Interesting facts about the language
Italian is a language from the Romance branch of the Indo-European languages. Within this branch, Italian belongs to the Italo-Romance group of languages. Italian is spoken as a native language by approximately 65 million people worldwide. Besides Italy, the language area includes parts of Switzerland, San Marino, and Vatican City. Italian is also the official language of the Order of Malta. The Italian alphabet consists of 21 letters, plus 10 letters with extensions.
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Länderinfo Italien
Italy is a country in Southern Europe. Rome is the capital city. Most of Italy lies on the Apennine Islands, which are surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Po Valley and the southern part of the Alps. Italy borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The small states of Vatican City and San Marino are surrounded by Italy. The two largest islands are Sicily and Sardinia. As an industrial nation, Italy is one of the most highly developed countries in the world and, measured by nominal gross domestic product, is the eighth largest economy in the world. Italy enjoys a high standard of living and education and has one of the highest life expectancies. Italy is the country with the most UNESCO World Heritage sites and, with around 53 million tourists annually, one of the most visited countries in the world.
Sehenswürdigkeiten in Italien
On the following websites you will find information about the most beautiful sights in the country.
Benefits of learning the language!
- You will find your way around when you are on holiday in Italy.
- You broaden your horizons and thereby expand your educational level.
- You improve your career opportunities.
- They contribute to integration.
- They ensure better communication in bilingual relationships.
- This way you get to know a lot of people and can communicate with each other.
What’s special about the language course
- The language course is suitable for beginners, advanced learners and those returning to the language.
- Within 3 months you can learn the basic vocabulary of over 1,300 Italian words.
- With the basic course you will reach levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- With the advanced course you will reach levels B1 and B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- With the technical vocabulary you will reach levels C1 and C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- Short daily learning time of only 17 minutes a day.
- The daily tasks are given to you and what you have already learned is repeated until it is stored in your long-term memory.
- Learn with different learning methods.
- You don't want to learn alone! Join learning communities and make new connections.
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The most important words in Italian
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