Talk Now! Learn Slovak - Beginning Level

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Product Features

• Comprehensive interactive language learning; ideal for beginners
• Easy and hard quizzes, plus a challenging memory game
• Compare yourself with native speakers; monitor progress
• Topics include phrases, food, shopping, telling time, and more
• On-screen help available in over 75 languages; printable dictionary

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000899QX
• Item model number: AMT5024
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 15, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,246 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #9 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Slavic

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Here at EuroTalk, we believe there is no such thing as someone who is bad at languages--only someone who hasn't yet discovered the right way to learn. Everybody should learn another language!

Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn a language quickly. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, Talk Now! is for you. Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun and relaxing.

Features:

• Talk Now! is ideal for beginners.
• Comprehensive. Topics include: phrases, first words, food, shopping, countries, colors, telling time, numbers, and human body parts.
• Interactive. Immediate response to every choice you make. Addictive, fun, and easy!
• Compare your pronunciation. Compare yourself with native speakers using the record facility. Microphone required.
• Test your knowledge. Easy and hard quizzes, plus a challenging memory game.
• Monitor your progress. Keep a check on your total score and print your own awards.
• On-screen help. Help available at all times in over 75 languages.
• Print a picture dictionary. Print your own dictionary for a handy reference.

Learn to speak using your own native language!
Most language software sold in the U.S. requires you to first be proficient in English before you can learn another language. Not with EuroTalk software! All on-screen help and menus, words and phrases, quizzes and tests--even the printable dictionary can be changed to the language of your choice!

Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Mandarin, Malay, Manx, Norwegian, Papiamento, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh, Zulu, or any of over 80 different languages!

Product Description

Talk Now! is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than three million people to date. Designed for newcomers to the language, Talk Now! is the perfect method to access a wealth of comprehensive fundamental vocabulary and accurate pronunciation in one user-friendly plan packed with useful words, a picture dictionary, and quizzes. Anyone over 10 years of age will find the program indispensable for improving listening, understanding and spoken language skills.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun practice for pronunciation... NOT a course...get a book., February 14, 2005

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T. Jackson (Vail, CO & Warsaw Poland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talk Now! Learn Slovak - Beginning Level (CD-ROM)

"Ano" (yes) - for under $20 you can learn to parrot some very basic Slovak - excellent for pronunciation practice!! (besides, the world's only Slovak CD?!?) I recommend this product so long as you know what to expect.

BUT "Learn Slovak"? No way! There is no danger of learning too much from this CD - it covers simple vocab, about 30 phrases and comes with no supplemental written materials. Also, do not expect to learn anything about the language itself - i.e. no noun genders, syntax, declensions, etc...

Technical irritation: it must always be run from the CD thus hogging resources & risks loss if scratched/damaged through use.

(Buying idea: if you like languages in general you should definitely consider "33 Languages" on CD's from same publisher for about $40 total - it is EXACTLY the same software and includes the Slovak disk plus (guess) 32 more languages. A fun teaser for languages or gift for kids.)

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice for beginners, a teaser for those beyond beginner..., December 27, 2004

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T. Brooks "Slovak American Girl" (AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talk Now! Learn Slovak - Beginning Level (CD-ROM)

This is a very nice primer for those wishing to learn some necessary words for travel to Slovakia. I used this for preparation for a visit to SK, and did fairly well. The locals were amazed at my phonetic understanding and pronunciation that I had learned from this CD. I believe this is one of only a few available Slovak language CDs on the market, so it's a good buy to those beginning in the language and those who need a refresher course in the basics.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talk Now! Learn Slovak - Beginning Level, January 16, 2007

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Jeanine L. Buben-Croy "Jeanine Buben-Croy, MT... (Westminster, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talk Now! Learn Slovak - Beginning Level (CD-ROM)

I just love this product! It is a great way to review and relearn the Slovak language of my family. The actual native speakers and the ability to repeat lessons and practice is helping me tremendously.

I look forward to continuing to learn with this product and hope to purchase some advanced help with the Slovak language when I am ready to progress further!