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 […]
‘Roma città aperta’ Easy Reader + Lesson On Pronominal Verbs
Published today, our new Italian easy reader: ‘Roma città aperta’! Plus, brush up your pronominal verbs with the latest in our series of free Italian lessons. But first things first. Our latest Italian easy reader e-book is a moving masterpiece of Italian neo-realism, set in WW2 Rome. ‘Roma città aperta’ tells the story of how resistance […]
Free Online Italian Lesson On Linkers (And A Video To Watch!)
Today’s free online Italian lesson covers ‘linkers’, that is to say conjunctions, adverbs and so on which have the function of linking two phrases. For example: “I love you because you tolerate my snoring.” Needless to say, there are a whole bag of these to get to grips with. But don’t be put off just […]
Out today: No. 34 In Our Series Of Free Italian Lessons!
Out today is no. 34 in our Italian lessons series, and it surely is one for you grammar fiends! Myself, I gave up about a third of the way through – life’s too short. But hey, if this is your thing, enjoy! Here are the links you’ll need to torment yourself with past participles, auxiliary […]
Lesson On Italian Adjectives + New ‘Book Of The Week’ Offer
Hope everyone had a good weekend! It was warm and sunny here in Bologna but the forecast is for cooler, wetter weather over the next ten days. So perfect for studying Italian. And here, right on cue, is the next lesson in our series of free Italian lessons. Today we’re taking a look at adjectives, their […]
What’s the difference between ‘chi’ and ‘che’?
Today’s free Italian lesson looks at relative pronouns, and in particular the difference between ‘chi’ and ‘che’, which does cause a lot of problems for English-speakers learning Italian (and vice versa…) Don’t know what ‘relative pronouns’ are when they’re at home? No problem. I’m bolding them throughout this article. And as it’s a nice short […]
Today’s Free Italian Lesson: Uses Of The Subjunctive
Eccomi with Wednesday’s free Italian lesson! This is no. 31 in our series and covers the various uses of the subjunctive in more detail than the previous lessons, which mostly focused on conjugating its four tenses. If you don’t have the slightest idea of what I’m talking about, visit our Italian Lessons Homepage and look at […]
New Easy Reader Out Today! (+ Free Lesson On Remote Past)
Buongiorno a tutti. Just a quick one, as I’ve already been sat at my kitchen table far too long and my feet are getting cold… Today we’re publishing a brand-new and original Italian easy reader! It’s called ‘Missione Segreta‘, which I presume I don’t need to translate for you… Here’s the blurb from the shop, […]
Final Free B1 Intermediate Italian Lesson!
As you might have picked up from my occasional asides, I’m not a fan of studying grammar. So I’m delighted to be able to tell you that today we have the final B1 lesson in our free Italian lessons series. This also marks the mid-point, as we’ll have done A1, A2 and B1, while still having […]