Learn Italian Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Italian with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words & Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By (Easy Italian)
V**.
Learning Italian Before Going to Italy!
It has always been a dream of mine to visit Italy. That's why I've been saving up since the start of this year so I can make that a reality. So when I finally saved up enough money to book myself a trip to Italy, I kept thinking about how I could make the most out of my trip. And this random thought just hit me: What if I try to learn Italian? That's how I came upon this book. The cover looked really good and there were a lot of freebies too.From the moment I started reading it, I was immediately hooked. The book offers an engaging approach that makes every lesson easy to follow. I know learning a new language could be challenging, but the author behind this book makes learning more manageable. From a beginner's perspective, I appreciate how this book started with the grammar essentials. I heard Italian grammar could be tough. Upon reading a few pages, I understood how some people may see it like that. The Italian language has a lot of tenses and conjugations. I'm grateful that this book breaks it all down. If you're a beginner too, you might want to take your time in digesting all these.In addition, I was impressed with this book's section regarding vocabulary and conversational Italian. I can definitely see how these can help me during my trip to Italy next month. I don't think I can memorize all the 600+ Italian words before my trip, but I'll be sure to do my best! But wait, there's a difference between European and South American Italian? I never really knew that. It's nice to know these things. Furthermore, the last section which involves interactive content is a great finishing touch to the whole book. The inclusion of short stories and real-life dialogues created a realistic context for the use of the Italian language. Trying to read these short stories was fun. Though it may have taken me a little too long to get through each story, I still find it enjoyable! And thank God the author also included a pronunciation guide. I wouldn't want to sound stupid during my trip. I want to blend and sound natural as much as possible.Plus, the additional resources and perks were a nice touch. Imagine, you only bought 1 book but you'll receive like 7 freebies?! Count me in! So far, I have only used the flashcards and worksheets. The audiobooks were pretty good as well. Very good and clear narration. I can't wait to start the 128-hour video course! I want to wait until my next rest day so I can focus my attention and time on learning Italian. Before I end my review, I would like to address some areas for improvement. I noticed that there were some grammatical errors on the first few pages. It's no biggie though, I just saw 3 to 5 errors. Other than that, I have no complaints! I just hope there will be no issues like these in future editions.What's really great about this book is it offers a combination of informational, yet engaging content at the same time. The vibe is like talking to a really smart friend. Anyway, after reading the book and some of the additional resources, I can confidently say that I now have a pretty solid foundation in Italian. Though, personally, I think it would still take me a couple more weeks of practice to be comfortable in speaking, especially with my pronunciation.
P**A
Everything you would wish for and more in a true gem
Very nicely formatted in 3 sections so you get a very good amount of varied content.... think grammar and then of course words and phrases and last but not least you should have short stories too in Italian and naturally an answer key and then extra great your bonuses all in one purchase . Not even uses the phone to access your bonus material. I certainly don't but have no worry about this neither because you can access the code in your web browser to get your bonuses and thus grazie mille for such a delightfully resource to have. Yes a free audio pronunciation course and really it is a 3 in 1 book and very comfortable to use and enjoy. IT's a textbook and a workbook and a whole lot of fun and powered up with the inspiration of the book you can really enjoy this book. What are you waiting for? It really is a gem and feels like when you open to a page there is some real Italian magic sprinkled in the pages to accompany you on this adventure. I have to say that I really do recommend this particular book "ITalian Fast for Adult Beginners". IT starts off and you just feel special and takes your hand and Andiamo . . . . . easy to practice lessons and really loaded nicely and delightfully like it just was made for you.
K**
Ok, not great
EDIT: After using it some more I would take another star off because there are parts where the answers to exercises are words that were not introduced earlier in the book. I've had to do quite a lot of googling in tandem with the lessons in the book to fill in the gaps.The book just arrived and I've done the first two units so far. After skimming through the book it seems like its about the equivalent of one semester of a beginners language course. The grammar section is very interactive, but the vocabulary section is just like a phrase book without any exercises. Deducting 1 star because I would have liked more opportunities to test myself there. Definitely don't expect to be fluent after completing, but its a great place to start!
M**E
more than meets the eye
i just received the book and started to read and i did not realize the added bonuses that also come with the package in a very smart way, via your phone. i also feel good about the authors understanding of how im feeling in my current state of learning italian, about 3 months of duolingo everyday and feel i need more to really get the language. this makes me feel more confident that the curriculum is well suited for me and renews my excitement to learn
C**O
Excellent introduction to Italian!
This book is a great source to learn the structure of the Italian language. I found it useful to combine this with an online app. Highly engaging and fun to read!
D**S
A good exercise.
Very helpful and the programmed learning makes sense. I enjoyed the progression. Every day events are easy to follow and helpful in learning
K**R
Answer key in Italian and Spanish
This is a good workbook, I like the way they give a short lesson and have you fill in answers. It’s easy to understand and work through. But as I’ve been going through I’ve been finding a lot of answers in the answer key have been mixed up with Spanish. So I’m not thrilled because that is part of the learning and knowing what is correct so kinda has me questioning what answers are even right.
A**R
Italian lessons for the novice
We are going to Italy in sept and I wanted to learn some of Italian. This book is a great resource and has more info than I could ever learn somewhere else. I would recommend it to anyone
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