Series: Basic (Book 1)
Audio CD: 5 pages
Publisher: Pimsleur; Abridged edition (February 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743550811
ISBN-13: 978-0743550819
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 2.1 x 6.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
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This review is for those looking to learn the Polish language. If you are instead looking to learn specific travel phrases, you should instead buy a simple travel phrase book, such as Lonely Planet's Polish Travel Phrase Book, as Pimsleur will not give you what you want.If, however, you are actually looking to learn the Polish language, and you are (like I was) someone who knows NOTHING about Polish . . . I can confidently say that there is NO EASIER PLACE TO BEGIN THAN PIMSLEUR. Seriously, if you don't want to read the rest of this lengthy review, just save yourself the trouble and buy Pimsleur.WHY START WITH PIMSLEUR:Don't waste your time buying a Polish language instruction book. You will be introduced to pages upon pages of alphabet rules that will make your head spin (Polish has 9 extra letters to the alphabet, as well as additional strange letter combinations like rz, dzi, etc. ). Even if you could trudge through that, the pages that follow contains tons of new vocabulary and complex grammar tables that will make you want to give up. It is way too overwhelming for a beginner. Even "Polish for Dummies" I think is far too advanced for beginners. Unless you enjoy frustration, avoid the Polish courses that use books or textbooks . . . until later on in your learning.What about Rosetta Stone? Well, it starts out by showing a picture of a boy and a girl, along the spoken/written Polish, which is "chłopiec" and "dziewczynka", and let me say it only gets worse from there. Expect in just a few short lessons to see words changing all the time. Even if you can miraculously identify "pies" and "psa" as both being the Polish for "dog", good luck knowing when to use each variation.
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