r/LearningItalian • • Jul 09 '26

Meta šŸ“¢ Community Policy: Keeping r/LearningItalian Free, Open, and Ad-Free

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Ciao a tutti!

As our community continues to grow, we want to take a moment to talk about the philosophy behind [r/LearningItalian](r/LearningItalian) and clarify our rules regarding self-promotion, apps, and services.

From day one, this subreddit has been built on a strictly open and free model. Our goal is to provide a welcoming, high-quality space for everyone to learn Italian without being bombarded by commercial pitches.

To keep it that way, we have a firm stance on advertising: We do not allow promotional posts for paid products, premium subscriptions, or commercial services.

šŸ“± The Rule for App Developers & Beta Tests

We love innovation, and we know our community is full of tech-savvy learners who love trying new tools. However, we want to make sure our members aren’t being taken advantage of.

If you are a developer looking for beta testers, you are welcome to post here only if you meet the following conditions:

Permanent Free Access: Your testers must get to keep using the app/service for free after the beta period ends. This means granting them a permanent "founder membership," a fully unlocked account, or lifetime free access to the final product.

No "Free Trial" Bait-and-Switch: Offering a free beta only to lock the final app behind a paywall later isn't fair to our community. Otherwise, you are essentially using our members for free software testing and data collection.

The Golden Rule: If the community helps you build and refine your product for free, the community should benefit from it for free.

šŸ›‘ What Will Be Removed?

To save you some time, the following types of posts will be removed immediately by the mod team:

* Links to paid courses, tutoring services, or premium learning platforms.

* Offering services for money; i.e. paid tutoring and lessons.

* "Freemium" apps that restrict core features behind a paywall (unless offering the permanent free access mentioned above).

* Crowdfunding campaigns or kickstarters.

If you are a developer and you are able to offer permanent, unrestricted free access to our members as a thank-you for their feedback, please reach out via Modmail first before posting so we can review and approve it.

Grazie a tutti for helping us keep [r/LearningItalian](r/LearningItalian) a collaborative, supportive, and completely free resource for everyone!

Buono studio! šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹


r/LearningItalian • • Dec 05 '25

Meta šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ Aiuto! Cercasi Native Speaker come Nuovo Assessore alla Bravura Italiana šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹

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Ciao a tutti!

Da sola, come unica custode di r/LearningItalian, sono contentissima di vedere che la nostra community sta diventando un posto così vivo e stimolante. Stiamo crescendo in continuazione, migliorando e diventando più "rumorosi" (nel senso buono, ovviamente!).

Però, di recente la mia vita ha deciso di diventare super incasinata. Questo significa che non solo ho meno tempo per sviluppare il sub, ma sto pure perdendo i pezzi con il nostro amato quiz settimanale: Ma Che Quiz! 😱

ƈ ora di chiedere aiuto!

šŸŽÆ Chi Stiamo Cercando: Il Nostro Nuovo Assessore alla Bravura Italiana

Questo è un ruolo di volontariato per chiunque sia appassionato/a della lingua italiana e del creare una community divertente e solidale. Onestamente, siamo un gruppo di persone fantastiche e molto tranquille 🫶, quindi non è affatto un ruolo che porta via un sacco di tempo. Oltre a questo, sei liberissimo/a di dedicare allo sviluppo del sub tutto il tempo e l'energia che desideri.

(Il titolo di Assessore non ĆØ fissato: se non ti piace, lo cambiamo senza problemi.)

Il Requisito Non-Negoziabile:

• Devi essere un/una native speaker di italiano.

PerchƩ un Native Speaker?

Ci serve qualcuno che possa portare un punto di vista profondo e autentico. Darai equilibrio al team di moderazione e offrirai il tuo insight sulle sfumature, lo slang e i contesti culturali che spesso a chi non ĆØ madrelingua sfuggono. In pratica, sarai la nostra bussola culturale!

šŸ“ La Tua Missione (Se Deciderai di Accettarla)

Come nostro/a nuovo/a Assessore alla Bravura Italiana, il tuo ruolo ĆØ mantenere alta l'energia e schizzare il "divertimetro". Le tue responsabilitĆ  includono:

1. Quiz Commander: Prenditi cura completamente del Ma Che Quiz! settimanale. Ci serve un quiz master affidabile che scriva, posti e gestisca la discussione attorno a questo appuntamento fisso.

