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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150462703321

Autore

Pimsleur

Titolo

Pimsleur Chinese (Cantonese) Level 1 Lessons 6-10 : Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

: Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster)

ISBN

1-4423-1736-1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Surprise your friends! Astonish your family! With Pimsleur, youll be speaking and understanding like a native in no time. 30 minutes a day is all it takes.Cantonese Chinese Phase 1, Units 6-10 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning tospeakCantonese Chinese.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150638903321

Autore

Pimsleur

Titolo

Pimsleur Haitian Creole Level 1 : Learn to Speak and Understand Haitian Creole with Pimsleur Language Programs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

: Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster)

ISBN

1-4423-3686-2

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Haitian Creole is one of the official languages of Haiti, along with French. It is a French-based creole heavily influenced by West African languages. Pimsleur's Haitian Creole teaches the standard dialect spoken in and around the central district and the capital, Port-au-Prince.The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. Youll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!Haitian Creole Phase 1, Lessons 1-30 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty, 30-minute lessons.In the first 10 lessons, youll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more. Youll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level, but with near-native pronunciation skills.In the next 10 lessons, youll build on what youve learned. Expand your menu, increase your scheduling abilities from general to specific, start to deal with currency and exchanging money, refine your conversations and add over a hundred new vocabulary items. Youll understand more of what you hear, and be able to participate with speech that is smoother and more confident.In the final 10 lessons of Phase 1, youll be speaking and understanding at an intermediate level. In this phase, more directions are given in the target language, which moves your learning to a whole new plane. Lessons



include shopping, visiting friends, going to a restaurant, plans for the evening, car trips, and talking about family. Youll be able to speak comfortably about things that happened in the past and make plans for the future.Reading Lessons begin in Unit 11 and provide you with an introduction to reading Haitian Creole. These lessons are designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. In addition, combined Reading Lessons from all the units are included at the end. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format..