Italian short stories with English translation

Free Italian reading practice, sorted by CEFR level. Every text pairs the Italian original with a natural English translation and a short list of key vocabulary, so you can read comfortably just above your level — the way reading actually builds a language.

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• A2 Italian

  A2 (elementary) · 5 texts
• B1 Italian

  B1 (intermediate) · 5 texts
• B2 Italian

  B2 (upper-intermediate) · 5 texts

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