Pimsleur | Language Learning Reviews

by TheSouthIsHot

Pimsleur assumes that an adult who is STUDYING a new language will learn the same way a child does merely by listening. THAT IS NOT TRUE. Children learn language by association. They are completely immersed in an environment where they constantly see and hear adults and older children moving their lips, speaking sounds, making facial expressions, and pointing at things. Moreover, children can interact with and touch things in the environment in which they are learning language without the hindrance of already knowing a language.

An adult STUDYING a second language will naturally initially filter the foreign language through a translation into their first language and associate the foreign word and sentence structure with their native word and sentence structure.

Spewing sentences in a foreign language without a literal translation that shows adults word-for-word how the foreign language structures it’s sentences is merely a frustrating, laborious, and fruitless means of passing the time. And to heap on more frustration, it’s nearly impossible to hear what the voices are speaking: did he just speak with a “b” in that word or a “d”?

by Susie1473

I love Pimsleur. It’s the best language learning out there no doubt. But the latest version of PimsleurLanguageLearning doesn’t work well if you aren’t using “unlimited” or the monthly subscription it seems. I have lessons I want to review and program I didn’t quite finish that I purchased some time ago. I can no longer just downloaded the files as MP3 and play them while driving- have to use PimsleurLanguageLearning . Which is great for new lessons but if I try to repeat a lesson- any lesson - it just spins and spins and never loads the lesson. I have left it to load for as long as an hour just to see and - nothing.

This is the case even if I unmark the lesson as “complete” and change it back to in progress. I have even tried uninstalling and reinstalling PimsleurLanguageLearning .

Since I do mostly use this while driving and on the go I often do need to repeat things but with this version of PimsleurLanguageLearning I cannot, making it much less useful for me especially since I can no longer download the files to play separate from PimsleurLanguageLearning even online (or if I can I cannot figure out how to do so) even though I have purchased them.

by GGorska

Pimsleur has been one of my language learning go-tos for many years (Russian, Spanish, Romanian, Italian) But when I reported that PimsleurLanguageLearning freezes up when you stop and start, the helpdesk informed me that I was Doing It All Wrong and would Fail to Learn because I was stopping after the prompt in order to have more time to respond. Language learning is my hobby, so I know that everyone needs to use tools in the most effective ways for them. I slow down Pimsleur to 75% or 80% while I’m in the shower, and when I’m working directly with the program I stop PimsleurLanguageLearning to have time make my responses, exactly the way I patiently wait for my English students to put together new sentences. (If I didn’t do this, I would feel like a failure and lose my motivation, plus I’m not willing to listen to those lessons more than twice!) So consider downloading the MP3 and using a more flexible MP3 player that will correspond to your own language learning preferences. In the meantime, I do indeed recommend Pimsleur for starting a new language (but be sure to use other resources as well.)

by Electrical Enginerd

First off, credit where it’s due: over the past 5 months I worked through Italian 1-5. I’ve been in Italy now for three weeks and am having a much easier time integrating at work thanks to what I’ve learned with Pimsleur.
I have been almost constantly frustrated with PimsleurLanguageLearning ’s seeming dislike of working offline, and its tendency to delete lessons I’ve already downloaded. Thus if I live in an area with poor cell reception but have WiFi at home, I might go out for a walk hoping to do a Pimsleur lesson already downloaded to my phone, and two minutes into my walk find that the lesson is suddenly no longer there. When this happens, PimsleurLanguageLearning tends to display a message to the effect of ‘Functionality updated. Re-download lesson’. I’ve found this extremely inconvenient.
Finally, the lesson download functionality itself is inconvenient: say you want to download Level 1, all 30 lessons. You have to individually select each lesson. Ok, no big deal. But then you want to do something else while the messages are downloading: nope. If you switch screens within PimsleurLanguageLearning , if you try to open a different app, or if your screensaver kicks on, downloading stops, so you have to restart your download.
Obviously, despite the frustration, using PimsleurLanguageLearning is still easier than buying the CD’s and carrying around a CD player. But come on, Pimsleur. Your developers can do better.

