as you continue your Italian studies. Good luck, and have fun learning Italian
Within any language or language group there may be significant changes in speech, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The term used to describe these changes is called a dialect. Some words or phrases that exist in one dialect may exist or be absent from different dialect.
The following are most commonly used dialects in the Italian language.
Siciliano Italian Dialects
Calabrese ItalianDialects
Lucano Italian Dialects
Salentino Italian Dialects
Pugliese Italian Dialects
Campano Italian Dialects
Molisano Italian Dialects
Ciociaresco Italian Dialects
Laziale Italian Dialects
Abruzzese Italian Dialects
Umbro Italian Dialects
Marchegiano Italian Dialects
Toscano Italian Dialects
Emilano-Romagnolo Italian Dialects
Lombardo Milarnes Italian Dialects
Piemontese Italian Dialects
Ligure Italian Dialects
Trentinese Italian Dialects
Ladino Italian Dialects
Corse Italian Dialects
Veneto Italian Dialects
Different variants of the Italian language are spoken in many different nations and regions around the world, most commonly throughout Europe and Italy. However, the differences in regional dialects may not make one Italian speaker nearly incomprehensible to another. In most cases, the different dialects don’t have a specific written form of the language, but there’s usually a certain amount of literature that accompanies each dialect.
Interested in further study into Italian or confused on where to start? I recommend reading our Italian Beginners Guide
The Italian alphabet contains 21 letters of the English Alphabet. The letters j, k, w, x, and y are missing from the Italian alphabet but they do however appear in words burrowed from other languages. Italian Numbers are like English but with a different pronunciation.
The following letters do appear in Italian. They are used mainly in foreign words borrowed from other languages and their pronunciation is based on the word they appear in.
The Italian alphabet uses two diacritical accent marks primarily used on vowels. An incorrect or missing accent mark is a spelling mistake just as an incorrect or missing letter would be.
The Acute Accent can only be included on the vowels e, or o when they end words.
The Grave Accent can be included on all vowels that end words.
To do the Italian accents marks on the non-Italian keyboard. Alt code can be used. Alt code is when you press then hold down the Alt key on your keyboard then type in numbers on your num pad then release the alt key.
Italian Alphabet is very important when it comes to learning to write and read the Italian Language. So make sure to practice pronouncing and writing the Italian Alphabet whenever you can. As many times as you can.
Italian alphabet
The Italian varies quite a bit from the English Alphabet. Because Italian only has 21 letters. The letters j, k, w, x, and y are missing from the Italian alphabet but they do however appear in words borrowed from other languages.
