Italian teacher Giacomo Farfis

Giacomo Farfis

Community Tutor
Teaches
Italian
Native
Speaks
English
Spanish
German
Swedish
Norwegian
English-Spanish-speaking Italian tutor with an experience of more than 3000 lessons
From ItalyLiving in Parma, Italy (23:51 UTC+01:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 7, 2016
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I am a student who loves not only to learn, but to share my knowledge with others. I currently study Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Milan with emphasis on German and Scandinavian languages. I graduated with a bachelors degree in Linguistic Mediation with focus on English and Spanish. I was born and raised in Italy, but I had the opportunity to stay in the USA for 3 months and Sweden for 8 months. When I was in Sweden, I became a teacher’s assistant for English and Spanish at both elementary/middle school levels. Both of these experiences abroad have made me more aware of my "Italian" and have given me the opportunity to hone my skills as a language teacher.
5.0
Rating
623
Students
3518
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
99%
Response rate

Italian Lessons

Trial Lesson
292 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
Talk with Giacomo - Loyal Students (over 40 lessons)
A1 -  C2

Conversation

1,371 lessons completed
USD 13.00+
Package with 10% off
Learn Italian with Giacomo - New Students (less than 40 lessons)
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

1,381 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 8% off
Talk with Giacomo - New Students (less than 40 lessons)
A1 -  C2

Conversation

227 lessons completed
USD 15.00+
Package with 9% off
Learn Italian with Giacomo - Loyal Students (over 40 lessons)
A1 -  C2

Language Essentials

155 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 9% off
Learn Italian with Giacomo - Expert Students (over 100 lessons)
A2 -  C2

Language Essentials

20 lessons completed
USD 17.00+
Package with 10% off
Talk with Giacomo - Expert Students (over 100 lessons)
A2 -  C2

Conversation

52 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
Package with 9% off

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217 Reviews

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61 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Ich lerne fast täglich mit Giacomo und es ist immer wieder sehr angenehm. Es ist nie langweilig und macht Spaß, es fühlt sich nicht nach Arbeit an und dadurch vergeht die Zeit wie im Flug. Durch seine Erfahrung kann er sehr gut einschätzen wo die Stärken und Schwächen der Sprachschüler liegen und geht gut auf diese ein. Zudem kriegt man auch immer wieder Übungsaufgaben von Giacomo zu Themen, an welchen man noch arbeiten kann und meist gehen wir diese dann auch gemeinsam im Nachgang durch. Da ich schon viele Lehrer kennengelernt habe kann ich uneingeschränkt sagen: Giacomo ist wirklich ein sehr guter Lehrer.
Dec 15, 2025
Stephanie Wu
32 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Giacomo è il miglior insegnante che ho trovato su Italki. Dopo 30 lezioni con lui, ho imparato tantissimo e adesso riesco a parlare in italiano con chiunque, senza problemi. Giacomo è una persona davvero gentile e tranquilla, e le sue lezioni sono sempre divertenti. In particolare, apprezzo molto la sua conoscenza dell'inglese e dello spagnolo: mi aiuta sempre quando ho un dubbio o commetto un errore. Parlare con lui è facilissimo perché ti fa sentire a tuo agio. Non vedo l'ora di fare la mia prossima lezione con Giacomo!
Jul 11, 2025
Student Isidro Cabrera
Isidro Cabrera
1 Italian lesson
Very personable and knowledgeable
Jan 2, 2026
Nick
89 Italian lessons
Teacher’s pick
Giacomo has been a fantastic teacher over the past year and a half of lessons. He does a tremendous job of balancing when to practice patience and when to challenge me further. His teaching style and insights adapt as my own skills improve, enabling me to consistently break plateaus and never stagnate. He also does a great job of going beyond the materials we review; he always provides additional details and colloquial uses of things that I wouldn't just find in a book. On top of all of this, conversations flow naturally with him and he's truly reliable and dedicated to his craft. I can't recommend Giacomo enough to anyone trying to improve their language skills regardless of current ability!
Oct 23, 2025
Blickenstorfer
4 Italian lessons
A good review of a grammar chapter. Answering and discussing questions from an Italian textbook.
Jan 11, 2026
Diego Iglesias
3 Italian lessons
I've been learning conversational Italian with Giacomo and I can already notice the improvement in my conversation skills. Giacomo has a lot of experience teaching Italian, his lessons are interactive allowing me to do most of the talking to practice recalling words, conjugating verbs all while holding a conversation. We use an Italian conversation textbook to guide the conversation topics, review useful words and phrases and that works very well.
Jul 18, 2025
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