Learn Italian online with the latest in our series of free online Italian lessons. Today we’ll take a look at ‘there is / are – c’è / ci sono‘. Plus, I have a new ‘Book of the Week’ offer for you. First things first, though. Lesson 03 in our Italian Lessons series deals with how […]
Learn or revise Italian plurals (plus ‘Amarcord’ reminder!)
Buon giorno a tutti! Just a quickie today, as I have to rush off and teach. Wednesday’s Italian Lesson on articles was a big success it seems – we had a record number of page views that day! And many thanks to Roger who wrote to me with this correction: Just had a quick look […]
‘New’ series Of Free Italian Lessons (& Book Of The Week)
Having finished our Italian Conversations series on Monday, it’s time for something ‘new’. Well, when I say ‘new’, what I mean is that I’ll be pulling together material from across our site to create ‘Italian lessons’ with explanations of the grammar, listening practice and exercises. The material itself isn’t actually new, but the way it’s […]
Final Italian Conversation & New Fellini Easy Reader!
Today we have the final dialogue + transcript in our Italian Conversations series: In viaggio, Cambiare casa. Listen to it here. Or find it on our Italian Conversations homepage. What’s coming next? Find out on Wednesday! Also, just published is our new Italian easy reader, Amarcord, based on the Fellini film. We have a free […]
“Sto bene solo quando faccio l’amore”
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Midnight in Italy but just 2 p.m. in Anchorage, Alaska!
OnlineItalianClub.com has ‘members’ all around the globe. An average of a thousand people a day use our site to learn Italian, and you’re spread all the way around the globe! Think of the planet, spinning on its slightly wonky axis, and imagine other people like you who are learning Italian. Where might they be? Oh […]
Italian Dialogue: Ice-Cream Shop! (& Sale Ends Tonight…)
It’s Epiphany today, a national holiday here in Italy. Last night a witch named Befana flew past our house on her broomstick to leave candies for the kids who’d been good. And lumps of coal for the naughty ones. Hah! That’ll teach ’em. (You can read all about this Epiphany tradition on Wikipedia, here.) Completely […]