Learn Italian with Baby
Yes, Baby is a B1-level pick for Italian learners. Loosely based on a real scandal, this Roman teen drama uses clear, conversational standard Italian. Some youth slang and a light Romanesco inflection add colour, but it stays articulate enough for high-beginners.
Key takeaways
- Baby is a B1-level pick for Italian, best suited to intermediate learners.
- A Roman teen drama in clear, conversational Italian.
- It runs 3 seasons, 18 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real Italian listening.
- Against the 12 other Italian titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 11 of them.
- Expect everyday Italian such as il liceo and il segreto.
- Watch it with Italian subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B1 (moderate)
- Best for
- intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 3 seasons, 18 episodes
- Original audio
- Italian
- Genre
- teen, crime, drama
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 11 of 12 other Italian titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 13 Italian titles
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Italian words you'll hear in Baby
- il liceo
- high school
- il segreto
- secret
- la bugia
- lie
- la ricchezza
- wealth
- l'adolescente
- teenager
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Baby good for learning Italian?
- Yes, at B1. The teen cast speaks clear, conversational Italian, with only light Roman inflection and some slang, so graded subtitles make it approachable for intermediate beginners.