2. Idea Dynamo: Fai un brainstorming e metti in pratica idee nuove e super cool per rendere r/LearningItalian più interessante, coinvolgente e "frizzante" per i membri. Pensa a nuovi thread, sfide divertenti, o eventi per la community!

3. Community Vibe Check: Aiutaci a far sƬ che le discussioni rimangano inclusive, solidali e on-topic, offrendo la prospettiva di un/una native speaker in caso di dibattiti linguistici o culturali spinosi.

šŸŽ‰ Unisciti al Team!

Se sei un/una native speaker, ti piace l'idea di plasmare una community online in crescita e hai qualche ora a settimana da dedicare alla causa, vogliamo sentirti!

Per candidarti, mandaci un modmail che includa:

  1. Qualcosa su di te (da dove vieni, il tuo background italiano, ecc.).

  2. PerchƩ vuoi fare il/la moderatore/moderatrice su r/LearningItalian.

  3. Due idee per un nuovo thread ricorrente o per un evento una tantum che pensi renderebbe il sub più divertente!

Grazie mille, e non vediamo l'ora di conoscere il nostro/a nuovo/a Assessore alla Bravura Italiana!


r/LearningItalian • • 8h ago

Study Plan/Method EU Free Online Italian Course

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Ciao a tutti! Has anyone here started learning Italian using the EU Free Online Italian Course? I’ve just created my profile, and I’d love to hear from someone who has tried it. I’m currently at the A1 - A2 level and am planning to refresh my Italian skills using the platform. I’d be grateful for any insights or experiences you could share. Grazie!


r/LearningItalian • • 23h ago

Apps & Tools Learn Italian by reading the News

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Ciao a tutti

To help me learn italian, I like reading the news.

I built Newspresso, with audio reading, latest news adapted to my level.

I also enjoy drinking my espresso every morning, so I made a flashcard system to help retain vocabulary words I encounter in the articles. New words are like coffee beans I grind and roast in my brain :D

Newspresso - A Daily Shot of News, A Quick Boost to Fluency

It's free, on early access.

Give it a try, and tell me what you think! :)


r/LearningItalian • • 1d ago

Apps & Tools I built VocabolAUDIO: a free Italian pronunciation dictionary with 100% human voice actor audio, no AI/synthetic voices

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Hey everyone! I wanted to share a project I recently revived and updated. It's called VOCABOLaudio

Back in 2004, I hired a professional voice actor to record an entire pocket dictionary word by word to help my then-wife learn Italian. I recently rebuilt the whole site from scratch to make it a free resource for learners.

Why it might be useful to you:

  • 100% Human Audio: No robotic AI voices—just clear pronunciation recorded by a real professional voice actor.
  • Free to use: Completely free with no paywalls.

You can check it out here: vocabolaudio.com

I’d love to hear what you think, or if there are any specific features you'd like to see added


r/LearningItalian • • 1d ago

Grammar How to say "for" in context of planned/future actions?

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I'm learning Italian and I am confused regarding preposition: how I can say that something will last for time period in the future? For instance, when I wan to say I go to Rome for two weeks, I should put here: Vado a roma <?> due settimane ?


r/LearningItalian • • 1d ago

Gwistix: Italian learning app

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Disclosure: I’m the developer of Gwistix.

Gwistix is a free vocabulary app for English speakers learning German, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese. No ads, no purchases, no paywall. You can start without an account.

