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Summary: Pimsleur Egyptian Arabic 4 CD's
Review: A highly recommended tool for learning Egyptian Arabic! I am definately going to invest on the next set of lessons. It's very easy to follow and learn with the Pimsleur sytem. It would be nice to see what they could do as far as learning how to read and write it as well. That would be something I would also be interested in! I am very pleased with this purchase!
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Summary: Pimsleur Egyptian Arabic 4 CD's
Review: A highly recommended tool for learning Egyptian Arabic! I am definately going to invest on the next set of lessons. It's very easy to follow and learn with the Pimsleur sytem. It would be nice to see what they could do as far as learning how to read and write it as well. That would be something I would also be interested in! I am very pleased with this purchase!
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Summary: Just returned from using this in Egypt
Review: I bought this audio set the beginning of the year in preperation for a 2 week trip to Egypt. I received comments from the locals that I was speaking like a native. Everyone I encountered was peasantly suprised with my ability to speak Arabic and Pimsleur's Abridged Egyptian Arabic gave me enough to function as a tourist in the country. I can't wait to see what's in the complete course.
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Summary: Just returned from using this in Egypt
Review: I bought this audio set the beginning of the year in preperation for a 2 week trip to Egypt. I received comments from the locals that I was speaking like a native. Everyone I encountered was peasantly suprised with my ability to speak Arabic and Pimsleur's Abridged Egyptian Arabic gave me enough to function as a tourist in the country. I can't wait to see what's in the complete course.
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Summary: Not bad at all -- It is simple and quick
Review: I really like the pimsleur approach to learning: they repeat things at the right time. Kinda weird, they say thing backwards so you learn it better -- and it works. Some method they patened. I'm not too familiar with Arabic at all and this CD set (4 of them) helped me with a decent pronounciation basis, basic vocab, yadda yadda.... Also keep in mind that I've never bought Pimsleur's $300 dollar learning lessons (or whatever high price they charge) so I can't compare it to those. Definetly worth the $15 I payed.
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Summary: Not bad at all -- It is simple and quick
Review: I really like the pimsleur approach to learning: they repeat things at the right time. Kinda weird, they say thing backwards so you learn it better -- and it works. Some method they patened. I'm not too familiar with Arabic at all and this CD set (4 of them) helped me with a decent pronounciation basis, basic vocab, yadda yadda.... Also keep in mind that I've never bought Pimsleur's $300 dollar learning lessons (or whatever high price they charge) so I can't compare it to those. Definetly worth the $15 I payed.
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Summary: decent basic intro
Review: this audio-only course is geared towards people who are not so comfortable learning languages and want to master the real basics of a language in a setting that's reminiscent of having your own personal tutor. if this is you, then this is definitely the course for you. this course walks you through the essentials -- "how are you", "do you understand arabic", etc., nice and slow, with lots of repetition and little extraneous grammar explanations and so on. this course follows the method pimsleur is known for, gradually building up new knowledge in the process of repeating the old knowledge. on the other hand, if you are more comfortable with languages, like to go at your own pace and/or want explanations of how the language works, you will be very frustrated by the endless repetition. go pick up "teach yourself gulf arabic" instead. [unfortunately, not egyptian dialect. i haven't yet found a good egyptian arabic book.]
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Summary: Great Course!!!
Review: This is the most helpful Arabic program that I have used...and I have tried many. It starts you out speaking right away with usable voacabulary. I found it very encouraging. The program is paced so that even children can pick up the language in bite sized chunks...not too much, too fast like many other programs.
I'd say this is a great starter....but you won't be able to stop...at this...if you are really wanting to speak Egyptian Arabic....you'll just have to get more of the program.
Well worth the price...if you are looking for a great program...and want to check out the Pimsleur Method...and get a "quick start" on the language.
Only one small glitch...and that is that it does not include any
written script....which I do like to have....but it is all a part of the methodology....learning naturally....from the sound of the words...from native speakers... and not from the sometimes confusing written language.
These foreign voices are crystal clear with excellent pronounciation and instruction.
It works...it really works.
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Summary: Great start in Arabic
Review: Today I just finished the 8 lesson Pimsleur Egyptian Arabic course. It's fantastic. I've used many of these Pimsleur courses and am a big fan to begin with, but Arabic poses some unique challenges. The pronunciation is a bear, with a handful of sounds that we don't have in English. Nonetheless, Pimsleur walks you through them, helping you pronounce them. The real test came when I tried out my new skills on a Arabic speaker at a local gas station today. He was blown away by what I knew and understood me just fine, even though he speaks a different dialect than Egyptian. Pimsleur is supposed to publish a full 30 lesson "big brother" course to this one, and I plan on getting so I can keep going in Egyptian Arabic.
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