Easy Italian (YouTube)

What it actually is

The Italian arm of the Easy Languages project, run by Katie and Matteo out of Milan. Unscripted interviews give you the speed, filler words and regional accents textbooks hide, and the 'Super Easy Italian' series slows everything down for beginners. Videos are free with dual subtitles; the membership adds interactive transcripts and exercises. The main series is genuinely hard at A1 — use Super Easy Italian first.

What it covers

• Listening
• Vocabulary
• Immersion

How it teaches

• Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

Listed for

• Italian

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