Intermediate Italian Resources

Italian Apps

• Clozemaster: A gamified app focusing on context-based vocabulary and grammar learning.
• Duolingo: A popular app with interactive lessons and practice exercises.
• Babbel: Offers structured courses with dialogues and grammar explanations.
• Busuu: Features interactive lessons and community-based practice.
• Rosetta Stone: Uses immersive techniques with speech recognition technology.
• Lingvist: Provides personalized vocabulary and grammar practice.
• Memrise: Combines videos of native speakers with spaced repetition.
• FluentU: Utilizes real-world videos with interactive subtitles.
• Tandem: A language exchange app connecting learners with native speakers.
• HelloTalk: Allows users to practice with native speakers via text, voice, and video.
• ItalianPod101: Offers audio and video lessons with transcripts and practice tools.
• MosaLingua: Focuses on vocabulary and phrases with spaced repetition.
• Beelinguapp: Presents bilingual texts to improve reading comprehension.
• Drops: Emphasizes vocabulary building with visual aids and short sessions.
• Lingodeer: Provides structured lessons with grammar explanations.
• Pimsleur Italian: Audio-based lessons focusing on listening and speaking skills.
• Brainscape: Uses flashcards with spaced repetition for vocabulary building.
• Anki: Customizable flashcard app with shared decks for Italian learners.
• Mondly: Offers daily lessons with speech recognition and interactive exercises.
• WordReference: Online dictionary with translations, definitions, and forum discussions.

Italian Reading Resources

• Clozemaster: A gamified app focusing on reading and vocabulary through context-based sentences.
• News in Slow Italian: Features news articles with slow narration and transcripts.
• La Repubblica: A leading Italian newspaper offering a variety of articles.
• Il Corriere della Sera: Another major Italian newspaper with extensive online content.
• Easy Italian Reader by Riccarda Saggese: A book designed for progressive reading practice.
• Readlang: A reading app that translates words on-the-fly and builds vocabulary lists.
• BookBox Italian: Animated stories with subtitles to aid reading practice.
• Short Stories in Italian by Olly Richards: Engaging short stories tailored for intermediate learners.
• La Stampa: An Italian newspaper with a range of articles on various topics.
• Project Gutenberg: Free access to a range of classic Italian literature.
• LibriVox: Free audiobooks of Italian literature, often with text available.
• Rai News: Offers articles and video news segments with clear narration.
• Internazionale: An Italian magazine that features translated articles from around the world.
• Euronews Italiano: News website offering articles and videos in Italian.
• Il Post: Offers news articles and in-depth features on current events.
• Italian Short Stories for Beginners by Lingo Mastery: Short stories designed for learners to improve their reading skills.

Italian Listening Resources

• Clozemaster: Includes audio practice for contextual sentence comprehension.
• Podcast Italiano: Features conversations on various topics at different levels.
• Rai Play Radio: Provides access to Italian radio programs and podcasts.
• Duolingo Stories: Interactive short stories with listening and comprehension questions.
• Audible: Audiobooks in Italian, including many titles suitable for intermediate learners.
• TuneIn Radio: Access to Italian radio stations and programs.
• YouTube Channels: Such as Easy Italian, offering street interviews and conversational practice.
• La Repubblica Podcasts: News and cultural podcasts from a leading Italian newspaper.
• StoryLearning Italian: Podcast series with stories designed for learners.
• Spotify: Search for Italian language podcasts and audio content.
• LearnAmo: YouTube channel with lessons and listening practice.
• Radio24: An Italian radio station with a variety of programs and podcasts.

Italian Writing Resources

• Clozemaster: Provides fill-in-the-blank exercises to improve writing through contextual practice.
• Italki: Connects learners with Italian tutors for personalized writing feedback.
• WordReference Forums: Community discussions that can help clarify writing questions.
• Scribens: A detailed Italian grammar and spell checker.
• Learn Italian with Lucrezia: YouTube channel offering writing tips and practice.
• Online Italian Writing Courses: Platforms like Coursera and edX offer courses specifically focused on improving Italian writing.

