How to speak Italiano?

Bumping for OP, I would like to know too.

Here's how i did it:
>Watch anime on italian for about two hours
>have google translate to look for spelling/meaning (makes it easier to pick up words when you know sc sounds like sh, or c is k except before e or i when it changes to ch)
>repeat

After doing this for four months or so, a friend told me to download duolingo. It's not terrible; but it only serves to reaffirm/practice what you'll learn on your own.

Just recently i've been starting to read books on italian. Last week bought one on how to play guitar

>>9983339
**Mama mia spaghetti bonjourno letsa annex Etiopia**

Comincia andando a farti fottere

What are some essential Italian core literature? Aside from Dante, obviously.

>>9985978
Evola?

>>9985978
Dante, Boccaccio and Petrarch are the minimum requirements.

>>9983339
Find something simple and power through it with an Italian-English dictionary. Luckily since this is Italian you're dealing with you can pick literally anything written in the language and it will be simple to process.