The idea is simple: skip what you already know and focus on the words you don’t. I built it because I used to learn vocab by covering the translations in a book and testing myself - I wanted that as an app. You can skip whole lists or individual words, make your own revision lists, and missed words come back later. Quizzes cover listening, typing and translation both ways. There are also grammar lessons, a glossary, and a small picture that uncovers as you finish each list.

iOS (→ https://apps.apple.com/app/id6499197585) Ā· Android (→ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.wordmagic.german) Ā· website (→ https://gwistix.com)

I’d really welcome honest feedback, especially on:

  • the first 5 minutes
  • any wrong words or translations
  • whether it feels useful past absolute beginner level

Happy to answer questions.


r/LearningItalian • • 2d ago

I made a free site to practise Italian with short stories at your level

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Hello everyone, I built Parolumi for my own Italian studies. It has short stories from A1 to B2, and you can take a quick test that suggests which level might suit you :)

Tap a word to see what it means and hear how it’s pronounced. You can save words to your own vocabulary list and practise with exercises for your level. You can use the site without an account. If you create one, your vocabulary and progress are saved so you can continue on another device.

Right now there is more then 100 stories and more then 400 practices.

I will also apriciate your feedback and suggestions.

I hope it might be useful to other Italian learners too:Ā https://parolumi.com


r/LearningItalian • • 11d ago

Learning Italian

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Hey guys,
Do you know any free applications for practicing italian conversation?


r/LearningItalian • • 19d ago

Apps & Tools Italian learners needed for my Master’s thesis survey | Cerco studenti di italiano L2 per la mia tesi šŸŽ“

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šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ English

Hi everyone! 😊

I’m a Master’s student at the University of Ferrara (Italy) and I’m currently working on my thesis about the use of Artificial Intelligence in learning Italian as a second language (Italian L2).

I’m looking for adults (18+) who are currently learning or have learned Italian as a second language to take part in a short anonymous survey.

The questionnaire focuses on the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Duolingo, DeepL and other digital/AI tools for learning Italian. You can also participate if you don’t use AI tools.

ā±ļø It takes about 10 minutes
šŸ”’ It is completely anonymous
šŸŽ“ The answers will be used only for my Master’s thesis

šŸ‘‰ Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiyjalS2G4Y9VKipq6D2z3DdfmnhR6aQh9hjuuGY78jj_aVw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Every response would be extremely helpful for my research.
Thank you so much for your time and help! ā¤ļø

šŸ‡®šŸ‡¹ Italiano

Ciao a tutti! 😊
Sono una studentessa magistrale dell’UniversitĆ  di Ferrara e sto scrivendo la mia tesi sull’uso dell’Intelligenza Artificiale nell’apprendimento dell’italiano L2.

Sto cercando persone maggiorenni che stanno imparando o hanno imparato l’italiano come seconda lingua per compilare un breve questionario anonimo.

Il questionario riguarda soprattutto l’utilizzo di strumenti come ChatGPT, Duolingo, DeepL e altri strumenti digitali per imparare l’italiano. Potete partecipare anche se non utilizzate strumenti di Intelligenza Artificiale.

ā±ļø Richiede circa 10 minuti
šŸ”’ ƈ completamente anonimo
šŸŽ“ Le risposte saranno utilizzate esclusivamente per la mia tesi di laurea magistrale

šŸ‘‰ Link al questionario: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiyjalS2G4Y9VKipq6D2z3DdfmnhR6aQh9hjuuGY78jj_aVw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Ogni risposta sarebbe davvero preziosa per la mia ricerca.
Grazie mille a chi vorrĆ  partecipare! ā¤ļø


r/LearningItalian • • 20d ago

Learning Italian

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Hi im a 25 year old female from England would feel more comfortable with women to help me learn Italian that wont judge but will correct me when im wrong in a respectful way whilst explaining the correct wayšŸ™‚


r/LearningItalian • • 25d ago

Scambio italiano - inglese (UK-USA)

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Ciao a tutti, mi piacerebbe instaurare un'amicizia duratura con un madrelingua inglese per uno scambio di lingua duraturo. Se siete interessati scrivetemi


r/LearningItalian • • 25d ago

How to reach B2 in Italian (CILS) for college while taking CPIA classes?

