Reading Practice

Mina Mazzini: Biography

Get some Italian reading practice with this short biography of the immensely talented singer Mina Mazzini.

  A2 - Low-Intermediate Italian 

Zizzola

Buongiorno e benvenuto!

Welcome to the brand-new Lawless Italian site! We’ve been working on it for a while, and today’s the day we’re finally ready to commit to teaching you Italian!

Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns are a type of personal pronoun that indicate who or what is performing the action of a verb.

  A1 - Beginning Italian 

Verbs

Regular -ire Verbs with -isc-

Most regular Italian verbs that end in -ire require -isc- in four of their conjugations.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • conjugation lessons 

Vocabulary Lists

Numbers and Counting

Learn the Italian numbers and how to count from 0 to 99.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • spelling • travel Italian 

Verbs

Regular -ire Verbs

Italian verbs that end in -ire are divided into two groups, both considered regular. The first group is smaller and has similar endings to regular -ere verbs.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • conjugation lessons 

Verbs

Regular -ere Verbs

Verbs that end in -ere are the second category of regular Italian verbs.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • conjugation lessons 

Vocabulary Lists

Politeness

After buongiorno, polite phrases like “please” and “thank you” are the most important Italian vocabulary you’ll ever learn. When you visit Italy, knowing just these few phrases will go a long way, even if the very next thing you say is Parla inglese?

  A1 - Beginning Italian • formalities • politeness • travel Italian 

Verbs

Regular -are Verbs

The largest category of regular Italian verbs are those that end in -are.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • conjugation lessons 

Articles

Definite Article

The Italian definite article (il, lo, la, i, gli, le) indicates either a particular noun or, contrarily, the general sense of a noun.

  A1 - Beginning Italian • agreement • gender • plurals