E-Book - Best Free Online Resources To Learn Italian
E-Book - Best Free Online Resources To Learn Italian
E-Book - Best Free Online Resources To Learn Italian
25
best FREE Italian learning tools
- from beginner to advanced
Published by BecomeAPolyglot.com
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 4
#01 - Duolingo..................................................................... 5
#02 - Lyrics Translate........................................................ 6
#03 - Hellotalk .................................................................... 7
#04 - Memrise .................................................................... 8
#05 - Quizlet ........................................................................ 9
#06 - edX - Italian Language and Culture .................... 10
#07 - iTalki......................................................................... 11
#08 - Word Reference....................................................... 12
#09 - Google Translate .................................................... 13
#10 - Reverso Context ...................................................... 14
#11 - Verbix ....................................................................... 15
#12 - Forvo ......................................................................... 16
#13 - Lang-8 ...................................................................... 17
#14 - Easy Italian ............................................................. 18
#15 - Coffee Break Italian ............................................... 19
#16 - Alma.tv – Grammatica Caffè ................................ 20
#17 - Incontro Italian ...................................................... 21
#18 - News in Slow Italian .............................................. 22
#19 - Italy Made Easy ...................................................... 23
#20 - Learn Italian with Lucrezia .................................. 24
#21 - Italiano Automatico ............................................... 25
#22 - Professor Dave Explains ....................................... 26
#23 - Weilà Tom ................................................................ 27
#24 - Oneworlditaliano ................................................... 28
#25 - Online Italian Club ................................................ 29
Introduction
Ciao!
My name is Bjørn Ove Fjellandsbø and I run a blog called Become A Polyglot. Thank you so
much for downloading this ebook!
Since Italian was my first language that I learnt as an adult, I have had to learn how to learn
a language. My own journey of learning Italian has involved researching and trying out
different learning tools and methods.
In this book I wanted to share with you some of the best free online resources that I have
come across when learning Italian. You have to try them out yourself and make your own
judgement about them.
Hopefully you’ll find some useful tools in this book. I wish you the best with learning the
beautiful Italian language! PS! See also my videos: 10 tips on how to learn a language, How
long does it take to learn Italian and How many words do you need to speak a language?
#01 - Duolingo
In short:
l What: Duolingo is the world’s l Platform: app + website
#1 language learning tool. It is used by l Level: Beginner to intermediate
300 million people all over the world. l More info: www.duolingo.com
#02 - LyricsTranslate
In short:
l What: Lyrics Translate is a multilingual l Platform: website
translation web community that so far has l Level: All
produced more than 800.000 translations. l More info: www.lyricstranslate.com
#03 - HelloTalk
In short:
l What: HelloTalk is a language learning l Platform: app
app that connects you directly with native l Level: All
speakers on your smartphone. l More info: www.hellotalk.com
The interactions are free-form. There is no structured learning content. This app doesn’t of-
fer lessons, exercises, quizzes, or other tools for learning. This means that the value of the app
will depend on the users that you choose to interact with.
#04 - Memrise
In short:
l What: Memrise is a mobile and webbased l Platform: app + website
study application for studying information l Level: All
via learning tools like flash cards. l More info: www.memrise.com
#05 - Quizlet
In short:
l What: Quizlet is a mobile and webbased l Platform: app + website
study application for studying information l Level: All
via learning tools like flash cards. l More info: www.quizlet.com
#07 - iTalki
In short:
l What: iTalki is an online language l Platform: app + website
exchange community, where you can find l Level: All
language exchanges as well as paid tutors. l More info: www.italki.com
When you register as a user in iTalki you should write on your profile what is your native
language, what language(s) you want to learn, and also if you know other languages (and at
what level). This way it is easy for both you and others to search and find each other.
So you can learn Italian as you are watching an Italian movie. This great translation feature
works on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and TED Talks.
#11 - Verbix.com
In short:
l What: A website to look up all verb l Platform: website
conjugations for Italian (as well as a bunch l Level: All
of other languages). l More info: www.verbix.com
At the moment I am a student of Italian at the B1/B2 level, therefore I know that
avevo mangiato translates into ’I had eaten’ in English. This is the conjuagation for mangiare
for the 1st person singular in the Past Perfect Tense (Trapassato prossimo”).
#12 - Forvo
In short:
l What: An online pronunciation l Platform: app + website
dictionary with more than 100.000 l Level: All
pronunciations in Italian. l More info: www.forvo.com
#13 - Lang-8
In short:
l What: A website to post texts in Italian l Platform: A website and an app
that you have written, and that you’ll want l Level: Intermediate to advanced
corrected and get feedback on. l More info: https://lang-8.com
It is also important that you take the time to give corrections in your native language to other
users within the Lang-8 community. For me, that will be in Norwegian.
By the way, I advise you to create your own Youtube user account, so that you can
subscribe to this and other channels and have a history of videoes that you have seen. As
a bonus, Youtube will always suggest related channels and/or videoes. I have come across
many great Youtube channels this way myself.
What are the grammar points at the A1, A2 and B1 levels in Italian?
Manu has also a great command of the English language, and it was so great to come across
his Youtube channel early on. He explained Italian grammar topics on the A1 and A2 levels
in English in an easy-to-understand way. As an intermediate student, you’ll enjoy Manu’s
videos that are made entirely in Italian, but as a beginner student, you really appreciate
having Manu explain to you the basic grammar in English.
#024 - Oneworlditaliano
In short:
l What: A Youtube channel with lessons l Platform: Youtube
in Italian for all levels. The teacher l Level: Intermediate
Veronica has a unique teaching style. l More info: OneWorldItaliano
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