1 **ciao, mondo! (hello, world!): basic greetings and introductions**

2. **I Mattoni della Lingua (The Building Blocks): Italian Pronunciation and Alphabet** 3. **Chi Sei? (Who Are You?): Pronouns, Verb "Essere" (To Be), and Basic Identity** 4. **Un Caffè, Per Favore! (A Coffee, Please!): Numbers, Basic Vocabulary for Ordering Food and Drinks** 5. **La Famiglia (The Family): Nouns, Genders, and Plurals, and Common Family Vocabulary**