Filitalia International →A1 — TOTAL BEGINNER
From Your Head to Your Mouth
In 12 weeks, you'll be able to introduce yourself, talk about your family, and handle everyday situations — in Italian.
What You’re Buying
Standard Price
$399
Filitalia Member Price
$359
Filitalia International offers its members a special price for this course. If you have Italian roots or a connection to Italian heritage, you may be eligible to join their site in under 3 minutes (just $25/year) — separate from enrolling in this class.
Choose Your Class
Select one of the available classes below. Whichever you choose, you'll keep that same day and time, with the same small group, every week for all 12 weeks. Need to switch later? Just reach out.
Selected: A1 — Monday 8:00–9:30 AM ET
Starts Sep 28 · Ends Dec 14, 2026 · same class every week for all 12 weeks.
Still not sure this is your level?
See Who This Program Is ForWhat Happens After You Join
Complete Your Payment
Secure checkout, right after you choose your class.
Join Your Group
You're added to your class's private WhatsApp group, with your Zoom link.
Attend Your Live Class
Meet your group and start speaking, every week.
Small groups of up to 10 students, taught live by The Italian Language Boss.
The Curriculum
Here’s exactly what you’ll learn — and how you’ll practice it.
What You’ll Learn
- 01Basic dialogues
- 02Greetings and introductions
- 03Regular and key irregular verbs
- 04Articles, gender and basic sentence structure
- 05Basic questions and answers
- 06Essential everyday vocabulary and expressions
How You’ll Practice
- 01Guided speaking training with the Boss
- 02Short back-and-forth exchanges
- 03Real-life scenarios
- 04Repetition and variation
- 05Boss-style mediation and memory work
Who It’s For
Starting from zero — or starting again.
This program is for complete beginners, or for anyone who has picked up some Italian through family, travel, apps or occasional study — but never built a solid foundation.
You don't need to speak Italian already. You just need to be ready to start using it.
Not sure this is exactly right? You don’t need to be 100% sure before enrolling — The Boss will adapt to you and make sure you’re placed in the right class.
Starting Point
Little to no Italian.
What You Can Already Do
Recognize a few words or very basic expressions.
Main Difficulty
Building basic sentences and understanding how Italian works.
Main Goal
Build the foundation and start communicating.
By The End Of This 12-Week Program
You’ll be able to:
Your Path Through A1
A1 level · 3 programs · 36 weeks total
Price and outcomes above are for A1.1 only — A1.2 and A1.3 are billed separately.
Want To Go Deeper?
Everything you need to know.
Full curriculum
Regular and key irregular verbs · Articles and gender · Singular and plural · Basic sentence structure · Negation · Questions · Essential prepositions · Greetings and introductions · Talking about yourself · Family and relationships · Everyday activities · Describing people, places and things · Basic everyday situations.
Speaking & practice
Guided speaking training · Short back-and-forth exchanges · Real-life scenarios · Repetition and variation · Reformulation · Guided feedback and self-correction.
Repetition & memory
Repetition is not going backwards. It's how the language sticks.
Structures return in different contexts and combinations to strengthen memory and make language use progressively more automatic.
Feedback & correction
We don't correct everything. We correct what matters.
The Boss guides students toward the correct form through prompts, reformulation, association and other feedback before giving the answer directly when appropriate.
What happens inside a class?
Learn → Practice → Speak → Get Feedback → Use It Again.
Who is this program for?
Complete beginners · People who studied some Italian but never built a foundation · People who understand a little Italian but struggle to produce it · People who want structured learning with real speaking practice.
What happens after A1.1?
This page — and the price above — is for A1.1 only, the first of three 12-week programs that make up the full A1 level.
After A1.1, you move on to A1.2, then A1.3 — each is its own 12-week program with its own separate enrollment and payment. Once you've completed all three, you move on to A2.
How do I download Zoom?
Zoom is free to download at zoom.us, or by searching "Zoom" in your phone's app store. You don't need a paid Zoom account — the free version is all you need to join your live classes.
You don't even need to install anything to join: clicking your class's Zoom link opens the option to join directly from your browser.
Not sure this is the right level, or need to change your class?
Your level isn't a commitment. If your class feels too easy or too advanced, The Boss will help move you to where you belong.
If you'd like to change your class day or time, reach out directly and the Boss will do his best to accommodate you, depending on availability.
Missed a class, or having a technical problem?
Missed a class? Reach out and you can get a recording of that session, so you don't fall behind.
Recordings are kept on Zoom's cloud for up to 14 days after the class, then they're automatically deleted — so ask for yours soon after you miss a class.
Having a Zoom or WhatsApp issue, or any other problem with your class? Reach out directly and The Boss will help.
What is your refund policy?
All sales are final — we don't offer refunds once you've enrolled. Please make sure your class day and time work for you before enrolling.
How does Filitalia membership work?
Filitalia International offers its members a special price for this course.
If you have Italian roots or a connection to Italian heritage, you may be eligible to join Filitalia International and access this benefit, along with other member benefits.
Membership costs $25/year and takes less than 3 minutes to join.
Membership is completed directly on the Filitalia International website and is completely separate from enrolling in this class.
Once you become a member, follow Filitalia International's enrollment guidance to access the member price for the class.
That's it — two simple steps:
1. Join Filitalia International
2. Enroll in the class at the member price
After you enroll, you'll receive your confirmation email and be added to your class's private WhatsApp group, where you'll receive your Zoom information and everything you need to get started.