The official language spoken in Venice and the rest of Italy is Italian, although Venetian is also spoken in the Veneto region.
Even though English is spoken in most hotels and restaurants, you might find certain of the following words and expressions in Italian to be useful during your stay in Venice.
The word “ciao” derives from the old Venetian greeting “s’ciavo” (meaning “slave”, excluding “your”), which was used as a referential approach to another interlocutor. From “s’ciavo” to “s’ciao”, this word finally became “ciao”. Nowadays, it is one of the most popular and well-known Italian words in the world.