That’s Pasqua done with, then. The next long weekend is the 25th April, which celebrates the liberation of Italy at the end of the Second World War in 1945. Click this link to find out more (Wikipedia article in Italian – go on, it’ll do you good!) Today though, it’s just another day, so here’s […]

After a holiday weekend of rich food and wine, perhaps a nice simple plate of pasta would be nice? Check out today’s free Italian listening comprehension exercise, which gives instructions on just how to prepare it! Click here to listen or go here to see the others in the current series. P.S. Occasionally I get emails […]

Good Friday might be a public holiday where you are, but it isn’t here in Italy. And while children in the UK have up to three weeks off school at Easter, in Italy the holiday is much shorter – my kids get barely a week of sleeping in, poverini! But anyway, here at OnlineItalianClub.com we […]

It’s April Fools’ Day, which is ‘pesce d’aprile’ – April Fish – in Italian. So my 11-year-old son was in a hurry to get off to school this morning to play jokes on his friends. It’s also the last day of school before the Easter holidays – a double reason to be cheerful… Normally, he […]

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 […]