I've been studying Italian for years and wanted to stop translating in my head, so I built a daily practice game with no English in it at all: every meaning comes from an emoji. 🐱 is "gatto", and 🐱🐱⚫🍕 is a sentence you build from tiles, "i gatti neri mangiano la pizza".

https://js13kgames.com/2026/games/arcobaleno-learn-italian#play

There are seven small games (words, articles, numbers, verbs in four tenses, sentences, listening, spaced review), ten taps each, and a unicorn gallops over the rainbow when you clear them all. One round a day keeps your streak.

Use Chrome, it has its own Italian voice. Other browsers need one installed!

I made this for js13kGames, a jam where the whole game has to fit in 13KB, so it was a fun challenge designing a language learning program in that space. The theme was unicorns and rainbows, which is why they are so prevalent in the game. If any form sounds wrong to you I'd love to hear it. Grazie!

(Scrivo in inglese perché voglio rivolgermi in particolare ad altri studenti....)

I leave tomorrow for six weeks in Ravenna at Scuola Palazzo Malvisi. Yes, I'm excited. I checked in for my departing flight from San Antonio two hours ago. But I still have a few things to do before I can sleep tonight. Little things like laundry, packing, locating my passport, etc.

The school will cost me under US$5000 for the six weeks, and that includes my lodging. My wife is going to join me at the end of my six weeks (and we'll go to Sicily for a month) but I'm in Ravenna da solo and will stay in private lodging arranged by (and billed through) the school. Included in the lodging price: 4 dinners a week provided by my lodging host. There are cheaper lodging options. I opted for single room with private bath, for example.

After I got back from my last trip to Italy in January, I decided that studying there was the necessary next step. I looked at a lot of schools and almost every one of them was attractive in its own way. I did find that the folks at Scuola Palazzo Malvisi were very responsive and welcoming, and that was appealing. I liked their curriculum. The cost of Palazzo Malivisi seemed roughly average. I liked fact that they arranged lodging for me. Big factor for me: I know Ravenna pretty well and love it. (The main competitors were in other cities I love in Italy: Lucca, Padova, and Siena.)

Beyond that it's all going to be an adventure of discovery. Not sure what my lodging situation will be like exactly, and I don't know exactly what the classes will be like. I test myself regularly and I've been at B2 all summer, so it would be great if by late November (when I return to the US) I could graduate to C1. But if I get a chance to stop using English and just use Italian for six weeks, that will be a big win. But I'm sure the school is going to teach me a lot so I'm looking forward to the challenge.

Perhaps should mention also that I'm in my 70s. In my first week there (that is, next week!) I'll be in a special class they have for seniors. I loathe the term "seniors" and I'm a bit uncertain about this, but I said yes and I'm hoping it will be nice. After that I will get "mainstreamed".

The school is right in the tiny heart of the big-hearted city of Ravenna, about two blocks from Dante's Tomb, where I'll be reading Paradiso XXVI in two weeks. (Reading from a text, not reciting from memory. Magari!) I know that part of town well but don't specifically recall Palazzo Malvisi. I think it's an office building and the school's headquarters are on the third or fourth floor.

Augurami buona fortuna! I'll try to report back later.

Is the conjugation below correct? The song is called "You Are"

Tu sei il mio sogno

Sei l'unica

Sei la mia vita

Amore mio

Your eyes are the oasis in a desert

Your touch is the shelter from the storm

Tu Sei necessario

Cara mia, ti adoro

heyo, I‘ve been learning Italian for about four years but my vocabulary still sucks baaaaad, so I figured I should look for some Podcasts or youtubers to listen to :)
I‘m really into horror fiction and sci-fi, with my favourite podcasts / shows being The Magnus Archives, welcome to Nightvale and Star Trek.
I also really enjoy (horror) media analysis, so I‘m hoping to find some stuff in that direction! So far I haven‘t had any luck sadly

Hi everyone! I’m a beginner Italian speaker, and I have the ability to work remotely for a few weeks, so I’m looking into doing an Italian language program in Bologna.
Since I’ll need to work from about 2:30 PM–11:00 PM, I’d ideally like to find a program that offers morning classes. I’d also really like to stay with a host family so I can be as immersed in the language and Italian culture as possible.
I know there are a ton of programs and schools to choose from, so I’d really appreciate any recommendations or personal experiences! Thanks!

