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Co-officialCultural language c. 110-120 million [9]&_160; Unlike most other Romance languages, Italian has retained the contrast between short and long consonants which existed in Latin. As in most Romance languages, stress is distinctive. Of the Romance languages, Italian is considered to be one of the closest to Latin in terms of vocabulary.[12] Lexical similarity is 89% with French, 87% with Catalan, 85% with Sardinian, 82% with Spanish, 78% with Rhaeto-Romance, 77% with Romanian, and 52% with Maltese.[13][14] Italian is written using the Latin alphabet. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not considered part of the standard Italian alphabet, but appear in loanwords (such as jeans, whisky, taxi). X has become a commonly used letter in genuine Italian words with the prefix extra-. J in Italian is an old-fashioned orthographic variant of I, appearing in the first name "Jacopo" as well as in some Italian place names, e.g., the towns of Bajardo, Bojano, Joppolo, Jesolo, Jesi, among numerous others, and in the alternate spelling Mar Jonio (also spelled Mar Ionio) for the Ionian Sea. J may also appear in many words from different dialects, but its use is discouraged in contemporary Italian, and it is not part of the standard 21-letter contemporary Italian alphabet. Each of these foreign letters had an Italian equivalent spelling gi for j, c or ch for k, u or v for w (depending on what sound it makes), s, ss, or cs for x, and i for y.
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1. Courses of Italian Design in Florence, such a good reason for learning Italian language there
November 17, 2008
Students coming from every part of the world who are fascinated by our country and decide to come to Italy for a learning vacation, are really numerous.
Most of all, students who choose to come to Italy to study design - field in which this country has a huge success at international level - are many many more. To attend the "Course of Italian design" is the right way to understand the reason why Italian design is so famous in the world.
During this course, offered by the Leonardo da Vinci Italian language school, you will learn all you have to know about history of Italian design, ... (read more)
Author: Diletta Tonelli
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2. Translations: Reaching to the outer World
November 17, 2008
When the tentacles of the World Wide Web reach far and wide, geographical boundaries do not even matter inasmuch and where geographical boundaries don’t matter, linguistic barriers falls away on its own. Now languages are being studied all over the world. Anyone who has a penchant for learning and mastering a new language has the access to do so. With websites not anymore limited just to the English language, there is a large scope for translation work in many languages including the French, German, Spanish and Italian which are some of the popular ones.
There are many translation se... (read more)
Author: Sampark Saxena
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3. Open The Door To All Romance Languages With Spanish
November 17, 2008
A friend told me recently her goal in life is to learn all the major romance languages, namely French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. This sounds like a great goal to me. Just imagine being able to travel anywhere in Latin America and large swaths of Europe, being able to speak to the locals in their native tongue and really getting to know the culture! Fortunately for her, she already speaks Spanish.
Every romance language shares a common trait: they are descendants of Latin. Even today, the romance languages have far more similarities with each other than they have dif... (read more)
Author: Kyle Bumpus
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4. Spend a Gap Year in Italy
November 12, 2008
Ever thought to take a Gap Year?
You are absolutely in time to take such a decision. The School Leonardo da Vinci again this year organizes the “Academic School Year” or “Gap Year” courses in its Italian language schools located in the most beautiful and charming cities in Italy: Florence, Milan, Rome and Siena.
The “Academic School Year” is an Italian language course, thought for beginner and elementary students, which lasts for 32 weeks and leads to the internationally-recognized AIL (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) diplomas (DILI-Intermediate and DALI-Advanced).
Needless to sa... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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5. Common Questions Answered Related to Subtitles or Sous-titres
November 08, 2008
Q. What Does Subtitle or Sous-titres Mean? A. While watching films, usually there is an option available to get the words being said on the screen so they can be read. This especially comes in handy when an individual is hard of hearing, or if the film is in a foreign language.
Q. What is dubbed subtitle ac3? A. Dubbed AC3 is a movie released in the US that is dubbed into another language such as Italian.
Q. I'm looking for a Sous-titres or subtitle. First of all make sure that your searchterm is correct, or you can also try different combinations. Even better – go through the av... (read more)
Author: Fabiola Groshan
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6. Italian Language Courses on Christmas Time
November 03, 2008
Would you like to spend your Christmas holidays in Italy? Then, this is the perfect occasion to do it. Come and spend this Christmas in the unsurpassed, cosmopolitan and internationally renowned Italian cities of Rome and Milan.
After the great success of last year, once again our Italian Language School Leonardo da Vinci, organizes the "Christmas Special Courses" in our schools of Rome and Milan.
Christmas will come soon, and what is best than a wonderful stay in Italy during that time? Our "Christmas Special Courses" want to reach the aim of putting in touch our students with a... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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7. Should you Learn a Foreign Language?
November 03, 2008
Learning a foreign language takes a lot of hard work and a bit of a time commitment, especially if you want to become fluent. If you just want to learn a few words for your trip to Italy, it might not be that big of a deal, but if you want to be fluent in Italian, that's a different story.
