Pimsleur Greek (Modern) Basic Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-10 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Modern Greek with Pimsleur Language Programs (1) Audio CD – Audiobook, December 5, 2005

I am a Pimsleur fan. It is a format that is consistent from language to language. I have done Italian 1, 2, and 3, Castilian Spanish, French, Western Spanish, Portuguese, and now I am halfway through modern Greek. I do this in preparation for any international vacation, and Pimsleur works.

This is the second language course I've bought from Pimsleur. The first was Japanese. My son's girlfriend's parents were visiting from Japan and I wanted to be able to at least say hello. I did the eight week course on my drive into work which is 30 minutes and corresponds nicely with the 30 minute lessons. I was very happy with the results and when I was in Disneyland I actually understood some of the Japanese announcements! And yes I was able to say a few words to her father. So now we have a Mediterranean cruise coming up and I wanted to learn a little Greek. I'm on my fourth lesson and again am pleased with my success. These are easy to follow lessons that provide some basic spoken skills.

This is an excellent introduction to modern Greek. I went through each lesson twice because it takes me a bit longer than some to remember new words. Since there is no booklet, I used Google Translate to get the spelling of the words I learned and to add additional nouns and verbs that fit into the patterns they present. Learning first through listening and repeating is the best way to get the proper pronunciation, though.One caveat: as mentioned in a prior review, this five disk course is completely duplicated by two other Pimsleur publications. I recommend buying the 8 disk Modern Greek Conversational course instead of the basic course.

I don't know how this works. It's no better than being plunked into downtown Athens and told to start a conversation...in Greek. Save your money.

I used other cd's for a trip to Turkey and Greece. The Pimsleur method of teaching pronunciation from back to front proved to be amazing. We were complimented throughout our trip for pronunciation. They've got a system that works. I recommend combining their CD's with the "Idiot's Guide" Books for reinforcement. Good Luck

Since I have been traveling more and more to Greece, I wanted to learned more than ne, ohi, parakolo and efkharisto. So I ordered the Pimsleur 10 lesson set and am still on lesson one. I am bilingual in French, speak German, read Latin, and have taught myself Italian (via Fluenz.com) with the help of recent trips to Italy. Since I will embark on my fourth trip to Greece, I really want to learn more. I'm just not sure Pimsleur will do the job for two reasons.I learn by a combo of methods. I need to see the words I am speaking and understand how they work, which is why Fluenz was so very successful for me with Italian. I find that since Greek is very different, I often cannot understand the intonations (I'm using it in my car so if there is a video component I need to write another review). 'Den' sounds like ven or then and so forth. Judging by different transliterations I've seen almost any can be true.Moreover, without a handbook attached or something like that (which Fluenz does) I cannot remember the words. This is new to me since I'm good at languages. But I need to know both how languages work as well as how it looka. If I cannot picture the words or figure them out in sentences, I cannot remember them. Pimsleur is good at repetition, but they do it in a weird way.My basic example is the way they teach pronunciation. They go backwards to forwards, so you learn to pronounce the last part of the word or phrase first. As a result, a simple phrase like excuse me (which I learned in a minute in Italian with Fluenz) still makes me go back to my car and start lesson one over. I finally figured out it sounds like Si-k-no-mee. but going in reverse fashion (from the mee to the si - k, only made it less memorable for me). Why not start with the first part of the word or phrase?I've bought two Modern Greek texts in hopes they will work better for me and maybe help me use the Pimsleur tapes.

Compared to other methods, I really like the Pimsleur CDs for learning a new language. The tapes teach you how to pronounce the words correctly, and you really understand what you are learning - unlike some other systems, Pimsleur doesn't suddenly use words or expressions that haven't been introduced and explained. I found that in a short time, I knew some really useful phrases. My friend who is a native speaker also gave me feedback that the expressions Pimsleur taught me were more accurate and commonly used than those taught by another system.

It took me ten days to study this set of audio CDs. The lessons were never boring or too hard to follow. Forgive me if I say that my confidence in what I learned was such that I went all around my area searching for a Greek speaking soul.When I met Yiorgo, he was no match... lol, he was born in the USA. Maria could not believe that some audio files could give me the fluency and the close-to-native accent I had. The Pimsleur Method is the best I know so far.I quickly purchased a second set for my sister in Haiti. In about two weeks she and her husband called me speaking Greek.My conclusion is: if we did it, you can too; maybe faster and better.