Halfway through the 5 I'm understanding the grammar more than I have with every other french course but only after I started following the Michel Thomas couirse advice to always use the pause button and only answer after fully working out my response. I wouldnt try this while driving or using heavy machinery.
Me too. If I do the lesson without pausing you dont get the same results. Speaking out loud is also usually much better. But sometimes I listen and repeat mentally while commuting by metro to work.
Wow, what a wonderful coincidence that I was also about to start this series to learn French and I was very excited and I was following your videos and here you are uploading a new clip about pimsleur the coolest and most beautiful program for learning languages in the world thank you for your great efforts 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😊😊😊😊
I started a 7-day free trial on Pimsleur for learning Japanese, I already knew about a few hundred words already so I knew most of the first lessons but it seems a pretty good program. Since it's only 30-minutes a day if you follow the program you most-likely won't get burned out fast and it seems they teach you new words gradually and also give you some redos about older lessons so it seem like it might be pretty effective with long usage. I think it might worth the money if you live in a 1st world country since it's just 20 dollars/euros a month. Unfortunately I'm living in Turkey and $20 Is a lot here so Imma just speedrun some lessons while my free trial is continuing and then stop 💀
Glad to hear that you are enjoying Pimsleur. You're right, it might be expensive for some people. I still think it's a bargain compared with attending classes / having a tutor.
Most likely. It really depends on how much you immerse yourself in the French language. I mean how much time you spend per week in watching French documentaries/films (without subtitles) on YT and listening to French radio stations online aside from learning French through Pimsleur. I have finished midway (around Lesson 15) of Level 3 Pimsleur and went to Paris recently. I‘m not fluent yet but native speakers thought I ‘m fluent because of my French accent which gives me the benefit of the doubt. Most of the slang/colloquial French words and phrases were learned through watching documentaires/films and listening to radio because the French being thought in Pimsleur is more of a formal version, not exactly the street version.
Merci pour le vid. Maintenant je recherche une programme pour aprender francais. J'ai estudie la langue dan l'ecole il y a beaucoup d'annes mais j'ai oiblie presque tout. Je cherchera Pimsleur on line.
French is my favorite language. It felt natural to me from the first day I was introduced to it at 12 years old. I took 4 years of French in high school and was at a pretty good at it. Early in my career I would minimally translate for some French Creole patients. 20 years later I’ve forgotten a lot and my pronunciation is rusty because I don’t use it anymore. I’m looking forward to trying Pimsleur to “awaken” the French that’s locked away in my brain lol. Btw, you speak English so well that I didn’t realize you weren’t a native speaker!
Il y a un livre, je ne peux pas me souvenir ni le titre ni l'auteur, au sujet d'apprender les quatre langages romans principales - francais, espanol, portuguese, italien tout ensemble. Peut etre ce-la sera d'interet pour vous; bonne chance! (Mon dieu, je peut ecrire une phrase en francias!)
I wouldn't. Most of the stuff in Assimil will be covered in Pimsleur. If you finish Pimsleur, I would go straight to using stuff like LingoPie. Take a look at my LingoPie review.
@@loistalagrand Also, I've used the (free) RFI Pure Radio app to listen to French programs to help with listening comprehension, but it's not interactive like the TV show based LingPie, which I def must ck out...great tip.
Pimsleur sounds similar to Innovative Language Learning's French. In addition to hearing and repeating, there are multiple choice exams. There's also a section where a French teacher answers most asked questions.
Do you recommend study pimsleur and assimil? I'll start with assimil and pismelur, I'll do one lesson per day, of course i'd to see some videos on youtube too in french
Problems I found listening to the Audio lessons: 1) It’s boring!! 2) The French is too formal and old fashioned. 3) The situations are such a cliché and uninteresting- American visits Paris blah blah. 4) The narrators voice will cure your insomnia! 4) The course lacks structure. The lessons are just numbered like tracks on an old CD. 5) It might employ spaced repetition but that's irrelevant as you'll be asleep by the time the words and phrases come around again!
haha, I actually agree. I like the concept of Pimsleur because the repetition helps you to remember the words long-term. However, the language they teach is not natural at all (they use lots of "vous", French people in real life don't talk to each other using "vous" unless it's on formal occasions). And I feel like Pimseluer is for tourists. lol Not everyone is going to visit Paris soon so the content won't be useful for lots of people.
