Pimsleur(R) equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you
speaking and understanding like no other program.
This course includes Lessons 1-16 from the Punjabi Level 1 Program - 8
hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken
practice sessions. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language
practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and
structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and
participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in
previous lessons is included in each lesson. Topics include: greetings,
numbers, meals, shopping, telling time, scheduling activities, and
asking and giving directions. The emphasis is on pronunciation and
comprehension, and on learning to speak Punjabi.
The Punjabi Language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family.
It is unique for being the only tonal language in this family. There are
ten Punjabi dialects which are mostly mutually intelligible. This course
teaches the Eastern Punjabi dialect as spoken in India. Punjabi is
spoken by approximately 110-112 million people world-wide. It is an
official language in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal
Pradesh, and is also spoken elsewhere in northwestern India. Although
not considered an official language in Pakistan, it is spoken by the
majority in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is also spoken by
expatriate communities in Bangladesh, Canada, Fiji, Kenya, Libya,
Malaysia (Peninsular), Mauritius, Singapore, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, and the United States. In Canada, Punjabi is thought to
be the sixth most frequently spoken language. Punjabi is most commonly
written using the Gurmukhi script.
Tech Talk
- CDs are formatted for playing in all CD players, including car
players, and users can copy files for use in iTunes or Windows Media
Player.
