# Parla di te with Teacher Martina

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Start speaking Italian from day one! Practice speaking and listening on the go as you learn to introduce yourself, share details about your life, and converse with confidence.

**Setting:** A lively public square and a cozy café in Rome. Here, locals and newcomers meet to share stories, practice languages, and navigate daily life.

## Lessons

### 1. Meeting a new friend

Mark meets Giulia at a local café in Rome and they introduce themselves for the very first time.

**Vocabulary:**
- Come ti chiami? / Mi chiamo... (What is your name? / My name is...)
- Di dove sei? / Sono di... (Where are you from? / I am from...)
- Piacere! (Nice to meet you!)
- l'italiano (Italian)
- l'inglese (English)

**Objectives:**
- Introduce yourself by stating your name and where you are from
- Ask someone's name and origin
- Greet someone politely in a social setting

### 2. Where do you live

Mark and Giulia talk about their current homes and exchange details about countries they know.

**Vocabulary:**
- Dove abiti? / Abito a... (Where do you live? / I live in...)
- abitare (to live)
- l'Italia (Italy)
- la Francia (France)
- il Regno Unito (the United Kingdom)
- Londra (London)

**Objectives:**
- Talk about the city and country where you currently live
- Identify several European countries in Italian
- Conjugate the regular verb abitare in the present tense

### 3. Talking about work

Giulia asks Mark about his profession and they discuss their colleagues and busy work schedules.

**Vocabulary:**
- Che lavoro fai? / Faccio... (What work do you do? / I work as...)
- lavorare (to work)
- studiare (to study)
- il collega / i colleghi (colleague / colleagues)
- in questo momento (at this moment)
- tempo libero (free time)

**Objectives:**
- Describe your profession and ask others about their job
- Use regular -are verbs to discuss daily work and study routines
- Refer to coworkers and current activities

### 4. Age and connections

Mark and Giulia share their ages and talk about the special people in their lives, like friends and partners.

**Vocabulary:**
- Quanti anni hai? / Ho ... anni. (How old are you? / I am ... years old.)
- amare (to love)
- adorare (to adore)
- la mia ragazza (my girlfriend)
- il migliore amico / la migliore amica (best friend m./f.)
- per amore (for love)

**Objectives:**
- State your age and ask someone else theirs
- Talk about close friends and romantic partners
- Express strong positive emotions using regular -are verbs

### 5. Asking the right questions

While enjoying a meal, Giulia and Mark practice asking questions and chat about city life and traffic.

**Vocabulary:**
- mangiare (to eat)
- Chi? (Who?)
- Cosa? (What?)
- c'è troppo traffico (there is too much traffic)
- troppo caos (too much chaos)
- Mamma mia! (My goodness!)
- forse (maybe)
- meglio (better)

**Objectives:**
- Formulate diverse questions using basic interrogative words
- Describe common city situations like traffic and noise
- Use simple expressions to show surprise or exclamation

### 6. Languages and proficiency

Giulia and Mark discuss the languages they speak and how well they understand them.

**Vocabulary:**
- parlare (to speak)
- lo spagnolo (Spanish)
- il cinese (Chinese)
- la lingua madre (mother tongue)
- abbastanza bene (quite well)
- benissimo (very well)

**Objectives:**
- Name different world languages in Italian
- Describe your level of language proficiency with modifiers
- Talk about your native language and foreign language skills

### 7. Why study Italian

Mark explains his motivations for learning Italian before the two friends say goodbye.

**Vocabulary:**
- Perché studi l'italiano? / Studio l'italiano perché... (Why do you study Italian? / I study Italian because...)
- imparare (to learn)
- Da quanto tempo studi l'italiano? / Studio l'italiano da... (How long have you been studying Italian? / I have been studying Italian for...)
- Certo! (Of course!)
- Arrivederci (Goodbye)
- il dialetto (dialect)

**Objectives:**
- Explain your personal reasons and goals for learning a language
- State the duration of your language studies
- Bid farewell and close a conversation politely