--- product_id: 1210881 title: "Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian" price: "£53.60" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1210881-simon-and-schusters-pimsleur-conversational-italian store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian **Price:** £53.60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian - **How much does it cost?** £53.60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1210881-simon-and-schusters-pimsleur-conversational-italian) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian [Pimsleur] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian Review: Surprisingly effective for vacation travel - We recently went to Italy on a family vacation and wanted to make some attempt to be familiar with the language. I decided to purchase this product as it looked like a good introduction at a good price while realizing that I was not going to be fluent in the language. It comes with 16 half-hour lessons on 8 CDs. There is also a little bit of reading practice, but its almost all verbal. The lessons work well in a car although it can be a bit hard to get pronunciation right in a noisy environment. For me it was perfect because my commute is also about a half hour long. I needed to do each lesson at least twice, but your mileage will, I'm sure, vary. The lesson content could use a little bit of work, some of the introductory lessons seem to be aimed mostly at single guys that might hope to pick up an Italian lady. That's certainly a valid use case, but both my wife and I felt it wasn't subtle at all. Fortunately, in my opinion, and taken as a whole, the lessons do provide a foundation of Italian including many useful phrases, numbers, time, directions, etc. on top of how to ask a lady if she's like to have a drink at your place. I certainly did not speak Italian even remotely well when we arrived at our vacation destination, but these lessons made all the difference, and I was able to handle a surprisingly large number of interactions. Pimsleur deserves 5 stars for a great introduction to Italian. Review: Pimsleur Langage Lessons - Excellent as always. - Pimsleur metodologies have always worked well for me. You either love or hate the repetition and syllable by syllable method. It ensures correct and understandable pronounciation. I have effectively used the German and Japanese lessons as well as the Italian. My only issue with this purchase is that it took over three weeks to arrive. Guess that's what you get when the outside vendor uses shipping other than UPS or FedEx. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #413,146 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #566 in Books on CD #1,186 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) #10,265 in Schools & Teaching (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (222) | | Dimensions | 9.5 x 2.3 x 8 inches | | Edition | 2nd Edition, Revised, 16 Lessons | | ISBN-10 | 0743550439 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0743550437 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 8 pages | | Publication date | October 3, 2005 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster | ## Images ![Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61qPMI2g7uL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Surprisingly effective for vacation travel *by M***N on November 2, 2018* We recently went to Italy on a family vacation and wanted to make some attempt to be familiar with the language. I decided to purchase this product as it looked like a good introduction at a good price while realizing that I was not going to be fluent in the language. It comes with 16 half-hour lessons on 8 CDs. There is also a little bit of reading practice, but its almost all verbal. The lessons work well in a car although it can be a bit hard to get pronunciation right in a noisy environment. For me it was perfect because my commute is also about a half hour long. I needed to do each lesson at least twice, but your mileage will, I'm sure, vary. The lesson content could use a little bit of work, some of the introductory lessons seem to be aimed mostly at single guys that might hope to pick up an Italian lady. That's certainly a valid use case, but both my wife and I felt it wasn't subtle at all. Fortunately, in my opinion, and taken as a whole, the lessons do provide a foundation of Italian including many useful phrases, numbers, time, directions, etc. on top of how to ask a lady if she's like to have a drink at your place. I certainly did not speak Italian even remotely well when we arrived at our vacation destination, but these lessons made all the difference, and I was able to handle a surprisingly large number of interactions. Pimsleur deserves 5 stars for a great introduction to Italian. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pimsleur Langage Lessons - Excellent as always. *by M***N on May 13, 2023* Pimsleur metodologies have always worked well for me. You either love or hate the repetition and syllable by syllable method. It ensures correct and understandable pronounciation. I have effectively used the German and Japanese lessons as well as the Italian. My only issue with this purchase is that it took over three weeks to arrive. Guess that's what you get when the outside vendor uses shipping other than UPS or FedEx. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent way to get started *by M***A on September 7, 2011* We're heading to Rome and Florence in late October and wanted to have some basic language skills to make the trip more enjoyable. This Pimsleur starter set is quite good and we love the way the lessons keep coming back to things you learned previously. It really helps the words and phrases stick and helps tune the ear to particular phrases, each of which are likely to be of at least some importance while we're there. The one thing that kept me from giving this a 5 star is the lack of ANY written materials. I knew this when I bought it and it's still a great CD set. However, there are many times when the speakers say something that is simply hard to understand and say properly, so I find myself going to an online translator to identify the word or phrase. If Pimsleur simply included a PDF with the transcripts, this series would be a 5 easily. As it stands, I'm creating my own transcript as I go, and it's helping me learn more effectively that doing audio alone. All said though, I've been learning Spanish off and on for years and wish I'd known about the Pimsleur-type learnings methods for that. I'm picking up basic Italian far faster with this learning method. This is worth the money and a low risk way to get started on a language. ## Frequently Bought Together - Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Conversational Italian - Pimsleur Italian Basic Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-10 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language Programs (1) - Italian Vocabulary QuickStudy Laminated Reference Guide (QuickStudy Academic) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1210881-simon-and-schusters-pimsleur-conversational-italian](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/1210881-simon-and-schusters-pimsleur-conversational-italian) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-02*