Today’s free Italian lesson is on adverbial phrases. It’s basically a list of phrases that you might hear or read, and that might well crop up in a high-level exam, were you to attempt such a thing. Take a look at the lesson. If you’re into memorizing (I’m not), spend a few minutes learning the […]
10-Min. Italian Lesson On Articles & ‘Book Of The Week’ Offer
Buongiorno a tutti. Today we have a new, free Italian lesson on the use and omission of articles which should be doable in just 10 minutes or so. Perfect for all you busy people! And then, some relaxing music (to promote this week’s ‘Book of the Week’!) First the lesson, which is basically a list […]
Today’s Free Italian Lesson: Indefinite Pronouns & Adjectives
Today’s free Italian lesson is on indefinite pronouns and adjectives. While it’s part of the C1 (advanced) section of our series of free Italian lessons, it’s worth a look whatever your current level. Lesson 44: Indefinite Pronouns & Adjectives (All of the lessons published so far are available on our Italian Lessons Homepage.) Also, a […]
Free Italian Lesson On Reported Speech
Is it me, or is this time of the year exhausting?? Fortunately, tomorrow’s a holiday here in Italy (La festa della Repubblica Italiana). And not a moment too soon! So, being ‘stanco morto’, I’ll keep this brief… Today’s free Italian lesson is on reported speech. What’s that, you ask? Find out here: Lesson 43: Reported […]
New Easy-Reader – 8 Short Stories (& free lesson on ‘non’)
Today we publish our first easy-reader e-book of short stories. And, it being Monday, there’s another free lesson in our series. But first things first. Want to practice the Italian future tense? A politician, a child in hospital and a prisoner are just a few of the fascinating characters imagining what the future holds for […]
Mica another long, boring lesson from OnlineItalianClub.com
If the title of this article didn’t make any sense to you, then great! Because today we’re taking a look at ‘mica’. It’s a friendly little word, often heard in speech, but one which can cause confusion because of its various meanings. The lesson includes a brief explanation and two short exercises. Lesson 41: Mica | Italian Lessons […]
Very short lesson today!
Advanced Italian courses usually comprise a quick overview of the grammatical areas you should already have covered, along with a collection of tricky bits and pieces that are typically included in top level exams so as to catch people out. We cover one such detail in today’s free lesson. It’s not the sort of thing you’d want to spend […]
Uses Of The Infinitive & New ‘Book Of The Week’ Offer
Today’s free Italian lesson follows on from the work we’ve been doing on participles by taking a look at the various uses of the infinitive. Here are the links: Lesson 39: Uses Of The Infinitive Italian Lessons homepage Poi, I have a new ‘Book Of The Week’ offer for you. An easy-reader e-book that we […]
Free Past Participle Lesson & ‘Roma Città Aperta’ Reminder
To start with a reminder, the launch offer on our new Italian easy reader ‘Roma città aperta’ ends on Sunday evening. The movie (not our simplified e-book version) was shot while WW2 was still going on, though obviously after the liberation of Rome itself, and was restored by Cineteca, in my now home city of […]
Free Italian Lesson On Present And Perfect Participles
I have had SO many arguments with Italians about the ‘gerundio’, and now I realise why! In English a ‘gerund’ is a verb moonlighting as a noun. For example in the sentences ‘I like swimming’ and ‘Swimming is good exercise’. In the first case the verb is ‘like’ and swimming is the object or complement. In […]