The Princess and the Frog - Directors: John Musker and Ron Clements - November 25, 2009

Just promise your daddy one thing: you’ll never, ever lose sight of what’s really important, OK?

• Italian is the most closely related language to latin.
• Italian verb tenses correspond closely to the English tense system.
• You can speak Italian from day one. Italian shares a lot of the same words as English & it is read as its written which makes pronunciation pretty easy.
• Every visit to an Italian restaurant can become a language class. You can learn many words like farfalle, bruschetta, or mezze maniche just from looking at a menu.
• The Italian language possesses a dictionary of the unspoken. Italians are masters in the use of hand gestures & facial expressions which break down all communication barriers.
• A recent UNESCO report stated that over 60% of the world’s art treasures are found in Italy.
• Italy has more historical sights than any other country.
• Knowing Italian enables you to better appreciate & enjoy classical music. Mozart composed many of his pieces in Italian instead of German & a lot of musicians consider Italian a key skill.
• Italian has the highest number of words for naming food, restaurants, dishes & produce!
• Italy is the culinary leader of the world so increased popularity of the language reflects a growing obsession with Italian food.
• Italy is one of the top economies in the world with many employers seeking people who speak Italian. Over 7k American firms do business with Italy & over 1k US companies have offices in Italy, including Chrysler, General Electric, ExonMobil, IBM, & Citibank.
• Learning Italian allows you to study the work of renowned Italian designers such as Versace, Gucci, Armani, Benetton, & Prada.
• Italian is relatively easy to learn, and is a gateway to other Romance languages. 
• Italy has produced defining films of modern cinema. La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) is much sweeter if you can enjoy it the way it was intended.
• Italian is not only used in Italy. It’s also widely spoken in places like Switzerland, Croatia & Slovenia. You’ll find large Italian immigrant communities across America & Australia too.
• Italy is an amazingly popular tourist destination, 6 million people went there in 2014. Rome & Milan are two of the most popular cities in the world with Milan sitting at #24 & Rome at #14.
• Opera is a major part of Italian culture & a cornerstone of the country’s national identity. One of its most important exports, Italian opera is sung all over the world.
• Italian was named as one of the 10 languages most vital to the UK over the next 20 years based on economic, geopolitical, cultural & educational factors.
• Italian is recognized as one of the most beautiful & musical languages on the planet. Because of this it is considered the language of love. The most romantic love story Romeo e Giulietta (Romeo and Juliet) was even in Italian.
• Reading its literature will make you appreciate & understand more of the history & culture of Italy.