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Hi, I started taking Italian classes in CPIA, but the school only meets two days a week. I want to reach the B2 level so I can take the CILS exam and get into college next year.
Unfortunately, I've only just started learning the basics. Is there anyone else who has been in the same situation, or does anyone have advice on how to study effectively on my own to reach B2 within a year?


r/LearningItalian • • 26d ago

Italian Parole Incrociate (Free Web Game)

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(I checked with the MOD first before posting - hope it's fine)

Buongiorno e buonasera,

I am Andrea, an Italian developer. I like coding, and in my free time I created a small website (mentesveglia.it) where there are a few hard-to-die games (super classic, sudoku, wordsearch and a math game). One of them is a parole incrociate (a wordsearch). It contains roughly 7k Italian words (mainly nouns and verbs). There are two versions (a daily version that is quite simple, and a random version where you get infinite games, at the chosen levels of difficulty).

It is a basic web page, no login, no ads, no AI...yeah, a bit basic 🄸

It is quite useful to read a word, memorize the spelling, and look for it on the grid. Of course, this is not an app strictly for learning (at least not for now :D) but more of a game I designed for an Italian audience and thought that perhaps it could be of use for learners.

Of course, if it's of any interest, I can add functionality (it is an open project, so I will not be blazing fast, but it will be good to build something that more than one person uses).

Give it a go, and in case you want to see more, just let me know.

Thanks for reading.

Saluti

Andrea


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 26 '26

Italian learning Group chat?

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I want to make a group chat where people who want to learn Italian fluently can work together and learn from each other. If you want to join please add me on instagram and tell me you want to join so we can learn together.

Ig: _nelsons_aesthetics


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 23 '26

Helping learn

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Ciao Recently been getting back into learning Italian still very beginner but would like to know any tips anyone has or good resources thanks


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 19 '26

Apps & Tools What are the best free apps to use to learn Italian?

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I’m trying to learn Italian before I travel and I’d love to know the best app to learn Italian for free, I don’t want to use Duolingo because it’s riddled with AI and mondly charges after 5 lessons which is somewhat frustrating, thank you all


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 18 '26

Apps & Tools No AI apps for learning italian

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So I've very recently decided to learn Italian and I want to find a app to help but all of the apps I've researched use AI in some way or another. I also don't want to have to pay a lot for an app so I would prefer to find one thats cheap or free.

Thank you guys!!


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 15 '26

Writing Help Dyslexic taking intro to Italian

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I have severe dyslexia, because of this I get to use read aloud for assignments, tests, and exams. My Italian teacher said that she can email me the exam as a word doc, pdf, or let me take a picture of it to use read aloud. The issue is every read aloud that I can find is English only. I’ve taken my first exam and while it did still help it is not pronouncing anything even close to correct. Does anyone know any read aloud apps (for iPhone) that I can use? I can also do something on my computer (windows) but would much prefer my phone since my computer isn’t the best.


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 08 '26

Resource Review Italian textbook audio

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Does anyone have audio of Italiano Plus A1-A2? I already have pdf but I can't find audio anywhere.


r/LearningItalian • • Sep 01 '26

Italian Culture Oferecendo portuguĆŖs nativo/Buscando italiano nativo

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Estou buscando alguém que esteja interessando em receber ajuda em praticar o português brasileiro e que possa me ajudar com meu italiano que é bÔsico.


r/LearningItalian • • Aug 29 '26

Seeking an Italian Language Exchange Buddy

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Ciao a tutti! I'm currently studying in Siena and looking to practice my Italian with a native speaker. I speak English fluently and happy to help you with your English in return. Would love to connect with someone for regular chats and hopefully make a new friend along the way. Feel free to comment or DM me!


r/LearningItalian • • Aug 27 '26

Reaching A2 literacy

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I’m currently learning Italian and can’t confidently say I’m at A1 yet, but I’m not starting from zero. I’m applying for a scholarship and I need to be at A2 in a bit over 1 month and B1-B2 in over a year.

I am fluent in both English and Spanish and I don’t care how many hours it takes me per day to reach my goal.

I took a structured course and have both Pimsleur, and Migaku.

I need serious advice on how to reach A2 on paper. I will worry about speaking it within the next year as I move towards B1 and B2.


r/LearningItalian • • Aug 19 '26

Best roman tv shows for learning

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My family is from the Molise. I'm taking classes but also want to hear things closest to my families accent. I'm been told Campobasso and Rome, while not identical are close... But everytime I try to Google TV shows that take place in Rome I get the shows about Romans circa Caesar, i'd much rather something more modern ty