 do you know basic German?? |
| Review Date: May 12, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Y. Calvin, China |
every chapter is around 30 min. when i learnt 5 lessons, i tried to speak to my Swiss friend. He thought my Swiss German was taught by a Swiss!!
Yes, some of the sentences is pretty FORMAL. But my Swiss friend is already impressed.
It is better to know basic German before you learn, as the program doesn't include any book for you to read. And they won't tell you the reason why you speak this way this time; and that way that time. |
Great Product!
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| Review Date: September 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Z. Xavier, Atlanta, Indiana USA |
| I have studied about ten different language programs and this one is by the far the best one I've ever used! I learned more in a fast amount of time and retained more then anything else. I would recommend this product not only to travelers but also homeschoolers as an excellent learning tool in any language! |
Could Use More Vocabulary Words
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| Review Date: May 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Mike Yorkey, Encinitas, California |
| My wife is Swiss-German, and I've learned plenty of Swiss-German words over the years. While I appreciated the effort, learning how to order two beers over several lessons didn't quite work for me. Since there are so few Swiss-German language resources available, this CD series is better than nothing, but I would have like to have learned more than saying I am from America and would like to order "gschnatzlets mit rosit" and a beer. |
Pimsleur Swiss German
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| Review Date: January 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Soon-to-live-in-Switzerland, |
| Feedback from native German speakers is that I have learned a lot in a short time. They all question the very notion of learning Swiss German, however, because it is "just a dialect". I hope that it will get me started in my upcoming year of living in Switzerland. The program was great, although, I have the same critique that I remember reading. The male and the female speakers frequently pronounce words quite differently, and in close promimity to a lesson to pronounce it a different way. Also, it seems at times that they spend an inordinate amount of time on simple phrases, and gloss over some more difficult ones. All-in-all, I thoroughly enjoyed it, although it took me a LOT longer to go through the lessons than the prescribed "one/day"! |
Good but not nearly enough
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| Review Date: February 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jerry Mander, |
This book is a great introduction for those who have some German language exposure already. However, for those who want to actually make progress in speaking in conversation beyond the usual, "I live in Zurich" and "I'm doing well," go with something like the video course called "Der Schweizermacher" or the few Swiss German movies out there.
On the other hand, this is a good introduction to some of the most basic structures. Very, very basic, but still a good intro. |
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