Le lezioni — 40 adventures with Adam & Luna 🛵

Each lesson is a little story: a scene to listen to, one secret of Italian to crack, a wow fact, puzzles you can check yourself, a joke from Luna and a mission to do today. Finish one and you win a badge. Lessons 1–20 take you to A1; lessons 21–40, the Renaissance half, carry you up to B1.

  1. Adam waving ciao in a sunny Italian piazza with Luna the retriever1 Ciao! Come stai?Greeting people and saying how you areLuna has run into the piazza and she's saying ciao to absolutely everybody. Even the pigeons. Can you keep up?🏅 Ciao Champion
  2. Children from around the world introducing themselves on a stage2 Io sono… — il verbo essereIntroducing yourself with the verb to beThere's a talent show in the piazza and the microphone is coming to you. Who are you, in Italian?🏅 Name Ninja
  3. A classroom where books, pens and apples have googly eyes and tiny hats3 Il, la, un, una — nomi e articoliNouns and their articlesUh oh — every object in the classroom has grown eyes, and each one wants the right little hat: il or la.🏅 Article Wizard
  4. One gelato cone multiplying into a whole street of gelato cones4 Uno, due, tanti — il pluraleMaking things pluralAdam bought ONE gelato. Luna sneezed. Now there are forty-seven gelati rolling down the street.🏅 Plural Pro
  5. A very hungry Luna eyeing a giant plate of spaghetti next to a birthday cake5 Ho fame! — il verbo avereHaving, and the things avere really meansLuna's tummy just rumbled so loudly the pigeons flew away. In Italian she doesn't say «I am hungry» — she says «I HAVE hunger».🏅 Hungry Hero
  6. A cutaway Italian flat full of hidden animals and funny objects6 C'è un gatto! — c'è e ci sonoSaying what there isSomewhere in this flat there is a cat, a sock and a very guilty-looking dog. Tell us what's there.🏅 Room Ranger
  7. Adam as a detective with a magnifying glass among glowing question marks7 Chi? Che cosa? Dove? — le domandeAsking questionsSomeone ate the last piadina. Adam has a magnifying glass, Luna has a hat, and you have seven question words.🏅 Question Detective
  8. A monster workshop full of tall, short, green and spotty cartoon creatures8 Com'è? — gli aggettiviDescribing people and thingsWelcome to the monster workshop. Build one, then describe it — but careful: your adjectives have to match!🏅 Monster Maker
  9. Children singing, eating and playing football in an Italian park9 Io parlo italiano — i verbi in -areThe present tense: -are verbsThe park is chaos: kids singing, eating, playing, dancing. Every single one of those is an -are verb. Launch!🏅 Verb Rocket
  10. A cosy Italian bar with a snoozing dog and a boy reading a giant menu10 Leggo, dormo, capisco — i verbi in -ere e -ireThe present tense: -ere and -ire verbsYou're at the bar counter and the menu is enormous. Luna is asleep on the stool. It's all on you.🏅 Menu Master
  11. Adam zooming past Italian landmarks on a red Vespa with Luna11 Vado, vengo, faccio, sto — i verbi irregolariThe four irregular verbs you cannot avoidHelmet on. These four verbs are irregular, which means they're wild — and they take you everywhere.🏅 Vespa Speedster
  12. A giant cartoon map of Italy with signposts and hopping characters12 A, in, di, da — le preposizioniSmall words, big differenceBig map, tiny words. Get a and in wrong and you end up in the wrong city — or inside a pizza.🏅 Map Explorer
  13. A wacky clock tower covered in clocks with Adam swinging from a hand13 Che ore sono? — l'ora, i giorni, i numeriTime, days and numbersAll the clocks in the tower are shouting different times and Luna is howling like a cuckoo. Sort them out!🏅 Time Lord
  14. A giant pizza with a heart topping and Luna with heart eyes14 Mi piace la pizza! — piacereSaying what you likeGiant pizza, heart-shaped topping, one very sad broccoli in the corner. Time to say what you love.🏅 Taste Tester
  15. Adam in a superhero cape choosing between homework mountain and a fairground15 Voglio, posso, devo — i verbi modaliWanting, being able, having toCape on. Three superpowers today: I want, I can, I must. Luna is already tugging you towards «voglio».🏅 Power Verb Hero
  16. A busy Italian bar counter piled with cornetti and gelato16 Al bar e al ristoranteOrdering food and drinkLuna is balancing a tray on her nose. The barista is waiting. Order before it all crashes!🏅 Bar Boss
  17. A noisy Italian family Sunday lunch with Luna stealing a meatball17 La mia famiglia — i possessiviMy, your, his and the familySunday lunch. Fourteen relatives, one enormous bowl of pasta, and Luna under the table with a meatball.🏅 Family Champion
  18. A sleepy morning routine with a jumping alarm clock and Luna helping18 Mi sveglio alle sette — la giornataReflexive verbs and your daily routineThe alarm clock is airborne, your hair defies gravity, and Luna has stolen your scarf. Describe the chaos.🏅 Routine Rockstar
  19. Adam and Luna looking at a magic photo album replaying yesterday19 Ieri ho mangiato — il passato prossimoTalking about yesterdayThe photo album is glowing and yesterday is playing inside it. Tell the story before the pictures fade.🏅 Time Traveller
  20. A confetti graduation party in a piazza with a golden trophy20 Racconto di me — ricapitoliamoPutting the whole of A1 togetherFireworks in the piazza. Trophy in your hand, medal on Luna. One last challenge: tell us about YOU.🏅 A1 Legend
  21. Adam waving ciao in a sunny Italian piazza with Luna the retriever21 Ho mangiato, sono andato — il passato prossimoMastering the passato prossimo: avere vs essereLuna fell in the pond and ate the sandwiches. Adam needs to tell the story — but which little helper verb goes with which action?🏅 Auxiliary Ace
