Buondì. I got told off for the subject line of Friday’s emailed article, which was “Le donne a Parigi non portano le mutande!” (“Women in Paris don’t wear panties!”) It was sexist, apparently, and reflected poorly, both on me personally, and on the club. The article in question was promoting the newly-published Episodio 3 of […]
“Le donne a Parigi non portano le mutande!”
Buondì. Yes, well – I’m off to the coast for the weekend, and leaving shortly, so needed to get your attention. King Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia – future ruler of the whole of Italy, lucky man – was nicknamed “il re galantuomo” (the gentleman king), though privately was considered by his peers to be […]
There are two problems with history…
Buondì. If you read Monday’s article, you’ll know the club’s Summer Series (30 FREE articles with online audio) has begun. The series is titled ‘Dal Risorgimento alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale’ and is the fourth out of five. We began three years back with the mystical origins of Rome, then skimmed the Medieval period, touched on […]
FREE Summer Series from today: what it is and how to use it
Buondì. Our ten-week, thirty-episode, FREE Summer Series of articles with online audio begins today. Hurrah! The idea is to provide Italian reading/listening practice material for anyone who wishes to take advantage of it, no registration or payment required. Do spread the word, won’t you? We don’t advertise, so rely on club members to tell their […]
2023 Summer Sale: Just a few hours left to save 20%!
There are just a few hours left of the 2023 Summer Sale. Today is the final day, so your last chance to save 20% on everything at our online stores, EasyReaders.org (ebooks) and NativeSpeakerTeachers.com (one-to-one lessons). The coupon code you need to save 20% on online lessons and/or ebooks is: 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off And here are the […]
2023 Summer Sale: it’s not what you spend, it’s what you do
Buondì. Sunday July 9th is the final day of the 2023 Summer Sale at our two online stores, EasyReaders.org (for ebooks) and NativeSpeakerTeachers.com (for one-to-one lessons). Until then you can use the coupon code below to save 20% on the online lessons and/or ebooks you’ll need to improve your Italian during the summer months: 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off […]
2023 Summer Sale: the usual ‘best-sellers’ article!
Buondì. The 2023 Summer Sale ends on Sunday, so I thought you might be interested in hearing what other club members have been spending their ‘learn Italian’ budgets on. Let’s begin with our top selling product, the ten-pack of online lesson credits, which is always, always, the most popular choice. In positions two and three […]
2023 Summer Sale: Online Italian lesson dos and don’ts
Buondì. As we’re busy with the 2023 Summer Sale right now, here’s an article from our archive. I’ve been both an online teacher and a language learner, so can see things from both perspectives. Here, then, are a few tips for students who choose to include one-to-one online lessons in their language study programs. The […]
2023 Summer Sale Starts Today: 20% Off Everything!
Buondì. Today we have the start of the 2023 Summer Sale! Which means that everything at EasyReaders.org (ebooks) and NativeSpeakerTeachers.com (online lessons) can be had a fifth cheaper than usual. All you have to do to discount the price of anything by 20% is to copy and paste this coupon code into the box in […]
2023 Summer Sale Next Week! (It’s already started for some.)
Buondì. A quick one today, as I’ve a lot to do, with the Summer Sale and the up-coming Summer Series. Two many Ss there, I know. I’ll take it up with the marketing dept. (wait, that’s me!) As a reminder, our quarterly promotion, which we run at approximately 13-week intervals (summer, autumn/fall, New Year, spring), […]