2007-05-14 07:26:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Because they both come from Latin, they share aspects of grammar and vocabulary. I'm a Spanish speaker, and if someone speaks Italian slowly and clearly, I can pick up some of the words, but definitely not all of them. If I see something written in italian, same thing: I can figure out the gist of it.
2007-05-14 07:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by ey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are similar because of their Latin roots. Since I speak Spanish I know that if I had a conversation with an Italian I would not understand him for an exception of similar key word.
2007-05-14 08:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too similar to study at the same time. I had a teacher that tried it and said it was torturous to try to keep them separate. :) I know Spanish and can often read Italian when I see it. Of course, I know no French at all and can often pick bits and pieces of it out when I see it.
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2007-05-14 07:29:45 · answer #3 · answered by searching_please 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say at least one third of the words used in the Italian language are in Spanish. they both come from Latin.
2007-05-14 07:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Slick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very similar. They are both Romance languages; that is, they both evolved from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.
For example, white is "blanco (or blanca)" in Spanish and "bianco (or bianca)" in Italian. Black is "*****" in Spanish and "nero" in Italian. Clown in "payaso" in Spanish and "pagliaccio" in Italian.
There are differences: brother and sister are "hermano" and "hermana" in Spanish, but "fratello" and "sorella" in Italian.
My Spanish teacher in high school was Italian-American. She said she could speak Spanish to her grandfather and he's speak Italian back to her, and they could understand each other fairly well.
2007-05-14 07:33:17 · answer #5 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot, even many words are writing in the same way and have the same meaning. You have to consider that both languages are derived it from the Roman language.
2007-05-14 07:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by Javy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They both derived from Latin, so they are very similar.
2007-05-14 07:29:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
extremely considering they both come form the official language of "latin"
2007-05-14 08:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by lasalle_1986 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quite..
penso che siano abbastanza simili
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pienso que ellos son bastante semejantes
2007-05-14 07:30:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
they are mutually intelligibile to a significant degree.
2007-05-14 09:47:21 · answer #10 · answered by gospodar_74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