Pimsleur Spanish Level 1 Lessons 1-5

Learn to Speak, Understand, and Read Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

The Pimsleur method: the easiest, fastest way to learn Spanish. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You’ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! 

Pimsleur makes learning easy with: 

• Thirty-minute core lessons you can take anywhere or do at home with Alexa
• Sync progress across devices 
• Stream lessons or download to use in offline mode
• Individual progress tracking for one main account holder and up to three additional household members
• Car mode for easy driving and learning 
• Compatible with Amazon Echo devices for working through lessons at home
   

Why Pimsleur? 

• Quick and easy - Only 30 minutes a day.
• Portable and flexible - Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. 
• Proven method - Works when other methods fail.
• Self-paced - Go fast or go slow - it’s up to you.
• Based in science - Developed using proven research on memory and learning.
• Cost-effective - Less expensive than classes or immersion and features all native speakers.
• Genius - Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn.
• Works for everyone - Recommended for ages 13 and above.
   

What you’ll learn

This course includes lessons one through five from the Spanish Level One program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. 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. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension and on learning to speak Spanish. 

The Spanish language 

Spanish is the official language of 19 Latin American nations, as well as Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Further, it’s one of the six official languages recognized by the United Nations. Pimsleur's Spanish programs teach an educated Latin American Spanish, featuring speakers from Colombia and Mexico. Students can expect to understand the lessons clearly and to be understood by Spanish speakers everywhere. 

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. 

©2010 Pimsleur (P)2018 Simon & Schuster

One of the best I’ve used

I’ve wanted to learn Spanish for some time. Took it multiple times in school but very little stuck. I bought this program hoping it would be helpful and surprisingly it is one of the best I’ve used thus far.

The lessons are easy but not simple. They are long enough without being too long so you don’t get overwhelmed or bored. And they stick to things that a relevant up front. If I skip a day I go back and listen to the prior lesson again on a fasted speed and see if I can keep up. If not, I repeat the lesson at the normal pattern and continue on. Sometimes I just repeat the lessons to get a better grasp.

I like that they weave in prior learning to current lessons so as to keep reminding you along the way. That along with the vocabulary seems to be doing the job. After the next few chapters, found in another audiobook in the series, I’ll see if I feel confident enough to try with my Spanish speaking friends. Mostly I find they talk soooo fast it’s hard to keep up yet. Again the reason I speed up the lessons when I repeat them.

Loved it!

It's engaging, easy to use, and a valuable tool for those looking to start speaking Spanish today. Try it!

So glad they made this an audible.

Love it!

I can easily pull out my phone at ANY place to learn. So glad they made this an audible because now I can take it anywhere I go.

A challenging and humbling time commitment

Each day's lesson is 30 minutes long. The program says that you "Can" listen to a lesson multiple times a day. I wish they replaced "can" with "should". I tried several times to complete this over the last few years. I would get to about less than 3 or 4 and quit. I had much more success when I committed to listening to each lesson three times in a day. some people may not need that. some people may need more.

Each lesson pushes you. after listening to each lesson a couple of times, you feel like you've mastered that day. the next day should be easier right? NOPE! the program is designed to push you every day.

I am skipping the reading lessons until the end. part of the instructions state that it's important to learn the sounds of the language. the reading portion is important later on on the road. but you have the choice to do it along the way or skip it to the end.

advice: fall in love with the struggle. this is like building a muscle in the gym or learning something new for a job or long distance running. it isn't going to be easy like reading cliff notes to Skip reading a novel. You have to do the work to get the benefit. It isn't like being entertained listening to an audiobook. Don't give up.

I do not come from a multilingual part of the world. the humbling part of this experience is language is something that we learn as infants and often take for granted and how challenging it can be to learn to speak.

too short. good beginning.

Good beginner course. Wish the book was longer. Also, I could have done with little less repetition.

Learned so much Spanish in 5 days

Love it. Great to have the PDF, the listening and repeating method was so effective. My accent is fantastic. In 5 days.

Seams a little slow but effective.

Try speeding it up to 1.5 makes it more enjoyable and it easy to remember

Great Learning resource

I love the Pimsleur courses. they are the perfect resource to learn another language.
I pair the audiobooks with the Duolingo app and have been do impressed with how much ice learned in just a week!

learn to speak more fluently

it's helpful but must admits bit dull as times but learning Spanish and doin g a bit of freethinking. it's worked better than 2 years sitting in class but trying to pass tests and retaining nothing

Good but need the book

this has been helpful in helping me learn a new language so far, but you'll need the actual book for some references