l’italiano con Dante
Dante’s three lines in the original, read aloud by Virgil and Beatrice, with every word explained and today’s Italian a tap away. About 10–15 minutes.
If you can order a coffee, you can start. The verses stay the same; what each lesson asks of you grows with your level.
Prova · Inferno I, vv. 1–3
Tocca una parola
Ascolta Virgilio
The tercet, or tap a line number
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letterariobookish
wood, forest · oggi: foresta / bosco
Un giorno con Terzina
10–15 minutes for your first tercet. The next one in the same sitting takes about 6–8, once Virgil’s steps are familiar.
At the end of each canto, a guardian: a short trial on its verses. Win, and the canto’s seal is yours.
Il passo
Your streak counts study, not minutes, so careful reading never costs you a day. One a day takes you through Inferno I in about six weeks. On a good day, read two or three.
Il viaggio
Every verse of the poem is here to read and hear. Fully annotated lessons today: 462 tercets across 10 canti, with more being added.
«Per me si va ne la città dolente»
Concrete, vivid Italian, and the best place to learn the passato remoto.
Virgilio · 34 canti
«Per correr miglior acque alza le vele»
The language of hope, memory and the future. Your grammar is refined terrace by terrace.
Virgilio, then Beatrice · 33 canti
«L’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle»
Abstract nouns, Latinisms, invented verbs: the highest register of the language.
Beatrice · 33 canti
Il libro
Gratis$0
In breve
Terzina is a web app that teaches Italian through Dante’s Divine Comedy, one tercet a day, for learners from A2 to C1. All 100 cantos are free to read and hear, every word glossed, and Inferno I is a complete free lesson. Every other lesson, with the guide and pronunciation feedback, is in the book: $8 once, no subscription. Every word carries a verdict, still said or not: in the annotated cantos, 72% of Dante’s words are everyday Italian today. See the count.