Practise for your Italian A2 or B1 exam

Pino is an app with 100 practice tests in the exam format: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Timed and scored, with an explanation for every answer and a daily plan up to your exam date.

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• First test of each level free
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Who is Pino for?

Pino is for adults living in Italy who are preparing for an Italian language exam:

• A2: 50 tests you can use to prepare for the A2 Italian language test for the long-term EU residence permit (permesso di soggiorno UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo).
• B1: 50 tests you can use to prepare for the B1 language level required for Italian citizenship.

Many people know enough Italian but lose points because of the format: the time limit, listening without rewinding, writing the right number of words. Pino lets you practise exactly that, as many times as you need.

What's inside

Listening

Dialogues and announcements recorded by Italian voices. Each one plays twice, with no rewinding, like at the exam.

Reading

Messages, notices, ads and short articles from everyday life in Italy, with level-appropriate questions.

Writing

Emails and short texts with a word counter and instant feedback on what your text must contain.

Speaking

Answer out loud, record yourself and listen back. Recordings stay on your phone.

Score and explanations

Points and pass mark for each section, and an explanation for every answer, so you know what to review.

Daily plan

Set your exam date and Pino plans how many tests to do each day, with streaks and badges to keep you going.

How it works

1. Choose your level: A2 or B1, and your exam date.
2. Take a test with the timer, section by section.
3. See your result, read the explanations and follow the plan until exam day.

Available in your language

The tests are in Italian, like the exam. Menus, instructions and explanations are available in 14 languages:

• English
• Italiano
• Українська
• Русский
• Español
• Français
• Português
• Română
• Shqip
• العربية
• اردو
• বাংলা
• ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
• 中文

Price

Pino is free to download and the first test of each level is free. You can unlock a single test, a whole level, or A2 + B1 together with a one-time purchase. No subscription, no account, no ads.

Guides to the exams

• The Italian A2 test for the long-term residence permitWho takes it, how to book, the 80% pass mark
• B1 Italian for citizenship: which exam to takeAccepted certificates, Cittadinanza or standard B1
• Listening and reading: how not to lose easy pointsThe usual traps, with short examples
• The writing task: how to write an email that scoresA worked example and ready phrases

Questions