Italian Lessons in Sydney

According to UNESCO, Italy boasts 60 of the world’s art treasures, making Italian a vital language for culture lovers and travelers. With its uniquely musical cadence, Italian is considered an easy language to learn and speak, and can make picking up both Spanish and French a breeze! Nations like Australia and the U.S. have thriving Italian communities, which means that learning this wonderful language can be useful both at a local level and abroad.

Sydney is one of Australia’s major cities, with a vibrant multicultural scene. In fact, the 2016 census shows that Sydney’s population is extremely diverse, with almost 4 out of every 10 Sydneysiders born overseas. This statistic is about 10% greater than the national average! Consequently, Sydneys’ cultural landscape has been shaped by the many different artistic, ethnic, linguistic and religious communities throughout the city; the result of waves of immigration from over 180 nationalities over a period of more than 200 years. For example, Italians have been making a contribution to the Australian way of life ever since the 1950s gold rush, which brought large numbers of migrants to the shores of Eastern Australia in search of wealth, work and opportunity. Meanwhile, Chinese people have made the city their home in such high numbers as to create their own Chinatown in central Sydney, which is full of Chinese restaurants and themed shops. 

Just take a stroll around the city and you will hear more than 250 languages spoken on the streets: matching the aforementioned statistic regarding national diversity in the city, Statistics Australia reported in 2015 that nearly 40% of Sydneysiders speak a language other than English at home. And while Arabic is the most common non-English language in the western suburbs, Asian languages, such as Mandarin and Cantonese, are the predominant tongues spoken by native speakers in the northern parts of the city. Connect with these communities on a whole new level and access new social and cultural opportunities by enrolling in a foreign language course in Sydney. At Language Trainers, we specialise in designing tailor-made lessons that suit our learners’ needs and abilities, so do not hesitate to get in touch with us as soon as you are ready to get started!