Official exams

What the public exam is, who runs it, and how the result is reported. This is a description, not a prep course and not a past paper.

CILS

Italian

Italian certificates of the University for Foreigners of Siena, from A1 to C2.

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Where this language is spoken

These cities are places where Italian is official, widely used, or part of daily life for many people. It is not the only language you will hear.

Rome
Italy
Italian is the language of the bar, the bus, and the city office. You use it for an ordinary errand.

Who it is for

For someone who wants to get closer to Italian, for a trip, work, study, or a conversation.

In the app

In the app you choose Italian and a level when that language is open for study. This page does not give a lesson count and does not promise an exam course.

Words you hear every day

These are starter words from the same pack as the games. Where the spelling is not Latin, the reading next to it shows the sound. Tap the speaker to hear the word itself.

Word	In this page's language
l'acqua	water
il pane	bread
il caffè	coffee
il tè	tea
la casa	house
la porta	door
la chiave	key
la finestra	window
il libro	book
la mattina	morning
la settimana	week
il nome	name
la città	city
il treno	train
l'aeroporto	airport
la strada	street
il lavoro	job
l'ufficio	office
il team	team
il calendario	calendar
mangiare	to eat
bere	to drink
aprire	to open
leggere	to read
scrivere	to write
parlare	to speak
volere	to want
lavorare	to work
l'amico	friend
la famiglia	family
la scuola	school
il denaro	money
il giorno	day
l'anno	year

100 picture words

A few phrases

Phrase	Meaning
Ciao	Hello
Grazie	Thank you
Buongiorno	Good morning
Mi chiamo…	My name is…

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