Learn to really Speak! Italian
Start speaking from day one with expert instructors, real conversation, and learning options designed around you.
Learn Italian Your Way
Real Conversation from the Start
Learn Italian by using it. Our experienced instructors help you build practical speaking and listening skills while developing a strong foundation in the language.
Learning Built Around You
Whether you're learning for travel, family, work, personal enrichment, or simply because you love Italy, we'll help you find the right path for your goals and level.
Choose How You Learn
Study one-to-one, with a partner, or in a small group. Join us in Charlottesville or learn live online from wherever you are.
Real Teachers. Real Connection.
Learn with experienced human instructors who get to know you, encourage you, and bring language to life through conversation. Along the way, you’ll connect with people and perspectives you might never have encountered otherwise.
Choose How You Learn Italiano
Private Lessons
1:1 classes
In person, online, or hybrid
This is learning at its most personal. Your instructor designs every session around your goals, whether for work, travel, or everyday conversation. With undivided attention, you get feedback in the moment and a course that changes as you grow.
Details
✔ Personalized one-on-one instruction
✔ Flexible scheduling
✔ Available in 20+ languages
Packages available from 10–30+ hours
Semi-Private
2 people
In person, online, or hybrid
Share the class with one or two people you choose. You still receive close, tailored teaching, plus a familiar partner to practice with. It is a warm middle ground: personal enough to move quickly, shared enough to stay motivated.
Details
✔ Personalized instruction
✔ Flexible scheduling
✔ Available in 20+ languages
Packages available from 10–30+ hours
Group Classes
Make your own group
In person, online
Learn with others who want the same thing you do. Join a group already underway, or we will create one for your family, team, or travel companions. More voices bring more conversation, more culture, and a community that makes speaking feel natural.
Details
✔ Group instruction
✔ Available in 20+ languages
Packages available from 10–30+ hours
Traveling to Italy Soon? Have a Buon Viaggio!
Our Buon Viaggio courses are designed for travelers who want to experience more of Italy by speaking the language. Learn practical Italian for cafés, restaurants, hotels, transportation, shopping, and everyday encounters, along with the cultural know-how that helps you feel more at home while you’re there.
Whether it’s your first trip or your tenth, a little Italian can open a lot of doors.
Meet Our Italian instructors
Learn from our best Italian instructors!
Italian Student Spotlights
Real stories from our students
Italian is Where our story began
Speak! began in 2004 as an Italian language school, founded around a simple idea: learning a language should be about more than vocabulary and grammar. It should be about conversation, culture, and connection.
More than 20 years later, we teach languages from around the world, but Italian will always be part of our roots. Whether you’re learning for travel, family, personal enrichment, or simply because you love Italy and its language, we’d love to help you find the right way to learn.
Noemi was born in Carate Brianza, a quiet and green area north of Milan close to Como and the beautiful famous lake. She took a master in Italian Language and Literature at UVA and she has been teaching Italian since then.