by TwilightCitizen

I’m learning Tagalog, now into my tenth lesson of the first course. Having doubled down with PimsleurLanguageLearning and a few other language training apps, I can tell you that you WILL learn with Pimsleur. The training seems rooted in conversations that are both relevant and easy enough to follow along. My one main gripe—and what keeps me from giving Pimsleur a full five stars—is that there is no text to accompany the feature spoken dialogue of each lesson. Supplementary text-based training modules follow the feature spoken dialogue, and it is only by then that I sometimes learn I was speaking incorrectly throughout the whole lesson. For instance, in today’s lesson—in which I learned some words for telling the time of day—I repeated the word “balang” several times. Later, in the text-based training that followed it, I learned that I SHOULD have been saying “pa lang”. “Balang” and “pa lang” sound similar enough to be confused with each other by a new learner like myself, but these are entirely different words. Text to accompany the feature dialogue training would handily prevent such confusion from happening. And, it would obviate the need to have Google translate or some similar app handy to attempt word discovery while training. Pimsleur, add text to accompany the dialogue, and I’ll give you five stars. Everyone else, if you’re seeking to learn a new language, Pimsleur should be among your top picks. Just keep my caveats in mind.

by Mr Pablito_99

PimsleurLanguageLearning is amazing in the way it teaches you a new language! I have already completed French 1-5 and speak it fluently conversationally and I am now working on Russian. Just like in French, there were some misplaced texts/audio and mistranslations every here and there but they hardly appeared (literally only like 2, MAYBE 3 mistakes per level). However, once I reached Russian 4, the mistakes become more and more common. Some include flash cards with half the phrase missing and appearing in the next card, speakeasy conversations being mistranslated and the biggest eye sore, the speak easy text itself! For whatever reason, a lot of the text bubbles have words with no spacing, sometimes there are whole sentences with no spacing! With Russian using a whole other writing system and the words being normally longer in text AND not to mention it’s a language I don’t know and am learning, trying to read the text becomes horrendously difficult to the point that I have to resort to reading it in Latin letters which defeats the purpose of learning. Itsessentiallyliketryingtoreadthisasanenglishlearner. I still gave PimsleurLanguageLearning 5 stars because it’s effectiveness is nearly unparalleled and despite the setbacks, I am still learning Russian very quickly but please Pimsleur, address these problems!

by Banfiemrbdocnd

I’m not sure if this is the best program for certain tonal languages. Those are a nightmare to learn no matter how you learn them, though.

But I’ve used pimsleur for multiple Romance languages, hebrew, and now Indonesian. And every time I shoot off a phrase to a native speaker they compliment me on my pronunciation/accent. It used to be fairly expensive as a single purchase so I’d have to just check out whatever was at the library, but now that everything is online it’s totally worth the 7 or 17 (I honestly can’t remember or care, it’s less than 20 a month, for sure) to have any of the languages and all the levels.

Plus it’s just 30 minutes a day. And now they’ve got writing assignments (at least on Indonesian, it’s the only one I’ve used since getting PimsleurLanguageLearning ). Which is a cool improvement over audio cd’s from the library.
But just 30 minutes and it’s just listening and repeating. You could do it in the bathroom in the morning if you had a waterproof speaker.

So yeah. If you’re actually reading this and looking for an easy way to get into a language I’d say this is the best one. Just be sure to really try and make yourself sound like the native speakers in the audio. Even if you have to repeat a few lessons to do it right.

by Dillonh91

As someone who has tried to learn other languages (unsuccessfully) before on apps like Duolingo or Rosetta Stone. It is refreshing to see that there is an app like this out there. Pimsleur is the happy medium. Duolingo started off too slow and a bit childish. the PimsleurLanguageLearning was a more game like learning style making it more of a rapid fire matching game of random things than a language course. Rosetta Stone on the other hand starts you off faster ,but at a higher learning stage than a beginner would desire. Pimsleur swoops in like “hey there here are some things I know you don’t know. But let’s break them down together and have you understanding and speaking faster.

