The best way of learning Italian quickly is to immerse yourself in the language and the culture. If you have time and money, you can move to an Italian speaking country where you will be surrounded by the language at every turn. You can take classes in the language at the same time and when you are outside of class you have ample opportunity to practice and use what you learn in class. For many students in university, attending university in an Italian city is a very effective way of becoming fluent in the language and gaining credit towards their degree at the same time.



For most people who do want to learn Italian, moving away from home is not a viable option. They may be able to avail of Italian classes in their home community through college courses, but they can also take online courses and stay home. When you opt to learn Italian through such a course, you do not have to make any changes to your work schedule. You do, however, need to set a schedule for yourself to study at home on a daily basis. This should be a time when you know that you won't be interrupted.

You don't need to have any prior knowledge of Italian to succeed in an online course. These courses start with the premise that you are a beginner and the first lesson is about the alphabet and the sounds of the letters. This will take some time for you to fully understand all the nuances of the ways in which the letters and clusters of letters are pronounced. You will also receive instruction in the accents on the parts of the Italian vocabulary words you learn.

Along with reading the instruction on your computer screen, it is essential that the course you choose to take includes a listening component. Without this you will not be able to hear how the letters and words are pronounced and when you speak, you will have a very distinct accent. You may even pronounce some of the words incorrectly and say something completely different from what you want to say. For example, if you pronounce the cluster as you will be making a mistake. Through the rules of pronunciation that you learn in your course, the instruction will tell you that this cluster is pronounced as and that the is ignored.

When learning to speak Italian, you need to start out slowly and really make sure you understand each lesson before you move on. Each subsequent lesson builds on the previous one. Be prepared to make mistakes because this is a normal part of learning anything new. Make sure you reinforce your learning by completing the exercises through which you learn to write grammatically correct Italian sentences. Always start off with the basics, whether you are learning Italian grammar or reading and listening to short passages. Find Italian books written for young children in which the words are accompanied by pictures. This is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary.