Berlitz Portuguese [Audio CD]

Berlitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 22, 1999 | ISBN-10: 2831563461 | ISBN-13: 978-2831563466 | Edition: New edition

Completely portable, each pack includes a best-selling Berlitz Phrase Book and audiocassette or CD. Audio components are designed to interact with the Phrase Book, or can be used on their own, in a car or on the go.

Berlitz Cassette/CD Packs feature:
-- One 90-minute cassette or one 75-minute compact disc
-- A corresponding 192- or 224-page, color-coded Berlitz Phrase Book to reinforce skills
-- Audio recordings with native speakers
-- Over 400 recorded essential expressions
-- Up-to-date language, cultural tips, and mini dialogues

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Audio CD: 224 pages
• Publisher: Berlitz; New edition edition (April 22, 1999)
• Language: Portuguese
• ISBN-10: 2831563461
• ISBN-13: 978-2831563466
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,542,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Major disappointment, May 29, 2005

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Watchung Hills "Watchung Hills" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berlitz Portuguese (Audio CD)

I had expected a CD produced by Berlitz to employ sound teaching methods. Instead, there is as much English spoken on the CD as there is Portuguese. The Portuguese words and phrases are spoken once, so you have to keep "rewinding" if you want to actually learn anything. Unfortunately, that means you also have to keep hearing the same annoying English speaker telling you the obvious (such as stating that you can listen to the CD as many times as you'd like. )

I would never purchase another product from Berlitz. I found the Pimsleur method to be far superior.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book is better than the CD, August 4, 2001

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Brooklyn Girl (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Berlitz Portuguese (Audio CD)

The phrasebook was extremely helpful to carry around on my recent Portugal trip! The CD, however, just moves very fast from basic to difficult. I repeated the first 5 minutes over and over as a result. Still, a worthwhile investment.

Marlena

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Berlitz Portuguese Phrase Book, October 6, 2004

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Vince R. Giangiacomo (Norristown, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berlitz Portuguese (Audio CD)

A step above the Dover say it series, However this phrase book is not Brazil friendly especially the audio material, I think its odd that Berlitz would not have a Brazilian Portuguese phrase book. Like it does with the Latin american Spanish series. I recommend the Lonely Planet phrase book for Brazilian Portuguese.