Side note: you will want to read up on any writing forms in the lessons as the course is more of an auditory one with visual study tools under it. This only applies if you desire to write in the language to.

by Ramblinbec

This program is the perfect program to hone speaking and listening skills. And with the premium version, you can also see the texts and practice vocabulary flash cards and play games to increase your chances of success. The words are broken down nicely and the rates of exposure and repetition seem to be perfect for retention. The phrases and vocabulary are centered around normal conversations that one might have in the target language. The speed and rhythm of the speech is also more at conversation pace which increases the chances that one will actually understand what’s being said when listening to a native speaker. Excellent program. I have three language packages from Pimsleur. One to keep me current on a language I already know pretty well, and the other two to learn new languages I’m interested in. I highly recommend this program.

by Joanthanmb

I’ve used (and continue to use) multiple methods and approaches in studying Spanish, and all have been effective in some degree. But after completing one full unit of this program, I’ve been very clearly reminded that truly hearing and speaking it is by far the most powerful way of really learning to communicate. That’s the foundation of this method, and it really seems to work for me.

Even though much of the material in Unit 1 of this course (Castilian Spanish) was technically review for me, it still really helped, emphasizing listening, both to the finer points of pronunciation, and just constructing phrases. Best of all, I genuinely feel more confident in my ability to actually understand and speak better than before, which is honestly a great relief.

I’m going to continue with unit 2. It’s pricier than some other programs, but to me it’s well worth it.

by Magnumsource

I’ve found nothing better for learning to speak the language with basic conversation. It’s fantastic for that. But these original ‘tapes’ have not been that well adapted to modern platforms. The iPad version for example doesn’t turn sidewise. The reading lessons pdf and the verbal spoken portions don’t sync easily so there is a constant jiggling to get everything in sync..the reading lessons should be hyperlinked so you can page around and that would not be an easy change. It would be helpful also to look up what they are saying. There are many phrases which are spoken so quickly that I end up rote memorizing them without being able to parse the words. Finally, why stop at Level 5? Why not go up several more levels? And why not expand the concept into more conversations at each individual level?

by Breannamarie22

PimsleurLanguageLearning is so perfect in that it only focuses on speaking and listening which is the most natural way that people learn languages. There’s no need to worry about reading and writing, i can feel my confidence and ability improving. I was sort of turned off by the price, but after having it for 2 weeks im blown away. I would recommend having supplemental aid if you need to read or anything but this is perfect on its own. And it also gives you access to over 50 languages, so right now im learning Chinese, Italian, Korean, and Japanese. It is astounding how much my Japanese has improved in the past week, despite me taking formal classes and lessons for over 3 years. This is the perfect prep for traveling abroad or improving your speaking and listening ability. Totally worth the price! Thank you so much developers!!

by Justbet13

PimsleurLanguageLearning is GREAT if you have any prior formal training in a language. I’ve used it to recover 40-year-old German! I do think it has helped me tremendously that I can picture the words and sentences and identify the grammar rules because I once knew them. My husband, with no background in German beyond gesundheit and sauerkraut, has learned some but it is very slow going and frustrating. He brings his questions to me. I’ve dabbled with other languages that I have never studied and find it hard to determine where one word ends and another starts. They do have written support materials, but they augment rather than follow and support specific lessons. While I find them helpful, they just confuse my husband. Anyway, I give it 5 stars because it has worked beautifully for me. Highly recommend for renewing lost language ability. Not so much for novice speakers.

