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Stop stuggling and start learning Italian immediately by reading, listening, and writing. Instantly translate words, word groups and full sentences. Includes quizzes, drills and PDFs

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Get a feel for Love For Languages and try our complementary stories designed to get you up and running with Italian as fast as possible. Go from absolute beginner to condifent reader and speaker

Your first steps

Try our introductory Italian course. Designed to teach you essential Italian expressions and words.

Italiano per Principianti

(Italian for Beginners: Your First Steps in Italian)

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Your first Italian story

Your first short Italian story. Read this story about Anna, who walks into a Italian shop and makes her first purchases.

Anna in Panetteria

(Anna at the Bakery)

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Verb steps!

Learn the 100 most important Italian verbs and their conjugations with this story.

Padroneggia i 100 Verbi Essenziali

(Master the 100 Essential Verbs)

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An extra step

Expand your vocabulary and read all about Sara, a Belgian tourist who orders the wrong type of coffee in Turin.

Un espresso a Torino

(An Espresso in Turin)

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Serious steps

Read all about Giulia and Marco’s first meeting in a Italian bar. Learn Italian and discover more about meetings between people.

Un incontro a Roma

(A Meeting in Rome)

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Your first book

Continue your language journey with Robinson Crusoe. Learn Italian in an immersive way with our A1-level adaptation of this book.

Robinson Crusoe

(Robinson Crusoe)
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Adventure Classic Literature

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Get a sneak peak of Love For Languages

In this short clip you will see:

  • The Italian text for you to read and practice
  • Italian audio with highlighting
  • Word for word translation on hover, (or mouseclick on mobile devices)
  • Repeating word groups you want to practice
  • Adding of word groups to your personal phrasebook (logged in users)
  • Grammar tips per paragraph
  • Paragraph translation
  • Note: the story uses English as locale and is in whitemode. You can adjust as you wish

Why Love For Languages is the fastest, most complete way to learn Italian

What makes Love For Languages different from other language learning platforms? We focus on content made to help you learn essential phrases to get you reading, speaking and listening to Italian as quickly as possible. There are no artifical progression gates, no game-overs. Learn as quickly as you like or take your time and enjoy the yourney.

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Stories made for learners, level by level (A1–C1)

Our stories are written and edited to help you learn Italian. You start with everyday situations (greetings, ordering, asking questions) and build vocabulary step by step.

You’ll also find our adaptations of classics like Robinson Crusoe, tuned to specific levels. Real reading pleasure, with language training built in.

Scritto da persone, pensato per chi studia (Human-written, learner-tuned)

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Learn with logical word groups

Translate single words or entire word groups (chunks) in one click. Reading in chunks helps you absorb fixed expressions and build natural sentences you can use right away prendi frasi intere — suona naturale più in fretta (borrow whole phrases — sound natural faster) .

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Understand the meaning of the whole sentence, not just individual words

Translate full sentences too. You’ll learn meaning and recognise words in context. Ideal because expressions aren’t always literal — and recognition is the first step to understanding. è nel contesto che scatta (context is where it clicks) .

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Studio‑quality audio for every story

Listen to multiple natural voices and practise at your pace. Great for pronunciation, rhythm, and listening — anytime, anywhere. ascolta il ritmo. Copia l’accento (hear the rhythm. Copy the accent) .

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Train your listening, your way

Play the entire story in one go, or select individual paragraphs for focused practice — you set the pace. allenamento per le orecchie, a ripetizione (ear training, on repeat) .

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Every story as a PDF resource

Download professionally designed PDFs with translations, grammar tips, and vocabulary tables. Print, annotate, and jump back quickly with the QR codes on the cover. pronto offline, pronto da stampare (offline-friendly, printer-ready) .

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Check your comprehension with quick quizzes

Every story includes a comprehension quiz. Mistakes are part of learning: practise as much as you like and track completed stories in your profile. ogni errore è un indizio (every mistake is a hint) .

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Drills that turn practice into mastery

Practise writing, listening, and vocabulary. Choose written, audio, or a combination — and get the most out of every story. esercizi brevi, abilità solide (short drills, strong skills) .

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Build your personal dictionary

As a logged-in user, you can save interesting word groups to your own dictionaries. For each language, you build a personal list of words and phrases you want to practise more often. salva. Esercitati. Ricorda (save it. Drill it. Remember it) .

Explore our Italian content by language level

Are you past beginner proficiency and want to develop your language skills further? Love for Languages is there to guide you all the way to C1 (Advanced) level. Click your language and see what we have to offer. We are adding new stories and book chapters on a dailyt basis so we"re sure there is something to suit you.

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