Let Italian language be your next big adventure!


WHY LEARNING ITALIAN?

How often have you imagined yourself taking the best holiday of your life in Italy? Walking through the ancient wonders of Rome, Florence or Venice? Enjoying the best pizza in the streets of Naples? Shopping for the most famous clothing brands in Milan? Having a romantic walk under Juliet's balcony in Verona? Skiing on the snowy Alps? Driving a Ferrari in the Italian countryside? Drinking wine and tasting the best food in the world on the beautiful Italian hills, on the shores of our majectic lakes, on the Amalfi Coast or at the Cinque Terre?

Or how often have you just been at the supermarket looking for a variety of Italian products, like pasta, pizza, lasagne, mozzarella, olive oil, pesto or pasta sauces? (Please, don't tell me that you buy the premade carbonara sauce!)

You have to admit that Italian culture is indeed a big part of your daily life, whether you like it or not. I can think about many Italian things surrounding you everyday, like food, drinks, clothes, cars, furniture, restaurants, and much more.

All these reasons are good enough for you to embrace Italian language as your next hobby and dive deeper into many cultural aspects that have always been in front of you, perhaps without even realising it.

Italian Essentials will provide you with everything you need for planning your next trip to Italy, ordering food and drinks at your favourite Italian restaurant, or maybe even cooking the best recipes you've ever made.

On these social media profiles, you'll find a lot of useful material that will help you practice everyday's language, understand how to correctly pronounce Italian words, learn useful vocabulary, build easy sentences and express how much you've loved Italy for your entire life (don't try to hide it, we all love it).



HOW CAN I PRACTICE?

If you decided to accept your fate and learn the beautiful language of love (don't even think about taking French or Spanish into account... Just kidding, they're all beautiful languages), then you've found the right person for you!

My name is Dmitry, I'm a 25 y.o. language tutor and even though my name doesn't sound very Italian, I can guarantee you that I am. I was born in Russia, but I've lived in Italy since I was three years old, in a small village on the Italian Alps.

I graduated in Foreign Languages and Cultures for International Trade at the University of Verona, and in 2019 I had the amazing opportunity to spend nine months on an Erasmus+ exchange in Galway (Ireland), where I moved after completing my studies.

Here I participated in a tandem course to help Irish students learn and practice the Italian language, which opened up my experience and love for teaching other people, giving me the opportunity to share my passion and socialise at the same time.

Over the past four years I've been teaching Italian in person and on different online platforms, allowing me to connect with amazing people from around the world and contribute to their progress in learning the Italian language, while obtaining many positive reviews.

You can book some lessons with me and I can help you to navigate through the process of learning Italian by providing guidance and recommending suitable materials for your journey. I can also teach you how to cook an amazing Carbonara, after spending many years practicing the perfect recipe, or making the perfect bolognese sauce all by yourself (as I said, there's no need for premade sauces from the supermarket).

My classes will be an amazing cultural adventure that will give you the chance to practice the language in real life, helping you pick it up in a way that individual study will not allow you to (I studied languages, trust me).



HOW CAN I BOOK A LESSON?

Say no more! You can send me a direct message on any Italian Essentials' profile, or reach out:

As you express your interest, I'll communicate you my availability and the payment methods.


These are my usual working times (they might vary from time to time):

MON  –   10:00 - 14:00

TUE    –   10:00 - 14:00, 15:00 - 19:00

WED   –   10:00 - 14:00, 15:00 - 19:00

THU   –   10:00 - 14:00

FRI     –    10:00 - 14:00, 15:00 - 19:00

SAT    –   10:00 - 14:00, 15:00 - 19:00

SUN   –   10:00 - 14:00, 15:00 - 19:00

(The time is expressed in the Dublin/London time zone - GMT - UTC +0)


HOW CAN I PAY YOU?

The price for my classes is:

1 lesson –  30€/hour

5 lessons – 25€/hour (125€ total)

10 lessons – 20€/hour (200€ total)


My preferred payment methods are Revolut and PayPal, but other methods can be arranged.


HOW WILL THE LESSONS TAKE PLACE?

After agreeing on time / date and completing the payment, we will meet in a videocall at the designated time.

My preferred platforms for videocalling are Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, but I'm willing to accomodate other options.


IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO KNOW?

If you have any questions regarding your classes, feel free to contact me whenever you want.


CAN I STILL KEEP MY JAR OF CARBONARA SAUCE?

No, you can throw it away now. I'll teach you how to make the authentic sauce, I guarantee that you'll love it for real :)