Buondì. I use a .txt file to organise my life. This has got to be the most primitive possible way to create ‘to do’ lists and schedule appointments, other than using a piece of paper and a pen. However I touch type faster than I use a pen, and my computer goes everywhere with me, […]

Buondì. As you’ve no doubt already heard, ad nauseam, I study Swedish (I just added it to my LinkedIn profile, so it must be true.) The idea is to have material to write about, given that I’m no longer learning Italian (though I live and work in Italy.) Plus, I recently started Turkish lessons, in […]

Buondì. Hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. We were in Rimini and got out on the boat a few times. There was wind, which was good, and plenty of sunshine. After an hour or so of zipping across the waves, we got the rather-rusty anchor down and the kids dived and splashed. Later, […]

Buondì. The always-useful online Italian-English dictionary, WordReference.com, gives three meanings for ‘insomma‘, a word you’ll often hear Italians use when they’re chatting. It’s used for concluding what you’re saying, like ‘so’ or ‘I mean’. “Insomma, it’s a very useful word.” It can also mean ‘so-so’, as in: “How are you getting one with your Italian?” […]

Buondì. If you’ve ever been into an Italian post office, you’ll know why I’m later today. It took them an hour to change my daughter’s savings book from a child account to an adult account. When it was finally done (really, it took a whole hour) the teller handed her the new savings book and […]

Buondi. The Summer Sale is over, huge sigh of relief, as it’s been intense! So today it’s back to publishing native-speaker conversations with transcripts, for your learning pleasure. This one is my daughter interviewing my wife (everyone needs spending money for the up-coming summer holidays), said daughter also having written up the transcript. Stefi is […]

Tomorrow things will be back to normal here at OnlineItalianClub.com, with just three articles a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Thanks, everyone, for your patience and for supporting the club with your online purchases. If you’re aren’t taking online lessons with a club teacher… And if you aren’t supplementing your Italian study program with […]

Buona domenica! Hope you’re doing something nice today. We’re still at the coast, but heading back to the city after lunch, hoping to avoid the worst of the summer traffic. And talking of summer, today is the final day of our Summer Sale! The coupon code with which you can save 20% on online Italian […]

We’re on the final lap of the ‘Summer Sale’, which ends on Sunday night. There are just under 36 hours left to stock up on online Italian lessons and/or ebooks for learning Italian, and save 20% while you do so! First, find materials for your level on our Catalog page The coupon code you need […]

Buondì. Later this morning we’re off to the beach, for the first time this summer! So I’ll be brief. Today I thought I’d do the, by now traditional, sale-time ‘what’s selling fastest’ article. That way you can find out what other club members have been spending their allowances on, and make sure you get some […]