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\u00a9 Pictures of Rome courtesy of Rome.info<\/p><\/div>\n

Italian is one of the Romance languages, having a common Latin ancestry with French<\/a>, Spanish<\/a>, Portuguese and Romanian. Looking at the Latin word for sun (solis<\/em>), one can see the language similarities with soleil<\/em> (French), sol<\/em> (Spanish\/Portuguese), soare<\/em> (Romanian), and sole<\/em> (Italian).<\/p>\n

Italian is spoken by approximately 61.5 million people worldwide [1<\/a>] and by 15% of the citizens of the European Union (fourth most commonly used after English, German and French) [2<\/a>]. Inside the EU, Italian is an official language of Italy and Slovenia (regionally), but it is also used officially in Croatia (regionally), San Marino, Switzerland, and Vatican State [1<\/a>]. In Canada, Italian is the mother tongue of 469 485 people, with 1.27 million identifying themselves as Italian [3<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Useful Expressions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Hello<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Ciao<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Goodbye<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Arrivederci<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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How are you?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Come sta? (informal)\/Come va? (informal)<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Excuse me\/I’m sorry<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Mi scusi\/Mi dispiace<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Do you speak English?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Parla inglese?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Yes\/no<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Si\/no<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Thank you<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Grazie<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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My name is…<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Mi chiamo…<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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I’m from Canada.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Sono canadese.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I’m lost. Where is the nearest telephone\/train station\/hospital?<\/td>\n\n
Mi sono perso\/a. Dove posso trovare un telefono qui vicino\/una stazione ferroviaria qui vicina\/ un ospedale qui vicino?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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How much does it cost?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Quanto costa?<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Language Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn Italian online with BBC<\/a>
\nGarzanti Linguistica free online Italian and English-Italian dictionaries<\/a>
\nDentro l’Italiano Online – Interactive Lessons for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced<\/a><\/p>\n

Culture in italiano<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n