Buondi! This morning, I’m linking to an article on the ‘other’ website, plus we have some more listenings for you to do. Roberto Gamberini is an Italian teacher, based in Rome I think. I’ve never actually met the guy, but I am always happy to publish anything he writes, as his stuff is so good. […]
Free Italian Lesson On Articulated (Compound) Prepositions
Today’s free Italian lesson follows on from Wednesday’s, which was on ‘simple’ prepositions, with a list of the numerous ‘articulated’ (or ‘compound’) prepositions. Here’s the link you need to read the explanation and do the exercises: Lesson 53: Articulated (Compound) Prepositions Or find both of them, and previous lessons in the series, on our Italian Lessons […]
New, Free Italian Lesson On ‘Simple’ Prepositions
Sorry I’m late today, but ‘meglio tardi che mai’, right? Today’s free Italian lesson covers ‘simple’ prepositions but is, of course, anything but. There’s a long list of preposition uses to study (better allow some time…) and a couple of exercises to test your mettle. Lesson 52: Simple Prepositions | Italian Lessons Homepage On Friday we’ll […]
Tense Agreement Exercises (& Easy Reader Offer Reminder)
O.K., today we have one of those topics that Italian teachers love to confuse people with – tense agreement – otherwise known as ‘concordanze verbali’. Sounds horrible, doesn’t it? But when it comes down to it, the lesson is just a list of regularities showing how the verb in a main clause (“I think…”) works together […]
Italian Lesson On Conjunctions + New Easy Reader Published!
Today’s free Italian lesson is on conjunctions and linkers, which are extremely useful but don’t excite me much this Monday morning. However, here’s the link. Decide for yourself. Lesson 48: Conjunctions and Linkers (Or find it on our Italian Lessons Homepage along with the previous 47 lessons in the series.) What IS ringing my bell is our […]
I got three of these wrong – you could do better, I’m sure!
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 […]
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 […]