Cities / Rome

Learn Italian in Rome

Standard Italian with a Roman lilt: Lei for strangers, tu at the bar, and Roman words like daje (come on) and mo' (now). A caffè is an espresso, and a cornetto is breakfast.

In Solvelingua you move to Rome (Roma), find a home in Monti, and learn Italian the way people there speak it: by talking with the baker, your landlord, your boss and your friends, by voice or by typing. Everyone remembers you, and gentle feedback after each conversation shows what to say next time.

What you'll hear in Rome

Local words and slang

• dai
• allora
• boh
• vabbè
• ecco
• daje
• anvedi
• mo'
• annamo
• aò
• sto a pezzi
• che figata
• me sa

Where you'll live

• Monti: Cobbled lanes, ivy on ochre walls, a fountain where everyone sits in the evening, and the Colosseum round the corner.

You can play in English, Spanish and Portuguese: menus, feedback, lessons and translations come in the language you pick.