Why are French and Italian so similar?

I mean, except in pronunciation, Italian and French are even more similar than Italian and Spanish. They share 89% of their vocabularies and the grammar is even more similar than those of Spanish and Portuguese. Do you know if they come from the same variety of Latin, while Spanish and Portuguese evolved from another variety?

italian sarconi pronunciation?

Hi, can any italian speakers help me with the pronunciation of "sarconi" as in the town, I've noticed it can also be a surname, is the pronunciation the same?
thanks

I can read, write and speak English, Punjabi, Hindi and some spanish. I want to learn Italian. i have searched online but the pronunciation and grammar is confusing to me. How can I understand it better?

In terms of pronunciation beauty, Arrange these language in descending order.
Also why do you think so?

Should I learn Italian or French?

Both are pretty IMO, but my boyfriend speaks both so it doesn't really matter. I want to be able to talk to him without others eavesdropping in public or whatever. I've already begun learning Italian, and understand the genders/pronunciation, but my friend Zoey is learning French and it'd be cool to be able to speak to her without others eavesdropping, ect.

I understand that Italian is a lot easier than French, so what do y'all think?

PS: I speak swedish.

I'd like to learn a language by myself in my free time and my first choice is French; second-Italian. I dont have time to attend classes.
I heard that Italian is easier to learn because of the pronunciation, but French is spoken more widely than Italian. Also if I learn Italian, it might be easier to learn Spanish and Portuguese. I'd also like to go to Canada someday and French might come in handy if I'm in Montreal. So should I choose the useful French or easier Italian?

Italian translation? Fluent in Italian only please?

How do you say "My heart is in ruins" in Italian? What is the pronunciation?
Please don't answer unless you are sure.
Please do not type it into a translator

Pronunciation to the lyrics of an italian song?

For the song "O del mio dolce ardor". I can't for the life of me figure out how to pronounce the lyrics to this song, or the title for that matter. Does anybody know a site that has the pronunciation writen out, not an audio file? Or can you give it to me in your answer if you happen to know the song?
Thanks :)

What do you think about Italian language?

When in Italy you meet an English-speaking person, you say "Wow, he/she's from America/England!"
I think it's less probable for you to hear an Italian person talking, but if you have ever heard, how did it sound? Thanks! :)

Here are some words:
Apple = Mela
English = Inglese
Dog = Cane
Cat = Gatto
Sky = Cielo
Cloud = Nuvola
Sun = Sole
Love = Amore
Star = Stella
[notice that pronunciation is very different :) ]
Anch'io sono italiano ;)

Correct Italian Pronunciation?

I have this lovely phrase

Cio Ugualmente Passera

This too shall pass

But I am not sure about the pronunciation...

Any help?

Please suggets only web sites where I don't have to spend tons of money and also come with a pronunciation of the words. Once againg thank you cyber world for talking the time in your busy schedule to aswer question on Yahoo answers ..

Giovanni = )

Italian pronunciation of this phrase?

"Sei Piedi Sotto" or Six Feet Under. Please give me a pronunciation like in an english dictionary.

Italian pronunciation help?

I'm in Elementary Italian, taking my first year of Italian, and today we learned the forms of "the". Unfortunately, I cannot for the life of me pronounce "gli"! Any suggestions to help me? It's like I can't get the y in the pronunciation - I feel like I'm swallowing my tongue! Help?

Can someone translate this to italian for me?

Can someone please translate the following to italian.. thank-you! [Add the pronunciation too if possible, thanks!]

1. We haven't seen eachother since primary school!
2. Lets sit and talk shall we?
3. So what do you work as now?
4. It's so warm in here.
5. Got a husband yet?
6. But before i go, give me your phone number.
7. I'll call you!

Can someone give me the pronunciation for these italian slang words please?
•scassacazzo
•Sdolcinato, Sentimentale
•Sciocchezza, Stupidaggine
•Inculento
•Occiataccia
•Saccent

Best solution to learn italian phonetics and pronunciation?
Anythign you an get on amazon.com, no pimsleur please hehe.