Italian: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners Who Want to Learn the Italian Language, Including Italian Grammar, Italian Short Stories, and Over 1000 Italian Phrases Paperback – April 5, 2019

I've been studying Italian for a few years, working with a tutor and taking classes here and in Italy. I have found that students are taught something for a week or so, then the instructor moves on. I need more review then this, and this book was very helpful in reviewing verbs for me. The stories work with one tense, over and over again. This type of repetition really helps seal the deal for me. Also, the vocabulary was helpful and I enjoyed the question format after the stories. The answers to the question were on the same page, so it was easy to check, as opposed to books where readers have to flip from the page to the answers at the end of the book. That being said, I don't think this is a book for real beginners. Use it after you've had your basic exposure to Italian and it will help you review and strengthen what you know. I noticed a reviewer said this book is not translated perfectly and after a few years of study I know enough that most study tools are not. It's a cool feeling to catch mistakes, but don't let the mistakes prevent you from buying this book. It's really useful.

I bought the textbook to help me learn some Italian. I liked the fact that it has readings, but not being able to hear the text made it nearly useless for me. Adding the Audible book has made it much better. I believe I need both the audible and the text to cement the language more in my brain. Learning a language is hard, but I find this combined with Duolingo very helpful.

I loved this 3 book bundle. It's loaded with useful, practical information presented in an easy to access manner. Every helpful tip/recommendation you could want is contained here, they thought of everything. New vocabulary is highlighted in the reading selections and dialogues, then listed afterward with translations. All the reading activities have English translation. Comprehension questions help you validate you understood what you read. The short stories are interesting and contain cultural information to help you build on your knowledge of Italy as well. There are even some favorite Italian songs.The third portion, Italian phrases, is very helpful, containing a huge amount of everyday phrases to learn and add to your conversations.

I studied Italian for a few years mostly to read Dante & chase Ezra Pound but over the years away from classes I had lost much of it. These books are a good quick refresher.

I like it. It covers almost all imaginable situations in life. It’s practical, real life and native speakers accent.And quite nice english interpretation.

A great help. Love them!

Multi bono

You get about 5-10 pages into the book when you realize what is going on. You don’t even know general words and all of a sudden you are reading sentences and stories. It’s very good, don’t get me wrong. It’s not a beginner level in any way. I’m an “advanced” beginner and found that if I saw this when I first started Italian, I would have taken up Mandarin instead. Not for beginners - more advanced.