These three parts give you about 12 hours of instruction, and will on their own be enough to get you started in conversing in Italian.

I love his language courses, and so does my wife. Then do all three parts of the Paul Noble Italian series, which will only cost you about $15 (pay for it rather than using credits, as each of the three units is only about $5). In three months of learning Italian so far, nothing has helped me more than these three videos. Neither the Paul Noble series nor the Pimsleur series addresses this vital need. This gets you pronouncing the vowels correctly from the start, which is vital for speaking Italian in such a way that Italians can understand you. Start by watching the three videos called “Italian Pronunciation: Learn How to Pronounce Italian Vowels” on the YouTube channel ItalyMadeEasy. I found that the best way to learn Italian was this: Step 1. This was the third language I taught myself (after French and Spanish). Other than that, he uses the same principles as this course, but in a much friendlier way that makes his courses more fun to do. The Paul Noble series has a shortcoming in that for some bizarre reason, he completely omits basics such as “Good morning, Sir.” However, that shortcoming can be made up for within one hour on YouTube. Both will get you ready to converse at a basic level in Italy. Both series use the same pedagogical principles, but target somewhat different vocabulary.

I much prefer the Paul Noble series (also on Audible), which is a fraction of the price, but slightly better. One credit for 2.5 hours is very expensive. This language series is good, but over-priced. What do you think the narrator could have done better?Ĭould you see Pimsleur Italian Level 1 Lessons 1-5 being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? If you’ve listened to books by Pimsleur before, how does this one compare? Would you try another book from Pimsleur and/or Pimsleur? Overpriced part of a complete Italian course

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