The proposed textbook is a practical guide for the study of the modern Italian literary language and is designed for persons starting to study it for the first time. The ultimate goal of the textbook is to prepare students for independent reading of Italian literature (both socio-political and fiction) and, at the same time, to instill in them the basic skills of colloquial speech. The textbook introduced the main material on phonetics, morphology and syntax, which gives the most important information about the grammatical structure of the Italian language. The volume of grammatical material provides the necessary familiarity with the various constructions of the modern language. The dictionary of the textbook is built on the most common vocabulary of a domestic, socio-political and literary and artistic nature. Its total volume is about 5,000 words.