Archives for March 2015

Here’s today’s new free Italian listening comprehension exercise. Click here to give it a try. There’ll be others at the same level on Wednesday and Friday this week. Did you know that OnlineItalianClub.com ‘members’ get an email each time we publish something new? Perhaps you know other people learning Italian who would benefit from this? […]

It’s a family Christmas, goodwill to all. We’re exchanging presents, and it seems that everyone gets what they wanted. Except you! You’ve unwrapped your gift and are not at all pleased… What could they have been thinking of? Didn’t they know you had your heart set on…? +++ If this scenario sounds familiar, check out […]

Buongiorno to everyone! Having finished our series of ten A2 grammar exercises on Monday, from today we’re back to working on your listening skills for a bit. Listening – grammar – listening – grammar… Perhaps you’re beginning to see a pattern? The plan is to work up through the levels, right up to C2 (proficiency). […]

Here’s today’s free Italian exercise, this time on the condizionale semplice. It’s the last of our series of ten exercises at A2 (pre-intermediate) level. From Wednesday onwards, we’ll have something new for you! Click here to try today’s exercise. Check out the other exercises at this level. Or go here for easier/more difficult exercises. P.S. Our […]

Every now and then Italian surprises us by throwing up a tense which is more or less the same as one in English! Here’s a question from today’s free Italian exercise on futuro anteriore (future perfect, in English). “Simona è in ritardo, avrà perso/sarà persa/saranno persi l’autobus.” My translation would be something like: “Simona is […]

If, by any chance, you have an Italian boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife, or worse, Italian children… Then you’ll need the grammar for phrases such as ‘Pick your dirty socks up off the floor’ or ‘Put the top back on the toothpaste tube!’ In which case, today’s exercise will be invaluable, as it covers the imperativo diretto, used for giving instructions […]

Here’s number six in our series of ten new Italian grammar exercises at A2 (pre-intermediate) level. Today’s topic is the Lei (polite) form of the imperative – that is to say, the form you need when you want to tell someone politely to do something – ‘Come in!’, ‘Take a seat!’ and so on. It’s […]

Today’s free Italian exercise is on the ‘imperfetto’, an easy-ish Italian tense which is used a lot in both speech and writing. Click here to try it. Other exercises in this series can be found on our A2 – pre-intermediate page. And while you’re at it, why not check out our free Italian exercises and […]

Monday morning and I’m feeling reflective. Why do English-speakers say ‘I’m going to wash’ while Italians, like my wife, say ‘Vado a lavarMI’. I mean, what’s that extra MI for? Who else would she be planning to wash, first thing on a Monday morning?? Actually, I guess I should have said ‘I’m feeling refleXive’… Which […]