Study Italian in Italy: study Italian in Florence, Milan, Sicily

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The Italian language is called il parlar gentile (the gentle language) by those who speak it, and once you study Italian, you will know why. An increasing number of people today want to study Italian in Italy, and while some of them merely do so out of love for the language, plenty of others wish to study Italian either for business purposes, or in order to acquire an added professional skill that will help them earn a living as translators and interpreters.

Of the many reasons why you should study Italian in Italy, we think the biggest is the fact that when you take an Italian language course outside Italy, all you learn is the language, whereas when you study Italian in the beautiful cities of Florence, Milan or Syracuse (Sicily), not only do you learn the language, but you are also intimately acquainted with Italian culture. These are the cities that have made Italy famous the world over, and these are also the cities where Linguaviva, Italy’s premier Italian language school, offers courses to amateurs and skilled learners alike.

One of the reasons that Linguaviva offers Italian language courses in these cities is that historically, Italy has always had distinctive dialects for each of its cities, because the cities were always more like states, and though a version of Tuscan-Italian is now the national version of Italian, various versions of Regional Italian are still flourishing. The only way in which a student of Italian will gain an idea of these diversities is by studying Italian in different Italian cities.

For instance, and speaking of Tuscan, Florence is the chief city of Tuscany, and those who study Italian in Florence will gain more than just an idea of the language. They will also be able to participate in the unique cultural life of this fabulously beautiful city, and because Linguaviva organises home stay, shared flats, independent flats, or hotel apartments for its students, they need not worry about accommodation and can simply soak in the pleasures of Florence while they study Italian.

And there is plenty to study. For instance, did you know that arrivederci and ciao are formal and informal versions respectively of the same word – goodbye? We chose this word not just because we are ending this piece, but also to let you know that ‘ciao’ is a Venetian – not Tuscan – word, though it is universally known as an ‘Italian’ word. At Linguaviva, they will teach you thousands of such fascinating things, so without delay, take a tour of www.linguaviva.it.