Do you want to speak your language during lunch? Or practice a new one? Then join one of our language lunch tables! Meet in front of the S101 canteen at the Bayer Pharma HQs in Berlin. Upcoming dates: Italian: Every Thursday @ 12:30 pm CET Polish: December 13th 2023 @ 13:00 pm CET More: http://go/b22cactivities Today: Italian! Italian, a Romance language, stems from Latin, the language of ancient Rome. Its development was influenced by various dialects and languages of Italy, like Lombard and Sicilian. Standard Italian, based on the Tuscan dialect, rose to prominence due to the region's cultural and literary influence, particularly through works of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio. With approximately 67 million native speakers, primarily in Italy and parts of Switzerland, Italian holds a significant cultural legacy in music, arts, and cuisine. It's one of the European Union's official languages and a key language in the Roman Catholic Church. Learn more about the Italian language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_language Organized by the Bayer Berlin Campus Connections, B22C community. Text supported by ChatGPT-4.