by Ark.exe

I’ve been trying to learn Japanese for about 5 months now using Duolingo Kanji garden Write! Japanese and some other ones which are nice and all that but I never felt like the things they shove in my face all at once stuck with me and I felt rushed and panicked when doing some of them, but this is app is so nice because it's really at your pace and you can go back whenever you need to and they don't shove everything at you at once which I’m so thankful for and PimsleurLanguageLearning is the only one that went step by step to help me say a word I struggled alot useing the other apps because of struggling to say a word with no help I love PimsleurLanguageLearning and my mother dose to I do recommend PimsleurLanguageLearning for anyone trying to learn a language and just started. Now thanks to PimsleurLanguageLearning I can now have a short conversation already at lesson one and understand that short conversation Duolingo could never.ありがとうございます^_^。

by SkiDaddy57

I’ve tried out most of the major competitors on both Spanish and German. For audio based learning while driving this is miles ahead of the others. Specifically, there is no BS chitchat, so my time isn’t wasted, the speakers are all natives so it’s better for hearing the correct accents (I never understand why some of the others have one person with a British or an American accent on the audio along with a native speaker. I don’t need to hear anything except native speakers if I’m learning by audio). Finally there is an early and smooth integration of switching instructions from English to the target language.... so it’s natural to start “thinking in” the target language instead of constantly hearing English spoken for things that were taught ten lessons earlier.

(Note Rosetta May be good for computer learning. But I could not use it after paying for It, because the whole teaching theory of it is based on visual learning combined with audio. You have to watch the pictures. This may be effective but Obviouslyvsnt be used while driving.

by KellyIsraelli

I have been raving about Pimsleur to anyone who will listen since I started using it in February 2020. I love it because it fits into my schedule since I can practice while washing dishes, straightening up, putting on make-up, etc. It also actually gets you speaking unlike other language apps. I took a break from live French lessons until I had finished the Pimsleur French course. After returning to a live lesson, my French teacher complimented me on how much I had improved in my speaking skills. My listening has also dramatically improved. Before Pimsleur, I would need her to write out almost everything, but now I can understand around 90% of what she says and only occasionally need her to type something. My only request is that Pimsleur makes flash cards based on spaced repetition. I use another app for spaced repetition flashcards and it’s so much more efficient than regular flashcards. Thanks Pimsleur, for finally providing an app that fits with my schedule and actually helps me to speak!

by Briwel

Pimsleur is hands-down, the single best way to learn a different language and begin to actually think and converse in that language. If you just want to learn the word for beer, the word for house, and how to ask, “where is the bathroom?” then by all means, use those other programs. However, if you want to have a solid foundation with the ability to have meaningful conversations and the launchpad to effectively continue learning long after the program, by interacting with the culture itself, then just buy the full Pimsleur program for your desired language.
PimsleurLanguageLearning itself is well thought-out and has very few issues. Once in a while it will forget which lesson you last completed, making you scroll manually to the correct lesson. The only other thing I really wish for is that the appropriate reading lesson would be linked directly from the audio lesson. But for learning, there’s simply nothing better, and I’ve tried the other big names as well. This is the only one that “stuck.”

by Thizzordie07

PimsleurLanguageLearning is really good at what it does. Like all language apps on the market, they use the theory of not explaining the grammar or tense that is happening. It's situational audio learning. You hear the audio and learn the tense and grammar in the context of a real sentence. This is a good way to learn a language naturally, but for me, it wouldn't be enough without traditional learning. Pairing PimsleurLanguageLearning with a traditional language education will accelerate you. You can learn grammar in school or online and learn the "rules" explained in English, but then practice the target language in a natural, conversational way. I'm using it to learn French. French has so many rules. Like many languages, you need to know the genders of words, the order of adjectives, nouns, pronouns, possessive words, tense rules, etc. Without knowing some of the rules, it's hard for some people to pick up on the nuance when you just hear audio. But paired with some "rule learning" I have to give PimsleurLanguageLearning 5 stars. They are thoughtful about how they teach the language, and you can tell a lot of thought went into the curriculum. I would recommend this to anyone who is learning a language and wants to speed up the process.

