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Maria

5 (30 reviews)

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Number of students accompanied by Maria since their arrival at Superprof

5 (30 reviews)

₹8,249/hr

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Italian
Italian speaking
Italian listening
Italian reading
Italian vocabulary

Expert Italian & German Tutor | 11+ Years Experience | Tailored Exam, Business & Casual Lessons | London & Online

Italian
Italian speaking
Italian listening
Italian reading
Italian vocabulary

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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Maria will be happy to arrange your first Italian class.

About Maria

I am a specialist language tutor with over a decade of experience helping students and professionals master Italian and German. Since graduating in 2014, I have worked full-time in London, providing tailored instruction for learners of all levels—from primary students and IB candidates to corporate executives.

Currently, I teach evening courses at International House London and CityLit, while also delivering bespoke in-company training. My background combines academic rigour with practical application, ensuring my students not only pass exams but gain true fluency.

I have successfully guided students through KS3, GCSE, IGCSE, IB, and A-Level curricula. My private clients have attended some of the UK’s most demanding schools, including Eton College, St Paul’s Girls’ School, King Edward VI Grammar School, Wycombe Abbey, and Latymer Upper School.

In the corporate world, I have delivered specialised language training for global organisations such as Bloomberg, UniCredit Bank, Thomson Reuters, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, NBCUniversal, The NFL, and Barilla.

Qualifications & Recognition
My teaching is grounded in advanced academic achievement:

- Master’s Degree with Distinction (110/110 magna cum laude): Translation for Special Purposes and Interpreting, University of Turin.
Awarded "Dignità di stampa" (Right of Publication) and a special prize for best thesis.

- CELTA: Cambridge English Level 5 Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

- TIAFL: Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language (Grade: A/Excellent), Italian Cultural Institute, London.

Ready to Start? Whether you need exam preparation, business fluency, or conversational skills, I create courses that fit your goals. Sessions are available online, at your home, or at your office.

About the class

Every lesson is tailored to your individual needs and personal interests. With over 11 years of experience, I develop engaging lesson plans designed to spark curiosity and build lasting motivation.

My communicative approach focuses on practical usage, helping you develop confidence quickly and speak effectively in real-world situations. To keep sessions dynamic and stimulating, I integrate games, songs, videos, and authentic materials—such as films and newspaper articles. This ensures you don’t just learn grammar, but also connect with the culture behind the language.

Whether you are learning for travel, business, or exams, my goal is to make progress feel achievable and enjoyable. For students preparing for GCSE and IGCSEs, my track record speaks for itself: in June 2026, all my exam candidates achieved a Grade 9.

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Nupul
- 5
Perfect! Maria is simply the best Italian tutor, my daughter went from a 7 to a 9 in her GCSE after just six months of lessons. Maria is gentle and patient whilst motivating her students to do their best. Her lessons are well structured and she knows what’s needed to get the grades. Highly recommend!
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Nupul

Perfect! Maria is simply the best Italian tutor, my daughter went from a 7 to a 9 in her GCSE after just six months of lessons. Maria is gentle and patient whilst motivating her students to do their best. Her lessons are well structured and she knows what’s needed to get the grades. Highly recommend!
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JB
- 5
Perfect! Maria is a great tutor. She is super nice and makes the lessons easy to understand. I used to be nervous about speaking, but she makes it really comfortable. Definitely recommend her!
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JB

Perfect! Maria is a great tutor. She is super nice and makes the lessons easy to understand. I used to be nervous about speaking, but she makes it really comfortable. Definitely recommend her!
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Peter
- 5
Perfect! Very patient, engaging, good humoured approach that gives one greater confidence to chat away and so enjoy the experience of learning and practise.
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Peter

Perfect! Very patient, engaging, good humoured approach that gives one greater confidence to chat away and so enjoy the experience of learning and practise.
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John
- 5
Perfect! Maria's lessons are not only well-structured but also enganging for the Italian language and culture, making each class an enjoyable and enriching experience. Her professionalism significantly contributed to my own motivation and interest in mastering the language.
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John

Perfect! Maria's lessons are not only well-structured but also enganging for the Italian language and culture, making each class an enjoyable and enriching experience. Her professionalism significantly contributed to my own motivation and interest in mastering the language.
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Elizabeth
- 5
Perfect! Maria is really nice and an excellent teacher
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Elizabeth

Perfect! Maria is really nice and an excellent teacher
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Andrea
- 5
Perfect! An intuitive and highly intelligent approach to how others learn a language.
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Andrea

Perfect! An intuitive and highly intelligent approach to how others learn a language.
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James
- 5
Perfect! Maria is a great teacher, both in-person and online. I would highly recommend for Italian learners of all abilities!
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James

