Italian 100 – 90 min

Course Materials (Optional)

New Italian Espresso 1 Textbook

New Italian Espresso 1 Workbook

Description

Designed for complete beginners with no prior Italian experience, Italian 100 will equip you with the fundamentals to navigate basic conversations.

What you’ll learn:

  • Pronunciation and the Italian alphabet: Master the sounds and build a strong foundation.
  • Essential greetings and introductions: Learn to introduce yourself and others with confidence.
  • Numbers 0 to 20: Count with ease and start understanding basic prices and quantities.
  • Building blocks of grammar: Grasp the concept of noun genders and plurals, subject pronouns, and definite and indefinite articles for clear communication.
  • Everyday verbs in the present tense: Learn to conjugate basic verbs and form simple sentences to express yourself in real-life situations.
  • Conversational skills development: Focus on practical vocabulary and grammar usage to hold short conversations on familiar topics. for the Thursday Class

All classes are recorded, and you’ll receive the link the next day for easy review and practice.

Your teachers are Antonella for Monday’s class, Caterina for Thursday’s class and Sylvia for the Friday class.

Class Curriculum

Locations and Dates

Day & Time: Mondays 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Oct. 21, 28 – Nov. 4, 11, 18 – Dec. 2, 9, 16 – Jan. 6, 13
No Class Nov. 25, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30

2025 SCHEDULE

Day & Time: Thursdays 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Jan 23, 30 – Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27

Day & Time: Fridays 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (PST)
Class Dates: Apr. 4, 11, 25, 30 – May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – June 6, 13 – No Class April 18

What if Class Has Started?

For our adult classes we can accept new students once a course has started on a case-by-case basis up to mid-way through the course.  If you join a course late, the course fee will be pro-rated so that you don’t pay for the lessons you missed before joining the class.

Textbook

For this course the textbook we will using is NEW Italian Espresso 1 and New Italian Espresso 1 Workbook. You can purchase the books along with your course at the time of registration or you can purchase them from our bookstore at a later date.

Cancellation & Refund Policy

Please review our class terms and conditions page here.

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