by Pie_dncr

I used Pimsleur’s Filipino course back in November 2020 through January 2021 for 2 months. The concept of PimsleurLanguageLearning is amazing. It has you pay attention to how words are pronounced and makes you rely on how words are said rather than just a list of them, requiring more of your brain energy to process each word. The levels are definitely worth it, and the transitions between each lesson by using previously taught words as review for the beginning of each lesson helped me to recall what I previously learned. The only thing that PimsleurLanguageLearning lacked was the lack of levels for Filipino, in fact I noticed that there were courses that didn’t have as much levels as there were for more popular languages, such as Spanish and French that had 5 levels. Filipino only had 2. I understand that there may not be as many learners for Filipino/other lesser-used languages compared to Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Korean, and Japanese. However, I’m sure that learners of other languages that are using this great app would love to see more levels for the languages that aren’t as primarily sought after. Thank you so much for PimsleurLanguageLearning!

by Harry1596

I’ve used multiple sites and apps to learn Japanese and while they are good for learning random words short term, they didn’t help me learn conversational speech and grammar. PimsleurLanguageLearning started off exactly how you would in school, it gives you the basics- hello, thank you, where is ____, it is here, it is over there, good night, etc. The progress as you go on also makes complete sense. You could take the first few lessons and be ready to at least get around Japan with basic words. After a couple weeks you can almost speak conversationally. And the way it is set up, 30min lessons and they recommend you do one lesson a day, I generally do 1 every other day due to how busy I am. It helps keep me on track and it gives me a start and end point for each day unlike most apps I’ve used. I also highly recommend getting the $20/month version instead of the $15/month simply because the flash cards, reading, speed rounds, and speak easy options that come with the $20 version are something you can do in public without looking crazy or interrupting quiet spaces, and it’s also a HUGE help in learning the new language. Sorry this review has been all over the place. I hope it’s been helpful regardless. Good luck!

by K_rob18

Just a fair warning to anyone looking at purchasing PimsleurLanguageLearning to learn French. The lessons were easy to follow and seemed to be working. I felt confident in my skills until I actually got to Paris and couldn’t understand much of anything that was being said. Not enough instruction on basics like ordering food and general conversation. I think the language on PimsleurLanguageLearning was probably too formal. I also have been charged 3 times since cancelling my subscription and they will not refund the 3 months of subscription. I sent a message on PimsleurLanguageLearning to cancel my subscription, they sent a message with a link with instructions to cancel through the settings on my phone, I followed their directions and was still charged again. When I saw my account was charged again today, I called them and they refused to refund even the charge that was made just hours ago. This is not good customer service. Very disappointed.

by Acr B

I’ve been using Pimsleur‘s to learn Spanish while I drive. The lessons are great and I have been able to learn Spanish during my commute. The content of the language lessons is very good. My only feedback for the lessons them selves are maybe slightly longer pauses, Or maybe being able to set The length of the pause.

However, the reason I can no longer support this application is PimsleurLanguageLearning itself. PimsleurLanguageLearning is super clunky. It’s slow to navigate, the rewind and fast-forward feature works about one out of every five times I try it. Trying to spin the dial to rewind the lesson either doesn’t work or picks up as a sideswipe.

Up until the last update I was able to use Apple CarPlay although not very well. Normally I would have to press play twice in order to get the lesson to continue after pausing it. Since the update it won’t play at all. I can’t justify paying $20 a month for an app that barely functions. I’d recommend investing some of my money into an app that works better especially with CarPlay.

by Mreeves336

The method itself is undeniable. Space repetition systems are tried and true and PimsleurLanguageLearning does a great job of utilizing them. However, in my opinion, they do not utilize them for the best reasons. Meaning, you learn how to have a conversation, this is true, but how practical of a conversation and with whom? Honestly, pretty much just a waiter. If you are not ordering food, or asking where something is, you pretty much can’t have a conversation about yourself. The lessons about introducing yourself stopped around the second one. On the wall of these words in Spanish and every time someone asked me to have a conversation in Spanish, I can’t even begin. I don’t need pastries from them, and I’m not ordering a drink. What am I going to say to them? Granted, I am only seven hours into lessons, but I do feel like I should be learning conversation that I can apply more easily than this. It’s all very specialize knowledge that has very little partners if you’re not in a Spanish-speaking country. It just doesn’t suit my needs that much. And it’s kind of expensive.

