One of the first things I notice when my students speak Italian is that their sentences stop too early. They know the words, but they don’t yet know how to connect them.

One of the first questions my students ask me is: “How can I sound more natural when I speak Italian?” They often imagine the answer involves advanced grammar or complicated vocabulary. But the truth is much simpler.What usually makes Italian sound natural is not what you say, but how you structure your sentences . In my lessons, I focus a lot on small, everyday structures that Italians use constantly. They’re simple, practical, and incredibly effective. Once students start

One of the advantages of teaching Italian to English speakers is that I start to notice patterns very quickly.Different students, different levels — but the same mistakes come back again and again . The good news? Once you become aware of them, these mistakes are easy to fix , and correcting them immediately makes your Italian sound more natural. One mistake I hear constantly is the overuse of subject pronouns . In English, saying I or you is necessary. In Italian, it often