Well, in class French was pretty dry as well lol...But, mix the audio lessons with a weekly or monthly set of 2 more French language meet up groups in your area, and that'll cure your boredom real quick
Do you have any feedback on the Pimsleur Gold Edition Vol. 1 - 5 Audiobook with 80 CDs each CD has 2 audio lessons on it, approximately 30min each. I guess these are the older versions but are these as effective as the online subscriptions Pimsleur now offers? Thank you.
Not really sure about those. I would assume they are the same. Lots of Pimsleur program date back a long time. Out of curiosity, why would you want the CDs over the app, though?
@@shomshomni2314 It would depend on the price of the CDs, in how long you plan on completing the program, and whether you want to review the lessons. Pimsleur French lasts five months, which about $100 with the app.
Halfway through the 5 I'm understanding the grammar more than I have with every other french course but only after I started following the Michel Thomas couirse advice to always use the pause button and only answer after fully working out my response. I wouldnt try this while driving or using heavy machinery.
Me too.
If I do the lesson without pausing you dont get the same results.
Speaking out loud is also usually much better. But sometimes I listen and repeat mentally while commuting by metro to work.
Wow, what a wonderful coincidence that I was also about to start this series to learn French and I was very excited and I was following your videos and here you are uploading a new clip about pimsleur the coolest and most beautiful program for learning languages in the world thank you for your great efforts 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😊😊😊😊
I started a 7-day free trial on Pimsleur for learning Japanese, I already knew about a few hundred words already so I knew most of the first lessons but it seems a pretty good program. Since it's only 30-minutes a day if you follow the program you most-likely won't get burned out fast and it seems they teach you new words gradually and also give you some redos about older lessons so it seem like it might be pretty effective with long usage.
I think it might worth the money if you live in a 1st world country since it's just 20 dollars/euros a month. Unfortunately I'm living in Turkey and $20 Is a lot here so Imma just speedrun some lessons while my free trial is continuing and then stop 💀
Glad to hear that you are enjoying Pimsleur. You're right, it might be expensive for some people. I still think it's a bargain compared with attending classes / having a tutor.
Just the video I needed
Pimsleur French vs FrenchPod101?
By the end of 5 levels are you going to speak by french accent .
Most likely. It really depends on how much you immerse yourself in the French language. I mean how much time you spend per week in watching French documentaries/films (without subtitles) on YT and listening to French radio stations online aside from learning French through Pimsleur. I have finished midway (around Lesson 15) of Level 3 Pimsleur and went to Paris recently. I‘m not fluent yet but native speakers thought I ‘m fluent because of my French accent which gives me the benefit of the doubt. Most of the slang/colloquial French words and phrases were learned through watching documentaires/films and listening to radio because the French being thought in Pimsleur is more of a formal version, not exactly the street version.
@@petersmith2040 thank you very much for for your explaination I also using it ،I think is very good.
New to your channel and have used Pimsleur for several languages. Good stuff! I subscribed. Keep up the good work!
Merci pour le vid. Maintenant je recherche une programme pour aprender francais. J'ai estudie la langue dan l'ecole il y a beaucoup d'annes mais j'ai oiblie presque tout. Je cherchera Pimsleur on line.
French is my favorite language. It felt natural to me from the first day I was introduced to it at 12 years old. I took 4 years of French in high school and was at a pretty good at it. Early in my career I would minimally translate for some French Creole patients. 20 years later I’ve forgotten a lot and my pronunciation is rusty because I don’t use it anymore. I’m looking forward to trying Pimsleur to “awaken” the French that’s locked away in my brain lol.
