Basic Italian in 7 Days (Fast Track) 2026
Learn basic Italian in 7 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 4–5 lessons a day, about 107 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Kurz und knapp
Dieser kostenlose Kurs hat Lektionen für etwa 749 Minuten, 7 Themenquizze ohne Zeitlimit (300 Fragen insgesamt) und eine zeitlich begrenzte Abschlussprüfung mit 40 zufällig gezogenen Fragen. Mit 80 % oder mehr in der Abschlussprüfung laden Sie eine Teilnahmebescheinigung herunter (privat, nicht akkreditiert). Am 13. Oktober 2026 mit offiziellen Quellen abgeglichen.
Das lernen Sie
- Greet people and introduce yourself in Italian, choosing tu or Lei
- Spell your name and say your age, phone number and the date
- Tell the time and understand opening hours and timetables
- Talk about your family, your home and the people you know
- Order food and drinks politely at a bar and ask about prices
- Ask for and follow simple directions and buy a train or bus ticket
- Talk about your day, your work, your free time and your plans in simple sentences
- Ask for help and give your personal details in everyday situations
Erreichen Sie mindestens 80 %, um Ihr Zertifikat herunterzuladen.
Ihr Lernplan
Lesen Sie jede Lektion, machen Sie das Themenquiz dazu (ohne Zeitlimit, mit Erklärungen) und dann die zeitlich begrenzte Abschlussprüfung. Jedes Mal wird eine neue Mischung von Fragen gezogen. Ihr Fortschritt wird in diesem Browser gespeichert.
- Lektionen lesen30 Lektionen, etwa 749 Min.
- Tag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100
- Tag 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time · Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people
- Tag 3: Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Tag 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day
- Tag 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time · Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours
- Tag 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans · Unit 25: Can you help me?
- Tag 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Abschlussprüfung40 Fragen, 45 Min. · Mindestens 80 % erreichen
Tag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more
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Frage 1 von 40
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Antwort: A. 21
The traditional Italian alphabet has 21 letters. J, K, W, X and Y are extra letters for foreign words.
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Antwort: D. H
Acca is the name of the letter H. In Italian words, h is silent.
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Antwort: A. ciao
C before e or i is soft, like 'ch' in 'church'. Ch is always a hard 'k' sound, as in che and chiave.
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Antwort: C. Like the g in 'get'
Gh is always a hard g sound, like 'get'. The h keeps the g hard before e and i.
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Frage 5 von 40
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Antwort: C. gnocchi
The letters gn sound like 'ny' in 'canyon', as in gnocchi and bagno.
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Frage 6 von 40
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Antwort: B. palla
Double letters are held longer. Palla (ball) has a double l; pala (shovel) has a single l and is a different word.
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Frage 7 von 40
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Antwort: D. They want you to spell a word.
Come si scrive? means 'How do you spell it?' Answer with Si scrive… and the letters.
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Frage 8 von 40
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Antwort: B. Giulia
The speaker spells G, I, U, L, I, A, so the name is Giulia. Italian writes this name with gi, not j.
Transkript
Ciao! Mi chiamo Giulia. Si scrive G, I, U, L, I, A.
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Frage 9 von 40
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Antwort: D. Bianchi
Cognome means last name and nome means first name. His first name is Marco and his last name is Bianchi.
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Frage 10 von 40
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Antwort: B. Ricci
The speaker spells R, I, C, C, I: the name has a double c. Rizzi would have z and Richi would have h.
Transkript
Il mio cognome è Ricci. Si scrive R, I, C, C, I.
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Antwort: A. Good evening
Buonasera is the greeting from mid-afternoon on. Good night (before bed) is Buonanotte.
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Antwort: D. Come sta?
With a boss, use the formal Lei. Lei uses the 'he/she' form of the verb: Come sta?
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Frage 13 von 40
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Antwort: D. Come ti chiami?
The question word comes first, then ti, then the verb: Come ti chiami?
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Frage 14 von 40
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Antwort: D. chiami
With tu (ti), the verb ends in -i: ti chiami. Si chiama is the formal form.
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Frage 15 von 40
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Antwort: B. Bene, grazie. E tu?
Come stai? means 'How are you?' You answer Bene, grazie and ask back: E tu?
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Frage 16 von 40
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Antwort: B. Questa è Anna.
Anna is a woman, so use questa (feminine) and the verb è: Questa è Anna.
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Frage 17 von 40
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Antwort: C. Lei
Lei is the formal 'you'. Tu is informal, lui means 'he' and io means 'I'.
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Frage 18 von 40
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Antwort: C. Formally, with Lei
They use Buongiorno, signora, Come sta? and E Lei?, which are all formal.
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Marco: Buongiorno, signora Bianchi. Come sta?
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Antwort: B. Sara
The woman answers Mi chiamo Sara. Marco is the man who asks the question.
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Marco: Ciao, sono Marco. E tu, come ti chiami?
Sara: Mi chiamo Sara. Piacere! -
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Antwort: C. See you soon
A presto means 'See you soon'. It is a friendly way to say goodbye in messages and in person.
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Antwort: A. sono
With io (I), the verb essere is sono: Io sono canadese.
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Antwort: D. è
È with an accent means 'is'. E without an accent means 'and'.
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Antwort: C. italiana
Maria is one woman, so the nationality ends in -a: italiana.
