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Basic Italian: Learn to Speak and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language Programs (Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur) | 
| Author: Pimsleur
Publisher: Pimsleur
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $17.72
You Save: $7.23 (29%)
Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 30288
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Items: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.9 x 2.2
ISBN: 0743550684
Dewey Decimal Number: 458
EAN: 9780743550680
Publication Date: September 6, 2005
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Product Description
This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK ITWhat is the Pimsleur difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Italian structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Italian can actually be enjoyable and rewarding. The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts. When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed. With Pimsleur you get: - Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
- Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
- The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
- 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills. The 10 lessons in the Basic Italian are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Italian Level 1. The 10 lessons in Basic Italian are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Italian edition. The 10 lessons in Basic Italian are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Italian edition. Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Mixed feelings January 9, 2007
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
The produce is fine and the learning method seems good -- the bad part is it is a bit of a bait and switch product -- you get 10 lessons on 5 disks for a very cheap price (less than $20.00) BUT to go on and learn more you have to buy a very EXPENSIVE follow on course (Like $250 or more). So basically this is a demo that you pay for -- I thought I was buying a course
You can learn what Pimsleur Method is. May 24, 2006
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
My purpose of learning Italian conversation is to visit Tuscany villages alone for enjoying slow life there and to acquire the ability to communicate hopefully fluently with the people there.
I actually tried to find out appropriate ways to learn Italian on the Net and finally reached the language courses carried by Amazon.com, namely 'Rosetta Stone' and 'Pimsleur'. After reading the reviews for the Pimsleur courses, I decided to go for it.
But the problem was that the Pimsleur's packages seemed at first expensive to me because I only knew the system's features but I've never listened to it.
Thus I decided to purchase this `Basic Italian' because 1. I just wanted to feel the water to find out if this is for me, 2. this program contains first ten lessons that are derived form the `Italian I'.
I got confident and determined to continue to use the `Italian I' even before I finished this Basic Italian and I'm quite satisfied with the Pimsleur's method. I have been on the `Italian I' currently.
I believe the program is worth spending your money and time.
Just the basics.... February 1, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
My husband and I have, in the last few years taken two trips to Europe and though we were only staying for a couple weeks wanted to learn a bit of the language in order to make an effort to at least be able to say the polite phrases and to understand the basics. I was not looking for a comprehensive program, nor was I looking to continue on to a more challenging program.
This set was recommended by my sister who has a degree in Language and has learned and speaks several languages fluently. She advised me that Pimsleur was one of the best programs on the market for what I was looking for, and she was right.
I have found that any effort that I have made to speak the language (no matter how horribly mangled-it appears that it is all about the sincere effort) has been met with appreciation and has often resulted in a more friendly and pleasurably stay. I'm NOT fluent, nor am I a quick study. I used polite/useful phrases from the series frequently in my travels such as: Hello, How are you, excuse me, do you speak English? I do not speak Italian, Where is the bathroom, the list goes on. Any attempts seem to be appreciated, and for me it is worth the time for me to learn a little to be able to get around a little easier. Also, it is fun. I can take the cd's in my car and work on them on my commute. Perfect!
This will not teach you all the Italian you want to know if you are looking to speak fluently, but for a traveler, I thought it was perfect and it was both useful and fun.
I would highly recommend this product for those traveling to Italy that would just like to know a bit of Italian. You can always build onto it later if you wish to, but for the traveler it is a very nice program.
My one wish for these sets would be a booklet that gave a basic run-down on the chapters. With an audio only format sometimes I did not catch the word immediately and found myself looking up a few words on-line in order to understand how they were spelled so I knew if I was pronouncing them correctly. I'm a visual person, what can I say? Other than that I felt this was a highly effective program and would definitely look at other items in this series for our next adventure.
 Great practice for pronunciation! January 15, 2006
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
This audio CD set, plus "Italian Verb Drills", plus "Essential Italian Grammar", and you're on your way to speak the most romantic and musical language on the planet!!! That's all you need!! I can actually tell when one of my students has been practicing with the audio cd's. Well, now it's up to you to TAKE THE FIRST STEP and be patient! Results will come before you know it, just put the effort in and it will come back 10-fold!
Don't forget the ingredients to learning a language: PRACTICE, REPETITION, and PATIENCE!
Pimsleur -- the only way to fly September 10, 2007
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
We used these CD's intensely for 3 weeks before a trip to Italy. I used them only in driving back and forth to work. I covered each lesson twice (sometimes 3 times) before going to the next. When we (wife and I) arrived in Italy, we had a lot of fun with this and the naturally warm people of Italy seemed to have fun with us. We weren't exactly ready to read Dante in the original language, but for the scope of what this program intends to do we had a great experience.
If I had more use for the language than that of a tourist, I would like to go through then Pimsleur long course(s). This is a great way to learn a language. This is the best simulation of learning a language "naturally" that I have seen. The results were great and the pain was very low. Every word they teach is present in the context of use. There really is no rote memorization.
Highly recommended.
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