Italian is the official language of Italy, and 93% of population are native Italian speakers. Around 50% of population speak a regional dialect as mother tongue. Many dialects are mutually unintelligible and thus considered by linguists as separate languages, but are not officially recognised.

What language is mostly spoken in Italy?

BBC - Languages - Languages. Italian is the official language of Italy, and 93% of population are native Italian speakers. Around 50% of population speak a regional dialect as mother tongue.

Do Italians speak Spanish?

Italian is the native language for Italy, but around 29 percent of the population speaks English. In America, where Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language, when you count native speakers and Spanish students, only about 16 percent of the population speak it.

What are the top 3 languages spoken in Italy?

Percentage of people in Italy who speak the languages below as a mother tongue or foreign language.Italian 97.41%English 13.74%French 8.46%Spanish 6.56%German 2.06%Basque 1.04%Arabic 0.65%Croatian 0.43%More items

Do Italians speak French?

Only one Italian out of three can speak a foreign language and more than half declare that they have no intention of learning one. Of those who spoke a foreign language, 53.5 percent spoke English, 37.1 per cent spoke French, four per cent spoke German and 2.8 spoke Spanish.

What is the national dish food of Italy?

Ragu alla Bolognese Italy. Commonly known around the world as spaghetti bolognese, in its authentic form Ragu alla Bolognese is recognised as the national dish of Italy.

What is Italys religion?

Roman Catholic Italys unofficial religion is Roman Catholic. While it is not on paper, Roman Catholicism still plays a major role in Italian culture. According to the book the World Trade Press wrote about Italys society and culture, it mentions that 90 percent of Italians are Roman Catholic.

Is French easier than Italian?

Grammatically French is the easiest one. Italian is probably the most difficult of the three languages grammatically. Even the pronunciation is harder than the Spanish one, it has more phonemes and the difference between double and simple consonants. It also has more consonants the FRench.

Which is the easiest Romance language?

Of all the major Romance languages, Italian is lexically closest to French – one of the reasons its relatively easy for English speakers to learn. Another, most likely, is how enjoyable most people find it to listen to.

Can you become fluent in Italian in 3 months?

Here are some of his best tips for learning a language in three months:Speak the language out loud from day one. Learn practical phrases first. Forget about learning strict grammar. Practice by Skyping with a native speaker. Listen to local radio stations. Practice a one-minute introduction to yourself.More items •Mar 14, 2014