r/learnitalian

I’ve been listening to italian podcasts for months and i can understand almost everything now, which is great. but the second I try to form a sentence myself, my brain just stalls and i forget basic grammar. I'm leaving for an exchange soon and testing other ways to stop my brain from freezing like like anki and praktika, which are helping but if you I need to get to the SPEAKING part, so please tell me what's helped you.

Trough my life , I tried countless times to learn a third language but all the attemts were unsuccessfull. Ive tried german , spanish , french , but none of them sticked ij my head .im from Romania and English is my second language, but I can't recall when I have learned it since I've had English in school since I was 3 but as a lot of fellow romanians know , you dont really learn much English from school in romania, but I believe it had an important part since my English teachers from 4th to 8th grade and 11th to 12th grade were exceptional at their job. I also did french in school but i cant even count to 10 let along make a full sentance. For me English just spawned in my head when I was in 6th grade and watched my story animated on YouTube 😅 before then I couldn't understand much , and even now im very good, but I can talk fluently and understand people on a conversational level.

Now i want to learn italian but i dont know how and where to start

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Hi everyone! My friend and I wanted to share a small project we've been building — a free bilingual website with short stories, poems, and rhymes in English and Italian, side by side.

The idea is simple: you read in both languages at once, no exercises, no quizzes. Just narratives. The meaning fills in around the edges as you follow the story.

We currently have around... 50 pieces!

One question for this community: do the stories feel like the right level for intermediate learners? We'd love to hear what you think! Everything is free, no registration required.

Grazie! Happy to answer any questions.

https://storiesinasip.cloud

Ciao a tutti! I’m an Italian teacher with a master's degree in teaching Italian to foreign students. I have experience with this. My native language is Italian and my timezone is GMT+1

If someone is interested and wants any information, leave a comment on the post or drop me a message😁

Alot of my family speak Italian fluently (even tho they aren’t Italian) and I want to learn it to impress them and also cuz i wanna know another language. I go home in like 1-2 months. Theres no way i can learn that fast right? Any tips are appreciated. (Preferably free methods)