Today I have for you number 57 (out of 60) in our Italian Conversations series along with a great new ‘Book of the Week’ offer, about which more later. The new dialogue is about renting a room: In viaggio, Affitare una stanza Listen to it here. Or find it on our Italian Conversations homepage. +++ So, this […]
“Can you please speak more slowly?”
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 dialogue, Paypal vs. Amazon, & Italian easy reader offer
Dialogue 52 in our Italian Conversations series is set in a railway station ticket office. Visualize the scene – lots of irate people with heavy bags, everyone pushing and shoving, the din of a train arriving at platform one, announcements on the public address system detailing the inevitable delays, and when it’s finally your turn, […]
From OnlineItalianClub.com, something old, something new!
New members are joining our Online Italian Club all the time, so I try to recycle things they may not have seen, as well as publishing new materials. Hence today we have something old (a free chapter from our ‘Book of the Week’) and something new (another Italian conversation + transcript). Something old… As most […]
New Italian Dialogue With Transcript: Refusing Invitations!
It’s venerdì, and so time for another free Italian dialogue with transcript from OnlineItalianClub.com! Today we’re continuing the theme of invitations. On Wednesday we were accepting them, whereas today we’re finding excuses not to go… “The pub? Tonight? Nah… Sorry, gotta study Italian!” You get the idea. Here’s the link to listen to today’s conversation: Contesti sociali, Rifiutare […]
Invitations dialogue (plus transcript) & easy reader offer reminder
Today’s new Italian dialogue with transcript is Contesti sociali, invitare qualcuno, which in English would be ‘inviting someone in a social situation’. I have to apologise for the echo on the audio, but it’s otherwise good practice. Listening to and reading the conversations should just take you a few minutes, so do try to fit it […]
New Easy Reader E-Book! / New Italian Dialogue & Transcript
As mentioned on Friday, today we’ve published a new Italian easy reader e-book ‘Segreti e polpette‘ (Secrets And Meatballs). The Agnolottis, husband, wife and two adult children, run a modest trattoria in a town in the south of Italy. They all pull together to make their small restaurant the success it is. But when the […]