Customer Reviews

Indonesian (Compact) [CD]

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I like Pimsleur and I think they are really easy to use. However I found the Pimsleur very formal. For "you" they use Bapa and Ebu. Bapa means Mr and Ebu means Mrs. Only once in 4 months did I ever hear the use of either and that was when they called me Ebu Leveque.

All the Pimsleur programs seem to follow each other. I used Pimsleur Thai as well and Pimsleur Thai lesson 7 is identical tho Pimsleur Indonesian lesson 7. But Bahasa Indonesia is a really easy language. When I would listen to Pimsleur Thai 3 or 4 times before moving on I would listen to Pimsleur Indonesian once before moving on. Unfortunately they could have added a lot more material. I did not feel I got bang for my buck for Pimsleur Indonesian.

Bahasa Indonesia is really easy. There is absolutly no conjugasion of verbs. I would save your money, grab a dictionary, and ask the locals.

Another excellent Pimsleur product. Makes basic conversation simple. Easy lessons to follow. Great repetition drills. Highly recommend.

It is probably the best method on the market when it is about getting the right pronunciation, however the vocabulary is extremely limited. The price may seem high but if you don't have any Indonesian-speaking friends, the method may be the best way to get to speak correctly. You'll definitely need other methods to expand your vocabulary and learn new sentences.

I agree with most of the other reviewers. This course definately leaves you wanting more. Partially because it is fun and quite effective, partially because I got the feeling that after 5 hours of lessons I hadn't really learned to say much of any real use. Although I'm sure the designers had good reasons for doing so, I felt there was way too much time spent on "food and drink". Again...very effective method of teaching and easy to follow. Towards the end of the first lesson I found myself laughing out loud at the fact that I could speak the proper phrases went promted, even without thinking about it. It was kind of eerie. Highly recomended as a start to your learning experience.

I was so disappointed when the product was damaged. I have sent the faulty disk in for a replacment to Simon and Schurster weeks ago. The lanuage courses build on themselfs, so I'm at a stand still until I receive the replacment and we plan to travel in a month so that doesnt leave me much time.