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

This CD set for Spanish language lessons is very easy to use for beginners. I worked through all 10 lessons and five disks in a little over two weeks. Each day, I listened and repeated the phrases and pronunciation for 1 hour, until I could keep up with the timing on the discs. These starter lessons introduce some of the most common verbs such as I am, I want, I know, I have and their interactive components. It also covers the first 11 numbers and how to ask about locations such as the hotel, restaurant and bathroom. In addition, it introduces readers to basic ideas about food, drink and greetings. It’s all about practice. I am now ready to move on with my Spanish language skills.

I am still going thru the lessons, several i had to do over because i couldnt remember ..lol But its awesome, my road trip friend and i learned alot on a recent trip....we have had so much fun and learned easily Highly recommend!

The media could not be loaded. This basic Spanish program consists of the first 10 lessons from the complete Level 1 of Pimsleur Comprehensive Spanish. The complete Level 1 of Pimsleur Comprehensive Spanish includes a total of 30 Lessons.Each Pimsleur Spanish lessons is about 30 minutes long. What I like most about this Pimsleur program is that the teaching method is fun and easy. With this program you do not learn Spanish using boring text books and tedious written exercises. The program is 100% audio. And it’s audio that will keep you interested and engaged.After completing Lesson 1, you will feel comfortable saying the following in Spanish and more: Excuse me miss, Do you speak Spanish? Do you understand English? Are you American? I don't understand, I understand Spanish, I speak English, I speak Spanish, I speak Spanish a little, etc.After completing Lesson 2, not only will you feel more comfortable saying the material that you learned in the previous lesson (after thoroughly reviewing it), you will also feel comfortable saying the following in Spanish and more: You speak very well, Thank you, Good morning, How are you? Good bye, etc.After completing Lesson 3, you will feel comfortable saying the following in Spanish and more: Good afternoon sir? It’s not the afternoon, Good evening, I am Mr./Mrs. (your name), Where are you from? I am (not) from Los Angeles/Mexico/Chicago/Bolivia, And you? Good night, etc.With Lesson 4, like the previous lessons, you will review and build upon previously learned material. After completing Lesson 4, you will feel comfortable saying the following in Spanish and more: Where is the hotel? It is over there, Where is the restaurant?After completing Lesson 5, you will feel comfortable saying the following in Spanish and more: I don’t have pesos, I have one pesos, I have dollars, I don’t know, Do you know?If you want to know what lessons 6 to 10 will teach you, I guess you’ll have to buy the program. The program also comes with a CD case that makes it easy to carry the disks to and from your car. Since I find it more convenient to add the audio to my smart phone, I didn’t use the CD case to carry the CDs.The Spanish taught in this program is very formal. It is probably not the type of Spanish you would want to learn if you have a lot of young Spanish-speaking friends who you like to hang-out with and go to bars, clubs or other informal places. But if you are learning Spanish for business reasons or if you are learning Spanish because you want to vacation in a Spanish speaking country, this program is ideal.The only flaw about this program is that it is somewhat dated. That’s the sole reason why I am giving it 4 stars instead of five. Both the Spanish-speakers and the English-speaking narrator sound rather old-fashioned. I also noticed that the program did not teach contemporary vocabulary related to computers, the Internet, tablets and smart phones. Simon and Schuster could easily improve this program by updating it and including conversations that cover present-day situations.I think it would be more interesting to teach vocabulary that covers topics such as getting a gym membership, purchasing a smart phone, considering signing-up a dating site, etc. And not just the typical conversations that you find in many Spanish programs. Such as, what to say at a restaurant or what to say when checking-in at a hotel in a Spanish speaking country.In closing, I want to leave you with a list of my favorite three learn-Spanish products available here at Amazon:1. Easy Spanish Phrase Book NEW EDITION: Over 700 Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Language Guides Spanish) Easy Spanish Phrase book. This is an economically priced, handy resource that easily fits into my back pocket. You can conveniently take it anywhere with you when vacationing in a Spanish speaking country in order to have more than 700 phrases in your Spanish-vocabulary arsenal. And unlike so many learning-Spanish books, there is also a section called "Computers and Technology" where you'll find Spanish vocabulary related to modern technology.2. Learning Spanish Like Crazy Level 1 CDR - w/ Super Bonus Package - Learn Spanish & Speak Spanish - New & Improved for PC/Mac - Free Updates for 1 Yr LSLC is my favorite audio Spanish program because the program focuses on everyday, Latin American Spanish. This is a new and improved version with new content and new native Spanish speakers, and I find it to be much better than the previous version. The program is geared toward the foreign-language learner who wants to eventually achieve fluency in Spanish instead of someone who just wants to learn a few travel phrases. Compared to the other programs that I have used, this one does the best job at teaching you how to develop an authentic sounding Latin American Spanish accent. The program also comes with a very impressive bonus package.3. 501 Spanish Verbs with CD-ROM and Audio CD (501 Verb Series) 501 Spanish Verbs. If you think you can accomplish fluency in Spanish as an adult without mastering conjugating Spanish verbs, you are only fooling yourself. This book is an absolute essential resource for learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs.If you have any questions about Pimsleur Basic Spanish, please post your questions below and I will do my best to answer your questions.

I have been so impressed with the Pimsleur method that I felt I had to share my opinion with you. I studied Italian at the Defense Language Institute and worked for the US Army as a translator. We learned the new language the old way, inversion (native speaking instructors), grammar, exercises, practice dialogs 8 hours a day for 6 months. Pimsleur is a better method. It's true, you can speak and understand a short conversation after the first lesson. Next lesson builds on that and so on. Assume you want to speak like a 5 year old, then a ten year old, smart-ass teen after that. You painlessly grow into the language. I have to hold myself back from doubling up on the lessons, it's so enjoyable. You need to follow the method of a lesson each day or 2 so the brain can do it's filing and sorting between lessons. You listen, repeat, answer questions with the words and sentence structure you have learned and most important the program makes you think in Spanish from the start. You do not translate in your head! My advice is DO IT! Listen to the introduction which explains the method and how to not sound like a gringo. Be patient and enjoy the experience.

I bought this Spanish fully audio set including 5 cds. There is no problem with packacing. Everthing is nice but I played the cds with Windows Media Player and you are just listening the cds, you can`t see what you are listening and damn just lestening.You have to study this language before or taking some courses related to this language or you must have at least a basic knowledge about this language. So, you will have the opportunity to use the cds effectively. I bought both Spanish and Italian and I have a basic Italian knowledge and I listened cds easily and understand them. But again you won`t be able to see what you are listening to. It`s bad.At least the cds must have been opened in a program and you select the lessons and it must have provided the chance what you are listening to.You need a grammer book with this set. That`s all I can say.