Learn Italian with Suburra: Blood on Rome
Yes, Suburra: Blood on Rome is a C1-level pick for Italian learners. Netflix's first Italian original follows a violent land grab in Rome's underworld. Heavy Romanesco dialect, criminal slang, and rapid overlapping delivery make it hard to follow without strong listening skills, a genuine C1.
Key takeaways
- Suburra: Blood on Rome is a C1-level pick for Italian, best suited to advanced learners.
- A Rome crime saga thick with Romanesco dialect and slang.
- It runs 3 seasons, 24 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 0 of them.
- Expect everyday Italian such as la malavita and la corruzione.
- Watch it with Italian subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- C1 (hard)
- Best for
- advanced learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 3 seasons, 24 episodes
- Original audio
- Italian
- Genre
- crime, thriller, drama, noir
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 0 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 Suburra: Blood on Rome
- la malavita
- underworld
- la corruzione
- corruption
- il clan
- clan
- il territorio
- turf, territory
- la vendetta
- revenge
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Suburra hard for Italian learners?
- Yes, it is C1. The Roman dialect, criminal slang, and fast overlapping speech are demanding, so it suits advanced learners, with graded subtitles essential.