Short Stories in Italian for Beginners

A short, simple story in Italian, read slowly — perfect for beginners (A2) who want to improve listening comprehension and pronunciation. Follow along with the free transcription and English translation on Patreon. Find all my resources here.

Italian listening and pronunciation exercise | Simple Italian Story for Beginners | #46 An old family album
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Hello everyone! This story is level A2. In this serie of videos I will read a short and simple story in Italian very slowly. You can follow my voice and read the text in Italian on the screen.

Italian listening and pronunciation exercise | Simple Italian Story for Beginners | #45 A secret garden in the city
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Hello everyone! This story is level A2. In this serie of videos I will read a short and simple story in Italian very slowly. You can follow my voice and read the text in Italian on the screen.

Italian listening and pronunciation exercise | Simple Italian Story for Beginners | #44 A picnic in Florence

NB Nel testo vedrete la frase “Al mercato c’è molta gente e tanti colori”, che potrebbe far sorgere la domanda: non dovrebbe essere “ci sono”? Ottima domanda!

In italiano, a volte possiamo trovare casi in cui il verbo con coincide esattamente con il soggetto della frase, ma questo viene comunque accettato come corretto.

Alcuni esempi sono quando i soggetti sono percepiti come un’unità semantica oppure quando uno dei membri amplia o specifica l’altro. Qi possiamo anche usare un vero al singolare (Enciclopedia dell’Italiano Treccani).

Oppure in casi come:

Ci sono un uomo e due donne (accordo grammaticale “scolastico” con l’insieme plurale);

C’è un uomo e due donne (accordo col primo elemento e funzione presentativa).

Nell’italiano contemporaneo il secondo tipo è molto diffuso, perché il parlante non sta facendo concordare il verbo con tutta la coordinazione, ma vuole più che altro introdurre una scena. (Accademia della Crusca).

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Hello everyone! This story is level A2. In this serie of videos I will read a short and simple story in Italian very slowly. You can follow my voice and read the text in Italian on the screen.

Italian listening and pronunciation exercise | Simple Italian Story for Beginners | #43 A day at the Florence's Uffizi
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Hello everyone! This story is level A2. In this serie of videos I will read a short and simple story in Italian very slowly. You can follow my voice and read the text in Italian on the screen.