Learn Italian
L'italiano di casa
The language our family carried across the water, taught from the very first word — and finished by reading our own records in the hand they were written in.
12 units · 67 lessons · 536 words
What makes it different
The Cocchini course in the Italian language
Built around us
The final unit teaches the exact vocabulary of our baptism, marriage and death records — nato, sepolto, testimone — so you can read the originals yourself.
Heard, not just read
Every word and sentence is spoken aloud in Italian, at full speed or slowly, so your ear learns before your eye does.
Spoken back
Speaking rounds listen to you and score how close you came, so you can practise out loud before you ever knock on a cousin's door.
Daily habit
Streaks, experience and a family leaderboard — seven honest minutes a day, and a gentle nudge from your cousins.
Grammar in plain English
Short notes that explain why Italians say 'the my house', with no jargon and no memorising tables.
Never forgotten
Words you have met come back at exactly the moment you are about to forget them.
The journey
Seven units, from Palermo to Florence
- IPalermo, Sicilia · A1.1
First Words
Le prime parole
Greet people, say who you are, and be polite
- IINapoli, Campania · A1.1
The Family
La famiglia
Name every relative and say who belongs to whom
- IIIRoma, Lazio · A1.2
At the Table
A tavola
Order, eat, toast and pay like a local
- IVAssisi, Umbria · A1.2
Around Town
In città
Find your way, ask directions, take the train
- VBologna, Emilia-Romagna · A2.1
Every Day
Ogni giorno
Verbs, hours, days and the rhythm of Italian life
- VIVerona, Veneto · A2.2
Telling the Story
Raccontare il passato
Speak about what happened — the tense every family story needs
- VIIFirenze, Toscana · A2.2 — reading
Words from the Archive
Le parole dell'archivio
Read the real records: baptisms, marriages, deaths and old print
- VIIINapoli, Campania · A2.1
What Happened
Il passato
Tell someone what you did yesterday, last year, and long ago
- IXTorino, Piemonte · A2.1
Work and Town
Il lavoro e la città
Trades, offices, errands and the language of getting things done
- XVenezia, Veneto · A2.2
On the Road
In viaggio
Directions, hotels, trains and getting yourself unstuck
- 11Bologna, Emilia-Romagna · B1.1
Feelings and Opinions
Sentimenti e opinioni
Say what you think, what you would do, and how you feel about it
- 12Archivio di Stato, Pescara · B1.1
The Language of the Records
La lingua dei registri
Read a baptism, a marriage and a death entry in the original
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