After studying my target language on and off over the years with an Anki deck and not getting too far, I started “immersing” in my target language in a similar manner in addition to Anki a little over a month ago. I listen to native podcasts and audio ripped from native TV shows, at least an hour per day but occasionally 2-3 hours, and while it’s not as active as your method (I usually listen while preparing meals and eating), the difference it’s made in this short time has been remarkable. Reading appropriate level native written content helps too.

I feel like I’m starting to get an actual grip on the language instead of just being able to get the broad strokes of what someone is saying by latching onto vocab I’ve memorized, and while I wouldn’t say I’m comfortable with trying to hold a conversation yet it’s already dramatically improved my ability to compose understandable sentences.