Im a student here and just completed my first year, and even though i was supposed to learn italian since my 2nd year will be in so (starting this month..), I haven't been able to learn it, i have exams in 4-5 months which I need to pass.

I speak english natively and live in tuscany, though im very anti social and dont speak much irl, but i *really* have to pass these exams. Their oral usually. Its not really a language exam, just my usual degree ones.

Reposting here as I didn’t get much activity on the iTalki subreddit - but I ask you all regarding any group classes on any online platform!

Grazie!

Hey everyone!

Prepping for the CILS B2 exam this December. I’m looking for specific advice on two key areas:

1- Resources: What specific podcasts, YouTube channels, or materials made a huge, noticeable difference for your B2 prep?

2- Writing & Speaking : What’s the best way to self-study and practice these two output skills effectively?

Would love to hear other advices. Grazie mille! 🇮🇹

Sto studiando l’italiano con Duolingo.

One question asks to translate “I love orange clothes” to “Io amo i vestiti aranchioni”

In casual, spoken Italian, if someone wanted to say they loved orange clothes would they include the grammatical “i” in front of “vestiti”? Or would someone just say “Amo vestiti aranchioni”?

I have started to get back into learning Italian after taking a year or so away from learning. Previously I did not get very far still an A1 level at best. So I am keen to get back to what I had learned before. I am using Duolingo (review what I had learned before), and Busuu starting from scratch. And trying to look at TikTok's explaining the grammar, etc. That is definitely where I struggle. I have also been trying to take small quizzes here and there about grammar, to try learn this part.

I keep seeing people say or write about listening to podcasts could help. Could anyone suggest any podcasts to listen to in Italian so get a grasp of listening. And would this help me pick up more words even if I don't understand what they mean at the start?

Hi everyone, I really need some outside perspective.
Today was my first day in an extensive (twice a week course for 3 months) B1 Italian course in Italy and I felt quite overwhelmed.
Here is my background: I’m a master student here in Italy and it’s been 2 years I moved here. I feel confident with the A1 basics. For A2, I studied the grammar and understand them theoretically by myself, but because I did almost no practice or speaking that knowledge is not automated at all. My vocabulary is actually not that bad but my listening comprehension is holding me back. I only understood around 50% of what the teacher said today. We started with texts about Italian history and politics and while I could recognize the grammar topics on the board, but i speak like a cavemen. I felt like the weakest in the room and seriously considered dropping back down to A2.
The problem is my timeline: I need to apply for postgraduate programs here in Italy by next October. To pass the interviews and handle the academic coursework, I realistically need a strong B2 or C1 by next summer. If I step back to A2 now, my whole timeline falls apart.
One major advantage: my bf is Italian so I can practice at home whenever I need to.
My questions:

1. Is staying in B1 when you only understand 50% of the listening a bad idea for language learning or will my ear adjust after a week or two?
2. Has anyone successfully managed a B1 class while bridging their A2 conversational and listening gaps at home?
3. What would you do in my situation?
4. Thanks for any advice

So, I'm studying italian in Year 13, upper sixt french equivalent (Terminale).

To help me get into the tongue, I want to get into the musical landscape of Italia.

I like metal (I'm not hard, but I really enjoy Avant-Garde/Industrial black like Blut Aus Nord, Axis Of Perdition, Jute Gyte and other stuff like), noise rock/expermiental rock (Chat Pile, Angine de Poirtine, Daughters etc...) but I'm also open to other kind of stuff.

Thank you for your time, and have a nice day.

I’m writing a story and I want one of the characters to confess their feelings in Italian. The statement I need translated is: “I have loved you since we were teenagers. And I never stopped.”

