i speak French with a strong Italian accent
Moi? Je parle le français comme un vache espagnole. 
HA!  Are you sure you aren't French Québeker?  That is such a common expression when talking about somebody who can't really speak French all that well. 
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It's had to describe sounds, eh.  The way I pronounce the I in wine is not the same as the I in wit.  
Ooo, I know... have you seen the movie Cool Runnings when the guys start counting in German before jump-running into the luge, well the way they pronounce the beginning of the number "one" in German is the sound I meant  (before you pronounce the "n" in "ein")