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Top Reasons To Learn Italian - The Language Pedia Podcast
May 15, 2025
**Top Reasons To Learn Italian** Hello language enthusiasts! It's Oualid here with another exciting video. Today, we're going to talk about the top reasons to learn Italian. Learning Italian offers many advantages. These range from cultural enrichment to career advancement. The language's growing popularity is fueled by readily available digital learning resources and modern teaching methods. The episode explores how Italian unlocks deeper understanding of Italy's rich artistic heritage and the potential for better business communication. Furthermore, it emphasizes the connection between Italian, Latin, and English, making it an accessible language for English speakers to learn and boosting memory and communication skills. You can read the full article here: https://lingualid.com/reasons-to-learn-italian/ 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and hit the bell icon so you won't miss out on any new videos. 📚 For more in-depth discussions and articles, check out my blog, Lingualid: https://lingualid.com **Social Links:** - 📘 Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/lingualid - 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingualid - 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lingualid - Podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oualid-cheddadi
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all right so have you been thinking
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about maybe picking up Italian seems
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like it's uh pretty popular these days
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yeah it really does and lucky for us
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we've got this awesome article from
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lingid called uh 15 best reasons to
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learn Italian in
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2024 it's like our road map kind of it
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really captures the the energy like did
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you know Italian's the fourth most
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popular language in the US now wow
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really yeah college enrollment is up
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like 20% growing faster than any other
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language they say 20% that's huge what
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do you think is driving that everyone
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just wants to order pizza better well
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the food's a big part of it but there's
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more to it than that Italy's got this
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this pole you know culturally I mean art
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history the whole bul farniente thing
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bul farniente what's that the sweetness
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of doing nothing like enjoying life's
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Simple Pleasures and learning the
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language it's like a key to understand
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all that more than just you know
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ordering a cappuccino it's like when in
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Rome but you're actually living it I can
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see the appe on that exactly plus
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learning Italian isn't as hard as it
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used to be there's apps online courses
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mhm you could basically chat with
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Michelangelo's David from your couch now
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it's a while from your couch that's
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pretty cool but okay besides that what
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about you know career stuff I saw the
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article mentions something like 7500
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American companies doing business with
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Italy huge Market yeah over a thousand
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us firms have offices there too really
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big names in all kinds of Industries
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Automotive food and wine tech. even ship
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building they say knowing Italian can
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really set you apart especially with
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companies that well prefer to use their
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own language makes sense imagine being
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the only one who can clear up a
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misunderstanding or or pick up on a
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cultural thing others Miss could be a
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game changer absolutely think of the
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luxury Brands Ferrari
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Gucci be able to connect on that level
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it builds trust you know strong
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Partnerships couldn't it also open doors
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to work in Italy itself oh for sure
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picture yourself working for a fashion
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house in Milan or a winery in Tuscany I
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can picture it but speaking of beauty
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and culture we can't forget all the Art
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and Design right definitely not Italy's
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got the most UNESCO world heritage sites
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more than anywhere else in the world and
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that's everywhere from the Coliseum to
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the uiti gallery but knowing Italian
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it's more than just seeing the art it's
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understanding the meaning the
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history the artist's intention even
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Art's a language of its own but knowing
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the actual language I guess that t makes
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it up a notch it's like decoding the
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culture woven into it all every brush
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stroke every sculpture that's pretty
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deep Okay so we've got culture careers
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art but what about this connection to
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Latin they mention ah yeah over 60% of
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English words they come from Latin roots
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and Italian's one of the closest living
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languages to it they say yeah a million
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Italian high schoolers even study Latin
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for five years did you know that five
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years wow makes you wonder if learning
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Italian could make Latin easier like a
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cheat code almost could be languages all
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connect in interesting ways so
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understanding one can help with another
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like a secret passage through language
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history I always struggled with
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Latin maybe Italian's my way in then but
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you know what else I'm thinking about
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travel who doesn't dream of sipping
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espresso in Rome or getting lost in
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Florence right exactly but imagine going
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Beyond just seeing it ordering food in a
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little Tratoria confidently from a
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handwritten menu chatting with locals
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about hidy spots in the city that's what
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language can unlock not just watching a
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travel show but actually being part of
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it exactly you're in it not just looking
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at it and that goes for everything from
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understanding jokes to picking up on
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little cultural things you'd otherwise
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Miss so it's like a deeper experience
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absolutely okay I'm convinced got to
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learn Italian got to order that gelato
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like a pro but hold on we haven't even
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talked about the food itself yet ah the
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language of love and deliciousness they
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see Italians got the richest vocabulary
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for food more than any other language
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mhm goes Way Beyond pizza and pasta
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really more words for different types of
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pasta is that it it's understanding the
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subtleties the regional differences even
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the history behind each dish you might
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know spaghetti but do you know spaghetti
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alak kabanata from spaghetti Alesa
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exactly yeah and it's not just technical
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terms it's the stories the passion the
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love that goes into Italian food culture
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so learning Italian it's more than just
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the language huh it's like a whole
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different way of experiencing things
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things the food the art just everyday
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life it really is and this is just
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scratching the surface there's so much
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more to uncover about what learning
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Italian can do for you I'm ready to dig
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deeper we'll be right back after a quick
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break to explore even more reasons why
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learning Italian might be the best
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decision you make in
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2024 and we're back man I'm already
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dreaming of Italy but uh before I book
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that flight what about this whole thing
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with Italian Cinema and music they
