If you have a large family, as we do, you might sometimes feel that your waking life is divided between work and the supermarket. My kids go through the contents of the fridge in a flash, especially the milk, so I’m always at our local Coop to stock up. Which is why, hand on heart, […]
‘Fare shopping’ – another borrowed word!
Today’s Italian Conversation is the first on a new theme: fare shopping! ‘Fare shopping’, of course, is a phrase which contains another borrowed word, and one which is in common use in Italian. Careful though, as ‘fare shopping’ is not used to mean ‘do the shopping’ (groceries), for which there’s another term ‘fare la spesa’. Rather ‘fare […]
New Dialogue: Asking For A Refund (+ Book Of The Week!)
Announcing another ‘Book of the Week’ offer… Back in May I published ‘Cielo libero‘, an e-book Italian easy reader (with audio). Sadly, it didn’t make much of an impact at the time, which was a shame because I think it’s a lovely little story and one that would be great for anyone learning Italian. For which […]
Having a nervous breakdown?
Actually, that should be ‘Having A Nervous Breakdown’, without the question mark. But I figured that, after the stresses of November, it might resonate more if I personalized it… Anyway, the question / sentence is a rough translation of the title of today’s Italian Conversation: Problemi, Avere un crollo. To listen to a young architect having […]
Latest Italian Conversation: Getting Arrested!
Hope this never happens to you. You’re passing through Rome airport and have to show your passport. But the policewoman accuses you of having stolen the passport and you’re arrested! Listen to today’s Italian conversation, no. 22: Problemi, Venire arrestato. Or see all the conversations in this series on our Italian Conversations home page. P.S. OK, […]
New easy reader today! Plus another ‘Italian Conversation’
This morning I have a new easy Italian reader for you to take a look at. Plus the latest in our ‘Italian Conversations’ series of free audios with transcripts. First though, ‘Caccia all’autografo‘ (autograph hunt). Having passed his last exam of the academic year, university student Alberto flies to Sicily to visit his grandfather, who […]
Free listening task: ‘Asking for help’. Plus offer reminder!
Today’s free Italian Conversation (audio + conversation) covers ‘asking for help in Italian’. Plus, there’s a reminder about our easy-reader ‘Book of the Week’ offer! 20th Italian Conversation! I’ve just added no. 20 in our ‘Italian Conversations‘ series of audio recordings with transcripts. View all of them on the Italian Conversations homepage. Or follow this […]
Today, two different sorts of crime
First of all, news of another of our occasional ‘Book of the Week’ promotions. These are intended to showcase e-books/easy readers that we published a while ago and which you may not therefore have seen. So today, a chance to get one of our excellent Italian easy reader e-books (.pdf file + audio online) at […]
The one time you needn’t worry about your spoken Italian
Thanks to everyone who bought our latest easy Italian reader, ‘Aria di festa‘ during the promotion last week. Your support is much appreciated, but more importantly enables us to continue making OnlineItalianClub.com an excellent resource for students of Italian around the world! If all goes well, we’re hoping to publish another easy reader next week, […]
“Non mi sento bene” – latest Italian Conversation!
Careful with reflexive verbs in Italian, as they’re used a little more extensively than in English. For example, when you go to the doctor’s you say: “Non mi sento bene” with the reflexive pronoun ‘mi’ rather than without as in English: “I don’t feel well” As I often remark to my students (Italians learning English, […]