Why you should learn Italian Language ?

First of all, in learning any language, you should like the language first,
and if you want to learn Italian language, you should also like how it sounds and how they use gestures ;)
then you should like the country or the food or the culture.
I mean who wouldn't, they even beat the unbelievable beaurocrazy ;p


Venezia Carnivale

Even in this modern age,
Italians in Italy don't speak much English.
Yes a lot of them do speaks english, but there also a lot who shy away, just like Indonesians.
They avoid speaking English, at least that's how I see it.

Here are some of the reasons why you should learn Italian :
1. You love travelling
Visiting Italy is a really wonderful experience.
Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Capri
(of course, in Italy, they're Milano, Venezia, Firenze, Roma, Capri.)
even the little towns such as Asisi, Perugia, Verona, etc
If you speak Italian, then you'd be able to run around the country with ease.
Just hop on the Eurostar train to get around.
You can ask people for directions, you can bargain when shopping, your life would basically be a lot easier.


Perugia

2. You love the Opera
I've met some Koreans, Japanese, Americans, etc who come to Italy to learn to sing.
Yup... Opera singing.

3. You love Italian food
Culinary adventures are incredible.
You'll be able to identify what you're ordering, whether it'd be panzerotti, piadina, pizza di melanzana or frullato, etc.


Homemade Pizze

4. Just about everything happens in Italy.
well... also in New York, London, Paris, but Italy's one of them ;D
Just imagine the Food Festivals of the entire Europe in Milan
or Milano Fashion Week, or Milano Design Week.



5. You love Coffee
Believe me..... even if you don't drink coffee.... once you're in Italy... you'll become a coffeeaholic !! Learn this "un cafe, per favore" (one coffee, please) then you can ask for milk and sugar and you're good.

6. You love learning languages :)
Yes you can survive in Italy without speaking a single word of Italian, but if you did speak Italian, your life would be so much easier there.

You know, in fact, the pronounciation of Italian language is similar with Indonesian language.
My first days in Italy, people thought I've lived in Italy all my life, they all say I speak a really good Italian, but of course, they realize that I'm a newcomer once they start speaking to me really quickly and I just stare at them blankly. ;p hahahah

Yes the conjugation might be a bit scary....
Each verb must be conjugated to match the subject.
eg. I am hungry - Ho fame
She is hungry - Ha fame
(See what I mean, that doesn't look too hard, does it ?)
yuppp... the grammar is more complicated than English,
but all European Languages are slightly more complicated.
But in time, you'll definitely master it.

So.... Go ahead and give it a try.
But for me , Learning any new languages is always fun.
Even learning Sundanese with its accent ;)
*to sound more like "Project Pop*"*
hohohoho

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* Project Pop is a popular comedian/singer group in Indonesia