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mentioned that in the article too ah
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Italian Cinema so many masterpieces
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think about watching felini like lul
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vitaa or Visconti the leopard oh yeah
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I've heard of those but imagine getting
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it all not just the subtitles the jokes
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the way they talk yeah you'd feel the
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emotions so much more that's true you'd
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really connect with it and it's not just
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the classics either there's great stuff
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coming out now movies and TV shows they
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show you what modern Italy's like but
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you miss out on a lot if you're just
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reading subtitles you know sense you
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know I've always liked Opera but I'll
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admit I have no idea what they're
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singing half the time well opera is
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dramatic even for Italians but seriously
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if you understand the words it adds a
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whole other layer like reading the book
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it's based on you get the characters
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better why they do what they do so it's
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not just pretty voices it's the whole
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story they're telling exactly and
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Italian music it's more than just Opera
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right there's the catori like DeAndre
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dala then modern pop stars Pini ramadani
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and of course film scores like moricone
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those Melodies they just pull you in it
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makes you realize learning a language
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it's not just about speaking it opens
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you up to all these other things art
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music absolutely and you can be part of
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it not just watching imagine joining a
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book club in Italian going to a poetry
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reading even writing something yourself
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writing in Italian that's a cool thought
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it can happen the more you're in the
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language the more natural it becomes to
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think that way it's empowering honestly
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so many possibilities you know the
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article also mentioned something about
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cognitive benefits like learning Italian
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is good for your brain yeah there's more
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and more research saying that learning a
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new language it's like a workout for
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your mind makes sense you're thinking in
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different ways Making Connections your
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brain has to work harder basically and
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that can help with problem solving
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creativity they even say it might help
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you stay sharp as you get older so it's
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not just learning words it's keeping
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your brain young I like that it's a
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win-win really mhm investing in yourself
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expanding your world and staying sharp
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all at once Okay so we've got culture
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careers art brain power learning Italian
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is starting to sound like the ultimate
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life hack it does doesn't it and we
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haven't even touched on the feeling of
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accomplishment you get mastering a new
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language it's tough sure but the reward
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is huge yeah to be able to just talk to
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someone in another language get their
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jokes understand all the little things
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it's about connecting like you're part
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of something bigger bridging those gaps
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between cultures so it's not just a
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skill it's a whole new way of thinking a
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new way to see the world exactly it's
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about potential becoming more
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well-rounded more adaptable a global
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citizen really well said and on that
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note let's take a quick pause before we
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jump into the final part of our Italian
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Deep dive we've got even more reasons to
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learn Italian coming up so stay
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tuned okay we're back and ready for the
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final part of our Italian Deep dive I'm
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already picturing myself like walking
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through Tuscany chatting with the locals
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all in Italian of course beautiful image
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isn't it and you know going back to
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those career benefits for a sec the
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article actually mentions a higher
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earning potential if you speak Italian
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how now you've got my attention but
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seriously how much of a difference are
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we talking the studies show that
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bilingual employees especially those
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with in demand languages can earn like
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5% to even 20% more 20% that's not
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messing around I guess the more skills
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you have the more valuable you are right
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exactly and it's not just the money it's
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the opportunities travel International
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projects maybe even moving to Italy if
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you want so it's about having choices
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more flexibility finding a career that
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you're really passionate about exactly
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and let's not forget that feeling of
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accomplishment you know mastering a new
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language it's a challenge but it's so
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rewarding speaking of challenges the
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article does say learning a new language
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takes work it's not like you just
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download an app and boom you're fluent
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that's true but you don't have have to
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do it all at once start with the basics
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grammar and vocab then slowly immerse
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yourself watch movies listen to music
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read books even chat with native
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speakers if you can it's like training
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for a marathon right you don't start by
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running 26 miles you build up to it
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exactly and there are tons of resources
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to help you like apps online courses
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even local groups where you can practice
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speaking so you're not alone even if
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you're a beginner it's like a whole
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Community Learning together exactly and
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remember it's not just about the end
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goal it's about the whole journey the
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challenges the little victories and joy
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it all that's a great point it shouldn't
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feel like a chore it should be something
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you
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enjoy so what have we learned today
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we've talked about so many reasons to
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learn Italian from experiencing the
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culture to Career boosts personal growth
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it's about expanding your horizons
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challenging yourself and connecting with
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the world in a deeper way if that sounds
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appealing learning Italian might be the
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perfect adventure for for you and if
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you're ready to get started check out
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the full article on lingid they've got
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even more tips and resources to help you
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out as you embark on this journey
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remember learning Italian isn't just
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about a new skill it's about a new way
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of life a new way of thinking a new way
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to experience the world couldn't have
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said it better myself and with that
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we'll say ARA thanks for joining us on
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this deep dive into the world of Italian
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language and culture ciao
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