{"product_id":"2940169067316","title":"Pimsleur Finnish Level 1 Lessons 1-5: Learn to Speak and Understand Finnish with Pimsleur Language Programs","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This course includes Lessons 1-5 from the Finnish Level 1 Program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. 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. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Finnish. A User's Guide is included.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Finnish Language\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Finnish belongs to the Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric family of languages. Its closest relative is Estonian; Hungarian is a distant cousin. It is spoken by approximately 5.2 million people, mostly in Finland, and by some in Sweden and Russia as well. There are three varieties of standard Finnish which are spoken throughout the country: kirjakieli (\"book language\") - used in official documents, official speeches and the daily news; yleiskieli - the standard language used in schools; it is formal and correct, though more relaxed than the \"book language,\" and puhekieli (\"spoken language\") - more casual variety used in everyday conversation, which changes frequently. This course teaches the standard Finnish language, yleiskieli.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTech Talk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be downloaded using the Pimsleur Course Manager App for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, and Mac or Windows computers, or\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be downloaded as a zip file for use in iTunes or Windows Media Player.\u003cbr\u003e - All purchased courses are backed up in your Pimsleur.com cloud-based digital library account.\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons can be played on your iPod or any MP3 player.\u003cbr\u003e - The Pimsleur Course Manager App can be installed on several devices for personal use only.\u003cbr\u003e - Lessons are non-DRM (Digital Rights Management) MP3 files and can be copied onto a CD or DVD for playing in a CD\/DVD player.","brand":"Pimsleur (Simon \u0026 Schuster)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169551958256,"sku":"2940169067316","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169067316_p0.jpg?v=1763671049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169067316","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}