Society & Culture & Entertainment Education

Learning Italian: Top 10 Reasons to Start Now!

Are you planning to go to Italy for holiday, study or business but you barely know how to say "ciao"? Then discover 10 good reasons to start learning Italian now or to take some Italian language courses! 1) Italy is the home of the world's cultural heritage according to UNESCO.
2) Did you know that 60 percent of the English vocabulary also comes from Latin? Learning Italian is not only another known language, but it may also help improve your scores in English.
3) When you think about literature you can't forget artists such as Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarch and Machiavelli, to Verga, Svevo, Pirandello, and Gramsci, to name a few.
Italy is the country of the world's most famous thinkers and writers and Italian Language is the language of humanism, opera, film, science, political thought, fashion, design, and cuisine.
You can appreciate and understand the treasures of Italy only learning the beautiful Italian language.
4) Italy is one of the most visited countries in the world.
A contributing factor is also the 2015 EXPO in Milan, were you can discover the culinary traditions of more than 100 countries in the world, with a special focus on the Italian regional dishes and wines.
5) Italian is considered one of the most easy languages to learn as there is only one sound per letter of the alphabet (and four consonant blends).
In fact, Italian has the "best phonetic fit".
For young learners, the easier the language, the better.
Learning Italian will not compete with your English, it will enhance it.
6) Italian is the language of Opera.
It was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day.
Many famous operas in Italian were written by foreign composers.
Works by native Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, are amongst the most famous operas ever written and today are performed in Opera Houses across the world.
7) Young people who want to be physicians, dentists and veterinarians, but who cannot afford tuition at their home country can study at Italian universities for a fraction of the cost.
The only requirement: take an Italian language course before you go! 8) The only way to research your Italian family roots and interpret old documents is to learn Italian.
9) Give and get directions in Italian on your next visit to Rome, Milan, Naples..
10) You will be finally able to order in an authentic Italian restaurant attended only by locals.
What are you waiting for? Start learning Italian now!!!


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