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First-week Italian: campus, housing, pharmacy.

Today's lesson covers the situations you'll meet in your first week — the student office, your accommodation, a pharmacy visit, and asking for urgent help politely.

Estimated time20 minutesGoalHandle first-week situations calmly and politely
Day 4 · 4 focused lessons

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At the segreteria01

At the segreteria

Booking your appointment, explaining you're an international student, requesting documents in writing.

7–9 min
Housing & landlord02

Housing & landlord

Room booking, keys, contracts, deposits — and the phrases that protect you on rental day.

8–10 min
At the pharmacy03

At the pharmacy

Mal di testa, febbre, allergic reactions — politely, accurately, and what NOT to self-diagnose.

6–8 min
Getting an Italian SIM04

Getting an Italian SIM

TIM, Vodafone, Iliad — the buy-with-passport process and the prepaid-vs-contract decision.

6–8 min
India bridge

Italian university bureaucracy works on appointments

Italian segreteria offices rarely accept walk-ins — book online (sportello on demand) weeks in advance. Bring originals + photocopies of everything (passport, visa, enrollment letter). If you're told to come back, get a specific date in writing. This is normal — not personal.

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