>>4013380"Learning with manual" is a relic from stone age when people used negative film which can take several stops of misexposure. Manual mode today is a tool for the cases when other modes even with exposure compensation do not produce results you want.
Try practising with Program, Aperture and Shutter priority modes without having to fiddle with too may variables. Use exposure compensation when needed.
Shoot with Auto too so you have something to compare.
Program, set ISO and white balance which can be rather challenging to get right in camera.
Aperture priority, deep and shallow depth of field, having everything you want in focus and subject isolation from busy background - if you have a wide aperture lens.
Shutter priority, shooting moving subjects, kids, pets and also fuzzy water cliché if you have tripod or improvised beanbag.
Then put your camera on Manual with fixed ISO (manual with auto ISO is silly) and appropriate WB setting (or in black and white style) and try applying what you did learn about exposure time and aperture.
