I understand Italian, but I can’t speak it well. Why?
Italian is a part of the Romance language family, It is spoken largely in Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Croatia and Switzerland. It’s spoken in Switzerland in the southeastern cantons of Greubünden and Ticino. Italian is predominantly spoken in the Istria county of Croatia in the northwest and is spoken in Istria areas bordering southwestern Slovenia. The Italian speakers are also found in Malta, Munich, Romania, France, Eritrea, Somalia, Brazil and Australia, as well as the United States. Some 64M speak Italian as their 1st language worldwide, and another 3M who speak Italian as a 2nd language.
Italian, also known as the language of music is one of the most famous Romance languages and hence, is interconnected to many other Romance languages.
If you can understand Italian clearly but can’t seem to speak it well then I believe that you must have focused only on the listening and reading skills as well as the writing skills but would not have paid enough attention to the speaking skills of the language. Speaking skills are an extremely important part of learning every single language. It is also one of the toughest skills to master apart from writing. Many language aspirants tend to neglect this skill either due to fear or due to underestimating this skill.
I strongly suggest that you concentrate on methods of improving your speaking skills in Italian. My number one tip for improving your speaking skills in any language is to simply converse with others. You can find an Italian language partner and slowly grow and learn along with them or you can take up special speaking classes in Italian where a professional guide will help you master the skill perfectly. If you’re lucky enough to travel to Italy or maybe even reside there for a while, then you can try utilising the immersion method of mastering speaking skills since you already understand quite a bit of it. If you cannot use either of those methods, then in my opinion you can try conversing with other Italian natives that you find online, or an Italian tutor, or even other Italian students who are learning the language with you.
Either way, to master speaking skills you have to speak. There is no other way of mastering this skill. You can definitely try to pick up on pronunciation by looking at videos or watching movies but you will not be able to master it without any practice. And in order to practice you have to speak. You might not be confident in your skills, but do remember that you understand a lot of words. Therefore, half of your work is already done. All you need to do is mimic the person you’re speaking to and slowly you will be able to master the speaking skills of Italian.
Finally,
In the 10th century, the Italian initially appeared in the form of notes and brief sentences placed in Latin records such as litigation and poetry in written papers. There was no standard written or spoken language in Italy for a long time, with authors often writing dialects and languages within their own region. The French, French and Occitan languages were commonly employed as literary languages in northern Italy. The history of art and science is protracted in Italy. So if you have any interest in these you may want to jumpstart your Italian learning from today!