Everything series

Includes index

Basic Italian -- One letter, one sound -- Grammar basics: nouns, articles, and adjectives -- Verbs: avere and essere -- Numbers, time, dates, and seasons -- First-conjugation (-are) verbs -- Second- and third-conjugation (-ere and -ire) verbs -- Irregular -ere and -ire verbs -- Prepositions -- Pronouns, the impersonal si, and useful verb constructions -- Past tenses: the passato prossimo, the imperfect, and the trapassato prossimo -- Negative expressions, relative pronouns, ci and ne, da quanto tempo?, and the gerund -- The future tense, the imperative mood, and exclamations -- The conditional mode and causative constructions -- The passato remoto and the subjunctive -- Survival phrases: don't leave home without them

"Discover just how easy it is to learn Italian with this updated edition of The Everything Learning Italian Book with new online audio so you can quickly access the pronunciation guide and exercises while you're reading. Learning Italian has never been more fun or more accessible! Now with online audio, this all-in-one guide provides step-by-step instruction in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Learn how to: -Master the essentials of Italian grammar ; -Perfect your Italian pronunciation ; -Ask questions and hold conversations ; -Navigate basic dialogues for travel, dining, business, and shopping. This must-have resource features online audio pronunciation guides, extensive vocabulary lists, and interactive exercises. Complete with dialogue examples, self-tests, and English-to-Italian and Italian-to-English dictionaries, The Everything Learning Italian Book, 3rd Edition will have you speaking--and understanding--Italian with confidence before you know it."--

"Listen and learn with online audio tracks"--Cover

All audio tracks are accessible at www.simonandschuster.com/p/everything-learning-italian-3rd or by scanning the QR code shown next to each track throughout the book