Everyday Italian
Start speaking Italian from your very first conversation. Learn to introduce yourself, order at a café, navigate streets, and build natural sentences with authentic rhythm.
Like Duolingo, but for Everyday Italian. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
25 levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through First Steps and Quick Conversations, Building Real Sentences, and Navigating Daily Life in Italian. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Everyday Italian
- Italian has five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) that maintain consistent, clear pronunciations
- Italian words are pronounced phonetically as they are written
- Vowels do not reduce to a lazy 'uh' sound in Italian
- 'Ciao' is informal and used primarily with friends, family, or children
- 'Buongiorno' is a polite greeting used during the morning and afternoon
- 'Buonasera' replaces 'buongiorno' starting in late afternoon and evening
- 'Prego' is the standard polite response to 'grazie' (meaning 'you're welcome')
- 'Grazie' expresses gratitude, while 'per favore' asks politely for something
- Failing to reply with 'prego' feels abrupt in Italian service interactions
- Acknowledge the barista with a polite greeting before ordering
- Ordering simply requires naming the item and adding 'per favore'
- Saying just 'un caffè' defaults to a single shot of espresso taken standing at the banco
- Gestures provide essential emotional context and clarity rather than mere decoration
- Raising vocal pitch at the end of a sentence signals a question without changing word order
- Expressive delivery is a natural part of everyday communication, not just theatrical performance
- 'Mi chiamo' introduces your name without needing full conjugation
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Everyday Italian the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Picture yourself reading an Italian sign for the first time. How do you sound out the words?
Get it right to open this lesson and 24 more in the app.
How to learn Everyday Italian, step by step
Go in order. 25 short levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
First Steps and Quick Conversations
- Immediate Survival Italian
- Introducing Yourself and Finding Your Way
- 2
Building Real Sentences
- Nouns, Gender, and Word Harmony
- Everyday Action Verbs in the Present
- Asking Questions and Holding the Floor
- 3
Navigating Daily Life in Italian
- Ordering, Dining, and Food Culture
- Time, Calendars, and Making Plans
- Expressing Wants, Needs, and Preferences
3 sections · 8 units · 25 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Everyday Italian
How do I learn Everyday Italian?
Go in order: start with First Steps and Quick Conversations, then Building Real Sentences, then Navigating Daily Life in Italian. On Tomo that's 25 short levels, about 50 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Everyday Italian?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Everyday Italian is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Everyday Italian course free?
Yes. Everyday Italian is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Everyday Italian?
25 levels across 3 sections, about 50 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Everyday Italian?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Everyday Italian is taught in the Storyteller style: every lesson is a story. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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