Btw, you speak English so well that I didn’t realize you weren’t a native speaker!
Glad you decided to start Pimsleur! Where are you from, btw?
@@loistalagrand I am from the US, New Jersey.
😅😅
I'm learning Spanish french and Portuguese. Improving my English as well!😂I use Assimil and pimsleur at the same time. Super! Great video!
Il y a un livre, je ne peux pas me souvenir ni le titre ni l'auteur, au sujet d'apprender les quatre langages romans principales - francais, espanol, portuguese, italien tout ensemble. Peut etre ce-la sera d'interet pour vous; bonne chance! (Mon dieu, je peut ecrire une phrase en francias!)
Hey, how its your french now?
What is Assimil?
You speak a lot and this video is clearly sponsored. Not one real review on TH-cam. Tragic.
Not sponsored
Do you recommend doing Assimil french after Pimsleur levels 1-5 are completed?
I wouldn't. Most of the stuff in Assimil will be covered in Pimsleur. If you finish Pimsleur, I would go straight to using stuff like LingoPie. Take a look at my LingoPie review.
@@loistalagrand but doesn’t assimil teach you grammar?
@@loistalagrand Also, I've used the (free) RFI Pure Radio app to listen to French programs to help with listening comprehension, but it's not interactive like the TV show based LingPie, which I def must ck out...great tip.
Your video is really thorough and properly explained. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Pimsleur sounds similar to Innovative Language Learning's French. In addition to hearing and repeating, there are multiple choice exams. There's also a section where a French teacher answers most asked questions.
Do you recommend study pimsleur and assimil? I'll start with assimil and pismelur, I'll do one lesson per day, of course i'd to see some videos on youtube too in french
You don't need to do both. If I had to choose just one, I would probably go with Pimsleur.
Please compare Rocket French and Pimsleur French?😊
I'll think about it
Great video.
Thanks!
16:58 how do I get signed onto the subscription? 575 is too much for me . I clicked on your link but did not find anything about subscriptions
There's a "try it free" button on the page. After the free trial, you'll have the option to choose the subscription plan.
@@loistalagrand Noted with thanks. I am now subscribed and full of hope! I found your review to be quite helpful.
Great channel!!
Thank you!
Problems I found listening to the Audio lessons: 1) It’s boring!! 2) The French is too formal and old fashioned. 3) The situations are such a cliché and uninteresting- American visits Paris blah blah. 4) The narrators voice will cure your insomnia! 4) The course lacks structure. The lessons are just numbered like tracks on an old CD. 5) It might employ spaced repetition but that's irrelevant as you'll be asleep by the time the words and phrases come around again!
I agree, i listen to one everyday, and most of the time its a hard pill to swallow
I just fell asleep reading your comment. 😂😂😂
haha, I actually agree. I like the concept of Pimsleur because the repetition helps you to remember the words long-term. However, the language they teach is not natural at all (they use lots of "vous", French people in real life don't talk to each other using "vous" unless it's on formal occasions). And I feel like Pimseluer is for tourists. lol Not everyone is going to visit Paris soon so the content won't be useful for lots of people.
Well, in class French was pretty dry as well lol...But, mix the audio lessons with a weekly or monthly set of 2 more French language meet up groups in your area, and that'll cure your boredom real quick
Do you have any feedback on the Pimsleur Gold Edition Vol. 1 - 5 Audiobook with 80 CDs each CD has 2 audio lessons on it, approximately 30min each. I guess these are the older versions but are these as effective as the online subscriptions Pimsleur now offers? Thank you.
Not really sure about those. I would assume they are the same. Lots of Pimsleur program date back a long time.
Out of curiosity, why would you want the CDs over the app, though?
@@loistalagrandBecause it's something you own so avoid the subscription
@@shomshomni2314 It would depend on the price of the CDs, in how long you plan on completing the program, and whether you want to review the lessons. Pimsleur French lasts five months, which about $100 with the app.