We’re back from our ‘holiday’. A 1000-mile road-trip, Bologna-Budapest (Hungary) via Ljubljana (Slovenia) on the outwards leg and Zagreb (Croatia) on the way back. Perhaps next time we’ll do it in the spring or summer, as the average temperature was minus 4 C. We ate well, though, and the beer was good everywhere we went. […]

OK, by now it’s 2015 and I’m STILL on holiday. Feels like forever… Bet you’re fed up with the Italian conjunctive form by now. But if not, here’s the third (and final) ‘Italian grammar listening’ on the topic: Congiuntivo perfetto o passato P.S. The excitement’s building… Monday 5th January sees the start of our ‘Flash […]

Guess I’m still on holiday… Sigh. I’m writing this before leaving Italy on the 27th of December, you’ll get it on the 31st. Buon Anno! Anyway, to continue our orgy of the Italian conjunctive form, here’s today’s ‘Italian grammar listening.’ Congiuntivo imperfetto P.S. Don’t forget next week’s ‘Flash Offer’! Perfect for New Year resolutions. For […]

‘This is an automated message’ Very, very rarely OnlineItalianClub.com goes on holiday. Even more rarely, we expect to be away from a reliable Internet connection. So this week’s new materials will (hopefully) be sent out automatically. If you’re reading this, you’ll know it worked! But back to business… This week we have an ORGY of […]

It’s Santo Stefano. Have a crocodile! It’s traditional here in Italy… No, only joking. It’s NOT traditional to give someone a crocodile on 26th Dec. But instead, have today’s ‘Italian grammar listening’, from our current ‘La grammatica ascoltata‘ series covering more advanced verb forms. To understand the crocodile reference, you’re going to have to do some work. […]

There’s no let up from OnlineItalianClub, despite it being Christmas Eve. While universities around the world have temporarily emptied of young people studying Italian, with a consequent drop in traffic to our site, you regulars are still interested, still faithfully opening each email! Thank you. Anyway, today’s ‘grammar listening’ deals with the causative verb form […]

Here’s the latest in our ‘La grammatica ascoltata’ series. Today we’re taking a look at the ‘condizionale passato‘. Check out recent articles in this series (level approximately intermediate) here. Or other (easier) material, here. P.S. If you’ve ever considered taking an Italian course actually in Italy, here are two more articles from our sponsor school’s […]

Buondì. Got a busy day today – it’s the staff Christmas lunch, and I’ll be making a speech, as well as paying the bill… So no time to write much. Today’s ‘Italian grammar listening’ covers the ‘congiuntivo presente‘. It’s the sort of thing that gets people asking: “But WHY is it like this?” “Err… because […]

If you’re an animal-lover, or a grammar-lover, check out today’s new ‘grammar listening’. It covers the passive form and is about dogs which are abandoned by their owners, poverini. Click here to read/listen. Or browse all our free materials for learning Italian to find something that suits your level and current study priorities. Buona giornata! More? […]

Here’s a useful bit of grammar – it’s a passive form, but constructed with the verb ‘venire’ (to come). It comes to be used all the time. Get examples, and listening/reading practice, with the latest in our ‘La grammatica ascoltata’ series of free Italian ‘grammar listenings’. Click here to study the latest text. You can find […]