My secret weapon with learning Spanish was really just studying a lot and practicing, and not wasting time doing other stuff. That's the secret weapon for lear

My secret weapon with learning Spanish was really just studying a lot and practicing, and not wasting time doing other stuff. That's the secret weapon for learning just about any language, actually. That, and this thing known as "taste" (for good works of literature, film and music to break down and compare against translations, word by word). Beyond that I would drill down into https://www.reddit.com/r/italianlearning/ https://www.reddit.com/r/italianlearning/ (and the general language learning reddits) where you'll find way more informed opinion than you'll find here.