The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Spanish
Did you know that Spanish is the world’s second most commonly
spoken language? For Americans, it’s one of the easiest to learn,
and you won’t find anything faster or easier than the Pimsleur®
Method. Even knowing a little bit of Spanish will make travel to
Latin America or Spanish-speaking countries a breeze. Whether you
want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect
with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the
world, learning Spanish will expand your horizons and
immeasurably enrich your life.
The best part is that it doesn’t have to be difficult or take
years to master. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes, and we get
you speaking right from the first day. Pimsleur courses use a
scientifically proven method that puts you in control of your
learning. If you’ve tried other language learning programs but
found they simply didn’t stick, then you owe it to yourself to
give Pimsleur a try.
Why Pimsleur?
- Quick & Easy – Only 30 minutes a day.
- Portable & Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime,
anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life.
- Proven Method – Works when other methods fail.
- Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you.
- Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory
and learning.
- Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and
features all native speakers.
- Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn.
- Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above.
What’s Included?
- 30, 30-minute audio lessons
- 85 minutes of reading instruction in the form of a short
story, allowing you to build your skills toward reading Spanish
for pleasure.
- in total, over 17 hours of audio, all featuring native
speakers
- a Reading Booklet and User’s Guide
What You’ll Learn
Building on skills taught in Spanish Levels 1-4, Spanish Level 5
moves you closer to near fluency, and adds a broad range of
conversational skills. The pace and conversation move rapidly,
accelerating exposure to new vocabulary and structures, and
approaching native speed and comprehension. You’ll learn to speak
more in depth about your personal life and experiences, and gain
even more proficiency at creating complex sentences, and
discussing events in the present, past, and future. You’ll learn
to talk about hypothetical situations, and to relate what someone
else has said.
Some topics included in Level 5:
- Home life: extended family members, pets, laundry, toiletries;
turning off lights, helping with the dishes, asking how someone
slept,
- Dining: sharing a bottle of wine, reserving a table by the
window, asking about portion size, requesting utensils, tipping,
discussing food ies and vegetarian options,
- Travel situations: lost luggage, an error in a reservation,
single and double beds, non-smoking hotels, a noisy room, a room
with a view, bus travel, border stops, eco-tourism, -seeing,
a vacation rental,
- Accidents, illnesses, and unforeseen events: a flat tire, a
fall and an injury, a toothache and a dental appointment, an
upset stomach, a prescription, spilled wine, broken eyeglasses;
dropping or losing a passport or wallet, encountering a strike,
reporting something to the ,
- Political and conversational topics: discussing climate
change, the environment, recycling, an earthquake, politics,
unemployment, mergers, and layoffs,
- Personal and daily life: expressing disappointment; dealing
with voicemail; talking about hobbies, the weather and the
seasons, sports and national teams, hypothetical situations;
discussing retirement; admitting a mistake; expressing opinions
and preferences.
Of course, you'll not just need to speak Spanish; you’ll also
need to be able to read it. Take your reading to a new level with
a 75-minute story broken down into 20 manageable segments.
This course teaches Latin American Spanish.
The Pimsleur Method
We make no secret of what makes this powerful method work so
well. Paul Pimsleur spent his career researching and perfecting
the precise elements anyone can use to learn a language quickly
and easily. Here are a few of his “secrets”:
The Principle of Anticipation
In the nanosecond between a cue and your response, your brain
has to work to come up with the right word. Having to do this
boosts retention, and cements the word in your mind.
Core Vocabulary
Words, phrases, and sentences are selected for their usefulness
in everyday conversation. We don’t overwhelm you with too much,
but steadily increase your ability with every lesson.
Graduated Interval Recall
Reminders of new words and structures come up at the exact
interval for maximum retention and storage into your long-term
memory.
Learning
You work on multiple aspects of the language simultaneously. We
integrate grammar, vocabulary, rhythm, melody, and intonation
into every lesson, which allows you to experience the language as
a living, expressive form of human culture.
Learning in Context
Research has shown that learning new words in context
dramatically accelerates your ability to remember. Every scene in
every Pimsleur lesson is set inside a conversation between two
people. There are no drills, and no memorization necessary for
success.
Active Participation
The Pimsleur Method + active learner participation = success.
This method works with every language and every learner who
follows it. You gain the power to recall and use what you know,
and to add new words easily, exactly as you do in English.
The Spanish Language
Spanish is the official language of 19 Latin American nations,
as well as Spain, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Further, it’s
one of the six official languages recognized by the United
Nations. Pimsleur's Spanish programs teach an educated Latin
American Spanish, featuring speakers from Colombia and Mexico.
Students can expect to understand the lessons clearly and to be
understood by Spanish speakers everywhere.
Tech Talk
- CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car
players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows
Media Player.