Should you learn a foreign language? That depends on why you want to learn it. If you want to learn a foreign language for your career, you should probably start studying, especially if it's required for your job. If knowing a second language could help you get a job, it would be a good idea to star... (read more)
Author: Samantha Asher
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8. Nikon L14 Digital Camera
November 03, 2008
At some point or other, language might have been a problem for you. Most of the cameras that you would have seen do not support various languages. But Nikon has overcome this barrier. Nikon l14 comes with English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Czech, Danish, Norwegian and Indonesian languages. Now, it’s not necessary to know a particular language to understand the working of your camera.
Key Features Nikon l14 camera has a CCD imaging sensor. CCD sensor works ... (read more)
Author: Monty Alexander
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9. Arabic Translation: Should You Do It Yourself?
November 01, 2008
If you work within an industry where you need to have Arabic translations on a regular basis, you may be thinking that perhaps you should do it yourself using a variety of means. That may not be the best idea unless you are using reputable tools that you can count on for accuracy. Making even the smallest mistake when it comes to Arabic translation can mean a huge misunderstanding between two parties.
Dialects of the Arabic Speaking World
Just like English, Spanish and Italian have a variety of dialects so does the Arabic speaking world. A word or a phrase here and there can make all... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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10. Ways of Learning Italian Quite Quickly
October 13, 2008
The best way of learning Italian quickly is to immerse yourself in the language and the culture. If you have time and money, you can move to an Italian speaking country where you will be surrounded by the language at every turn. You can take classes in the language at the same time and when you are outside of class you have ample opportunity to practice and use what you learn in class. For many students in university, attending university in an Italian city is a very effective way of becoming fluent in the language and gaining credit towards their degree at the same time.
For most people ... (read more)
Author: Ling Tong
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11. Start With Basic Italian Expressions
October 13, 2008
Start off your course in Italian by learning some basic Italian expressions. This will give you a good idea of how difficult you will find learning the language. However, once you have some background in the expressions and can pronounce the words properly, you have a good head start on becoming a fluent speaker. If you have some knowledge of Spanish, you will have very little difficulty learning Italian because the two languages are very similar. You do need to know certain phrases, such as:
- Si ?yes - No- no - Forse ?Maybe - Grazie ?thank you - Molte grazie ?thanks a lot - Prego ?... (read more)
Author: Ling Tong
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12. Learn Italian Online Free
October 13, 2008
Italian is one of the romance languages and contains many beautifully sounding words and phrases. When you want to learn Italian for whatever reason ?business or travel ?you can do so from the comfort of your own home through a free course online. Whether you have some knowledge of Italian or you are a beginner, you can take advantage of all levels of courses from beginner to advanced. You learn to read, speak, write and understand the language to become fluent in the language. There are no additional letters in the Italian alphabet, but it is important to start with learning the different pro... (read more)
Author: Ling Tong
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13. Training Courses for AIL exams start again
October 10, 2008
To become a teacher of Italian language as a foreign language, it is necessary to have an excellent training, and a continuous updating. This means to trust institutes which are specialized in vocational training for teachers of Italian language as a foreign language, and which can certify teachers’ qualification.
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci of Florence, is a certified quality organization guaranteed by AIL (Accademia Italiana di Lingua “Accademy of Italian Language”), and every year it organizes training courses for the achievement of Diploma of Italian Language "Firenze", which certifies t... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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14. Learn a Language Through Translation
October 10, 2008
Memorizing vocabulary is definitely beneficial to learning a language, but it's by far not the only thing to do when learning a second language. Even if you understand every grammar lesson in your textbook, you will not necessarily be fluent. In order to be able to use the language, you need to understand it through context. You need to be able to comprehend the language.
Translating your target language, even in the beginning, will immensely help you learn a language. A key technique in learning a language is to immerse yourself in the language. If you are studying Italian, you mu... (read more)
Author: Samantha Asher
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15. Is a Second Language Really Necessary?
October 10, 2008
In high school, you probably had to learn a second language. Most likely you were offered Spanish or French, or if you were lucky, other languages such as Italian were offered. Ultimately to you it didn't matter because you probably didn't want to learn any language. The language you chose was probably the one that looked easier to you.
This might not have been entirely true. If you were like me, learning a second language was exciting. You loved culture and language and couldn't wait to dig in to the culture and language of someone else. You were either torn between which language ... (read more)
Author: Samantha Asher
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16. USA and Italy together for Columbus Day
October 07, 2008
A sailor on board the Pinta sighted land in the morning of 12th October 1492, and a new era of cultural exchange between America and Europe began. Italian seaman Christopher Columbus was the first European to sail across the Atlantic Ocean and to successfully land on the American continent. He never accomplished his original goal: to find a new naval route to India. Instead, Christopher Columbus opened up exploration between Europe and America. Columbus Day was celebrated for the first time in New York in 1792 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Columbus’ historic arrival. ... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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17. A learning vacation which lasts for one year: Sabbatical Year in Italy
October 07, 2008
There are thousands of students in the world whose desire is to come to Italy for a while to learn Italian language. But there are many more who want to stay in Italy for a long, long time, to make their knowledge deeper, not only about Italian language, but also about the culture on the whole, besides to enjoy a long and wonderful holiday.
