Learn To Speak Italian

You need to speak Italian in Italy to fully enjoy your holiday

Did you want to learn to speak Italian? Do you love Italy and the Italian language? The easy life, sun fun and good food and wine! If you've ever been to Italy and did not speak the language, you were cenrtainly enjoying yourself, but you were missing out big time on the exchange with these freindly, joyful, cheerful Italian people. Fact is, that if you don't speak Italian in Italy, you are unable to speak with most people, the exception may be the waiter and the clerk at the reception of your hotel. Italians usually do not speak a second language.

Speaking Italian opens many doors to culinary and cultural treasures

... Being able to exchange a few words in Italian, or even better hold a short conversation with the natives makes all the difference! You will discover that the Italians are a very friendly lot and love to show off the specialities of their region and to point you to the best little (and cheap!) restaurants in the area. You will also be able to go taste local wines, olive oil (yes, it's as enjoyable as wine tasting!) and find little, hidden shops that sell air dried ham, local cheeses and the best pasta you've ever tasted. But to be able to understand where to find all these goodies you need somebody who understands Italian. Why not yourself?

A new language learning system that makes learning Italian a cinch!

To learn to speak Italian is not half as difficult as you might have imagined. Learning Italian does not mean to learn 1'000 words of strange vocabulary and forgetting their meanings as quickly as you got them. Times have changed and different learning systems make it easy to pick up any language: The Pimsleur language learning method uses audio files that the student listens to. Does it work? Yes! Is learning Italian that way fun? Yes! Can you learn Italian fast with this system? Yes again!

Why listening to Italian language audios works and is efficient

Here's what is happening when you learn Italian with the Pimsleur audio system: You are listening to a lesson of about 30 minutes at least once a day, maybe even twice. You repeat the words and sentences you hear, by speaking along with the audio. By doing so, you are using the same mechanisme that you employed when you were a young child and learned your first language: The repetition of the Italian words and Italian phrases allow your brain to start making sense of the Italian language and associate meanings to the sounds you hear and repeat. This is fun, easy and highly effective: In a very short time you will be speaking Italian and understanding Italian, most likely even before you ever thought possible.

The Pimsleur Italian language courses are online and ready for download, you can listen to a short sample recording, and if you like what you hear, you may start learning Italian within the next few minutes!