# Handmade pasta with nonna

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

> Join nonna and Francesco for making fresh pasta by hand from scratch, one short conversation at a time. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** The setting is a sunny, flour-dusted kitchen in nonna's cozy apartment in the historic center of Bologna, Italy. Francesco has come over for his weekly Sunday afternoon visit to finally learn the sacred family art of making fresh handmade pasta from his grandmother.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking about quantities

Nonna guides Francesco as he starts making dough, but Francesco is unsure about the correct amount of flour to use.

### 2. Specifying precise quantities

Francesco asks Nonna for the exact number of eggs needed for the recipe and gets instructions on how to knead the dough.

### 3. Describing textures and consistency

Francesco describes the sticky texture of the dough, and Nonna helps him fix it before instructing him to roll it out.

### 4. Describing thickness and size

Francesco asks Nonna if the dough is too thick and receives guidance on how to roll and cut the pasta correctly.

### 5. Expressing hunger and proposing actions

Francesco shows nonna the pasta he made, and they decide to prepare a simple tomato sauce because he is hungry.

### 6. Asking for feedback on food

Francesco asks nonna to taste the sauce to check the seasoning, and she happily invites him to sit down and eat.

### 7. Complimenting food and accepting invitations

Francesco praises the delicious meal, prompting nonna to invite him back next Sunday to learn how to make tortellini.