Buondì. A word that always comes out wrong when I type it is… (you won’t believe this)… langauge Dunno why. Ironic though, isn’t it? I’m quite proud of my ability to type with all ten fingers without looking at the keyboard. But there are some words that just come out wrong, as if my fingers […]
9 ebooks for learning Italian we’ve published since July ’18
Buondì. I was looking back at what I wrote on the Wednesday of last year’s Summer Sale, hoping for inspiration. But didn’t find any. Then it occurred – why not write about all the great stuff we’ve published SINCE then, in case there’s anyone out there who’s been lost in the jungle for twelve months? […]
Uncertain? Apprehensive? Frightened?
Buondì. Our Summer Sale is proceeding apace. Many of our regular online students have been stocking up on lesson credits, enough to see them through to the next sale at the end of September. At a great 20% discount, of course! The next sale is 13 weeks away so, assuming you’ll take a lesson a […]
2019 Summer Sale Starts Today: 20% Off Lessons and Ebooks!
Buondì. Hope you had a pleasant weekend? We were in Rimini and got out on the boat for the first time this year. And I had my first swim, which was cooling. Though I was mostly scraping mussels and barnacles from the hull. Anyway, here we are again and, as promised, it’s time for the SUMMER […]
Too hot to study? Lost interest? How to unsubscribe
Buondì. It’s really, really hot in Italy right now. I’ve stopped with the afternoon walks, I’m leaving the shutters closed at home, and drinking more water and tea than usual (and sadly, less beer and wine) – all emergency, heat-combatting measures! The ‘easy Swedish news’ site I listen to each day is closing down for […]
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Buondì. Yesterday was a slow day at the school so, following my own advice in Monday’s article – Time for a seasonal language-learning rethink – I decided to take a couple of hours and self-evaluate my progress with Swedish. I passed the A2 Swedex exam back in September, which was a proud moment – my […]
Time for a seasonal language-learning rethink
Buondì. Things are very, very quiet on the Internet at the moment, probably due to the good/bad weather. There’s a heatwave in Europe, with temperatures expected to hit 40 degrees Celsius in some places, though ‘only’ 36-37 where we are in Bologna. Did you know Celsius was a Swedish scientist? Neither did I. But anyway, […]
What’s that on the horizon?
Buondì. What’s that coming over the horizon? Is it a sail? The first signs of a thunderstorm? A mirage? I’m back from Istanbul, which was great, and back at work, which isn’t. Yesterday I was at the school, today I’m slaving away on the laptop. Tuesday we were riding ferries across the Bosphorus, Wednesday we […]
You can’t write that, says my wife
Buondì. Final post from Istanbul, which I’m writing on Tuesday afternoon as we’ll be leaving for the airport to fly back to Bologna early on Wednesday. I was planning to write about a.) what we’ve been up to since Monday morning and/or b.) how I’ve been getting on with my Turkish in the six days […]
Two sides of Istanbul
Buondì, and still from Istanbul. I’m up early this morning to write this, as we’re planning a day trip to the ‘adalar’ (islands). According to Google, they’re “a cluster of 9 islands southeast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara”, meaning it’s a ferry ride there and back. More about that on Wednesday, then. So, […]