  22. Children from around the world introducing themselves on a stage22 C'era una volta — l'imperfettoThe imperfetto: describing how things used to beAdam finds an old photo of five-year-old him with truly heroic hair. Step into the time machine and describe how things used to be.🏅 Time Machine Pilot
  23. A classroom where books, pens and apples have googly eyes and tiny hats23 Mentre dormivo, è arrivata LunaImperfetto vs passato prossimo: background and eventsSomething happened while everyone's back was turned. Was it raining? Was Luna asleep? Find the background, then find the surprise.🏅 Scene Detective
  24. One gelato cone multiplying into a whole street of gelato cones24 Mi sveglio, mi diverto — i verbi riflessiviReflexive verbs in every tenseThe bathroom mirror is fogged up and your whole morning routine is a blur. Narrate it back into focus, one reflexive verb at a time.🏅 Mirror Master
  25. A very hungry Luna eyeing a giant plate of spaghetti next to a birthday cake25 Lo vedo, la mangio — i pronomi direttiDirect object pronounsAdam keeps losing things — the keys, the ball, Luna's leash. Answer fast with a tiny pronoun instead of repeating the whole word.🏅 Pronoun Sniper
  26. A cutaway Italian flat full of hidden animals and funny objects26 Gli scrivo, le telefono — i pronomi indirettiIndirect object pronounsYou've got letters, calls and gifts to deliver to everyone in town — but only if you can say WHO gets what, without naming them twice.🏅 Message Runner
  27. Adam as a detective with a magnifying glass among glowing question marks27 Ne voglio ancora, ci vado spesso — ne e ciThe little words ne and ciLuna has eaten a mysterious number of biscuits, and you go to the park more often than anyone admits. Two tiny words are about to become your favourites.🏅 Ne & Ci Ninja
  28. A monster workshop full of tall, short, green and spotty cartoon creatures28 Domani andremo alla luna — il futuro sempliceThe futuro sempliceGrab your telescope: Luna insists she'll visit the real moon one day, and Adam is already planning next weekend. Time to talk about tomorrow.🏅 Future Forecaster
  29. Children singing, eating and playing football in an Italian park29 Vorrei un gelato gigante — il condizionaleThe condizionale presenteYou've walked into the poshest gelateria in Italy. Yelling 'I WANT GELATO' won't work here — time to upgrade to vorrei.🏅 Politeness Pro
  30. A cosy Italian bar with a snoozing dog and a boy reading a giant menu30 Vieni qui, Luna! — l'imperativoThe imperative: giving instructions and commandsWelcome to Luna's obedience school. Sit! Come! Don't eat that! Your commands are about to get a very good workout.🏅 Dog Whisperer
  31. Adam zooming past Italian landmarks on a red Vespa with Luna31 Più grande, il più veloce — comparativi e superlativiComparatives and superlativesIt's the ultimate showdown: Adam vs Luna, speed vs snacks. Only comparatives and superlatives can settle this once and for all.🏅 Comparison Champion
  32. A giant cartoon map of Italy with signposts and hopping characters32 Il mio, la tua, la sua — i possessiviPossessives with confidenceEveryone's belongings got mixed up in one giant pile. Whose backpack is this? Whose dog is THAT? (Spoiler: it's Luna's, obviously.)🏅 Ownership Officer
  33. A wacky clock tower covered in clocks with Adam swinging from a hand33 Vado in Italia, sto a casa — preposizioni di luogoPrepositions with places, revisited and expandedPack your bags: this trip goes through cities, countries and even Luna's food bowl. One wrong little word and you land in the wrong place.🏅 Preposition Pathfinder
  34. A giant pizza with a heart topping and Luna with heart eyes34 Qui si mangia bene — il si impersonaleThe si impersonale: talking about 'people in general'Welcome to the sign-making factory. No naming names — just say what 'one' does, the impersonal Italian way.🏅 Rule Writer
  35. Adam in a superhero cape choosing between homework mountain and a fairground35 Ho dovuto, ho potuto — i modali al passatoModal verbs in the pastAdam missed the walk yesterday and Luna wants answers. Time to explain what you had to, could, or wanted to do — in the past.🏅 Excuse Expert
  36. A busy Italian bar counter piled with cornetti and gelato36 Lentamente, fortunatamente — gli avverbiAdverbs and how to build themLuna is demonstrating every possible speed today: lentamente, velocemente, and — after dinner — not at all.🏅 Adverb Athlete
  37. A noisy Italian family Sunday lunch with Luna stealing a meatball37 Il libro che leggo, la persona di cui parlo — che e cuiRelative pronouns: che and cuiTwo short, choppy sentences are staring at each other, begging to become one smooth, impressive sentence. You hold the glue: che and cui.🏅 Sentence Joiner
  38. A sleepy morning routine with a jumping alarm clock and Luna helping38 Mi fa male la testa — parlare di saluteTalking about health and problemsSomething hurts, someone's coughing, and Luna is diagnosing everyone by licking their hands. Time to talk symptoms like a pro.🏅 Junior Doctor
  39. Adam and Luna looking at a magic photo album replaying yesterday39 Ti va di uscire? — piani e invitiMaking plans and invitationsThe weekend is wide open and everyone wants to do something different. Invite, accept, decline, negotiate — go!🏅 Plan Master
  40. A confetti graduation party in a piazza with a golden trophy40 Allora, mentre, però — raccontare una storia lungaTelling a longer story with connectorsThe whole adventure — greetings to grammar to gelato to ghost stories — comes together right now. Tell us the whole tale, Luna and all.🏅 B1 Storyteller
Adam in an Italia scarf, waving, with Luna the cream retriever

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