Breaking the language barrier is very essential in order to enter a new foreign market. Italian translations have enabled companies to market their products and services successfully in the Italian market as well as to customers across the world who communicate in the Italian language.
Italian is a Romance language which is spoken by around 70 million people worldwide. It is the official language of Italy, and San Marino. Besides Italian is also widely used in France, Croatia, Slovenia, Malta, and by the Italian diaspora in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Australia and more. Italian is also one of the four official languages of Switzerland, spoken in various parts of the country such as Ticino and Grigioni. Apart from all this, Italian language also enjoys the status of being the primary language of the Vatican City.
Italian is derived from the Vulgar Latin. Among all the Romance languages such as Spanish, French, Portuguese; Italian is considered to be closest to Latin in terms of vocabulary. Unlike English, the Italian language consists of only 21 letters.
There are various dialects in Italian. The Standard Italian which is the official language of Italy uses the Tuscan dialect. Every region in Italy has its own regional dialect which is a variant of Standard Italian. However all dialects are distinct from the Standard Italian in terms of grammar, vocabulary, syntax and pronunciation. In fact, the Sicilian dialect is so distinct that it is considered as a separate language altogether.
Therefore, it is very important that you rely on the services of some reputed translation company be it Toronto translation company or translation agencies Ottawa where well-trained translators understand the differences between various dialects and provide you with the translated work which is best suited for your target audience.
