Finally, stories that are fun to listen to!

I find short stories a great way to learn Italian but have struggled in the past to find any that don't put me to sleep. These stories are great, more like a collection of funny anecdotes that a friend might tell, rather than typical short stories. They are full of colourful characters, dodgy encounters and awkward moments, the sort of tales you would tell over a drink. My favourite was the story about the priest, it made me laugh out loud.

There is plenty of slang and a bit of swearing and, like it or not, these are essential parts of any language, and very difficult to find learning resources for. Many thanks to the author for including these. The narrator speaks slowly enough that you will have time to process what's being said, and new grammar is introduced throughout the chapters without going into too much explanation. If you are an intermediate learner you'll be able to keep up while learning some new phrases every chapter.

I hope there are more stories to come from this author as this is one of the best Italian learning resources I have found.

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