Intermediate Italian for Dummies

Take your Italian skills to the next level the fun and easy way with Intermediate Italian For Dummies! This practical, easy-to-follow guide will help you to be more fluent and comfortable in your Italian writing. You’ll learn key concepts, practice what you’ve learned, and check your answers. With the exercises and lessons featured in this book, you will be able master written communication in Italian.

You’ll quickly understand the basics of Italian grammar and pick up on the nuances of this romantic language. You’ll learn how to conjugate verbs, navigate tenses, and feel comfortable with gendered words. Say and spell words correctly, and no one will be able to tell that you’re not a native Italian. You’ll discover the basics of ordering words, answering questions, and forming complete sentences. You’ll be able to master parts of speech and apply articles as needed. Find out how to:

• Navigate grammar, language nuances, and verb tenses
• Conjugate verbs and understand the basics of gender
• Say and spell words correctly
• Order words correctly
• Answer questions and form complete sentences
• Use articles where necessary
• Understand the various parts of speech
• Write and speak Italian like a native

Complete with lists of ten facts to remember about Italian grammar and ten subtle terminology distinctions, Intermediate Italian For Dummies is your one-stop guide to taking your Italian skills to the next level and improving upon what you already know about this widely spoken language.

Plenty of room to practice skills with exercises right in the workbook

From e-mails to personal letters and correspondence, write in Italian with confidence

Looking to enhance your Italian writing skills? This friendly, hands-on workbook gives you practical examples and useful exercises so you can practice writing the language like a native. From vocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you'll get a clear understanding of the nuances of Italian style and usage that will have you writing in no time. Plus, you'll find an appendix of verb charts that provides conjugations of regular and irregular Italian verbs.

Discover how to:

• Use fundamental Italian grammar — from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions

• Select the correct Italian verbs

• Understand the importance of grammatical gender in Italian

• Avoid the most common writing mistakes in Italian

Daniela Gobetti has taught political theory in undergraduate and graduate courses in Italy and the United States. She has written several books of instruction for learners of Italian, and taught private language courses and cultural training classes. She is the principal and managing director of PROXIMA-INTERCULTURAL, a consulting firm working on the internationalization of higher education.