Your daily 20 minutes of Italian!


Daily Italian:

  • A unique program for adults learning Italian.

  • Learn real-world language skills in bite-sized lessons!

  • Get self-study materials for adults.

  • Sent twice a week, ready to use daily.

  • Interactive, fun, useful.

  • Based on authentic materials.


Is this program for you?

Yes:

  • you are a beginner or pre-intermediate in Italian (A1+/A2/B1 level)

  • you know some words, learn with an app or on a course

  • you need some extra motivation to learn Italian daily

  • you need some extra materials to learn Italian daily

  • you want to know more about Italian culture

No:

  • you are advanced in Italian and you’re looking for advanced-level materials

  • you don’t know a single word in Italian except pizza and want to learn from scratch

How it works

I send an email 2 times a week (Mondays and Fridays) with study ideas and materials for you. They include videos, texts, podcasts, reels, and anything in real Italian, created for Italians, but comprehensible for you, a beginner/pre-intermediate learner. I add tasks, and vocabulary for you to learn (using free apps to have more fun). We practice together, daily, in the Notes and Chat section of this Substack.

{FACILE} - this means an exercise is for complete beginners

The materials

You will get:

  • newspaper articles

  • TV programmes

  • podcasts

  • recipes

  • videos

  • songs

and more. I use content created for Italians, so you are sure you’re learning real spoken Italian.

I’m an experienced teacher, so I know which authentic materials to choose for you.

We don’t only watch or listen. We learn together:

  • I prepare vocabulary sets (at least 5 words a week) for you

  • you learn them using free apps to make it fun

  • we write emails and chat messages

  • we do small language tasks

  • we engage in chats

My newsletter is designed for you to learn and actively use more vocabulary and sound like an Italian. It’s not only about understanding Italian content. We are in touch and practice together daily.

How to use my self-study materials?

It’s super easy, all you have to do is open my email (or one of the posts on Daily Italian here).

And follow the instructions!

For example, in Daily Italian #5, we listened to the song that won the Sanremo Festival this year. I prepared some activities for you to practice.

The most important topics like numbers, verb conjugations, food, weather etc. will come up regularly. So don’t worry if your results in the quizzes are not perfect immediately. Next time, it will go better!

Keep learning, doing the exercises and your Italian will get better in no time.

You can repeat every exercise and quiz as many times as you want.

Remember: you don’t have to do all the exercises I send. Do just one or two, it’s ok. When you have more time, you can do more.


It’s important to show up weekly, not to be the perfect student.


You can start from Daily Italian 1 or from Daily Italian you receive when you subscribe. It doesn’t matter, we regularly revise the previous materials (I’m a teacher, remember?).

Community chat

Join our vibrant community chat for Italian language practice. Exchange messages, meet fellow Italy enthusiasts, and enjoy engaging conversations. We'd love to have you!

Archive

As a paid subscriber, you get access to full access to the Daily Italian Archive: all materials ever published, on the website: dailyitalian.substack.com

Why subscribe?

  • you get the original: I prepare all the exercises and quizzes for you. You won’t find 95% of it outside Daily Italian.

  • you save time: the Internet is full of free stuff, so why pay? Because having everything prepared and checked for you saves you so much time!

  • quality: I’m a qualified Italian teacher, I work with the language on a daily basis as a school owner. I guarantee the materials are easy to use and 100% correct.

  • I use authentic publications for Italians. You learn the language actually spoken in Italy today.

  • You get my study sets prepared especially for Daily Italian.

  • I’m a language learner, and I know how to make words stick. I know the value of spaced repetition and learning from materials you love and find super interesting.

  • subscribe once, get access to all materials I’ve ever sent.

  • access the Italian learners’ community in our chat.

  • cancel any time.

As a free subscriber, you can access 6 example newsletters and an occasional free newsletter I will send from time to time.

If you are only interested in free content, subscribe to my free weekly newsletter How to speak Italian here.

Who am I

I’m Katarzyna Ciszewska, Italian as a foreign language teacher, DILS-PG certificate qualified trainer, CELI certificate examiner and owner of Scuola AL DENTE. My top priority is introducing quality to Italian teaching. We work on it every single day together with my team. I’m here to help 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 and communicate effectively during your next stay in Italy.

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I’m here to help 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 and communicate effectively during your next stay in Italy. I'm a qualified Italian teacher and the owner of AL DENTE, an online Italian school for busy adults. Lifelong language learner.