Taking an Italian course or working from a self-study book is all very well…. you can definitely improve your Italian with either method. But neither way is exactly fast. We all know that it takes time to learn a language, and that patience is a virtue (thanks mum!) Patience. Time. Yawn. But, hey, what if […]
Don’t be “timido”….Skype Italian lesson update, and guarantee!
“Shy” in Italian is “timido”, or “timida” if you’re a shy female. And wow, it certainly seems like we’ve got lots of “timido” members of OnlineItalianClub.com! Since I launched the “places limited, discount this week only” offer for Skype online Italian lessons on Monday, they’ve been selling well. Not “hot cakes”, but well. Good enough for […]
Speak and understand Italian better, starting today!
You really could speak Italian better with the help of personalised Italian lessons via Skype IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING AND LISTENING TODAY WITHOUT LEAVING HOME! Study whenever and whatever you want. Conversation only, help with grammar, or both. It’s your choice. AN IDEAL COMPLEMENT TO “Italian Workout!” Got a decent Internet connection? Most people have these days. So […]
How to live the perfect life?
Imagine, on your death bed, the many regrets you might have. The things you didn’t say, or do. The mistakes you made. The opportunities you missed. The time you wasted. Assuming, though that the moment of reckoning has not yet arrived for you, it’s not to late to change course and try to live the perfect life. It’s just a […]
First, prepare your verbs…
I love cooking. At home I produce a range of Italian dishes for my family, especially the specialities of Emilia-Romagna: tagliatelli, tigelle, tortellini, anything starting with “t”. I’ve got a shelf groaning with locally-bought Italian recipe books, too. Though I admit, I hardly ever open them. I never got into the habit when I was first […]
Non me ne frega dei verbi pronominali
Here’s a quick article before I head off to the beach for a long weekend (hope you’ll be going somewhere nice too). So, I need to promote the C1/2 (advanced) level of our e-book/audio series Italian Workout! and I thought I’d skim through the free sample chapter for ideas on what to write. Wham! The first thing in the […]
How to make new friends and practise your Italian, for free
Yes, you really can make new friends and practise your Italian for free at OnlineItalianClub.com, in our forums! In this post, I’m going to show you how, with pictures! (If you’re reading this in an email, you’ll need to choose “show images”, or click here to read the version on our website.) 1. How to find […]
How to become bilingual in Italian
It’s a Saturday afternoon at the end of June and I’ve just finished a pleasant lunch, consumed on the terrace in the company of my Italian in-laws, who each speak several foreign languages, my three kids, who are bilingual, and my wife who is trilingual. Since you ask, we enjoyed spaghetti with a fish sauce, […]
7 smart ways to find accented Italian characters on your keyboard
Many thanks to Joan, who raised this issue in a comment on my last post. Rather than reply to her there and then, it occured to me that the problem learners have finding accented Italian characters on a computer keyboard is one that would make a great topic for an article. So here it is. OK, the situation […]
Do they think I’m stupid??
Ragazzi… Thanks for the GREAT response to the last article. I was in a dreadful mood on Saturday (see below for the reason) and admit my writing may have been a bit, how shall I put it, intemperate. But your responses really cheered me up. There were lots of comments, forum posts, and even personal e-mails […]