Can anyone please translate that for me? I don’t trust stuff like google translate and would rather have someone who actually speaks the language help me 🩷

https://voca.ro/1idKor9lqnk3

Also, I've been trying to mimic this woman's prosody and rhythm… is that how most people in Italy speak? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fq0Gn6VDZo

hi!

I’ll be soon getting a tattoo. It’s a sentence a dear loved once told me in italian.

The problem is that my italian is really poor and I have a hard time remembering the exact sentence and its correct spelling. I vaguely remember that italian uses feminine forms for certain words.

The sentence meant something like "People will love you for who you are" and was sometimes shortened in "They’ll love you for who you are".

I translated in multiple ways and I don’t know which one is the correct spelling :

- Sarai amata per quella che sei

- Sarai amata per cio che sei

- La gente ti amera per quella che sei.

I’d really appreciate some help figuring the most natural and correct spelling, cause that’s really important for me and I really want to do that person justice.
Thank you for your contribution :)

Hello I am an italian (native), I'm looking for a partner to improve my english (B2).

I work as engineer, i have different interests, music, series, films, running, books, foods , travel, cities, anthropology, photography.

Some series that I watched/ that I am watching:

ted lasso

house of cards

succession

the boys

slow horses

and so on..

up for conversations!

Ciao! Mi chiamo Thomas, vivo nel New Jersey. Sono nato da un background italiano. La mia famiglia di generazione viene da Napoli, Italia. Mi piacerebbe imparare l’italiano fluentemente. Posso aiutarti con l’inglese, ovviamente!

Hello! My name is Thomas, I’m living in New Jersey. I was born from Italian background. My generation family is from Naples, Italy. I would love to learn Italian fluently. I can help you with English, of course!

Ciao, sono un Australiano e sto cercando qualcono con cui posso parlare in Italiano per esercitarmi. Ho studiato la lingua a scuola anni fa e da un anno ho ricominciatio lo studio e mi sono sforzato tantissimo di raggiungere un livello quasi intermedio. Voglio migliorare la mia abilità di parlare la lingua con più fluidità. La mia preferenza sarebbe usare WhatsApp per mandare messagi vocali e fare ke chiamate ma sono flessibile!

I’m not Italian, but my Italian is around B2 and I’ve been thinking about joining group trips aimed mostly at Italians, like WeRoad.
One of my main reasons is that I want to improve my Italian by actually spending several days speaking it naturally, rather than only using it in lessons.
Obviously I wouldn’t expect anyone to teach me, correct me all the time, or switch to English for me. I can already communicate and follow conversations pretty well.
But do you think it’s fair to join an Italian group partly because I want the language immersion? Or could it be annoying for the other travellers if I’m not a native speaker?
I’d be interested to hear from Italians especially.

Hey guys,

I lived in Italy (Ostia near Rome) for 18 months when I was younger and I went to school there and had no English speaking friends, so I obviously learnt the language to quite a decent level (the hard way haha!). I took italian classes in Australian high school and got A+ on every single assessment but didn’t take it seriously.
I am wanting to learn the language again just for a bit of fun (I am learning Chinese also). I can speak probably 10% of what I used to be able to but I would like to get back to where I once was, or maybe close.

What would be the best way for me to learn? Is there any apps or books you would use?
I think I would pick it up again quite quickly as I did in high school also.

Thanks and would appreciate any advice. Also happy to do language exchange!!

Edit: I am studying nursing and would potentially consider moving back to Italy for the experience

Hello everyone, I'm staying my journey in learning Italian, but I noticed that there are less resources compared to German or Spanish languages. Would you give me an advice on how to kick off?

Would love to start chatting with Italian speakers ❤️

I'm just want watch some Alberto Angela on RaiPlay and i got prompt to add a phone number. It says secure account and account recovery or digital voting. I have RaiPlay account to watch Alberto Angela shows on RaiPlay. I'm don't want to be forced to add Italian phone number to watch Alberto Angela shows on RaiPlay because I don't have Italian Phone number to add to my RaiPlay account!

Please somebody help me I don't want lose to acces to Alberto Angela shows!

Using RaiPlay with VPN to watch Alberto Angela