Yes, it’s possible to improve your Italian for free! How? By following our ‘Italian Conversations’ series, of course. We’re now at number 44, out of 60, so you’re not too late to start. Each new dialogue covers a different topic, and they get progressively more difficult. So if today’s conversation is too hard, go back […]
New Italian dialogue & transcript: at the shoe shop!
I’m in a rush today as I’m teaching all morning at a company. Then it’ll be back to the school on my motorbike, lunch, lesson planning, then teaching again in the evening… So just quickly, here’s today’s Italian Conversation. We’re at the shoe shop, buying something comfortable for work. The speaker is on her feet […]
New Italian Conversation with transcript: Shopping, Farmacia
Buon giorno a tutti! Today, I hope you’ll find a moment to work on your Italian listening comprehension (and to improve your knowledge of vocabulary) with the latest free dialogue & transcript in our Italian Conversations series: Shopping, Farmacia. Here’s the link to listen. And, as usual, I’ll remind you that there are links to […]
New, free Italian dialogue (with transcript): at the flea market!
Want to improve your Italian listening skills and vocabulary, for free? First, listen to today’s dialogue a couple of times (without the transcript.) See if you can make out what they’re talking about, in general terms, without worrying too much about all the parts you can’t understand. Then listen a second tme (still without the […]
Midnight in Italy but just 2 p.m. in Anchorage, Alaska!
OnlineItalianClub.com has ‘members’ all around the globe. An average of a thousand people a day use our site to learn Italian, and you’re spread all the way around the globe! Think of the planet, spinning on its slightly wonky axis, and imagine other people like you who are learning Italian. Where might they be? Oh […]
Italian Dialogue: Ice-Cream Shop! (& Sale Ends Tonight…)
It’s Epiphany today, a national holiday here in Italy. Last night a witch named Befana flew past our house on her broomstick to leave candies for the kids who’d been good. And lumps of coal for the naughty ones. Hah! That’ll teach ’em. (You can read all about this Epiphany tradition on Wikipedia, here.) Completely […]
Online Italian Lessons? Offer Ends In Just 36 Hours!
This is just a short reminder for those of you who take Italian lessons online with our club teachers, or who would like to. If you’re nearing the end of your lesson credits, don’t forget that you can save €€€ by renewing before tomorrow night (Jan 6th) when our January Sale 2016 ends. Why pay […]
New Italian Conversation + Last 72 Hours Of The January Sale
It’s back to work today, for a lot of people. And back to the usual routine here at OnlineItalianClub.com, too. The first order of business is to flag up for you the latest free recording/transcript in our Italian Conversations series. This time we’re getting our washing and dry-cleaning done at the lavanderia. Here’s the link you need […]
When to learn Italian for free. And when to pay.
I’ve had my hair cut twice since 1997. The first time was in London. I don’t remember how much I paid, but it wasn’t expensive, given that we were living in some crappy inner-city zone at the time. I never went to the barber’s because I didn’t know what to ask for, so I never liked […]
How to improve your Italian? Do this one easy thing today!
I had a bad dream last night and so was awake for a while, reading The Guardian on my smartphone. On Saturday, they have a regular piece by Oliver Burkeman called ‘This column will change your life’. As it’s New Year, this week’s article was about the absurdity of hoping to change your life by setting […]