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Pimsleur covers the world of languages. You can choose from over 50 languages, many with multiple levels, ranging from the most popular to the exotic.

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Learn Italian with The Pimsleur Method

Speak Italian like a native!

It’s now possible to speak and understand a foreign language effortlessly. The world-famous Pimsleur Method™ combines well-established research, most-useful vocabulary and a completely intuitive process to get you speaking right from the first day. All Pimsleur® courses feature real-world context and flexible vocabulary enabling you to learn your new language in a fluid, natural way. Pimsleur gives you everything you need. It’s the simplest way to start speaking a new language today.

About the Italian Language

Italian is the official language of Italy and San Marino, and one of the official languages of Switzerland, Croatia, and Slovenia.  Italian is spoken by about 58 million people in Italy, 24,000 in San Marino, 840,000 in Switzerland, another million in other European countries, and approximately 5 million in North and South America. 

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Historically, Italian is a daughter language of Latin.  Italian uses the Roman alphabet and the pronunciation of the language follows the spelling very closely.