Quick & Simple Brazilian/Portuguese (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Pimsleur (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0743517695 | ISBN-13: 978-0743517690 | Publication Date: October 1, 2000 | Edition: Revised, 8 Lessons

Q&S Brazilian Portuguese includes the first 8 lessons from the Pimsleur Comprehensive Level I. 4 hours, audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

Understand and speak Brazilian Portuguese starting with these eight quick and simple audio lessons!

You're not just learning "phrases" with The Pimsleur® Method, you're acquiring essential, conversational Brazilian Portuguese!

You'll be thrilled to discover you can hold a real conversation in Brazilian Portuguese when you have finished these eight, 30-minute lessons!

Dr. Paul Pimsleur's original and unique method enables you to acquire Brazilian Portuguese as effortlessly as children absorb their native language. You will succeed because the Pimsleur program makes sure that you learn vocabulary and grammar correctly and easily in conversational settings without mindless repetition. Pimsleur is the only language program that includes exclusive, copyrighted memory training that ensures you will always remember what you have learned.

When you finish these lessons you'll be so delighted with you fast-growing spoken language skills you'll want to continue with the full 30-lesson Pimsleur® Program. And to make it easier, we've included a trade-up coupon in this package that will give you a $50.00 savings when you purchase the Level I Brazilian Portuguese Comprehensive Program.

Learn at your own pace -- comfortably and conveniently.

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About the Author

Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world’s leading experts in applied linguistics. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed The Pimsleur Method based on two key principles:  the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory training that he called “Graduated Interval Recall.”  This Method has been applied to the many levels and languages of the Pimsleur Programs.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Pimsleur; Revised, 8 Lessons edition (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743517695
• ISBN-13: 978-0743517690
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #657,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good...but really should have an accompanying book...., April 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quick & Simple Brazilian/Portuguese (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

I thought the CD's were done very well and they DO help you learn the language. However, they really need to offer a book to compliment the CD's. Although you learn to say things and communicate with others speaking the language, there is no substitute for "seeing" the words they have you repeating. I often found myself hearing a word and thinking it was spelled one way only to find out later from a Brazilian friend that I was not even close to the correct spelling. Knowing how the words are spelled is very important, in my mind, to truly understand the language. Although the speakers are very clear on the tape, there is just no way to discern every little syllable and syntax of the sentences without an accompanying book! I wound up buying another book that I could reference which was helpful in putting a "picture" of the words together with the "sound" on the CD's. This made the language much easier to understand.

44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good but limited start, October 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Quick & Simple Brazilian/Portuguese (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

This tape or CD set is a nice introduction to Brazilian portuguese at a nice low price. You will learn the correct pronounication and, since vocabulary is introduced gradually with lots of review, you will not forgot what you have learned. Since it is all audio (no book) you can easily use this while driving. But you really don't learn that much material and will not be able to say more than some basic sentences when finished. Also, you will have no idea what the language looks like on paper - and when you do see it, you might be very surprised. This beginning set continues with a full 30 lesson Pimsleur series that is very expensive and not really worth it if the same rate of progress occurs over the 30 lesson series as with this set. I suggest you try this introduction to learn some basics, and then move on to other materials to build on what you have learned.

63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for....., March 4, 2002

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"chinigold" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quick & Simple Brazilian/Portuguese (Pimsleur Quick and Simple) (Audio CD)

With already achieving fluency in Spanish, I bought this looking to get a beginning foundation in Portuguese for a cheap price. After the 24 hours it took me to go through the entire series with no problems, I realized this definitely wasn't the purchase for me. This is for people who want to go to Brazil for a week and say "where is the hotel, ma'am?" and not for people who actually want to learn the language. But if that's what you want, it should be satisfactory.