Italian

Italian will sound the most familiar to English speakers who want to enhance their language abilities. There are many words and sounds in both Italian and English that have a similar Latin origin. With approximately 63 million speakers, it also has countless art, business, and cultural applications.

Italian is also outperforming Spanish and German as the language with the highest growth in high school and college enrollment in the US. Despite an increase in course enrollment, fewer US families speak Italian today than there were in 2000. Italy is a popular tourist destination because it has one of the most developed economies in the world and has the greatest concentration of culturally significant attractions. Being exposed to Italian will give you a more memorable and real experience when visiting Italy.