Italian, spoken with your hands too.

Warum Italienisch mit Dardsh üben?

• Native coaches who bring the culture into every session
• Learn the Italian of travel, food, and heritage
• Speak with rhythm and gestures, not just grammar
• AI keeps your Italian warm between live sessions

1. A1Anfänger

   Du kannst dann

   • Greet people, introduce yourself and say where you're from.
   • Order food and drinks and ask how much something costs.
   • Ask for directions and understand short, slow answers.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • il, la, lo, l', i, le, gli — Articles, and why every noun has a gender.
   • essere / avere — The two verbs you need from day one.
   • -are, -ere, -ire — Present tense of regular verbs.
2. A2Grundstufe

   Du kannst dann

   • Talk about your routine, your family and your work.
   • Book a room, buy a ticket and handle a simple problem while travelling.
   • Tell someone what you did last weekend.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • passato prossimo — Talking about the past, with essere or avere.
   • al, nel, dal, sul — Prepositions that merge with articles.
   • mi, ti, lo, la — Object pronouns, so you stop repeating nouns.
3. B1Mittelstufe

   Du kannst dann

   • Keep a conversation going on familiar topics without rehearsing.
   • Describe an experience, a plan or an opinion and give reasons.
   • Follow the main points of a TV series or podcast on a topic you know.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • imperfetto vs passato prossimo — Setting the scene versus telling what happened.
   • futuro / condizionale — Plans, polite requests and "I would…".
   • ci, ne — The two small words Italians use constantly.
4. B2Obere Mittelstufe

   Du kannst dann

   • Argue a point in a meeting or a discussion and react to others.
   • Understand most news, films and conversations at natural speed.
   • Write a clear email or report with a formal or informal tone as needed.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • congiuntivo presente e passato — Opinions, wishes and doubt: "penso che sia…".
   • periodo ipotetico — If-clauses: real, possible and impossible.
   • pronomi combinati — "Te lo dico" — combining pronouns fluently.
5. C1Fortgeschritten

   Du kannst dann

   • Speak fluently and spontaneously at work or at university.
   • Pick up irony, implied meaning and regional turns of phrase.
   • Adapt your register instantly, from a friend's dinner to a job interview.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • passato remoto — The literary and southern past tense — recognise it, use it where natural.
   • congiuntivo imperfetto e trapassato — Nuance in hypotheses and reported speech.
   • forma passiva, si impersonale — The structures of formal Italian.
6. C2Kompetent

   Du kannst dann

   • Understand virtually everything you hear or read, including literature.
   • Express yourself precisely, with the rhythm of an educated native speaker.
   • Summarise and argue across sources in speech and writing.

   Grammatik, die du nutzt

   • registro letterario e burocratico — The styles of law, administration and literature.
   • variazione regionale — How spoken Italian changes from Milan to Naples.

• cc, tt, ll, ss…

  pala / palla, caro / carro, nono / nonno

  Double consonants are held longer, and the meaning changes if you don't: "nono" is ninth, "nonno" is grandfather.

• gli

  famiglia, figlio, luglio

  One soft sound, close to the "lli" in "million" — never a hard g.

• gn

  bagno, gnocchi, sogno

  Like the "ny" in "canyon", said as one sound.

• c / ch, g / gh

  cena / chiesa, gelato / spaghetti

  Before e and i, c and g go soft; add an h to keep them hard.

• r

  Roma, caro, terra

  A tapped or rolled r, made with the tip of the tongue.

• è / é, ò / ó

  pésca (fishing) / pèsca (peach)

  Open and closed vowels — regional, but they carry the melody of Italian.

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