"I learned Italian for love. Of the language and of my husband"

Andrea Matisan

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Our segment "The most beautiful language in the world" is back, It is dedicated to those who are not Italian, but study and speak our language. Today's guest is of Hungarian origin, her name is Andrea Matisan, she has lived in Australia for many years and is married to an Italian.


Andrea arrived in Australia from Hungary as a child. After English, she also learned Italian. She traveled to Italy with her husband Christian and thanks to their in-laws from the Marche region she now dabbles even with the Ascoli dialect! When the pandemic is no longer a threat, her dream is to spend a long period in Italy: "on a beach with a nice cappuccino and croissant".

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