Paola Nanni-Tate - Complete Italian Step-by-Step

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Complete Italian Step-by-Step has been written for beginner and advanced beginner learners. It teaches Italian grammar in a progressive order, enabling students to acquire an advanced knowledge of the language.

It allows students to learn the rules of the language, and to read and write Italian in a very natural way. This is not an entirely new program, but rather the combination of two previously published books: Easy Italian Step-by-Step and Advanced Italian Step-by-Step. These two bestselling programs have been combined in a way that makes it easier for students to learn Italian in one streamlined style. The first part of this book (Easy Italian Step-by-Step) provides the essential grammatical rules of the language. It introduces the most commonly-used vocabulary and the basic tenses of regular and irregular verbs. There are many exercises to allow learners to practice what they have studied or need to study. Its explanations are easy to comprehend and to remember.

The second part of the book (Advanced Italian Step-by-Step) provides a concise review of key concepts, then continues challenging learners with new grammar rules and exercises. It dives deeper into the nuances of Italian grammar and the conjugations of the verbs. It offers many exercises to enhance students knowledge so that they become more confident in speaking and understanding Italian. To take full advantage of the Complete Italian Step-by-Step program, I advise you to complete all the exercises as you progress through the book. By doing this, you will continue to reinforce what you have studied in the chapters already completed. Do not be in a rush! Make sure you have mastered the concepts studied so far before moving on to the next chapter.

By studying the rules a few at a time, and by answering the progressive exercises, you will steadily gain mastery of the language. And, self-study learner or a student in a regular class, it is my fervent hope that you will find learning Italian to be an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

Writing a grammar book that is cogent and written with learners in mind is always my goal, and I think we have accomplished that with Complete Italian Step-by-Step. I would like to thank Barbara Bregstein, the author of Easy Spanish Step-by-Step, for laying the foundation on which this program was created. I would also like to thank Garret Lemoi and Christopher Brown, my editors at McGraw-Hill, for their assistance, patience, and guidance throughout the writing of the two original books that make up this program. Italian is pronounced as it is written. Italian is pronounced as it is written.

This makes it easier to learn how to say the words in Italian. The words are pronounced by adding together the sound of each individual letter. There are only twenty-one letters in the Italian alphabet: j, k, w, x, and y are not part of the Italian alphabet. They belong to foreign words and they are pronounced as the word requires.

The following abbreviations have been used throughout the text. Italian vowels are always pronounced in a sharp or clear way regardless of stress.

They are never slurred or pronounced weakly. Pronounce the examples.