Apparently Italy is not the worst place in Europe for road traffic fatalities. I think it might be France, where they are even more murderous behind the wheel. But whatever. If you plan to rent a car and drive here, you’ll need to know what to do when the (almost) inevitable happens: call the ‘vigili’! The […]
Archives for November 2015
Having a nervous breakdown?
Actually, that should be ‘Having A Nervous Breakdown’, without the question mark. But I figured that, after the stresses of November, it might resonate more if I personalized it… Anyway, the question / sentence is a rough translation of the title of today’s Italian Conversation: Problemi, Avere un crollo. To listen to a young architect having […]
Latest Italian Conversation: Getting Arrested!
Hope this never happens to you. You’re passing through Rome airport and have to show your passport. But the policewoman accuses you of having stolen the passport and you’re arrested! Listen to today’s Italian conversation, no. 22: Problemi, Venire arrestato. Or see all the conversations in this series on our Italian Conversations home page. P.S. OK, […]
New easy reader today! Plus another ‘Italian Conversation’
This morning I have a new easy Italian reader for you to take a look at. Plus the latest in our ‘Italian Conversations’ series of free audios with transcripts. First though, ‘Caccia all’autografo‘ (autograph hunt). Having passed his last exam of the academic year, university student Alberto flies to Sicily to visit his grandfather, who […]
Free listening task: ‘Asking for help’. Plus offer reminder!
Today’s free Italian Conversation (audio + conversation) covers ‘asking for help in Italian’. Plus, there’s a reminder about our easy-reader ‘Book of the Week’ offer! 20th Italian Conversation! I’ve just added no. 20 in our ‘Italian Conversations‘ series of audio recordings with transcripts. View all of them on the Italian Conversations homepage. Or follow this […]
Today, two different sorts of crime
First of all, news of another of our occasional ‘Book of the Week’ promotions. These are intended to showcase e-books/easy readers that we published a while ago and which you may not therefore have seen. So today, a chance to get one of our excellent Italian easy reader e-books (.pdf file + audio online) at […]
The one time you needn’t worry about your spoken Italian
Thanks to everyone who bought our latest easy Italian reader, ‘Aria di festa‘ during the promotion last week. Your support is much appreciated, but more importantly enables us to continue making OnlineItalianClub.com an excellent resource for students of Italian around the world! If all goes well, we’re hoping to publish another easy reader next week, […]
“Non mi sento bene” – latest Italian Conversation!
Careful with reflexive verbs in Italian, as they’re used a little more extensively than in English. For example, when you go to the doctor’s you say: “Non mi sento bene” with the reflexive pronoun ‘mi’ rather than without as in English: “I don’t feel well” As I often remark to my students (Italians learning English, […]
Italian Conversations: ‘Ufficio postale’ (& easy reader offer)
I detest going to the post office in Italy. Absolutely hate it. Loathe it. So I was tempted to give today’s Italian Conversation a really snide title. But I managed to resist. Actually, I’m still struggling with the urge to be sarcastic. But maybe you really LIKE going to the post office? In which case, […]
New Italian Easy Reader / Another Italian Conversation
Today we publish our 25th Italian easy reader ‘Aria di Festa‘. Plus, there’s the latest in our popular ‘Italian Conversations’ series of listening materials. But first things first. Gianni is a gourmet journalist who is increasingly cynical about the popular ‘Slow Food’ movement. He persuades his editor to let him spend the summer searching out […]