by Judkl

I would give 5 stars because, generally speaking, I really like this program. It’s the best one I found so far for me. However, I do have one issue related to the flashcards, which is the reason for 4 stars.
As the lessons progress, the flashcards begin to contain words from previous lessons; even very simple words that, in my opinion, don’t merit review. If I go back to previous lessons (like #3, 4, etc) to look for specific vocabulary, the flashcards now contain words from all lessons I’ve completed (Four instance, through lesson #16).
I think the flashcards for a new lesson should only contain new words from that particular lesson to reinforce new content. I have not been able to find a place that has only the new words in a particular lesson.
I spoke to a representative from Pimsleur and the response was essentially, “I’m sorry you’re having trouble, but that’s the way it is...maybe it will change in the future.“

by Smlatkinson

Along with being immersed in a Brazilian Portuguese community in the school I teach at, I use Pimsleur to learn Brazilian Portuguese. I cannot say I have found a better tool to learn pronunciation and grammar, so much so that I recommend Pimsleur to my students. I love the environment of Pimsleur learning. The stories through which you learn, the funny, often unrealistic dialogues, actually advance your listening comprehension rapidly, unparalleled to almost anything but real immersion.

My problem with Pimsleur lies only in technical difficulty. PimsleurLanguageLearning is unintuitive, difficult to use, and the buttons are to small. PimsleurLanguageLearning should automatically download the last and next episode you were/are on, instead of having to tap madly at the little download button each time, and having to press play before you're able to press download makes no sense. There should be more settings to control these things.

Thank you, Pimsleur, for the great experience and for helping me to fluency! I have gotten many compliments from native speakers of Portuguese, many of whom insist I completely understand everything they say and that eu falo muito bem.

Obrigado!!!!
Sam, an English teacher from Boston, MA

by Wish I Could Speak Many

Pimsleur - Language Learning Spanish has helped me with my conversation skills. I usually prefer seeing the written form of everything that I am learning while studying a language, but find that while I still “need” to see the written form at some point (I subscribe to the Premium version and complete the exercises after each lesson or find translations if necessary), the Pimsleur lessons require that I focus on speaking and mimicking and consequently, I think that my conversational skills are improving rapidly. I have taken very beginning level Spanish classes and used Duolingo off and on so I do have some knowledge of Spanish grammar which I know assists me while studying the Pimsleur lessons. I can’t speak to whether or not I would enjoy the Pimsleur lessons as much if I had had no exposure to Spanish, but I am very happy with the progress that I think I am making with these lessons.

by Onari22

I listen to Pimsleur on PimsleurLanguageLearning on my way to and from work each day. I am learning Japanese through Duolingo, books, flash cards, Rosetta Stone, etc. as well. However doing these Pimsleur lessons has been a huge leap forward in my understanding of the language and my confidence. I feel like I am having full conversations in Japanese each day, and I have to practice listening and responding. This has filled me with confidence for speaking to real people later. It also has sped up my learning. At first I struggled to put my thoughts in order and respond to the lesson before the answer was given. Over time, my ability to translate what i want to say has gotten faster and faster thanks to the Pimsleur lessons. Overall this program is probably the best step I have made forward in my pursuit of learning Japanese.

by 74481023

If you want to truly learn and understand a language, or simply just learn a few words and phrases, It would be a complete missed opportunity to not use pimsleur!

I’m writing this to not let anyone out on an amazing opportunity- pimsleur certainly is way cheaper than taking lessons, but it’s way better too (in my opinion)! I’m currently taking the Japanese course and just finished level 23. If you don’t do a lesson every day, every week, or even go a month or so, you can catch up quick! At the beginning of each lesson they have a quick review over what you learned in the last lesson or two. PimsleurLanguageLearning also lets you go back to the topics and phrases you’ve learned so far.
PimsleurLanguageLearning gives you new vocabulary, and shows you how to formulate sentences by explaining how to use things and why they’re there (such as different particles and words)

by Suzyhny

I have just completed the beginner and intermediate courses of Pimsleur Hebrew.

