nice :) You know about "false friends" in Italian and Spanish: you can easily think to words means the same, while they do not, example: * spanish: aceite, so

nice :) You know about "false friends" in Italian and Spanish: you can easily think to words means the same, while they do not, example: * spanish: aceite, sounds like italian:aceto but in italian it's:olio while the italian for aceite is: vinagre * another: largo largo lungo ancho * ... https://plida.it/documenti/spagnolo.pdf https://plida.it/documenti/spagnolo.pdf for this reason I think Spanish is tricking you a bit while you may think it is helping: it happens to me with Italian/Portuguese/Spanish My advice is: * the golden rule: find an Italian girlfriend/boyfriend :) :) best if they cannot speak English (pretty easy in Italy, must say) and spanish. * forget about translating, practice a lot by spending as much time as possible talking with Italians: I know it is pretty hard now due to Covid, but just ask them to talk about politics... and you'll have hours of conversation * arrive to the point you talk Italian in your dreams (much easier then you may think, esp. if you respect the above two rules :) * forget about mobile phone/app, have a paper notebook and write new words/sentences: ask your friend to tell you new works every day. (well, I also record sentence, too, but then I do not listen much I must say) * many says it does not work, but for me it does: movies! so movies in Italian: choose a masterpiece and watch it many many times: Fellini's Amarcord, La Dolce Vita, even 8 1/2 if you skip the intellectual/Movie-criticts talks... or even some very light ones like Fantozzi. If, due to codiv, you cannot meet people, pay somebody for skype calls: many great people, esp. in the South, have no jobs but have huge culture and passion for teaching, so just pay per hour for their help and guidance; you may post a request in https://dantealighieri.net/forum https://dantealighieri.net/forum (not used that much, but a lot of Italian teachers for foreigner are still reaching notifications from it). Keep in mind that if you are in an average big town, in the centre north, you can join for free or about 30€ per semester (yes!) Italian school classrooms for foreigners: my experience is that teachers there a lovely: very passionate and curious, really very helful and committed. http://www.venetoimmigrazione.it/it/imparare-italiano?p_p_id=gs_2019_5_portlet_WAR_gs_2019_5_portlet_INSTANCE_zjiZ7SJul6Zo&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_auth=eGW4Cbq2&gs_2019_5_portletcontext=immig&gs_2019_5_portletservice=cercaCorsiItaliano%3Fper_pagina%3D5&gs_2019_5_portlet_SET_PARAMETER_provincia=026 http://www.venetoimmigrazione.it/it/imparare-italiano?p_p_id... I am sure you are like me, not much interested in football, because if you are then that could help. all the best: be nice with Italians, but be also strong on your ideas and have no fear to say what you think to let them wake up :) remember, as in many other countries, they are allowed to talk bad about their country, but foreigners cannot ahhaahah ciao!