Benny’s Top Resources for Learning Italian

ItalianPod101

ItalianPod101 is my favourite Italian course, especially for developing my listening skills. It’s also a top pick among the Fluent in 3 Months team.

With ItalianPod101, you start by selecting your level, and the audio course adjusts to you, getting gradually more complex as you progress. It goes right from absolute beginner to intermediate and advanced levels.

ItalianPod101

ItalianPod101 is my favourite Italian course — and it covers all levels from absolute beginner to intermediate and advanced Italian.

Italian Uncovered

Italian Uncovered is a story learning course created by my good friend, Olly Richards. It uses the power of story to teach you Italian in an engaging way, where you absorb new Italian as you follow the story. I wholeheartedly recommend it for beginner and upper beginner Italian learners.

Why Italian is Easy

is Easy is my in-depth language hacker’s guide to Italian. It’s not a course, rather it will give tips and hacks so you can learn Italian faster and smarter.

Conversation Countdown

Have your first conversation in Italian in just seven days. This is one of my most popular courses, and with good reason, because you’ll get results fast.

Language Hacking Italian

Language Hacking Italian is my Italian course for beginners published with Teach Yourself, that will get you speaking Italian from day one.

Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp

The Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp is a big hit with Italian learners. At the end of the 90 day challenge, you’ll be ready to have a 15 minute conversation in Italian with a native speaker.

Forvo

Forvo lets you find out how any Italian word is pronounced. Just type the word you’re looking for into the Forvo search bar in Italian, and you’ll hear it spoken by a native speaker.

LanguaTalk

LanguaTalk is my top recommendation for finding a Italian tutor due to having higher teaching standards, lower commission and a more intuitive interface than most other platforms.

preply

The best way to learn a language is to speak from day one. That’s why I love Preply — because it means you can find an affordable Italian tutor for on-to-one lessons, and start speaking right away.

Glossika

Glossika uses audio repetition training with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make sure you're learning Spanish at the pace that feels right for you. I especially like Glossika's focus on listening and speaking. You get to watch your fluency progress live with each audio “rep”.

MOSALingua

OSALingua uses audio flashcards to teach you Italian, from absolute beginner to advanced level. The MOSA Learning® method is based on principles of cognitive science, so you can learn Italian faster and smarter.

Wordreference

A dictionary with a difference, as all words include a discussion thread about their subtle meanings.

LingQ

LingQ immerses you in a world of compelling Italian content – with 1000s of hours of Italian podcasts, audiobooks, interviews, courses and more. Then anytime you come across a word you don't know, you can save it for review using LingQ's SRS learning tools.

Clozemaster Pro

lozemaster Pro answers the question: what's the next step after Duolingo? Clozemaster helps you rapidly expand your vocabulary by learning Italian in context. You’ll use the Cloze method to fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Italian. The sentences you’ll learn are much more relevant to the real world than those you’ll learn on Duolingo.