Mattia Contarino

What Mattia delivers is always beyond my expectation. I can tell he's really passionate about teaching Italian. I'm trully grateful that he's so patient with a beginer like me. In addition, he always encourges me to speak out even if I make lots of mistakes; once I finish the talk, he'll step out to correct one by one. He's also very generous to provide those many resources to review, plus his extra time. In a word, as a beginner who used to have 2 other italian teachers, I'd absolutely recommend Mattia to anyone who wants to improve his or her Italian.

Parlare con Mattia è stata una esperienza bellissima e arricchente. Ho imparato tantissime cose, non solo sulla lingua ma anche sulla meravigliosa cultura italiana. Dopo tutte queste lezioni ho migliorato moltissimo il mio parlato. Le lezioni di Mattia sono molto ben organizzate, le spiegazioni sono chiare e precise, i contenuti molto interessanti. Inoltre, Mattia è molto simpatico, paziente e nelle sue lezioni crea un'atmosfera molto piacevole che favorisce lo sviluppo delle proprie qualità e ti fa sentire a tuo agio, soprattutto al momento di parlare in una lingua che non è la propria. Mi sono divertito molto e lo consiglio vivamente a tutti quelli che vogliano padroneggiare davvero l'italiano. Grazie di tutto, Mattia!

Why I think Mattia is one of the best teachers on the platform: 1) He clearly masters what he teaches; 2) He has knowledge of many languages, so he understands why the student makes the mistakes they make and what is the best way to solve it; 3) He's patient and never makes the student feel bad for making the same mistakes over and over again; 4) He's prepared and always has a plan for the lesson, but at the same time is flexible and addaptive to whatever topic the student brings; 5) He not only corrects mistakes but he also gives you more natural ways to say what you wanted to say (to me, this is hugely important!) 6) After class he sends you a detailed analysis of the mistakes you've made and extra explanations (for me this and number 5 is an incredible difference between him and any teacher I have ever worked with!) 7) His prices are excellent! (but I really do think his classes are worth a lot more and I would happily pay whatever amount to have this awesome experience with him!)

Mattia is an exceptional teacher; he is both very passionate and diligent about teaching and also a kind, patient and widely knowledgeable person. I very much enjoy our conversations and profit greatly from Mattia's in-depth corrections, which help me to firstly be aware of my mistakes and secondly enable me to correct them successfully. I can only wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone who wants to take their Italian to the next level.

I've had excellent teachers on Italki, but Mattia is the best. Things that make him stand out: -He prepares excellent conversation topics for each lesson. There are 2 sets of questions to choose from, & they lead to interesting & meaningful conversations. I always look forward to our conversations -When I say something incorrectly or awkwardly, he writes the correct or more natural way to say it in the notes. He corrects more of my mistakes than other teachers, so I feel I'm learning faster, while still allowing good flow of conversation -After the lesson, he takes the time to compile the things I learned in the lesson & puts it into a document I can review & print -His English & Spanish are excellent -His study of linguistics means he really understands the nuances of language learning, & how to be optimally effective -Mattia is thoughtful & intelligent, with knowledge of a wide variety of subjects -He is punctual, reliable, patient & encouraging, with consistent schedule availability

いつもすばらいレッスンでやる気が湧いてきます。よりナチュラルな言い方を教えてもらえるので、自分の日本語的言い回しに気づくことができます。