Introduction:

You probably already know that people talk one way when speaking with their grandmothers/fathers and a different way when talking to their wives/husbands. (And not just because one is hard of hearing and the other simply won’t listen.

And guess what: Italian for work isn’t just for, well, work. The more polite form of the language is also used when writing Italian reports, making presentations, conducting negotiations, or even speaking to someone who you have a lot of respect for (or who has a lot of authority over you).

There are plenty of other settings where you need to hold off on warm familiarity and go for professional courtesy. Otherwise even your best casual Italian might end up sounding like a poorly done Snoop Dogg impression in a situation that calls for a bit more tact.

That’s why it’s such a good idea for every Italian language learner to study some polite, work-oriented language skills.

That said, here are a few resources where you can enrich your command of business and professional Italian.

Multibhashi

Mulitbhashi uses an approach that will help you grasp the language quickly and be able to use it in your day-to-day situations in just a few days after you start taking the sessions. At the end of the course, we will provide you with a checklist and you can evaluate yourself on all the parameters and see where you stand. We will also provide you a course completion certificate.

“Learn Italian: Ultimate Guide to Speaking Business Italian”

Learn Italian: Ultimate Guide to Speaking Business ItalianLet’s start with some good old-fashioned books. This one is from Innovative Language Learning, the folks who brought you Italian Pod 101. If you haven’t used Italian Pod 101 yet, do it! It’s an excellent resource with over 1,450 audio and video lessons, flashcards, a great learner community and PDFs of their lessons—perfect for any level Italian learner.

Needless to say, you’re in good hands with this one.

With this book, you’ll learn phrases, vocabulary, and dialogue appropriate for the business environment.

Let’s say you’re about to meet up with an Italian client or sit down for a business meeting. This book will prepare you for participating in dialogue that’s professional, but at the same time welcoming and friendly.

Each lesson contains a brief model dialogue representing a potential business situation you might find yourself in. This is followed by a line-by-line analysis of the conversation.

It’s a deep dive into what happens behind the scenes. And along the way, you’ll learn grammar concepts, cultural insights, relevant vocabulary and even a few alternatives phrases or expressions you might use in professional situations.

“Learn Italian for Business: Learn Workplace Italian”

Learn Italian For Business: Learn Workplace Italian (Rilkey Language Systems Book 1)Sometimes you don’t need a blow-by-blow account of a business conversation. Sometimes, you just need to know what to say

This book comes lean. It’s 100 business dialogues composed of only four lines each, in flashcard format.

The bite-sized conversations cover plenty of business situations, from asking about the participants in a meeting to instructing your secretary to send clients in.

And yes, 100 business situations is a lot. But for the smart language learner, a lot more can still be gained by looking into the individual lines that compose the dialogues and thinking of different ways you can apply them at work.

For example, the lines “Mi organizzerò” (“I’ll make arrangements”) or “Vorrei vederLa nel mio ufficio” (“I’d like to see you in my office”) may be presented in a specific situation in the book, but they can come in handy for many other situations.

You can also use the flashcards to learn individual vocabulary words in context. Be creative in your learning with this versatile resource.

“Business Italian: Fast-track learning for English speakers”

BUSINESS ITALIAN: FAST TRACK LEARNING FOR ENGLISH SPEAKERS: The 100 most used English business words with 600 phrase examples.If you’re at a more advanced level in Italian and don’t need additional grammar lessons, this book might be right up your alley. It features some of the most common business terms and their translations as a “fast-track” learning resource for higher-level learners

Here, you’ll find 100 of the most common terms used in business, along with 600 phrase examples.

The terms you’ll find in this book include terms like:

Consiglio di Amministrazione (Board of Directors)

Rendita (Revenue)

Risorse Umane (Human Resources)

Prestito (Loan)

This one features words and phrases often only used in business, so they’re pretty specialized. If you want to sound fluent in that Italian memo you’re writing, keep this one handy.