Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 1 Lessons 1-5

Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Mandarin Chinese
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Mandarin Chinese — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action.

Why Pimsleur?
• Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day.
• Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life.
• Proven Method – Works when other methods fail.
• Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you.
• Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning.
• Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers.
• Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn.
• Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above.

What’s Included?
• 5, 30-minute audio lessons,
• In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers

What You’ll Learn
This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Mandarin Chinese Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese.

Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Mandarin Chinese and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Sounds like Chinese to me

By far the most difficult lanuage I've had to learn. The 1st 5 lessons were fun and interesting. Looking forward to the rest.

the story is, just learning how speak.

great,great, great, I enjoyed learning how to use this to learn a new language.

Lesson 1, "I don't know how to speak Mandarin"

I love this series. I'm learning with no pressure. Purely for fun. My stretch goal is to understand some lines in my favorite kung fu movies, I guess. Mandarin is a very fun and rather logical language to learn. After having casually meandered my way way through the first five lessons, there are patterns to the language that are easily recognized and absorbed through repetition, making the learning seem more like a quick word /sound substitution memory game than a foreign language lesson. Have fun!

slow but sure

not too much, good for beginner. patience grasshopper. cheaper if just get whole Level 1, but not much.

excellent learning method

i have enjoyed pimsleur learning for languages. they provide a good pace and relevant learning.