Speaking is the most difficult thing to part of learning a foreign language
I started to learn English. My vocabulary is still not very big but I can already read simple stories of English writers. At the same time when I try to watch English movies or listen to the radio, I do not understand almost nothing. If I turn on the English subtitles in movies, then I understand the text better. Speaking is the most difficult part of learning to learn a foreign language.
I agree with your post! English pronunciation is often very unpredictable. Good luck. You already have a lot of English if you can read simple stories and follow subtitles.