Pimsleur Japanese Level 1 Lessons 1-5

Learn to Speak and Understand Japanese with Pimsleur Language Programs

By: Pimsleur

Narrated by: Pimsleur

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Japanese
With Pimsleur, you’ll become conversational in Japanese — 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, all featuring native speakers

What You’ll Learn
With this newest edition of Japanese, we reflect the general trend toward casual interaction and have updated vocabulary and structures.

This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Japanese 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 Japanese.

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 Japanese, expand your horizons, and enrich your life.

Every phrase was broken to it most simplistic form which made it so easy to comprehend !

Best way to learn to speak the language the format/method is. Very easy and resourceful tool

Great for building confidence

I took these lessons slower than suggested, but I have been able to hold conversations with my coworkers who have been learning Japanese for over a year in a little less than 1 month! Excited to learn more

I think it’s useful

A lot of repetition.
Some common phrases. I could see these being useful if you traveled to Japan before.
I’ve both traveled and learned in college. It will help your studies in terms of pronunciation and understanding language structure. In terms of travel, it’s better than using a guide book. It commits to memory a little because you’re speaking it out, like speaking to a live person—it’s best to keep practicing if that’s the goal.
Moving onto the next lessons after this!

Excellent Language Lessons But I Wish There Was More Time to Respond

These lessons are excellent. My only complaint is that I wish there was more time for you to think and speak wheb prompted. When I have to remember something that was in an earlier lesson or figure out how to say something new with what I've learned, I really wish I had more time to think.

I usually listen to this at a slower speed so that I can have more time to think. Sometimes I have to pause it because I know that I know the answer, but I need more time to think about it before speaking.


Other than that issue, I absolutely love this program, and I really feel like I'm learning Japanese in a way that will help me actually speak it, rather than just passing a class.

SO EASY

I have put off learning the language because all other apps and books I've tried have been so confusing. I never thought it could be so easy!!! It's repeating and repetitiveness that makes this a snap. Definitely worth trying out for yourself.