The Italian language

Italian is counted among the Romance languages. That means that it developed out of Latin. Italian is the native language of about 70 million people. The majority of those live in Italy. Italian is also understood in Slovenia and Croatia. The language travelled as far away as Africa through colonial politics. Even today, Italian is understood in Libya, Somalia, and Eritrea by many older people. Numerous emigrants also took the language with them to their new homeland. Most notably there are many Italian-language communities in South America. Often Italian has mixed in with Spanish in those areas and created new languages. The unusual thing about Italian is its many different dialects. Some experts even speak of individual languages. The orthography of Italian is not difficult; it follows the pronunciation. For many, Italian is the most beautiful language in the world! Perhaps because it is the language of music, design and good cuisine?

Learn Italian from your native language with our method “book2” (books in 2 languages)

“Italian for beginners” is a language course that we offer free of charge. Advanced students can also refresh and deepen their knowledge. No registration is required and you can learn anonymously. The course includes 100 clearly structured lessons. You can set your learning pace.First you will learn the basics of the language. Example dialogs help you speak the foreign language. No previous knowledge of Italian grammar is required. You will learn commonly used Italian sentences and can communicate immediately in various situations. Learn Italian during your commute, lunch break or workout. You can start immediately and will quickly achieve your learning goals.

Learn Italian with the Android and iPhone app «50 languages»

With these apps you can learn more than 50 languages on Android phones and tablets and iPhones and iPads. The apps include 100 free lessons to help you learn and communicate effectively in Italian. Practice your language skills using the tests and games in the apps. Use our free «book2» audio files to listen to native speakers of Italian and improve your pronunciation! You can easily download all audios in your native language and Italian as MP3 files. After downloading you can also learn offline.

Text book - Italian for beginners

If you prefer to learn Italian using printed materials, you can buy the book Italian for beginners. You can buy it in any bookstore or online at Amazon.

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