Perfect! Maria is a great teacher, both in-person and online. I would highly recommend for Italian learners of all abilities!
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Russell
- 5
Perfect! Maria was patient and helpful in her teaching. I will recommend her to anyone learning Italian.
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Russell

Perfect! Maria was patient and helpful in her teaching. I will recommend her to anyone learning Italian.
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Amy
- 5
Perfect! Very organised, excellent quality tutoring.
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Amy

Perfect! Very organised, excellent quality tutoring.
Clarice
- 5
Perfect! Maria is always on time and arrives with a number of varied exercises (listening, reading and writing). She is encouraging and provides helpful feedback where needed- highly recommend!
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Clarice

Perfect! Maria is always on time and arrives with a number of varied exercises (listening, reading and writing). She is encouraging and provides helpful feedback where needed- highly recommend!
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George
- 5
Perfect! Great lesson with Maria!
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George

Perfect! Great lesson with Maria!
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Sylvia
- 5
Perfect! Best Italian and German GCSE tutor ever
Maria tutored my daughter in both Italian and German and she just achieved 9s in both subjects at a top London school. She is the best tutor we ever came across, a rare gem and true pro, we highly recommend her! She tutored the daughter of our friend before and was recommended by them to us. She is patient, extremely organised, knows the syllabus inside out and helps each student to reach the best of their abilities, boosting their confidence in the process. She leaves no stone unturned and manages to make it fun and interesting, instilling a deep love and understanding for the languages she teaches.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Italian GCSE 9
German GCSE 9
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Sylvia

Perfect! Best Italian and German GCSE tutor ever
Maria tutored my daughter in both Italian and German and she just achieved 9s in both subjects at a top London school. She is the best tutor we ever came across, a rare gem and true pro, we highly recommend her! She tutored the daughter of our friend before and was recommended by them to us. She is patient, extremely organised, knows the syllabus inside out and helps each student to reach the best of their abilities, boosting their confidence in the process. She leaves no stone unturned and manages to make it fun and interesting, instilling a deep love and understanding for the languages she teaches.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Italian GCSE 9
German GCSE 9
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AISTE
- 5
Perfect! Guided me to achieving 7 in IB Italian
Maria was an amazing tutor, who successfully guided me from a level 5 to a level 7(maximum grade) in just 6 months! She was always keen to work on what I felt I needed most, instead of just following the general learning program.
She was always fully prepared for our lessons and even the most tiring grammar basics seemed interesting and entertaining when taught by Maria.

She is truly amazing.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Finished my IB diploma with a level 7 in IB Italian (Started with a level 5)
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AISTE

Perfect! Guided me to achieving 7 in IB Italian
Maria was an amazing tutor, who successfully guided me from a level 5 to a level 7(maximum grade) in just 6 months! She was always keen to work on what I felt I needed most, instead of just following the general learning program.
She was always fully prepared for our lessons and even the most tiring grammar basics seemed interesting and entertaining when taught by Maria.

She is truly amazing.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Finished my IB diploma with a level 7 in IB Italian (Started with a level 5)
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Clare
- 5
Perfect! Feedback for Maria
I have been studying Italian with Maria for the past couple of months and she is an excellent teacher. We are using a textbook and she is always very well organised and prepared for our lessons. We have been meeting on Skype during the Covid-19 pandemic which works really well.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : My Italian is slowly improving!
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Clare

Perfect! Feedback for Maria
I have been studying Italian with Maria for the past couple of months and she is an excellent teacher. We are using a textbook and she is always very well organised and prepared for our lessons. We have been meeting on Skype during the Covid-19 pandemic which works really well.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : My Italian is slowly improving!
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Sylvia
- 5
Perfect! Super German and Italian teacher
Maria has been teaching my daughter German and Italian for nearly a year now . She is absolutely brilliant ! - super organised , great at keeping my daughter concentrated ( difficult task as my daughter tends to like to mess around!) , very enthusiastic and excellent teacher.

My daughter absolutely loves her lessons , enjoys doing her homework ( this is a novelty for us!) and looks forward to her lessons each week .

Really really super teacher . Very sweet and accommodating . Incredibly good with kids ( my daughter is 10).

Thank u Maria ! We look forward to lessons with the younger one soon as well !
Subject : German
Outcome : Excellent progress in both languages in very short period of time
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Sylvia

Perfect! Super German and Italian teacher
Maria has been teaching my daughter German and Italian for nearly a year now . She is absolutely brilliant ! - super organised , great at keeping my daughter concentrated ( difficult task as my daughter tends to like to mess around!) , very enthusiastic and excellent teacher.

My daughter absolutely loves her lessons , enjoys doing her homework ( this is a novelty for us!) and looks forward to her lessons each week .

