Countries
Philippines
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Philippines
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Tagalog Language
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
ciao
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
buongiorno
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
scusate
  
Bye
Paalam
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
filipino
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Italiano
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
italien
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Italians
  
Origin
16th Century
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Italian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Filipino and Italian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Italian language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Italian Difficulty
The Filipino vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Italian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.