And all those lessons on how to use your sub-A1 Danish to hit on married women in Copenhagen aren’t just annoying-they waste valuable space in Pimsleur’s already slim curriculum. There is a real problem with dated social contexts and weirdly blatant sexism. In a lot of ways, the course seems stuck back in 1963 when it was invented and it definitely falls short of its promise of “intermediate” conversation in 30 days. Not directly relevant, but Pimsleur clearly self-promotes on Reddit which enrages me :angry:.High price (use the subscription version or get Pimsleur from your library).Reading lessons are just lists of words to pronounce, not language in context.Feels more like memorizing set phrases than learning to speak most of the time.Conversation scenarios are often outdated and sexist and leave out important basics.Teaches tiny amount of vocabulary for 15 hours of study.Audio format is very convenient - lessons can be done hands-free anywhere you’re comfortable speaking and have your smartphone (I did mine in the shower, but it’d be perfect for a commute).Spaced repetition method backed by research.Listen-and-repeat is great for pronunciation and an especially good fit for Danish.Pimsleur Danish Rating: ★★★☆☆ Price: $119.99 for 30 days/15 hrs of audio lessons s $14.99/month with the subscription model So while this review is about Pimlsuer Danish, it draws on what I learned about Pimsleur generally by skipping ahead in langauge I speak at a higher level than Pimsleur teaches. And since I’m a nerd, I also worked through German 5 simultaneously to get a sense of how far Pimsleur could take my Danish if I stuck with it. This is my honest Pimsleur Danish review after following the course for 30 days. I had been focusing on German exclusively until then, but given what I’d paid for Pimsleur (too much, see below), my stinginess demanded that I give Danish another shot. So naturally, I picked up Pimsleur Danish 1, never finished it, and forgot about it until about a month ago when I found the little blue Pimsleur logo lurking in my app drawer. I received a lot of reccomendations of the Pimsleur language programs from family members back when I was preparing to head to Denmark in 2019.
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