Pimsleur Spanish Level 3 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Latin American Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Comprehensive)

I purchased the Pimsleur I, II and III series because I wanted to learn Spanish by audio while walking my dogs. Each lesson is 30 minutes long and I listened to the same lesson over and over again until I felt that I had mastered it then I moved to the next lesson. Each lesson builds on the previous lesson and they work! I have just returned from a week in Barcelona and I was able to communicate fine in Spanish with the people there. Although Catalan is the most popular language in Barcelona most of the people there also speak Castillian Spanish. I was completely comfortable alone wandering the city. I knew enough to get around. You only have to ask the locals to speak slowly for you and they will. :) No entiendo, habla mas dispacio por favor. Many of the people I met there had the same problem understanding English when we speak to fast too. So they were not at all bothered by speaking slower for me. One night at dinner my co-workers made me speak entirely in Spanish for the entire dinner. They were surprised at how much I knew. During my trip strangers were telling me that my Spanish and my pronunication was perfect. I know that if I had the opportunity to spend more time in Spain I would learn faster too with the base of knowledge that these tapes have provided to me. (En Espanol - Sé que si tuviera la oportunidad de pasar más tiempo en España aprendería más rápidamente también con la base del conocimiento que estas CD's me han proporcionado). I highly recommend these series if you want to learn by audio. My only regret with these tapes is that there is no Spanish IV, V or VI to learn from. They are wonderful! I have seen and worked with the other Spanish learning products on the market. These are the best!

Very happy

The name Pimsleur is synonymous with language learning. Paul Pimsleur was a pioneer in recall methods and used these extensively in his language instruction. (The first 30 minutes of the 29 30-minute lessons give background on the man and his products.) I was very surprised that a "slightly used" product such as a set of CDs would appear brand new. I couldn't detect even any superficial scratches on the discs, and the vinyl case (pictured) still had the plastic "stays" within it to hold the 16 CDs, as well as a booklet and documentation on the course. I have tried the shortcuts: downloading individual lessons, as well as trying to download some (or ones from similar publishers) from Youtube. Forget it! I have a job requiring driving, and can easily spend a couple of hours a day listening to and learning from these simple, easy-to-understand lessons. Even if you have to pay more, it is worth it. I'm now searching for a bargain on Spanish IV. Es el mejor!

Pleased with purchase.

I love the Pimsleur language programs. They're not like flash cards -- the point isn't to add a huge amount of vocabulary, although you learn plenty of new words. The point is to actually speak the language out loud, which helps you learn to pronounce the words correctly and get a feel for the syntax and structure of the language. There is just enough repetition to set the lesson into your memory without its becoming boring, and then things move on to a new situation. Recently learned words and phrases will drop back into the new situations until they are well-learned. These recordings are great for people who are intimidated by grammar. You learn the grammar by just speaking the language along with the native speakers. Then you can plug new vocabulary into the basic structures you have learned. Highly recommended for use with other written sources of learning.