The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Italian
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 Italian 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. Pimsleur courses use a scientifically proven method that puts you in control of your learning. If you've tried other language learning programs but found they simply didn't stick, then you owe it to yourself to give Pimsleur a try.
Pimsleur Makes Learning Easy
¿ 30-minute core lessons you can take anywhere, or do at home with Alexa®
¿ Synch progress across devices
¿ Stream lessons or download to use in offline mode
¿ Individual progress tracking for one main account holder and up to 3 additional household members
¿ Car mode for easy driving and learning
¿ Compatible with Amazon Echo devices for working through lessons at home
Why Pimsleur?
¿ Quick & Easy - Only 30 minutes a day.
¿ Portable & 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's Included?
¿ the complete Italian course including all of Levels 1-5
¿ 150, 30-minute audio lessons
¿ 6.5 hours of reading instruction allowing you to build your skills toward reading Italian for pleasure
¿ in total, over 81 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers
¿ a digital Reading Booklet for each level
What You'll Learn
This program includes all of Italian Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 - over 73 hours of spoken language practice and 6.5 hours of reading instruction and practice. With this program you start from zero, learning first survival phrases and vocabulary, and eventually progressing to a high-intermediate level of speaking and understanding Italian. By Level 5 the pace and conversation moves quite rapidly, accelerating exposure to new vocabulary and structures, approaching native speed and comprehension. You'll learn to speak more in-depth about your personal life and emotional state, and be able to create complex sentences using a mix of tenses and moods. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak.
At the completion of this course, you'll speak confidently using your wide-ranging vocabulary, and experience the language and culture with a deepening insight into a new world. Reading Lessons are included at the end of Lesson 30 for each Level. These lessons, which total 6.5 hours, are designed to first give you practice sounding out Italian, then to progress to reading for meaning. They also provide extensive additional vocabulary. You'll be reading Italian with the ease and flexibility of a native speaker.
Learning the sound of each letter alone and in culturally distinct combinations allows your brain to process what you're hearing in the audio lessons from a new and different perspective. It's a powerful combination that makes Pimsleur different from every other method on the market.
The Pimsleur Method
We make no secret of what makes this powerful method work so well. Dr. Paul Pimsleur spent his career researching and perfecting the precise elements anyone can use to learn a language quickly and easily. Here are a few of his “secrets”:
The Principle of Ant
