The official language of Italy is Italian. Spanish, English, French and German are also used by the people.
Italian (English Italian Italiano) is the official language of the Italian Republic, belonging to the Romanian branch of the Indo European language family (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician also belong to the Romanian branch).
Italian is not only popular in Italy, but also one of the four official languages in Switzerland. It is also widely used in the United States, Canada, and Argentina. Italian, like English, is the common language of Somalia, an African country ravaged by pirates. As of the beginning of 2013, the number of Italian speakers in the world totaled about 95 million.
Italian is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. Italian sounds very beautiful. People praise that Italian is as clear as wind, and words are like blooming flowers. Italian is known as the most artistic language and the most musical language in the world.
As the medium of the great Renaissance culture, Italian had a profound impact on other languages in Western Europe. Italian is spoken by residents of 29 other countries, five of which have made it the official language. Formal Italian is a Tuscan dialect, and its pronunciation lies between the dialects in the southern half of Italy. The formal Italian language has recently been slightly added to the accent of Milan, the economic center. In the field of music composition, a large number of Italian words are also used, but in music, the last letter or several letters are omitted in Italian for the sake of fluency. It is also widely used in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Brazil. Italian, like Latin, has long consonants. Other Latin languages, such as Spanish and French, no longer have long consonants.
Italian writing is full of artistic atmosphere and gorgeous feeling. Michelangelo, da Vinci, Botticelli and many other great artists are all from Italy. Florence in Italy is the birthplace of the Renaissance. The capital, Rome, has a long history and enjoys a good reputation in the world.