Learn Italian with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course

By: Paul Noble

Narrated by: Paul Noble

Length: 13 hrs

Publisher's summary

An exciting approach to learning Italian with the easy, relaxed appeal of an audio-only product. Over 12 hours of easy listening with Collins' best-selling language coach.

No books. No rote memorisation. No chance of failure.

Part 1

• Language ground rules
• The use of the past tense
• Numbers
• Essential vocabulary to use when booking into a hotel, taking a taxi, and eating out

Part 2

• Asking for directions
• Verb revision
• Travelling by bus and train
• Introducing and talking about yourself

Part 3

• Useful phrases when shopping
• Vocabulary for conversing with a pharmacist or doctor
• Practice and revision
• The future tense

Course Review

The course review offers the opportunity to revise the full course and practise what you have learnt. A native-speaking Italian expert helps you to perfect your pronunciation. Learn over 6,000 words in no time at all and learn how to make your new vocabulary work for you.

A downloadable booklet is also included to use as a reference and revision tool.

A more in-depth course for those looking to improve their language skills, with over 12 hours of audio and handy written revision guide to reinforce your learning.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

Which Paul Noble product is right for me?

I need a basic audio course for use on holiday or a business trip - choose The Essential Paul Noble Course.

I am a beginner or near-beginner and need an in-depth audio course - choose The Paul Noble Complete Course.

I have listened to a Complete Course and I would like to take my learning to the next level - choose The Paul Noble Next Steps Course.

I have some understanding and have previously studied the language; I need a book to consolidate what I know and increase my conversational ability - choose The Paul Noble Unlocking Series.

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Loved it!

Paul’s untraditional method of teaching is wonderful! The clues he provides to remember important information is so unique and useful. It’s also great that he doesn’t expect you to cram everything into your mind the first time you hear it. So you actually enjoy going through his lesson knowing he will circle back to new topics again later on to refresh your memory. Totally loved it and learned a ton. Will be using the last chapter for practice as he suggested very often. It’s a bit of a speed-round of everything you learn in the book. Such a well thought out set of lessons.

Truly excellent.

Would really like more of this. Very well done. This is a very effective method.

A great start

What a great course to get started with Italian! This gets you ready for simple conversation while traveling. I highly recommend.

Amazing Class

This was a great class! I listen to it every morning on my way to work. I studied Italian in college but since have not kept up as well as I liked, and this class helped me refresh everything!

Learning Italian effortlessly on long walks

This course makes learning Italian so incredibly simple. I've tried Duolingo, youtube lessons, the Coffee Break Italian podcast, and nothing comes close to this. Rather than memorizing vocab, this course teaches you in a conversational way that allows you to start speaking full sentences and forming your own sentences almost immediately!

Best Italian Preview Course Ever

This was a fantastic beginner course and really taught so well!! Excellent!!!! I am on my way to being able to communicate well!!!

Very easy to learn!

After trying to learn from different books and genres, Paul Noble really makes it easy to listen, learn and retain!

Great Course. Love Paul’s Teaching Method

Overall, this is a great introductory Italian course. I love the way that Paul teaches. I wish he made more courses. The only thing I dislike about the course to a degree is that some of the language you learn isn’t necessarily focused on everyday life, but more so on going on a vacation. For example, you learn to check in at a hotel or reserve a table at a restaurant, but you don’t necessarily learn many things related to home or work or school.

Paul Noble Courses Rock!

I have used Paul Noble Courses to learn both Spanish and Italian in conjunction with other courses like Pimsleur and books like the little Dover grammar books. His method really works as a great introduction to languages. It's clear, simplified, and gets one speaking immediately. I plan to continue using Noble's courses to learn French. If you want to learn to SPEAK a language, this is a great place to begin. On its own, it will not lead to fluency. You will need to use other courses to move on, but it has become a "go to" place for me when I begin a new language.

Most practical path I’ve seen

Paul Noble’s approach is the most practical path I’ve seen for a native English speaker to get started with a Romance language.