Buondì. It’s taken me the best part of two weeks to get used to the idea that we’re now in 2015, but finally it’s sunk in. So, a new year, a new approach with our regular publishing of free materials for learning Italian! Today we begin a series of ten interactive Italian exercises covering the […]

Here we are, at the end of our ‘La grammatica ascoltata’ series of Italian listenings! On Friday, we’ll have something different for you. But for today, enjoy an advanced Italian grammar form which is, basically, very much like the equivalent form in English: Il futuro anteriore This one has it’s permanent home on our B2 […]

Back to normal this week with the final two ‘Italian grammar listenings’ from our ‘La grammatica ascoltata’ series. Then, on Friday, a new series of free Italian exercises at beginner/elementary level. But more about that on Friday. Today’s text (at B2 Upper-Intermediate level) takes a look at the present and past gerund forms, which are […]

Here’s a final reminder that our ‘Flash Offer’ (15% off everything in our online shop) ends tonight (Sunday 11th Jan.) Today is your last chance to stock up on online Italian lessons, e-books, or to sign up for our Italian writing course – at prices which won’t be repeated any time soon! To profit from […]

It’s very rare that I e-mail OnlineItalianClub.com members without having some new, free material to link to. But this is one of those occasions, and the reason is that our ‘Flash Offer’ (15% off everything in our shop) ends on Sunday night. That’s tomorrow. And you know how people can be… Things get put off […]

Buongiorno. Here’s today’s ‘Italian grammar listening’ from our ‘La grammatica ascoltata’ series (which ends next week, incidentally.) The topic is Periodo ipotetico dell’irrealta’ Take a few minutes out of your day and listen to/read the text. It’ll help your grammar, but also your listening and reading comprehension… More from this series on our B2-Upper-Intermediate page. Or […]

Back to work or school for a lot of us – che noia – so here’s our latest ‘Italian grammar listening’ to distract you: Periodo ipotetico della possibilita’ The other articles in the series are to be found on our ‘free Italian exercises‘ pages, subdivided very approximately by level: A1 – beginner/elementary A2 – pre-intermediate […]

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 […]