I found early on, when learning a foreign language (German and French), that it was better to read English books translated into the language at first. They tended to be lighter on the colloquial and idiomatic expressions.
There is a great book “Teach yourself a foreign language quickly” by Azzopardi tha I would recommend. It is really excellent for languages with phonetic scripts. PM me if you can’t find it; I can lend you a copy.
One thing that slowed me down is my failure to ‘believe’ that gender of nouns is important. In German it is vital to learn the genders of nouns. Similarly in Italian (and you also need to remember the doubled consonants and where the accent lies).
You cannot learn a language in a big rush. Persistence is the key.
I found early on, when learning a foreign language (German and French), that it was better to read English books translated into the language at first. They tended to be lighter on the colloquial and idiomatic expressions.
There is a great book “Teach yourself a foreign language quickly” by Azzopardi tha I would recommend. It is really excellent for languages with phonetic scripts. PM me if you can’t find it; I can lend you a copy.
One thing that slowed me down is my failure to ‘believe’ that gender of nouns is important. In German it is vital to learn the genders of nouns. Similarly in Italian (and you also need to remember the doubled consonants and where the accent lies).
You cannot learn a language in a big rush. Persistence is the key.