Italian for Beginners
Courses for beginners: From the basics up to A1 level
Intended for students without knowledge of the Italian language, who wish to gain a solid foundation in the language.
The course aims at the spoken language, laying down the basics of grammar, reading and writing, and is based on advanced textbooks and incorporates news and video clips.
In the first half of the A1 level, you will learn to introduce yourself and general acquaintance with strangers, exchange phone numbers and emails, book a vacation, start a conversation, introduce another person, personal questions and answer them, professions, express preference and satisfaction and vice versa, order food and drink, ask politely, general communication in a restaurant, talk about hobbies and things you do on a daily basis, tastes and preferences, express agreement and disagreement, ask and answer what time it is, book a hotel room, rent a place to stay, ask for information and answer, complain about something, describe objects in an apartment and more.
In the second part of the course, you will learn greetings, polite words, how to talk about opening hours, a typical day and habits, describe the frequency of an action, describe the belonging of objects, describe a place, ask for information and have an informative conversation, describe a route, tell about past events, talk about vacation, the weather, shopping, common products, ask for a recipe and understand it, talk about family and more.
Important: Even if a course that suits you is not listed here, fill out the initial registration form and you will be able to influence the opening of a course at the times that are possible for you and in your preferred way (face-to-face or via Zoom)
The information on this page is not always up to date. It is advisable to fill out the form and contact us on WhatsApp.
Monday, on ZOOM
Hours: 17:45 - 19:15
opening: 20.10.2025
Sunday morning, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Hours: 10:00 - 12:00
Opened: 07.09.2025 - Not too late to join!
Sunday afternoon, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Hours: 15:50 - 18:00
opening: 02.11.2025
Sunday evening, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Hours: 18:00 - 20:10
opening: 02.11.2025
Sunday, on ZOOM
Hours: 09:00 - 10:30
Estimated opening: 02.11.2025
Wednesday, on ZOOM
Hours: 11:00 - 12:30
Opened: 17.09.2025
Wednesday, on ZOOM
Hours: 16:30 - 18:00
Estimated opening: 05.11.2025
Monday afternoon, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Hours: 15:50 - 18:00
Estimated opening: 27.10.2025
Wednesday afternoon, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 16:50 - 19:00
Estimated opening: 29.10.2025
Monday, in the classroom in Jerusalem - intended for those who have reached the halfway point of level A1
Times: 19:30 - 21:00
Estimated opening: 27.10.2025
Wednesday, in the classroom in Jerusalem - intended for those who have reached the halfway point of level A1
Times: 19:00 - 20:30
Opening: 15.10.2025
Courses that have opened
Tuesday, on ZOOM
Times: 18:00 - 19:30
Opened: 02.09.2025
Monday, On ZOOM
Times: 20:30 - 22:00
Opened: 14.07.2025
Thursday noon in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 11:15 - 12:45
Opened: 01.05.2025
Thursday noon in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 13:00 - 14:30
Opened: 09.04.2025
Thursday, on ZOOM
Times: 20:00 - 21:30
Opened: 15.05.2025
Monday, on ZOOM
Times: 18:00 - 19:30
Opened: 21.04.2025
Wednesday, in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 19:00 - 20:30
Opened: 09.04.2025
Thursday morning in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 9:30 - 12:45 (double class)
Opened: 31.07.2025
Friday, on ZOOM
Times: 10:00 - 11:30
Opened: 28.03.2025
Wednesday, afternoon course in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 10:00 - 11:30
Opened: 19.02.2025
Sunday, on ZOOM
Times: 10:30 - 12:00
Opened: 22.12.2024
Monday in the classroom in Jerusalem
Times: 18:30 - 20:00
Opened: 23.12.2024
Wednesday, on ZOOM
Times: 19:30 - 21:00
Opened: 01.01.2025
Tuesday, on ZOOM
Hours: 17:30 - 19:00
Opened: 19.11.2024
Wednesday, morning on ZOOM
Hours: 11:00 - 12:30
Opened: 30.10.2024
Sunday, evening
Hours: 19:15 - 20:45
Opened: 13.10.2024
Monday and Thursday
Hours: 16:00 - 17:30
Opening: 11.08.2025
Accelerated course for beginners: From the basics to level A2 and above
The course is more intensive and aims to complete the two beginner levels - A1 and A2, and to enter the upper level towards the end of the course. After laying the first foundations of the language, at the same time as the learning of the language structures continues, we will enter more and more into the everyday language, through materials from personal reality, from the press, from culture, etc.
The course will be divided into sequences of 15 lessons, of 90 minutes long.
All DANTE Institute courses are recognized and taught in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
