🇮🇹 Italian conversation practice
Speak Italian out loud with Giulia from Rome
Real, spoken Italian practice with Giulia, a fresco restorer from Rome who knows every gelato shop in Trastevere and has strong opinions about carbonara.
Free to start · Works in your browser · Captions in Italiano and English
What you’ll talk about
- Food, coffee and the right way to make carbonara
- Rome: piazzas, churches and hidden corners
- Family, Sunday lunch and football
- Art and restoration
- Travel around Italy
The Italian you’ll hear
Standard Italian as it is spoken in Rome today, with a little Roman flavor (“dai”, “magari”, “boh”) that she will happily explain.
Pick your level
Beginner: Giulia says one or two short sentences at a time, slowly. Intermediate: natural everyday Italian at a moderate pace. Expert: full native speed, idioms and humor.
Italian phrases to try with Giulia
| Ciao! Come stai? | Hi! How are you? |
| Piacere di conoscerti. | Nice to meet you. |
| Puoi parlare più lentamente, per favore? | Can you speak more slowly, please? |
| Cosa mi consigli? | What do you recommend? |
| Che bello! | How lovely! |
Say any of these out loud and Giulia will take it from there.
How a conversation works
Say hi to Giulia
Giulia pops up, waves and greets you in Italian.
Speak Italian, or English
Answer out loud. Stuck? Switch to English for a moment; Giulia keeps replying in Italian.
Read along
Two captions: Giulia’s exact words, and the English translation.
Italian practice: questions
I only know a few words of Italian. Can I still talk to Giulia?
Yes. Choose Beginner and Giulia says one or two short sentences at a time, slowly, with an English caption for every sentence. You can answer in English while you build confidence.
Will I learn standard Italian or a dialect?
Standard Italian, understood everywhere in Italy. Giulia is Roman, so now and then you will hear a local expression, and she will explain any of them if you ask.
Do I need to type?
No. Chit-Chat is hands-free: just talk. It hears when you finish speaking, and you can interrupt whoever you’re talking to, just like a real conversation. A text box is there if you prefer to type.
How much does it cost?
Your first 5 minutes of conversation are free, with no card needed, and so are the first lesson unit and Free practice. After that, Chit-Chat Plus is $12.99 a month or $79.99 a year for everyday conversation with the whole crew. Cancel any time.
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