Private online Italian lessons with native teachers living in Italy. Speak confidently with locals, discover authentic culture, and prepare for your next Italian adventure.
Book a free callPrivate one-to-one lessons with teachers who actually live here, so you learn the Italian people really speak and the culture underneath it.
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They learn it for a conversation they want to have, a place they want to belong to, a family they want to understand. Tell us which one is yours and we build the lessons around it.
Order, ask, understand and joke with locals instead of pointing at a menu. Italian built around the trip you already have booked.
Italian for travelThe Italian that gets you through the post office, the landlord, the doctor and the neighbour who becomes a friend.
Moving to ItalyRead your nonna's letters, talk to the cousins you have never met, and find the dialect your family actually spoke.
Heritage learnersCinema without subtitles, opera you follow, recipes in the original, and the stories behind every region.
Italian cultureCaruso Italian Academy was founded by Samuele Caruso and brings together a hand-picked team of native Italian teachers, born and educated in Italy, with university backgrounds and real experience teaching Italian to foreign students.
Samuele personally introduces you to the teacher who fits your level, your interests and your reason for learning, whether that is travel, relocation, family, work or pure passion for our culture.
Private one-to-one lessons, shaped around your level and your interests. With a practical, immersive method you'll speak Italian from day one, discover our culture, and turn the language into a bridge to the Italy you love.
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Not a platform, not a pool of freelancers. A small team of Italians who teach every day and will remember what you said last week.
Samuele founded the Academy and still teaches every day. Born and educated in Italy, with a university background in languages and years of teaching Italian to foreign students, he runs your free consultation and matches you with the teacher who fits you best.
Jane teaches Italian to English speakers who want more than vocabulary lists. Her lessons lean on real conversation from the first session, using film, food and travel as the material, so what you learn on Tuesday is something you could say in Italy on Saturday.
and map out your Italian journey together.
Book a free callThree paths designed for every level — from those taking their first steps to those who want to live Italian culture in depth.
Structured one-to-one courses for those starting from scratch or with shaky foundations. Together we build grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation through a gradual, immersive method.
See the beginner path for speakingLessons focused on real speech: fluency, pronunciation, listening. To feel at home in any conversation in Italian.
See conversation classes for italy loversItalian through art, food, cinema, travel and traditions. A path for those who want to live Italy in depth.
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Don't put it off: every day counts when you're moving closer to Italy. Book a free call with us — we'll arrange your first lesson and map out your learning path together. Our lessons are designed to give you tangible results, naturally and without wasting time. Investing in Italian today means gaining confidence, living the country from within, and opening yourself to experiences, friendships and journeys that speak our language.
Book a free callA method built around your passion for Italy, your schedule and your interests.
Find out moreHigh quality, fully interactive and uncompromising. Learn from home, by the sea, or while you're already exploring Italy.
Lessons planned around your calendar, even across different time zones.
Resources built around your interests — from cinema to cuisine, from travel to art history.
A method that weaves language with culture: regional traditions, idioms, daily life, authors and films.
Your teacher is reachable for quick questions and tailored exercises between sessions, so progress never stops.
Clear goals and verifiable progress, lesson after lesson.
If your question isn't here, ask it on the free consultation. There is no script and nothing to sign.
Ask us directlyEvery path is private and one-to-one, so the price depends on how many lessons a month you want and how long each lesson runs. We agree it together on your free consultation, before you commit to anything, and there are no enrolment fees or hidden extras.
Two lessons a week is the sweet spot for visible progress, and one a week works well if you can add short daily practice between sessions. What matters far more than volume is regularity: 20 focused minutes every day beats three hours on a Sunday. Your teacher gives you material designed for exactly those small daily windows.
Yes. Most of our students start with no Italian at all, or with a few words picked up on holiday. Our beginner path starts from the very first sounds and gets you speaking simple, real sentences in your first lessons, not after months of grammar drills.
Yes. Most of our students are in the United States and Canada, with others in the UK and Australia. All our teachers work across time zones and lessons are scheduled around your calendar, including early mornings and evenings on the US East and West Coasts. There is a page just for this: Italian lessons for Americans.
That is one of the most common reasons people come to us. If you have a trip booked, tell us the dates and where you are going: we build the lessons around the Italian you will actually need there, from ordering at the bar to talking with a host in Puglia or a market vendor in Sicily. Even six to eight weeks of focused lessons changes how your trip feels. See Italian for travel.
All of them. Every teacher was born and educated in Italy, lives in Italy today, and has university training plus real experience teaching Italian to foreign students. You are learning the language from people who use it every day, in the country itself.
It is a relaxed conversation, about twenty minutes, with no obligation. We talk about your level, why you want to learn Italian and what your life looks like week to week. Then Samuele matches you with the teacher who fits you best and we map out your path together.
Not a grammar blog. Everything an English speaker in love with Italy actually wants to know: the language, the food, the paperwork, the villages the coaches never reach.
On a free call we'll book your first lesson and map out your path together — your level, your goals, and the way to get you speaking Italian.
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