Really really super teacher . Very sweet and accommodating . Incredibly good with kids ( my daughter is 10).

Thank u Maria ! We look forward to lessons with the younger one soon as well !
Subject : German
Outcome : Excellent progress in both languages in very short period of time
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Caroline
- 5
Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Maria is a very professional, thorough tutor. She helped my son get his Italian GCSE in a matter of months. Her patience and knowledge was exceptional. I would have no hesitation recommending her.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : He achieved Grade 9 at GCSE
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Caroline

Perfect! Excellent Tutor
Maria is a very professional, thorough tutor. She helped my son get his Italian GCSE in a matter of months. Her patience and knowledge was exceptional. I would have no hesitation recommending her.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : He achieved Grade 9 at GCSE
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Magdalena
- 5
Perfect! Subject : Italian
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Magdalena

Perfect! Subject : Italian
Hannah
- 5
Perfect! Great first lesson
Highly recommend
Subject : German
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Hannah

Perfect! Great first lesson
Highly recommend
Subject : German
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Peter
- 5
Perfect! Very Good Teacher
Maria was very well prepared and conducted the lesson in a confident and professional manner.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Will certainly book more lessons with her.
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Peter

Perfect! Very Good Teacher
Maria was very well prepared and conducted the lesson in a confident and professional manner.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Will certainly book more lessons with her.
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Magdalena
- 5
Perfect! Very good tutor
She explains well, is well prepared and understands my needs.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : I will continue having lessons with her in the future
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Magdalena

Perfect! Very good tutor
She explains well, is well prepared and understands my needs.
Subject : Italian
Outcome : I will continue having lessons with her in the future
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Beatrice
- 5
Perfect! Subject : Italian
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Beatrice

Perfect! Subject : Italian
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Andres
- 5
Perfect! excellent, as from my first review
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Andres

Perfect! excellent, as from my first review
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Andres
- 5
Perfect! Maria, was excellent, focused and could adapt the teaching strategy to our child. Also very professional.
Outcome : We are looking forward to the next lesson
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Andres

Perfect! Maria, was excellent, focused and could adapt the teaching strategy to our child. Also very professional.
Outcome : We are looking forward to the next lesson
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Samuel
- 5
Perfect! German lessons with Maria
Maria is a very good teacher who has helped my son with his German IGCSE exam. She has helped improve his level of German drastically and I am thankful.
Subject : German
Outcome : I would recommend to anyone learning German
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Samuel

Perfect! German lessons with Maria
Maria is a very good teacher who has helped my son with his German IGCSE exam. She has helped improve his level of German drastically and I am thankful.
Subject : German
Outcome : I would recommend to anyone learning German
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Jamie
- 5
Perfect! Italian lessons with Maria
I am having beginners Italian lessons as are my two daughters aged 11 and 7 (we have them separately). We are all really enjoying our lessons - Maria is always punctual, very well organised with lessons plans and follows up with homework. We are all very happy and my eldest will be starting German lessons soon with her!
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Very happy!
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Jamie

Perfect! Italian lessons with Maria
I am having beginners Italian lessons as are my two daughters aged 11 and 7 (we have them separately). We are all really enjoying our lessons - Maria is always punctual, very well organised with lessons plans and follows up with homework. We are all very happy and my eldest will be starting German lessons soon with her!
Subject : Italian
Outcome : Very happy!
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Aman

I was recommended Maria by a family member. She was brilliant with my son Nihal who had no confidence in German. This changed quickly and so did his grades throughout year 10 and 11. He scored a fantastic 9 in his GCSE German!
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Aman
I was recommended Maria by a family member. She was brilliant with my son Nihal who had no confidence in German. This changed quickly and so did his grades throughout year 10 and 11. He scored a fantastic 9 in his GCSE German!
Naseem

Maria is extremely professional , courteous and punctual at all times . She explains the subject very well and breaks it down so it is easily understood by the student. She provides good homework and provides valuable feedback on the homework.
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Naseem
Maria is extremely professional , courteous and punctual at all times . She explains the subject very well and breaks it down so it is easily understood by the student. She provides good homework and provides valuable feedback on the homework.
Jas

Always passionate and encouraging Maria not only helped my daughter improve her lingusistic skills but also led to her developing an interest in German which enabled her to achieve a grade 9 in her German GCSE. Her lessons were always well planned out and homework was checked thoroughly. I am very grateful for all her support.
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Jas
Always passionate and encouraging Maria not only helped my daughter improve her lingusistic skills but also led to her developing an interest in German which enabled her to achieve a grade 9 in her German GCSE. Her lessons were always well planned out and homework was checked thoroughly. I am very grateful for all her support.
Donatella

