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Copyright Copyright Introduction Did you know you already speak Italian? Chapter 1 I spent the weekend in Rome – and wow, the weather was fantastic. Chapter 2 I booked a table, ordered dinner and then paid the bill. What did you do? Chapter 3 I’m scared of flying, so I’m planning to take the Eurostar. Chapter 4 You need help, mate! Chapter 5 I was just about to book a taxi when you called me. Really! Chapter 6 (1) I’m sorry, I was in the middle of preparing dinner when you arrived, so I was a bit distracted. (part 1) Chapter 6 (2) I’m sorry, I was in the middle of preparing dinner when you arrived, so I was a bit distracted. (part 2) Chapter 7 I’m moving to Italy this July because of you! Because of me? You mean thanks to me! Chapter 8 When you talk about Rome, you’re so enthusiastic. Footnotes About the Publisher

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People who feel confused by the way languages are normally taught

People who are amazed by just how closely grammer books resemble furniture assembly instructions

People who studied Italian at school

People coming back to the language after a break

People who’ve listened to one of Paul Noble’s audio courses

People who haven’t listened to one of Paul Noble’s audio courses

Who is this book for?

People curious about whether they can learn a language

People who didn’t study Italian at school

People who didn’t like how languages were taught at school

People learning Italian for the first time

People who think they can’t learn a foreign language

People who know no Italian at all

People who know some Italian already

Contents

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Footnotes

About the Publisher

Did you know you already speak Italian?

Did you know you already speak Italian?

That you speak it every day? That you read and write it every day? That you use it with your friends, with your family, at work, down the post-office – even in the shower when you read the label on the shampoo bottle?

Were you aware of that fact?

Well, even if you weren’t, it’s nevertheless true.

Of course, you might not have realised at the time that what you were reading / saying / writing was actually Italian but I can prove to you that it was. Just take a look at these Italian words below but, as you do so, use your thumb to cover the final letter at the end of each word:

As your thumb has hopefully helped you to realise, these are words that exist not only in Italian but also in English. And, in fact, these are by no means isolated examples of words that exist in both Italian and English but rather they are merely the tip of a truly enormous iceberg.

In fact, around half of all English words have close equivalents in Italian. Yes, that’s right, half!

If we begin using these words, together with an extremely subtle method that shows you how to put them into sentences in a way that’s almost effortless, then becoming a competent Italian speaker becomes really quite easy.