Italian for Beginners
Are you interested in finding out more about Italian culture? Do you enjoy holidaying in Italy and would like to speak the language with greater confidence? Perhaps you have family or friends who live there, or simply want to learn a new skill and explore one of Europe’s most beautiful languages.
This Italian for Beginners course is ideal for adults with little or no previous knowledge of Italian. Through practical activities, conversation practice and real-life scenarios, you will develop the skills needed to communicate confidently in a variety of everyday situations.
By the end of the course, you will be able to communicate with sympathetic native speakers, ask for and understand information using basic phrases, and express opinions in a range of common tourist and social situations. You will develop your conversational skills around a different theme each week, such as food, travel, restaurants and cafés, while also improving your listening, reading and writing skills in Italian.
This is a suggestion of the types of themes you will learn about:
- Greetings, titles and introductions
- Numbers
- Talking about family and personal possessions
- Asking for and giving directions
- Making enquiries about places and things
- Booking hotel accommodation
- Ordering a snack and a drink
- Ordering a three-course meal in a restaurant
- Making a complaint in a restaurant or hotel
- Shopping, quantities and prices
- Hobbies and leisure interests
- Describing an illness and symptoms
- Planning activities and social events
- Describing people and their appearance
- Describing a property
- Enquiring about a rental villa
- Showing someone around a house
- Expressing opinions and making comparisons
- Asking the way and following directions
- Talking about holiday plans and the weather
- And many other useful everyday situations
This course places a strong emphasis on practical communication, helping you build the confidence to use Italian in authentic situations whether you’re travelling, socialising or pursuing a personal interest.
Once you have booked the course. Please help us to understand our cohort better by filling in this brief google form about your previous language experience and motivations.
Please note this course runs term time only. You can view our term dates here
28th September 2026 : Italian Beginners
Start Date : Mon 28th Sep 2026
Time : 18:00 - 20:00
Location : Cirencester College
Duration : 10 weeks
Spaces : 5
Code : 09/26_ITA_10W_MB
29th September 2026 : Italian Advanced
Start Date : Tue 29th Sep 2026
Time : 18:00 - 20:00
Location : Cirencester College
Duration : 10 weeks
Spaces : 9
Code : 09/26_ITA_10W_TA
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Sign UpFrequently Asked Questions
What Will I Learn?
You will learn essential Italian vocabulary, phrases and grammar to help you communicate in everyday situations. Topics include travel, dining out, shopping, asking for directions, booking accommodation, discussing hobbies and making simple conversation with Italian speakers.
What Will I Make / Take Home?
You will take away practical Italian language skills, course notes, learning materials and the confidence to communicate in a range of real-life situations when travelling or interacting with Italian speakers.
What Level Is This Course?
This course is designed for complete beginners and learners with little or no previous knowledge of Italian.
Who Are The Target Audience For This Course?
Adults who would like to learn Italian for holidays, travel, family connections, personal enrichment, cultural interest or future study.
What Resources Are Included For This Course?
Tutor-provided learning materials, classroom activities, guided practice exercises and opportunities to develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
What Do I Need To Bring For This Course?
A notebook, pen and a willingness to participate and practise your new language skills.
For new beginners, this class uses a textbook. We ask you to buy this before the class.
You can source it yourself, should you wish or we sell it on our website. We will be in touch nearer to the start of the course with details of the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars (based on 3 reviews)
Highly recommend this course
2026-05-11
Nadia is a great teacher. Explains well. Learning in a relaxed and effective way. Always fun. And lots of practice speaking without pressure. So glad I am doing this course.
Excellent for beginners
2024-01-04
This is a really useful course for those starting off learning Italian for basic conversation and reading. Classes are held in a relaxed easy going atmosphere with no pressure.
Italian for Beginners
2022-11-09
Nadia is an excellent teacher and this course is really fun. It is so interesting to learn a new language and think about Italian in comparison to other European languages.
