Japanese Phase 3, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

Japanese Phase 2, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Phase 2 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of Culture Notes, and is designed to be used after completing Phase 1. In the first 10 lessons of Phase 2, you begin to use the past tense. Structures become more complex and informal speech is introduced.

Pimsleur Japanese Level 4: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 47 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Japanese 4 covers a variety of everyday topics. What if your phone's battery is running low? What if you forgot your wallet on the bus? What if you're late for an appointment or to meet your friends? Do you know the correct way of dipping yourself into an onsen (hot springs) at a traditional Japanese inn? We've got you covered! In Japanese 4, you'll be immersed in the culture while you are learning the language!

Japanese Phase 1, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (15 hrs and 55 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Japanese Phase 1, Lessons 1-30 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of Culture Notes in thirty, 30-minute lessons. In the first 10 lessons, you’ll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information or preferences, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more.

Japanese: Short Stories for Beginners: 9 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Japanese and Expand Your Vocabulary While Having Fun

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 46 mins)
• By The Language Academy, Hiromi Zeid
• Narrated By Satoko Smith

Are you bored of the traditional methods people tell you to use to learn Japanese? Are you bored of all those dusty grammar books that pile up making everything look so hard? What if we told you there's a better, more enjoyable way to learn Japanese and grow your vocabulary exponentially? Well, guess what - there is! The best way to learn Japanese is by listening to short stories.

Japanese Phase 1, Unit 01-05: Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (2 hrs and 39 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Japanese Phase 1, Units 1-5 build on material taught in prior units. 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.

Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 3 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of culture notes in thirty 30-minute lessons. In the first 10 lessons, you'll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information or preferences, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more. You'll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level but with near-native pronunciation skills.

Spanish Level 4: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 10 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Spanish Level 4 builds upon your skills gained in levels 1 to 3 in speaking and understanding Spanish. The pace of recall and conversation moves more rapidly, making way for faster learning of vocabulary and structures. With even more direction given in Spanish, you'll further your abilities to understand and reply naturally and easily to a native speaker.

Spanish Level 3: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 34 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

The beginning lessons of level 3 offer you the chance to expand your vocabulary and increase your fluency to an even higher level. You'll gain experience participating in many informal and some formal discussions on practical, social, and semiprofessional topics. You'll skillfully form longer, more complex sentences, and, most importantly, you'll find yourself being understood, even by native speakers unused to dealing with foreigners.

Spanish Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 25 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!

Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (15 hrs and 51 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Level 2 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of culture notes and is designed to be used after completing level 1. In the first 10 lessons of level 2, you begin to use the past tense. Structures become more complex, and informal speech is introduced. Conversations become fuller, and learners are able to discuss business and social activities, manage shopping situations, and express their interests. As you progress, vocabulary is expanded, and fluency increases.

Spanish Level 2: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 20 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Spanish Level 2 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of reading instruction and is designed to be used after completing level 1. By the end of level 2, you’re speaking at a midintermediate level with near-native pronunciation, and you are comfortable meeting most social demands and limited job requirements.

Spanish Level 5: Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

• UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

The easiest and fastest way to learn Spanish. What’s included: thirty 30-minute audio lessons; 85 minutes of reading instruction in the form of a short story, allowing you to build your skills toward reading Spanish for pleasure; in total, over 17 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers; a reading booklet and user's guide. What you’ll learn: Building on skills taught in Spanish levels 1 to 4, Spanish Level 5 moves you closer to near fluency and adds a broad range of conversational skills.

French Level 5: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 42 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Pimsleur French Level 5 is a new 30-lesson course designed to be taken after Pimsleur's French Level 4. Thirty 30-minute lessons totaling 15 hours of spoken French language learning - plus 75 minutes of reading practice, reading, and hearing a short story - allow you to read French for pleasure. Builds upon skills taught in Pimsleur's French levels one through four. You'll be speaking and understanding French with near fluency and with a broad range of conversational skills.

Chinese (Mandarin) Phase 4, Units 1-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Chinese (Mandarin) with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 35 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Chinese (Mandarin) Phase 4, Units 1-30 is a new 30-unit course designed to be completed after Mandarin phase 3. Thirty 30-minute lessons, totaling 15 hours of spoken Mandarin language learning, plus one hour of culture notes, are included. These notes are designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of Chinese culture as well as to expand upon topics discussed in the course. Phase 4 builds upon skills taught in Pimsleur's Mandarin phases 1-3.

Chinese (Mandarin) Level 3: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

The Pimsleur® Method is scientifically proven to be your fastest route to near-native fluency. Speak and understand Mandarin Chinese in just 30 minutes a day. Level 3 includes another 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of culture notes and is designed to be used after completion of levels 1 and 2.

Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 5: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (15 hrs and 48 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Did you know that Mandarin is the world's most widely spoken language, with over one billion native speakers? Once you get the basics down, you'll be surprised how quickly you're able to begin speaking it. And knowing even a little bit of the language will make travel to China far easier and much more fun. Whether your goal is to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what's going on around you, learning to speak Mandarin will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life.

French Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 21 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

French Level 1 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty 30-minute lessons. In the first 10 lessons, you'll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more.

The Foundations of Western Civilization

• ORIGINAL (24 hrs and 54 mins)
• By The Great Courses
• Narrated By Professor Thomas F. X. Noble

What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.

Italian Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (15 hrs and 56 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Italian Level 1 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty 30-minute lessons. In the first 10 lessons, you'll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more.

French Level 4: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (17 hrs and 40 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

French Level 4 is a new 30-unit course designed to be completed after French Phase 3, Units 1-30 (which replaces the French Phase 4, Units 1-10 course). Thirty 32-minute lessons totaling 15 hours of spoken French language learning, plus 80 minutes of reading lessons designed to expand your vocabulary, give you practice reading and hearing French and bring you one step closer to reading French for pleasure.

Pimsleur Korean Level 2: Learn to Speak and Understand Korean with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (16 hrs and 53 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what's going on in the world around you, learning Korean will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life. The best part is that it doesn't have to be difficult or take years to master. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day.

French Level 2: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (15 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

French Level 2 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one additional hour of reading instruction and is designed to be used after completing level one. In the first 10 lessons of level two, you begin to use the past tense. Structures become more complex, and informal speech is introduced.

German Level 4: Learn to Speak and Understand German with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (17 hrs and 16 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

German is the official language of Germany and Austria and is one of the official languages of Switzerland, Belgium, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. Nearly 100 million people speak German as their first language: about 77 million in Germany, eight million in Austria, and 4.5 million in Switzerland.

Pimsleur Korean Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand Korean with Pimsleur Language Programs

• ORIGINAL (17 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Pimsleur
• Narrated By Pimsleur

Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what's going on in the world around you, learning Korean will expand your horizons and immeasurably enrich your life. The best part is that it doesn't have to be difficult or take years to master. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get you speaking right from the first day.