Giulia Ferrante
From Bologna, where the food vocabulary alone could fill a deck. I teach Italian to travellers and expats and build decks around the situations they land in first.
Decks by Giulia Ferrante
100 Basic Italian Words for Beginners (A1)
The 100 most useful basic Italian words for beginners: greetings, question words, core verbs, everyday nouns and adjectives, each with a natural example sentence.
100 Most Common Italian Verbs for Beginners (A1)
The 100 Italian verbs you will actually use first: essere, avere, fare, andare and 96 more, each with a real example sentence and conjugation notes for A1 learners.
Colors in Italian: 25 Essential Words
Learn the 25 Italian color words you actually need: basic colors, shades like azzurro and celeste, plus chiaro and scuro, with example sentences and agreement notes.
Common Italian Phrases for Beginners: 50 Basics
Fifty everyday Italian phrases for absolute beginners: greetings, thank-yous, ordering at the bar and asking for help, with natural examples and tu/Lei notes.
Famous Italian Phrases and Sayings About Life
30 famous Italian proverbs and sayings about life, patience, luck and friendship, each with a natural example sentence, the literal image and notes on when to use it.
Italian Adjectives: The 100 Most Useful (A1)
The 100 most useful adjectives in Italian for A1 learners: size, food, feelings, colours and time, each with a natural example sentence plus agreement and position notes.
Italian Numbers 1–100: Count from Uno to Cento
All 100 Italian numbers from uno to cento, one card each, with natural examples about prices, ages, times, buses and temperatures. For A1 beginners.
Italian Phrases for Travel: 50 Essentials
Fifty common Italian phrases for travellers at A1 level: restaurants, trains, hotels and directions, each with a short example sentence and usage notes.
Italian Reflexive Verbs: 30 Everyday Verbs (A2)
Thirty essential Italian reflexive verbs, from svegliarsi to accorgersi, with natural examples, pronoun placement tips and usage notes for A2 learners.
Italian Slang Words: 30 Expressions Italians Actually Use
Thirty real Italian slang words and funny colloquial phrases, from boh and che palle to minchia, each with a natural example and a note on how rude it is.
Italian Swear Words: 30 Curse Words Rated by Strength
Thirty real Italian swear words and insults, from the harmless "cavolo" to blasphemy, each rated 1-5 for strength, with regional and register notes.
Italian Words Used in English: 50 Loanwords
Fifty Italian words English borrowed: food, music and false friends like latte, peperoni and casino, with what each one really means in Italy today.