Yesterday I had an e-mail from Carole asking whether it would be possible to slow down the dialogue in our most recent Italian Conversation. A fair question, and one that might well have occurred to other recently-joined club members. So here’s my reply, just in case you were wondering! The current dialogues are at the […]
Benvenuti all’hotel Bellavista (Italian dialogue/transcript)
Today’s Italian conversation with transcript is about checking into and out of a hotel. Listen to it now. Or find it on our Italian Conversations homepage, along with the others in the series. They’re all completely free to listen to as often as you like, with no registration or passwords required. So why not help […]
First ever sci-fi Italian easy reader? 3, 2, 1… Accensione!
I’ve two things to tell you today. First, we have the publication of our first ever sci-fi Italian easy reader. And then, there’s the link to no. 54 in our Italian conversations series of free dialogues with transcripts. So that should keep you busy this gloomy Monday in February… New Italian Easy Reader: 3, 2, […]
How To Book A Taxi ‘In Italiano’ (plus ‘Book of the Week’ last days)
I’m writing at the speed of light this morning, well almost, as I have to be on the other side of town in 45 mintues for the annual meeting of ASILS, which this year is being held in Bologna. It’s a chance to exchange gossip and moans with other school owners, and there’s always an […]
New Italian dialogue & transcript: a gym encounter!
Today’s Italian Conversation, number forty-seven in our series, is entitled ‘Contesti sociali, Presentarsi‘. Which broadly translates as ‘introducing yourself in social situations’. There’s a woman and a man, chatting at the gym, exchanging personal details. We find out that she’s married with kids, but he’s single (not found the right woman yet.) What’s she doing talking […]
Midnight in Italy but just 2 p.m. in Anchorage, Alaska!
OnlineItalianClub.com has ‘members’ all around the globe. An average of a thousand people a day use our site to learn Italian, and you’re spread all the way around the globe! Think of the planet, spinning on its slightly wonky axis, and imagine other people like you who are learning Italian. Where might they be? Oh […]
Italian Dialogue: Ice-Cream Shop! (& Sale Ends Tonight…)
It’s Epiphany today, a national holiday here in Italy. Last night a witch named Befana flew past our house on her broomstick to leave candies for the kids who’d been good. And lumps of coal for the naughty ones. Hah! That’ll teach ’em. (You can read all about this Epiphany tradition on Wikipedia, here.) Completely […]
Online Italian Lessons? Offer Ends In Just 36 Hours!
This is just a short reminder for those of you who take Italian lessons online with our club teachers, or who would like to. If you’re nearing the end of your lesson credits, don’t forget that you can save €€€ by renewing before tomorrow night (Jan 6th) when our January Sale 2016 ends. Why pay […]
New Italian Conversation + Last 72 Hours Of The January Sale
It’s back to work today, for a lot of people. And back to the usual routine here at OnlineItalianClub.com, too. The first order of business is to flag up for you the latest free recording/transcript in our Italian Conversations series. This time we’re getting our washing and dry-cleaning done at the lavanderia. Here’s the link you need […]
When to learn Italian for free. And when to pay.
I’ve had my hair cut twice since 1997. The first time was in London. I don’t remember how much I paid, but it wasn’t expensive, given that we were living in some crappy inner-city zone at the time. I never went to the barber’s because I didn’t know what to ask for, so I never liked […]