Buondì. On Saturday evening, when about to sit down for dinner with my son (Tom, voice of EasyItalianNews.com ), the women of the family having gone to the coast for the weekend, I carelessly knocked over a bottle of white wine. I guess I must be getting a little doddery. A glass or so sloshed […]
Why is your dog pawing at the front door?
Buondì. “She communicates so well, considering she can hardly speak at all,” my wife exclaims. After nearly three months, Roomie and my wife are getting to know each other, and Stefi’s becoming a fan of our whirlwind of a house guest. Anyone who’s had a puppy or a small child will appreciate how that happens: […]
When were you last fascinated by a light switch?
Buondì. The other morning, I was busy answering customer service emails in the few minutes before having to drive our house guest, Roomie, to her daycare, when I noticed something… It had gone very quiet! My wife was busy in the bathroom so, with a sigh, I abandoned my laptop and went to look for […]
25% Off New Ebook Easy Reader – Colpa della terra, Libro 4
Buondì. This morning I published the fourth in our five-part series about an Italian family that migrates to the USA. The final installment of the saga is due in a fortnight. Colpa della terra, Libro 4, Infanzia di un immigrato, like Libro 3 is B2/C1, so upper-intermediate/advanced. As usual the first week, it’s disounted 25%, […]
Expectations, turn-taking, cultural knowledge, and guessing!
Buondì. In just 18 minutes I’ll be closing the screen on my laptop and walking down the street to an appointment at our ‘medico di famiglia’. I have an appointment, so I’ll first interact with the receptionist, who will look up from her desk and say “Buongiorno”, or “Salve” if it’s the one who knows […]
What you’re learning may not be what you think
Buondì. Yesterday evening I was reviewing ‘reported speech’ with a small class of Italian adults. We did it before Easter but, as expected, it had been largely forgotten. Hence the coming back to it again, before moving on to something else. My students were happy to be back in the classroom, chatting away in English […]
A romantic, lower-level, half-price ‘Ebook of the Week’!
Buondì. It’s a public holiday Monday here in Italy, meaning the schools/universities are closed and I have a housefull of bored toddler, plus slumbering adult kids to boot, and no ideas for lunch or dinner. A short one, then! Thanks to everyone who bought our newest ebook while it was on offer last week. Colpa […]
Oops, what happened to 2020 and 2021?
Buondì. I mentioned on Wednesday, and most club members know from long experience, that I write three articles like this one each week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. That’s around a hundred and fifty articles a year. Some of those, perhaps a third, perhaps more, will be standard marketing stuff, for example when we have […]
Have you seen these materials for learning Italian?
Buondì. A quickissimo article today, as I have work piled up, sky-high, this due to having spent the previous four days (and nights) chasing an infant human around, in an effort to keep her away from things she can damage, or that can damage her, while at the same time entertained, stimulated (not too much), […]
25% Off New Ebook Easy Reader – Colpa della terra, Libro 3
Buondì. At the end of March we published the second in a five-part series about an Italian family that migrates to the USA. The rest of the series was due later in the spring, but things got messed up, so those have been brought forward. Today, then, we have the third in the series, which […]