Other competitors that I sometimes recommend are Yabla (for intermediate and advanced learners) and Fluenz (for people who want to prepare for an in-person class). I liked Pimsleur back then, and I still like it, even though I now make a competing language learning product. I had my first language-learning success with Pimsleur. Keep reading this review to learn about faster programs that are available for some languages. PS in disagreement with other reviewers: it's really not expensive for what it is.Summary of this Pimsleur review: Pimsleur is often boring, but you’ll always learn something.įor beginners, Pimsleur is definitely worth your money and your time. In other words: Pimsleur's just the start, but it's a brilliant start.

Well, that's my strategy (based on other languages: I'm starting Russian now). 4) After a while, start attempting comprehension of real language: news (written or spoken) is generally the easiest way in. no English, force yourself to struggle in Russian.

3) Once you've gained some basics (month or two?), start conversation classes on Italki. it's great for learning to read (important!) and for vocabulary expansion. 2) When you're halfway through Pimsleur 1, start Duolingo in parallel.

if you follow Pimsleur, those initially impossible words and phrases gradually lose their mystery and become embedded. get the pronunciation of the language in your head, the music of it. Including Russian, which I imagine is seeing a massive uptick in interest right now.

I've learned so much more with this series in a few months than I had with years of studying any other language! And I've made it a part of my daily routine. My own method (which may or may not work for you) is to listen to each lesson twice (once one day, then again the next day), take plenty of notes the first time through, and then let the info really sink in during the second play-through. Sometimes 'n' sounds like 'm,' or 'guh' sounds like 'duh'). Though, I will say that in Russian the spelling of a lot of words isn't very intuitive, and this series doesn't really help with that on its own since it's strictly audio, so I use Google Translate a lot to help out with that (which I highly recommend since sometimes it's difficult to hear the sounds they're making. I've always enjoyed dabbling in foreign languages, and this series is simply fantastic! It's very repetitious and allows you to learn phrases in a way that becomes second nature to anyone who actively listens to these lessons, and that is something that is rather difficult when studying languages on your own without the guidance of a fluent speaker.

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