Short stories
Read real Italian at your level. Tap any highlighted word to see what it means and why it's used.
Un caffè al bar
A coffee at the bar
Marco orders breakfast at a busy café in Rome.
ReadArrivo a Firenze
Arriving in Florence
Giulia arrives by train and asks for directions to her hotel.
ReadLa ricetta della nonna
Grandma's recipe
Luca learns to make tomato sauce with his grandmother.
ReadUna gita in treno
A train trip
A memory of a childhood trip — mixing passato prossimo and imperfetto.
ReadAl mercato
At the market
Sara buys fruit and vegetables at a Saturday market.
ReadLa mia famiglia
My family
Tommaso introduces the members of his family.
ReadUn weekend a Venezia
A weekend in Venice
Paolo and Chiara get lost in Venice — and find something better.
ReadIl colloquio di lavoro
The job interview
Francesca has an interview at a design studio in Milan.
ReadLa lettera del nonno
Grandpa's letter
Giorgia finds an old letter that tells a family secret.
ReadIn farmacia
At the pharmacy
Giulia has a headache and asks the pharmacist for help.
ReadLa partita
The match
Two friends watch a football match at a crowded bar.
ReadTrasloco a Bologna
Moving to Bologna
Elena moves to a new city for work and reflects on her first week.
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