One thing you may have already realized is that there are many words Italian that sound very similar to those in English. Oftentimes this can be helpful in learning Italian vocabulary, but some Italian words do not mean the same thing as their English counterparts.
Macmillan Dictionaries is my favorite resource to use when differentiating between English and Italian they go over helpful tips to use this to your advantage, as well as outline the most commonly mistaken “false friends.”