Just thinking about these students wish to learn and travel, the Italian language school "Leonardo Da Vinci" suggests a really special course: "Sabbatical Year in Italy".
With the help of this course students will have the chance to study in Italy... (read more)
Author: Diletta Tonelli
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18. Courses of Italian Language in Siena
September 23, 2008
There are lots of students from every corner of the world who are fascinated by Italy and decide to come here for a learning-vacation.
A language travel vacation in Italy gives foreign students the chance of having an intensive look at the Italian language and culture. Especially in the picturesque city of Siena students can find schools offering wide-ranging programs of high quality Italian language courses all year round, and they can freely decide when to begin to attend a course because classes start every Monday!
Located in historical buildings, the schools offer incredible loc... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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19. Intensive Course of Basic Training for Italian Language Teachers
September 17, 2008
Are you an Italian language teacher for foreign students? Would you like to improve your skills? Here it is the best chance for you. The "Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci" in Florence and Rome, leader in the field of Italian teaching as foreign language, organizes some "Intensive Courses of Basic Training for Italian language teachers". The course will start in the month of October at "Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci", in Rome (from 6th October to 17th October) and Florence (from 20th October to 31st October).
It will last 70 hours (54 lessons of theory and 16 of practice) and it's divided into six ... (read more)
Author: Elena Lorenzini
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20. Before You Start Learning To Read and Write Spanish
August 12, 2008
Before you start learning any language other than your mother tongue, the first question is the need of learning that language. More than 500million people in the world speak Spanish, thus making it nearly compulsory. It is spoken in 21 countries. Spanish is the second most important language in the USA, only next to English. Fluency at Spanish can make you understand enough of French, Portuguese and Italian. Reading and writing any language is preceded by knowing the pronunciation and spelling of the words, meaning of the words, grammar and speaking practice. All these things are subje... (read more)
Author: jessica thomson
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21. Italian Translation Into English
August 07, 2008
I hope that you might have enjoyed some of my other articles on Italian related subjects. I have been writing articles about my all things Italian and translations and language lessons.
In this article ‘Italian Translation into English – A trip to the Beach' I will be taking you on a trip to the seaside…..Italian style. I hope this will help those trying to learn the Italian language as well as those with a general passion for all things Italian.
Luckily for Italian’s Italy is geographically long and thin giving almost all its citizens less then an hours drive before they... (read more)
Author: Ram Sharma
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22. Why does it seem that almost everyone who is learning a second language has chosen the WRONG LANGU
July 31, 2008
Rocket Language Article #2 Why does it seem that almost everyone who is learning a second language has chosen the WRONG LANGUAGE COURSE? Visit a language forum and be prepared to find out the sad truth. Some people are happy with their choices regarding a course to learn a second language...but it seems that most people are not. What does this mean to you? If you are thinking about learning a second language, all the negative feed back adds to your indecision and doubt. Some common questions that you would like answered: Will the c... (read more)
Author: George Pierce
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23. Italian food today
July 31, 2008
Italian food today
To much as been said about Italian food, in every language and in many form, it seams that there isn’t much to say anymore, actually there are a few more things to say; In this article I’m looking at the state of Italian food today in the world, the quality that once was amazing now days is gone, most of the Italian restaurants in the world serving Italian food are providing a very poor food, the people employed to cook in Italian restaurants they are unskilled without going trough a proper training, the owner of 80% of restaurants they don’t have a clue of what they ar... (read more)
Author: chutima sarachat
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24. Rome
July 24, 2008
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This article is written to be a guide for all those people who are interested in learning Italian in Rome, following a course in an Italian language school and knowing something about the Eternal City. There are four language skills: reading, writing ability, knowing how to listen and ability to speak. All those things must be developed in order to achieve the ability to understand and express yourself in authentic communication situations. Travel in Rome and staying in Italy for a medium period, can give the o... (read more)
Author: Anne Bain
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25. New Art History School opens in Florence with classes held in English
July 24, 2008
New Art History School opens in Florence with classes held in English A gap year can be exciting and fulfilling...not sure what to do on your year out? Why not spend it in Florence? Home to some of the world’s most celebrated art and architecture, and the seat of the Renaissance, Florence is one of the most exciting, fun and beautiful cities to spend all or part of your gap year. After school and exams, it provides an opportunity to indulge in the culture of Italy – to learn more about the design, the food, the wine, and the dolce vita, as well as experiencing the freedom and the enjoyme... (read more)
Author: Cassandra Brown
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