German Phase 1, Unit 1 - Free Trial: Learn to Speak and Understand German by Pimsleur; Pimsleur Language Programs, Book 1; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Ray Brown, Jens Meyer, Corinna Schäffer, Gerolf Demmel

Listen for free to Unit 1 of Pimsleur's German Language Program.

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German Phase 1, Unit 1 contains 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and isolated vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak German.

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