There are 16 CD's in 2 folders in a nice storage box. Nearly 100 million people speak German as their first language: about 77 million in Germany, 8 million in Austria, and 4.5 million in Switzerland. These are the gold edition from the Pimsleur Approach. It is also an official language in Belgium, Lichtenstein, and Luxembourg. The German Language German is the official language of Germany and Austria and is one of the official languages of Switzerland. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak German. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat This course includes Lessons 1-8 from the German Level 1 program - 4 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. Pimsleur Approach German Level 1 Language Gold Edition 16 Audio CDs Like New. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Comprehensive Ser. Still, the differences far exceeded my expectations, even in just five hours of studying. The Pimsleur(R) Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Dont get me wrong: there are still lots of similarities between Swiss German and standard German, the latter being what you would normally study in a high school or university German course.So I felt as though I was repeatedly requesting 'the beer' instead of 'a beer' (which is just plain strange, since it kind of suggests there is only one beer left on the planet, or at least in the bar where the beer is being requested).īut don't take my word about Swiss German. In Swiss German 'a beer' is es Bier, which sounds a lot like das Bier, especially when one is talking fast. In standard German,'a beer' is ein Bier, and 'the beer' is das Bier. One more weird thing is the singular neuter indefinite article. Instead of ist-standard German for 'is'-you say isch. įurther muddying and muddling things in my brain was the way the s sounds of standard German frequently popped up as sh sounds in my Swiss German Pimsleur lessons. The merci does not sound at all French, but neither does it, or the other two, sound at all like my previous notion of German.

'Hello' is grüezi, 'excuse me' is exgüüsi (double umlaut!), and 'thank you' is merci. /rebates/2flearn-german2fpimsleur-german-levels-1-52f9781442395596&. 'Something' is etwas in standard German, but öppis in these Swiss German lessons. So when I had to say 'I am,' I felt as though I was saying 'eBay.' The bin of standard German-meaning 'am'-sounded maybe halfway between bi and bay. Up for sale is - Pimsleur Approach Gold Edition 80 Disc SPANISH 1-5 Language Course CD Set. For any other questions, please contact Customer Service at 1-80. Still, the differences far exceeded my expectations, even in just five hours of studying.įor example: the ich of standard German sounded like ee in Swiss German. PDFs and some MP3s are also available for Users Guides. Throughout the lessons my vowels were redirected, my consonants stolen, my vocabulary replaced.ĭon't get me wrong: there are still lots of similarities between Swiss German and standard German, the latter being what you would normally study in a high school or university German course. Pimsleur german mp3, Pimsleur - German I - Lesson 01, Pimsleur German - Lesson 02, Pimsleur German - Lesson 03, Pimsleur German 1 - Unit 5, Pimsleur. I have years of German study behind me, and I had no idea there was a variety of German floating around that sounded so very different. I absolutely do not recommend this approach-you are supposed to do one per day-but I was in a particular mood. Pimsleur german Language Learning Cassettes Level Il SIMON AND SCHUSTER. In late 1950 Straus sold the station to the owners of WHOM. FM radio was not a successful venture for Straus, and he sought to either sell it or close the station down altogether. It was co-owned with WMCA radio (570 AM) by former New York state senator Nathan Straus. Pimsleur, part of Simon & Schuster, offers 10 excellent roughly half-hour audio lessons for Swiss German, and I did all 10 of them in 24 hours. The station, first known as WMCA-FM, went on the air on December 25, 1948.

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