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Antwort: B. Lui è canadese.
Nationalities in -e, like canadese, are the same for men and women. With lui, the verb is è.
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Frage 25 von 40
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Antwort: A. Where are you from?
Di dove sei? asks where someone is from. You answer Sono di… and a city.
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Frage 26 von 40
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Antwort: A. Sì, un po'.
Parli italiano? means 'Do you speak Italian?' Sì, un po' means 'Yes, a little'.
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Frage 27 von 40
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Antwort: B. siete
With voi (you, plural), the verb essere is siete.
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Frage 28 von 40
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Antwort: A. Spanish
Ana says Sono spagnola, di Madrid. Spagnola is the word for a Spanish woman.
Transkript
Ciao, mi chiamo Ana. Sono spagnola, di Madrid. Parlo spagnolo e inglese.
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Frage 29 von 40
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Antwort: C. Canada
Mark says Io sono canadese, so he is from Canada. Yuki is the person from Japan.
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Mark: Di dove sei?
Yuki: Sono giapponese, di Tokyo. E tu?
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Antwort: C. In Milan
Abito a Milano means 'I live in Milan'. Egiziano tells us his nationality, not where he lives.
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Antwort: C. 17
Diciassette is dieci (10) + sette (7) = 17. Seventy is settanta.
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Frage 32 von 40
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Antwort: D. ventotto
Before otto, venti loses its last vowel: ventotto, written as one word.
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Frage 33 von 40
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Antwort: C. trentatré
Numbers that end in tre take an accent: trentatré.
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Antwort: B. quindici
Ten plus five is fifteen: quindici. Cinquanta is 50.
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Frage 35 von 40
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Antwort: B. Ho trent'anni.
Italians use avere (to have) for age: Ho trent'anni (I have 30 years). Anni is the plural of anno.
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Antwort: A. Ho ventidue anni.
Quanti anni hai? asks your age. Answer with Ho… anni.
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Frage 37 von 40
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Antwort: B. ha
With lui (Marco), avere is ha: Marco ha dieci anni. Ho is for io and hai is for tu.
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Frage 38 von 40
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Antwort: C. 339 456 1208
The speaker reads the digits one by one: 3, 3, 9, 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 0, 8.
Transkript
Il mio numero di telefono è tre, tre, nove, quattro, cinque, sei, uno, due, zero, otto.
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Antwort: A. 41
Elena says quarantuno anni: quaranta (40) + uno (1) = 41.
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Paolo: Quanti anni hai, Elena?
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Antwort: C. 12
Età means age. The form says Età: 12 anni.
Tastatur: 1–4 zum Antworten, Eingabetaste für die nächste Frage.
Was Sie vor der Prüfung wissen sollten
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has six levels in three groups: Basic User (A1 and A2), Independent User (B1 and B2) and Proficient User (C1 and C2).
- A1 is the first CEFR level. A learner at A1 can use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer simple questions about personal details, such as where someone lives, people they know and things they have. They can talk in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- The CELI certificates of Italian are run by the CVCL, a centre of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia. The general CELI exams cover the CEFR levels from A1 to C2, and CELI certificates do not expire.
- The CVCL also offers CELI exams for adult immigrants (levels A1 to B1) and for teenagers aged 12 to 18 (levels A2 to B2).
- PLIDA is the Società Dante Alighieri's certification of Italian as a foreign language. Its exams for adults go up to level C2, and PLIDA Juniores, for young people aged 13 to 18, has levels A1, A2, B1 and B2.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the amount you study each day changes: about 4 or 5 units a day in 7 days, 3 units a day in 10 days, 2 units a day in 15 days, or 1 unit a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits your free time.
Do I need to know any Italian before I start?
No. The course starts with the alphabet and greetings. The instructions and explanations are in English, and the examples are in standard Italian.
What level will I reach?
The course teaches the basics of level A1 of the CEFR: everyday phrases, simple questions and short conversations about familiar topics, when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this an official language certificate?
No. This course does not give an official language level or certificate. Official Italian certificates, such as CELI (Università per Stranieri di Perugia) and PLIDA (Società Dante Alighieri), are exams you take at an exam centre.
How does listening work?
Your device reads the Italian phrases and listening scripts aloud with its text-to-speech voice. Turn on your sound. If your device has no Italian voice, you can add one in its language settings. After you answer a listening question, you can read the script.
What should I do next?
Review the units where you made mistakes and say the phrases aloud every day. Then keep going with more listening and reading in Italian and move on to an A2 course. If you need a certificate, look at the A1 or A2 exams of an official Italian certificate.
Ist die Bescheinigung akkreditiert oder offiziell anerkannt?
Nein. Es ist eine private Teilnahmebescheinigung, nur für Ihr Wissen. Sie ist von keiner Behörde, Zulassungsstelle, Aufsichtsbehörde oder Bildungseinrichtung anerkannt, akkreditiert oder genehmigt und ersetzt keine gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Lizenz, Zertifizierung oder Ausbildung.
Quellen
- Council of Europe: CEFR common reference levels, global scale
- Università per Stranieri di Perugia (CVCL): CELI Italian language exams
- Società Dante Alighieri: PLIDA certification
- Italy's official tourism website (italia.it): emergency numbers and assistance
- European Commission: 112, the European emergency number