{"product_id":"2940169501902","title":"Pimsleur Pashto Level 1: Learn to Speak and Understand Pashto with Pimsleur Language Programs","description":"\u003cb\u003eAbout Pashto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePashto is an Iranian language of the Indo-European family spoken by over 17 million people, primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis course teaches the Northern dialect as spoken in Kabul (Afghanistan), which will be understood through all Pashto-speaking regions.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePashto is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan (Dari is the other) and the native tongue of approximately 50 percent of the population there.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlthough, not an official language in Pakistan, it is spoken by approximately 13% of the population. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePashto uses a modified version of the Arabic alphabet, and is read right to left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 Pashto Level 1, Lessons 1-30 includes 15 hours of spoken language practice and one hour of reading instruction in thirty, 30-minute lessons.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the first 10 lessons, you'll cover the basics: saying hello, asking for or giving information, scheduling a meal or a meeting, asking for or giving basic directions, and much more.  You'll be able to handle minimum courtesy requirements, understand much of what you hear, and be understood at a beginning level, but with near-native pronunciation skills. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the next 10 lessons, you'll build on what you've learned. Expand your menu, increase your scheduling abilities from general to specific, start to deal with currency and exchanging money, refine your conversations and add over a hundred new vocabulary items.  You'll understand more of what you hear, and be able to participate with speech that is smoother and more confident.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the final 10 lessons of Level 1, you'll be speaking and understanding at an intermediate level.  In this phase, more directions are given in the target language, which moves your learning to a whole new plane.  Lessons include shopping, visiting friends, going to a restaurant, plans for the evening, car trips, and talking about family. You'll be able to speak comfortably about things that happened in the past and make plans for the future. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Lessons are included at the end of Lesson 30 to provide you with an introduction to reading Pashto, which uses the modified Arabic alphabet. These lessons, which total about one hour, are designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent.","brand":"Pimsleur (Simon \u0026 Schuster)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168854196464,"sku":"2940169501902","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169501902_p0.jpg?v=1763684381","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169501902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}