Italian (italiano [itaˈljaːno] or lingua italiana [ˈliŋɡwa itaˈljaːna]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. Italian is the closest national language to Latin, from which it descends via vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Taking into account both national and regional languages, it is seen that Italian and Sardinian are together the least differentiated from Latin. Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. ... + 7/3/2014 · Here you can find lots of different content for every level of Italian. Pages are categorised by topic of conversation. You can listen to the audio and video content and then complete exercises to improve your listening skills. This learning website allows you to practise listening comprehension in a …