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

This is an excellent course that teaches you to learn Italian or any other language very easily. Great audio course.

The Italian Basic Course is the second language I purchased a course for from Pimsleur and it's just as good as the other language/course I bought. I'm very pleased with it. The Pimsleur method of teaching new languages is one that really works with the way I best comprehend & retain what I'm learning. In high school I failed multiple years of Spanish, so I always assumed I could never learn another language, because Spanish is supposed to be the easiest language to learn, right?! I also thought I couldn't learn another language because I've heard it's more difficult to learn another language as an adult compared to a child...I can confidently say that this is not the case! In addition to using Pimsleur, it's a good idea to immerse yourself in the culture of the language you're learning by listening to music/podcasts and watch movies/shows/news in the language you're learning. I also find that if I am not certain of the pronunciation of a word (an 'n' versus an "m", or "v" versus "b", etc), which isn't often because the speakers usually have clear pronunciation, I will google translate the word so I can see it.

Last year I bought the Pimsleur Brazilian Portuguese Course and it was a life saver when we travelled to Brazil! Locals even commented that I have a perfect accent! So the Pimsleur Italian was a no brainer! I'm loving it so far! It's the best way to learn!

ピンズラーは英語を学んだ時にとてもよかったので、イタリア語が出ないかなとずっと待っていました。英語によるイタリア語ならあると分かり、チャレンジすることに。英語が得意なわけでもないので不安がありましたが、流れが英語を学んだ時と同じなので、全く大丈夫でした。 ピンズラーは本当にわかりやすく、車の運転をしながら繰り返し聴いて話すうちに文型や発音を覚えて、自然と口をついて出るようになるのが嬉しいです。 ただ、CD5枚はあっという間です。この次の段階はないのでしょうか？

I thought this was a great program. It focused on practical things first like saying "I don't understand" and "I speak English" and finished up with "I'll have dinner/drinks with you at nine o'clock". I liked the format, often the narrator asked you in English to say things and then you had a chance to do it in Italian before the speaker gave you the response so you weren't just using repetition. As other reviewers have noted, it would be nice to have a booklet with the words for review... I spent two lessons not sure I was hearing a certain verb correctly. I have had a lot of Spanish lessons so found a lot of similarities between Italian and Spanish and the format of their sentences and conjugation of verbs so perhaps the CDs were good for me because I wasn't exactly starting from scratch. I have since purchased the Italian I course to further work on my Italian. It should be noted that the 5 CDs (i.e. first 10 lessons) in the Basic Italian are also the first 5 CDs out of the 16 CDs in the Italian I. So if you think you'd like to learn past the "I'll go out to dinner with you", you might want to just buy Italian I and skip the Basic Italian.