Pimsleur German Conversational Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-16 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand German with Pimsleur Language Programs

by Pimsleur Language Programs

Pimsleur® equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program.

This course includes Lessons 1-16 from the German Level 1 program - 8 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. Topics greetings, numbers, meals, shopping, telling time, scheduling activities, and asking and giving directions. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak German.

Reading instruction begins in Lesson 10 to provide you with an introduction to reading German. A Reading Booklet PDF must be downloaded.

The German Language
German is the official language of Germany and Austria and is one of the official languages of Switzerland. It is also an official language in Belgium, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. Nearly 100 million people speak German as their first about 77 million in Germany, 8 million in Austria, and 4.5 million in Switzerland.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction

8 pages, Audio CD

First published December 5, 2005

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish they had reading practice with every lesson, instead of just the last few! It would help to know what consonants to use in words where they're swallowed, rather than enunciated.

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by FAR the best language learning audio program I've ever tried. Now that I've finished, I would actually feel completely confident holding a basic conversation in German, and the skills are just as ingrained in my mind as my basic French conversation skills, which it took me six years of classes in high school and college to learn. Sure, this isn't going to teach you a TON of vocabulary, but what it does teach you is EXTREMELY useful. Learning a language this way makes so much more sense to me than looking at a book and reading about grammar, and I can easily go back later and figure out how things are spelled and will already know how to pronounce them. I don't know, this may not work as well for everyone, but I felt like I learned a lot, really well and really quickly, and I had fun doing it. So. There you go!

[Sharon Lensky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great basic intro to German conversation - not heavy on grammar or verb conjugation - half hour lessons made it easy to listen to during my commute. There are pauses so the listener can repeat everything as practice. A dip of the toe into the German language! I had been toying with the idea of learning German for years, and failed when I tried a book.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Glenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outstanding program. Took German in high school and college, but that was two decades ago. This audio program brought it back from the brink for me. I'm interested in the full 30 disc version.