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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
learn to put together relevant sentences--great confidence builder
I disagree with the reviewer who objected to the lack of words like "dog" and "cat" in this series. I'll tell you, names of domestic animals are not among the first things I'd want to know in another language. If you're only going to learn one thing, in my opinion it should be: "I don't understand [language]"--and that's one of the first things you learn in these...
Published on June 22, 2006 by Maria B
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the price
The best thing about this package is the fact you get to hear what Swahili sounds like. You will learn to say a few things. But this will not even come close to teaching a person simple conversational Swahili. Many simple words like "boy," "girl," "man," "woman," "dog" or "cat" are not even mentioned. You can learn a lot more somewhere else for a third of the price...
Published on March 24, 2006 by D. Marceo
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
learn to put together relevant sentences--great confidence builder,
By Maria B (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Swahili (Audio CD)
I disagree with the reviewer who objected to the lack of words like "dog" and "cat" in this series. I'll tell you, names of domestic animals are not among the first things I'd want to know in another language. If you're only going to learn one thing, in my opinion it should be: "I don't understand [language]"--and that's one of the first things you learn in these lessons. "Please", "excuse me", and greetings would probably be the next most important, along with perhaps "yes" and "no". With this series, you'll practice these until they're second nature, along with other useful conversation about eating, drinking, where things are, and the time of day. You're not just memorizing; you're getting a feel for putting sentences together. If you've done other Pimsleur series, you'll find this one to be very similar (besides the fact that there are sadly only 10 lessons to be had). Oh, and do a search on amazon.com for "Pimsleur Swahili"--there's another edition out now that's less than half the price.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the price,
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This review is from: Swahili (Audio CD)
The best thing about this package is the fact you get to hear what Swahili sounds like. You will learn to say a few things. But this will not even come close to teaching a person simple conversational Swahili. Many simple words like "boy," "girl," "man," "woman," "dog" or "cat" are not even mentioned. You can learn a lot more somewhere else for a third of the price. It doesn't even teach "My name is..."
If you just want to hear the sound of Swahili, you can hear it on BBC's Swahili news site.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good start, but get cheaper edition on Amazon,
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This review is from: Swahili (Audio CD)
I got this out of the library and loved using it. My friend who speaks Swahili and I enjoy our little verbal exchanges. But please note. This is NOT a normal 16 CD Pimsleur set. This is a smaller one, only 5 CDs and 10 lessons. This price is outrageous. This same 5 CD set is repackaged for less than a third of the price and is available here at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Swahili-Compact-Understand-Pimsleur-Language/dp/0743550617/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275705948&sr=8-7 Asante |
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Swahili by Pimsleur (Audio CD - August 1, 2003)
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