Maria has been an excellent teacher for our son, working through the curriculum weekly, setting and checking homework with him, providing engaging teaching materials and techniques. We would happily recommend Maria to anyone wishing to learn Italian and prepare for exams at school age or beyond.
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Donatella
Maria has been an excellent teacher for our son, working through the curriculum weekly, setting and checking homework with him, providing engaging teaching materials and techniques. We would happily recommend Maria to anyone wishing to learn Italian and prepare for exams at school age or beyond.
Valerio

Maria Fontana was my student for the two years of her MA course in Translation at the University of Turin, Italy. She was a constant contributor to the development of my lessons with her stimulating questions and suggestions. My course spanned literary and non-literary translation theory and practice. Maria was at all times constant in her application and very determined to aim high in her goals and achievements. I was aware she wanted to be a teacher, not only because she told me, but also because she had (she has) the gift of being systematic in approaching and solving problems from different angles.
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Valerio
Maria Fontana was my student for the two years of her MA course in Translation at the University of Turin, Italy. She was a constant contributor to the development of my lessons with her stimulating questions and suggestions. My course spanned literary and non-literary translation theory and practice. Maria was at all times constant in her application and very determined to aim high in her goals and achievements. I was aware she wanted to be a teacher, not only because she told me, but also because she had (she has) the gift of being systematic in approaching and solving problems from different angles.
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Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?
Italian is my native language as I was born in Turin, in the north of Italy, and I have studied German at university up to a proficient level. I have always been fascinated by people who could fluently speak more than one language. At school, I developed an interest in languages and was inspired by my English teacher to study modern languages at the university, so I ended up learning not just English, but also German!
Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?
Dante Alighieri was one of the greatest poets of all time, and his work made a huge contribution to defining the Italian language as we know it today. His masterpiece 'The Divine Comedy' is famous all over the world and has been a source of inspiration for countless artists for almost seven centuries.
Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behavior in the language that you particularly like?
I like the expression 'dolce far niente' (literally 'pleasant idleness'), which refers to our habit of relaxing and enjoying a moment without worries. This philosophy is about having fun without having to do anything in particular, for example just enjoying a sunset with your friends, chatting, or even in silence while drinking a glass of good wine or eating delicious food.
Why does speaking this language matter to you?
I love my native language as I think it's quite evocative, words carry a lot of meaning in them, and everyone says it sounds lovely. It's absolutely a pleasure to teach. I also love speaking German because I like the sound of it, despite some people claiming it's harsh. I couldn't disagree more: I can feel the musicality of the language and I have enjoyed learning it as I found its structure fascinating, as is the culture behind it.
What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?
For Italian, I think the pronunciation may be slightly difficult at first, but this is something that can be easily overcome with practice. For both Italian and German, some students may find grammar rules challenging at first (especially when it comes to deciding which article to use in Italian or understanding the German case system), but don't worry: my method allows students to discover grammar rules for themself step by step and in the easiest way possible so that they are soon understood and internalized with constant practice.
Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.
As a child, I wish I knew English so that I would have been able to understand the lyrics of the English songs that were (and still are) so popular in Italy. Then at school, I only had the chance to study French first (which by the way, is a lovely language too!). However, I tried to teach myself by translating the lyrics of my favourite English songs, before I ever attended my first English class. This was a huge help and I kept translating lyrics even when I reached a higher level of English. I recommend this approach to anyone learning a language: it's a fun way to learn and enables you to come across particular phrases and words you wouldn't normally find in traditional textbooks.
How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?
After studying German at university, I spent a trimester in Frankfurt to attend a translation course and perfect my language skills. This was a great experience as I had the chance not only to have a deeper knowledge of the country and get a taste of German culture but also to meet new people and grow as a person.
What makes you a Superprof in language?
With over 5000 hours of tutoring experience over the past 8 years, I can quickly understand what my student's needs and strengths are and I start from these to prepare tailored, stimulating lessons. I also create a relaxed and enjoyable environment for my students, in a face-to-face lesson as well as online. It is very exciting to have the chance to make a difference in my student's lives (as languages have made a difference in my life!), by teaching them something that can really open their minds to new worlds.

Expert Italian & German Tutor | 11+ Years Experience | Tailored Exam, Business & Casual Lessons | London & Online

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Do you speak this language fluently because of your origins or because a teacher inspired you to learn?

Can you name a living, historical or fictional character that you think is the emblematic representative of the language's culture?

Is there a typical word, phrase, tradition or behavior in the language that you particularly like?

Why does speaking this language matter to you?

What is the main difficulty in learning this language and what can help the process of learning?

Provide a valuable anecdote related to your language learning or your days at school.

How has travel or a specific trip helped you to increase your skill and knowledge of the language?

What makes you a Superprof in language?

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