Italian Speaking Resources

• Clozemaster: Offers sentence-based practice with listening and speaking exercises.
• Speechling: Provides feedback on your speaking from native speakers.
• Lingoda: Offers online Italian classes with live tutors to practice speaking.
• Rocket Italian: Provides interactive audio lessons with speaking practice.
• Preply: Offers online tutoring sessions with native Italian speakers to practice speaking.
• Verbling: Connects learners with professional Italian tutors for conversation practice.
• My Language Exchange: Language exchange platform specifically for speaking practice.
• Easy Italian: YouTube series with street interviews to mimic natural conversation.

Italian Grammar Resources

• Clozemaster: Provides sentence-based practice with a focus on grammar in context.
• Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Grammar by Daniela Gobetti: Comprehensive guide with exercises for mastering Italian grammar.
• Italian Grammar Drills by Paola Nanni-Tate: Detailed exercises to practice and reinforce grammar rules.
• Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar by Joseph Germano and Conrad Schmitt: Clear explanations and practice exercises.
• Grammatica practica della lingua italiana by Marco Mezzadri: Advanced grammar book with exercises.
• Impariamo l'italiano: Online resource with grammar explanations and exercises.
• One World Italiano: Comprehensive online resource with grammar guides and exercises.
• Loecsen: Grammar lessons and practice activities.
• Lawless Italian: Extensive grammar guides and practice exercises.
• Grammatica italiana per stranieri by Roberto Tartaglione: Grammar book specifically for non-native speakers.
• Italian Grammar in Practice by Susanna Nocchi: A practical grammar book with exercises for learners at various levels.

Italian Dictionaries

• WordReference: Online dictionary with translations, definitions, and forum discussions.
• Linguee: Bilingual dictionary with contextual examples from real-life sources.
• Reverso Context: Provides translations and examples of words in various contexts.
• Collins Italian Dictionary: Offers translations, idiomatic expressions, and usage examples.
• Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary: Comprehensive bilingual dictionary with cultural notes.
• Il Ragazzini 2022: Italian-English dictionary with extensive entries.
• Cambridge Italian-English Dictionary: User-friendly online dictionary with pronunciation guides.
• PONS Online Dictionary: Offers translations, example sentences, and pronunciation.
• Sansoni Italian-English Dictionary: Detailed entries for intermediate to advanced learners.
• Bab.la: Interactive dictionary with translations, language games, and quizzes.
• Dict.cc: Community-driven bilingual dictionary with user contributions.
• Il Nuovo Zingarelli: Comprehensive monolingual Italian dictionary.
• Langenscheidt Pocket Italian Dictionary: Compact bilingual dictionary with essential terms and phrases.

Italian Textbooks

• "Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Grammar" by Daniela Gobetti: Comprehensive guide with exercises for mastering Italian grammar.
• "Italian Grammar Drills" by Paola Nanni-Tate: Detailed exercises to practice and reinforce grammar rules.
• "Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar"  by Joseph Germano and Conrad Schmitt: Clear explanations and practice exercises.
• "Italian Verb Tenses" by Paola Nanni-Tate: Focuses on mastering Italian verb conjugations.
• "Nuovo Progetto Italiano 2" by T. Marin and S. Magnelli: Popular textbook with a communicative approach.
• "Italian: A Self-Teaching Guide" by Edoardo A. Lèbano: Offers a structured course with self-paced lessons.
• "Prego! An Invitation to Italian" by Graziana Lazzarino: Integrates grammar, vocabulary, and cultural insights.
• "Con Fantasia: Reviewing and Expanding Functional Italian Skills" by Marcel Danesi: Focuses on enhancing functional language skills.
• "Living Language Italian" by Living Language: Combines books, audio CDs, and online resources.
• "Italian Short Stories for Beginners" by Lingo Mastery: Engaging short stories designed for intermediate learners.
• "Parliamo Italiano!" by Suzanne Branciforte and Elvira Di Fabio: Emphasizes communication skills and cultural understanding.
• "Easy Italian Step-by-Step" by Paola Nanni-Tate: Step-by-step approach to build grammar and vocabulary.
• “Routledge Intensive Italian Course” by Anna Proudfoot: A complete course for intermediate learners with engaging activities.
• "L'italiano all'Università 2" by M. Cappelli and G. Bozzone Costa: Designed for university students, emphasizing language and culture.