Pimsleur Farsi Persian Basic Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-10 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Farsi Persian with Pimsleur Language Programs

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!

This course includes Lessons 1-10 from the Farsi Persian Level 1 Program - 5 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Get a chance to test drive the incredibly effective and efficient, world-famous Pimsleur Program. 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 Farsi Persian.

The Farsi Persian Language
Persian is the official language of Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. Persian has three major dialects: Farsi (spoken in Iran), Dari (spoken in Afghanistan), and Tajik (spoken in Tajikistan). Pimsleur's Farsi teaches Persian as spoken in Iran.
Tech Talk
- CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player.

256 pages, Audio CD

First published December 5, 2005

Reviews

[Steve Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really helpful for the basics of conversation. I especially liked the way it encourages figuring out how to construct new phrases by mixing new vocabulary with old vocabulary covered in previous lessons.

My only gripe is with lesson 8, the last lesson on the fourth disc. In previous lessons, the "teacher" took the time to at least explain that extra sounds (word endings) were tacked on in certain phrases, and pointed out how they changed the pronunciation. In lesson 8, an additional sound appeared when learning phrases that contained the word for coffee. However, there was no acknowledgment or explanation, nor any close attention paid to pronunciation.

[Bryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's something about the learning curve of the Pimsleur method that makes me want to give up/lose interest after the third lesson. Or maybe I'm just lazy.

[Betol]

good