Italian Links

Language Study

Adesso Online materials for beginners, based on a course book.
Approccio alla Lingua Italiana per Allievi Stranieri Teaching and learning resources from the Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia.
BBC Italian Online courses with text, audio, video and quizzes.
Behind the Name: Italian Names Etymology and history of Italian first names.
Come learn Italian at CDF Italian texts, dialogs and verbs.
Corsi Italiani Multimediali Multimedia courses from the University of Toronto.
Dentro l'Italiano 4.0 Corso Elementare Online multimedia course in elementary Italian.
Esercizi di Grammatica Grammar exercises from the University of Trieste.
Il Ponte - Test di Autovalutazione Linguistica Self-evaluation tests in Italian and other languages. Three different levels.
Italian at About Wide range of English language resources including lessons, guides, grammar, vocabulary, quizzes, dictionaries, software and links.
Italian Electronic Classroom Large collection of intermediate to advanced-level Italian language materials presented in Italian, English, Spanish and German, with detailed explanations, useful vocabulary lists and interactive exercises.
Italian Verbs Page Guide to Italian verbs and their conjugation.
Italiano in rete Community of Italian speakers who want to improve their language skills and gain a deeper understanding of Italian culture. Welcomes learners of Italian at all levels.
Languages Online: Italian Interactive self-marking languages exercises.
Learn Italian with Podcasts Aural Italian lessons for beginners and intermediate students, freely downloadable in MP3 format. Transcripts and vocabulary available on payment of a monthly subscription fee.
Lingu@Web Online resources for students and teachers of Italian at all levels.
Oggi e Domani Introductory language course in 20 lessons.
Online Italian Verb Conjugation Trainer
Parliamo Italiano Online beginners' course covering nouns, articles and numerals.
Scola Insta-Class: Italian Weekly lessons consisting of audio and video clips of authentic news broadcasts that have been transcribed and translated with accompanying exercises and vocabulary.
SmartPhrase.com Phrases, vocabulary lists and pronunciation guide.
TravLang Italian for Travelers Basic words and phrases, with audio.
Wikipedia - Italian Encyclopedia article on the Italian language.

Dictionaries & Translation Tools

Aforismi e Citazioni Dictionary of quotations.
AllWords Dictionary Talking English dictionary with Italian search facility.
Bab.La Italian-English Dictionary Online multingual dictionary and vocabulary learning resources.
Babylon English-Italian Dictionary
De Mauro - Paravia Online monolingual dictionary.
DictZone Italian-English Online Dictionary
Dizionario inverso dell'italiano moderno Italian rhyming dictionary.
Ectaco Italian-English Dictionary
Fotografia Reflex - Dizionario English-Italian dictionary of photography.
FreeDict Italian-English Dictionary
FreeLang Italian-English Dictionary Free software for Windows.
Google Language Tools Translates Italian text or web pages to and from English.
Prompt Online Automatic translation of Italian to Russian.
Proverbi Master Dictionary of proverbs.
R-O-Matic Italian-English Dictionary
SAPERE.it - Dizionari Several online monolingual dictionaries.
Sinonimi Master Dictionary of synonyms and opposites.
Travlang Italian Dictionaries Multilingual dictionaries.
Webster's Online Italian English Dictionary
WordReference Italian-English Dictionary
YourDictionary.com Multilingual dictionaries including Italian-English.

Grammar Reference

Guida all'apprendimento della nostra lingua Advanced guide to grammar, usage and style (in Italian).
Orbis Latinus Italian Grammar Descriptive grammar of the standard Italian language.
Verbix Italian Verb Conjugator

Pronunciation & Phonetics

Corso di Dizione On-line Course in the correct pronunciation of Italian.

Literature

Biblioteca dei Classici Italiani di Giuseppe Bonghi Italian literary classics in HTML format, including works by Dante, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Manzoni, Petrarca and others.
De Bibliotheca - La biblioteca di Babele Classics of Italian literature in HTML format.
Documenti sonori recuperati da vecchie registrazioni Archive recordings in Italian including a complete audio version of I promessi sposi by Alessandro Manzoni.
I promessi sposi The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni. Parallel text in English and Italian.
Il Narratore Collection of Italian literary extracts in both text (PDF) and audio (MP3) formats.
Il Terzo Anello - Ad Alta Voce Literary classics in Real Audio format.
InterText Digital Library: Italian Collection of online and downloadable literary texts.
Liber Liber: Biblioteca Extensive library of Italian literature available for download in plain text and RTF formats.
Morte Accidentale di un Anarchico Text of the play by Dario Fo.
Parafrasando.it Selection of 18th and 19th century Italian poems with accompanying analysis and interpretation.
Poetry International Web: Italy Modern Italian poetry with English translations.
Project Gutenberg: Italian Downloadable e-books in Italian.
Romanzieri.com Large collection of freely downloadable e-books in Microsoft Reader format.
University of Delaware Italian Reading Assistants: La verità di Alberto Moravia Online reader with annotations in Italian and English.
WordTheque - Logos Translations Multilingual Library Searchable electronic texts available for download, some with matching audio.
World of Dante Hypermedia environment for the study of the Inferno.

Newspapers & Magazines

Gazzetta dello Sport Sport.
La Cucina Italiana Cookery.
La Repubblica
La Stampa
News and Newspapers Online: Italian List of online newspapers in Italian.
Online Newspapers: Italy List of links to Italian newspapers, both national and regional.

Television & Radio

LeRadio.com - Radio italiane List of online Italian radio stations.

Politics, History, Society & Culture

BBC News Country Profiles: Italy Outline of Italian society, politics and history with essential facts & figures.

Language Schools

Centro Giacomo Puccini Viareggio, Tuscany. Web site available in several European languages and Japanese.
Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo Pisa and Viareggio, Tuscany.
Otranto nel Mondo Otranto, Lecce.

Computer Software

Italian Verbs Trainer Free windows program for practising over 3200 distinct verb conjugations.

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