There are a lot of ways as to how you think you can learn a foreign language. The Italian language has been a part of many families and communities in the US for a very long time now and it is not unusual to hear American people speaking the Italian language. This situation though, is one of the many reasons how the Italian language have expanded its reach to many individuals and fetched itself massive admirers and interested learners across the states and even all throughout the globe.
As far as language learning is concerned, regardless if it is Italian or not; people often learn easily and learn how to correctly use and pronounce foreign words if they have had the opportunity to hear those words from somebody who speaks the language naturally. Even if the words didn't come from a live Italian-native person, using video and audio materials are great sources of Italian pronunciation and accent which gives the listener proper cues.
If you have been doing this routine in order to learn the Italian language properly and inexpensively, you are in the right track. Aside from the fact that listening to Italian learners from your own neighbors, listening to Italian music or watching TV with Italian lines are the most convenient and recommended way to learn the language, it also ensures you of desirable results. All you need to do is just continue what you have started. But the essence of learning the Italian language through materials that you listen to lies by the way you listen intently to the words that you hear.
In order for you to apply and use correctly what you hear; make sure that you speak it. If it needs for you to speak like you are a real Italian, so be it. If that is the only way for you to improve your skills to learning and speaking Italian, there's no need to delay. Say what you need to say, in the most Italian way of saying it. You'll realize that you'll learn faster this way than by just thinking about where you shouldn't go wrong and what you should be really saying.
