Basic Italian

The inspiration for this book came from previous students who traveled to Italy and wanted to improve their abilities and understanding in reading, writing and speaking the Italian language.  The book includes grammar, text written in Italian and English for practical purposes and cultural notes of general interest. It includes a few notes on traditions, idioms and gives examples of conversations of how to communicate while buying a train ticket, ordering a dinner, etc.
The objective of the book is to teach a student basic grammar of the Italian language showing sentence structure and the formation of the various tenses of conjugation of verbs.  Once the student acquires the knowledge to form a sentence and some basic verb conjugation, he or she can expand his or her abilities to read, write and speak the language with confidence.

Imma Trisorio Keith was born and raised in Naples, Italy.  She migrated to the United States where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi.  She started teaching Italian to Navy personnel deploying to Italy.  She has been teaching for the past 15 years.  Currently she teaches classes and tutors individuals in Italian language.