Il sole sorge e il sole tramonta, si affretta verso il luogo da dove risorgerà. (The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.) Tried using parallel texts instead of grammar books to learn Italian? Reading is a great way to learn new words, and to consolidate […]
How not to learn Italian
I’ve been learning Italian for around 16 years now, by virtue of having an Italian partner and living in Bologna, Italy. So how come I STILL can’t remember if weekend (fine settimana / end of week) is masculine or femminine I was asking myself yesterday, when someone at work helpfully corrected my ennesimo mistake. Well, […]
Stuff to buy, and our first job vacancy!
Ciao a tutti! A quick “heads up” for a few things that are going on that you may be interested in…. 1. Don’t forget, the launch offer on our newest e-book “Italian Workout! A2” finishes, today, I think (the time zones complicate things..) So, last chance to get this e-book/audio package for €9.99, instead of […]
How to avoid getting creamed at the gelateria?
Brits were scandalised last week to hear the tale of Roger Bannister and his family being charged 64 euros for 4 ice-creams in Rome! Of course they should have checked the prices beforehand: didn’t they realise you will always pay over the odds at tourist hot-spots? Doesn’t everyone know that cafes in Italy may double […]
Italian Workout! A2, Special Launch Price For 14 Days Only!
Thought you’d like to know that Italian Workout! A2, our new pre-intermediate-level e-book / audio package is now available in the OnlineItalianClub.com shop at the special introductory price of just €9.99 (in two weeks, the price will go up to the usual €19.99) We’re not making a big thing of this launch because we recently launched […]
Don’t have time to learn Italian? Here’s how to find some!
You have to take the kids to school, work all day, rush to the supermarket, put away the groceries, unload and load the dishwaswer, prepare a meal, help with homework, answer e-mails, log on to Facebook, phone your mom… So, naturally you don’t have time to study Italian, right? Wrong. Learning a foreign language certainly […]
Reasons for NOT studying Italian?
We all have good intentions: become better at our jobs, work harder at our marriages, learn or perfect a foreign language. Wanting to do these things is one thing, but actually doing them, and sustaining the effort required for success, maybe for months or years, is quite different. It’s all too easy to find reasons […]
Discover the secrets that will help you REALLY learn Italian
Do you ever feel that learning Italian could be beyond you? Would you say you are too old, too slow, or simply not “good at languages”? Take heart! Things may not be as bad as you think… We know how you feel, because we are both learners and teachers of foreign langauges, and because we […]
Would a CILS qualification give your resume the boost it needs?
Imagine someone who loves you has organised a surprise party for you, and everyone you know is there. Isn’t that great? (No? Well, not to worry, they’ll all be going home soon.) Look around at their happy faces and ask yourself, how many of these educated, successful people speak a foreign language? Well enough to actually […]
Why You Should Stop By The Forum Later
In ancient Rome, the forum was a central piazza, surrounded by important buildings. It was a natural meeting place, a center for city life. Lots of Italian cities still work that way. Drop by Piazza Maggiore in Bologna, for example, on a Sunday morning and you can’t help but notice the groups of people standing […]