These Hebrew lessons are excellent for learning to converse in Hebrew; converse in actual conversation. The native speakers do not slow down or “dumb down” the language. I am thoroughly enjoying PimsleurLanguageLearning.

However.......I think these lesson (beginner and intermediate) are way too difficult for absolute beginners. I took about 7 months of Rosetta Stone before starting this program. Rosetta Stone teaches way more vocabulary but lacks in learning to converse like a native speaker. Pimsleur teaches way more survival skills, sentence structure and conversation but lacks in a lot of vocabulary. However i have just completed the beginner and intermediate courses, and have not started on the advance course yet. So that vocabulary may still come in the advanced section.

All in all a great program if you already have some Hebrew background.

Addendum: I have completed the entire course. I still give this course a five star rating. Great for speaking. It was very business oriented. I just wish it was more oriented for the general public. Disappointed that there is not even a more advanced course in Hebrew. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was ready for more.

by PurelyObjective

I am not the kind of guy who just loves a good, juicy, book on grammar. (I’d rather go to the dentist.) I’m extremely active, travel a lot, and I communicate for a living. I go to Central America a lot and NO ONE you’re going to encounter in daily life is an expert in Spanish grammar in Central America, as is the case with English in the USA.

I have had the luxury of having access to R. Stone and the Bbl app.

Nope.

Pimsleur? YEP.

It’s different. It’s way better. It’s not a pain. I don’t get annoyed. I learn EXTREMELY QUICKLY. And it’s almost weird; I live in an area of Los Angeles where there are tons of Spanish speakers and I find myself walking around listening in on other’s conversations without even meaning to. It’s pretty fascinating. (Apparently… I am considered attractive to some in the Latin American culture… who knew... :-)

I no longer need the basic stuff but you know, who wants to only know how to order a beer and where the bathrooms are in conversation? It’s nice to talk about the things that people really care about, so I’m refreshing now and will go as advanced as the course goes. I’ve had the Pimsleur audio course for years, and I have now abandoned everything else except for the Pimsleur app. It. Is. Different. Better.

Do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!!

by Berniepresident200000

Rosetta Stone is fundamentally flawed in the way it teaches languages. It wants to teach you like a baby learns, by thrusting you head first into seemingly pointless situations and asking you to learn by immersion. This is actually pretty impossible unless you spend about 4 hours a day doing it for a long period of time. Think about it, a baby is immersed 24 hours a day in a new language, not 30 minutes to an hour! This just makes for a very frustrating learning experience where you actually don’t learn anything. I learned more in 1 week of Pimsleur than I did in 3 months of “immersion”. If you are already good at the language I guess Rosetta Stone can help, but why even go there at that point. I pretty much consider it a scam now :(

by JJtsp

I guarantee you, if you DO PimsleurLanguageLearning every day, you speak decently and keep on advancing. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Very comprehensive and brilliant. I tried Busu, Doulingo and Rosetta Stone with a solid effort and didn't find their approach effective. They are random and basic. Pimsleur’s is very effective, powerful and unique. I learned fluent Spanish, Portuguese and now French. So exciting. I even remember the little Japanese I learned 5 years ago with it.

The method is very logical and highly intelligent. I think thats why it works for me. It all makes perfect sense. No question the best thing out there. Used to be so expensive. Now only $20 a month. That’s only $100 for all five courses. Its like free. Used to be a fortune when I first used it.

by Medz V

I just begin working with the Pimsleur language method in Armenian. I spoke army into my grandparents as a child but have not been around the language for many years. This course was perfect for me as I’m interested in conversational Armenian and would like to visit Armenia. I really like the way the lessons are broken down. I like the way each sentence is explain fully each word is broken down two different syllables and finally fluently pronounced. The conversation method is fun and I can see how it would be very useful in many situations! I’m only a listen to now but I look forward to completing the units and improving my Armenian. This is a great program and I would recommend it to all. I hope to also try Italian soon.