Swahili

Includes 10 instruction units of 30 minutes each on 5 audio CD discs. SPEAK SWAHILI TO LEARN SWAHILI. The Pimsleur Method will have you speaking Swahili in just a few short, easy-to-use lessons. Learn at your own pace, comfortably and conveniently. No books to study. No memorization drills. LEARN SWAHILI AS YOU LEARNED ENGLISH. You learned English by listening. With Pimsleur, you listen to learn Swahili. This Language Program was developed by renowned memory expert, Dr. Paul Pimsleur. His research led him to the realization that the most important use of memory is in language learning. Based on this, Dr. Pimsleur designed a learning program that works for any language. The Pimsleur Language Program is an integrated system which immerses you in the language, encouraging you to hear, understand and use the language all at the same time. Now you can take advantage of Dr. Pimsleur's research. At the completion of these ten lessons you will comfortably understand and speak at a beginner level.

Includes 18 audio CD discs and a 560-page textbook. Swahili is spoken in Kenya and Tanganyika, and throughout East Africa. This course is designed to assist students in speaking and understanding Swahili, and provide a basis for continuing to greater efficiency in reading and writing skills. 18 audio CD discs. 560 page book.

Hippocrene Books. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language. Designed for the visitors, the phrasebook offers terms and phrases for travel and daily life situations; a two-way dictionary contains over 2,500 essential Swahili words. Paperback. 175 pages. 3-3/4"x7". 2,500 entries.

Hippocrene Books. 596 pages. Size 4?"x7". Softcover. Includes 34,000 entries. This is the only modern, comprehensive and completely up-to-date Swahili-English dictionary in the world. Appendices include English irregular verbs, Swahili noun classes and useful phrases, and a vocabulary. A Bantu language with over 40 million speakers, Swahili is the principal language of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and eastern Congo, and one of the most widely spoken in Africa.

Get a hint of the rich African culture through these Swahili language course sets that include textbooks, CDS and audio cassettes for a comprehensive and easy learning process. We recommend Talk Now! for any language beginner who wants an entertaining self-study course to learn basic phrases, colors, numbers, food, shopping, time, countries, etc. Talk Now! is designed for people who want to learn a language quickly. It's fun, fast, and makes learning easy. If you don't have time to become fluent, but need the basics in a hurry, then Talk Now! is for you. Designed by language experts, Talk Now! includes great features like speak and repeat, interactive games, and digital recordings with both sexes of native speakers. And Talk Now! runs on both Macintosh and Windows computers. This is a fun way of instruction to learn and speak the Swahili language. $_$_START_LIST ? Ideal for beginners and travelers ? Topics include: first words, phrases, food, shopping, numbers, time and more ? Interactive and fun ? Immediate responses to every choice you make ? Compare your pronunciation to that of native speakers, using the record button ? Test your knowledge with easy and hard quizzes, plus play a challenging memory game! ? Monitor your progress--keep a check on your total score, and print your own awards. ? On-screen help is available at all times in over ? Print your own picture dictionary for handy reference $_$_END_LIST

Audio CD Pack and Book. McGraw-Hill Books. 324 pages. Size 5"x7?". Includes two 60-minute audio CD discs plus a textbook. This complete course is based on the very latest learning methods and is designed to be both enjoyable and user-friendly. Prepared by experts in the language, this course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of smooth and confident communication. Includes up-to-date interactive dialogues; graded units of cultural notes, grammar, and exercises; practical vocabulary; step-by-step guides to pronunciation; irregular verb tables; and plenty of practice exercises. This is another good beginner language course and includes all the fundamentals of the language. This is a great way to learn and speak the Swahili language.

Includes 6 audio CD discs ( = 5? hours), and a 356-page textbook. This streamlined introductory course is designed for the business person or traveller, and contains 24 lesson units based on everyday situations, including those encountered in business activities. There are extensive practice exercises for each lesson unit. The recordings are by native speakers of Swahili.

Includes 6 audio CD discs of one-hour each ( = 6 hours). This unusual method uses no text or printed materials. You learn by listening to tapes while driving, cooking, gardening, walking, or doing some other monotonous task. You only play the audio CD discs when you are already doing something. That's why it requires No Time! The course is introductory-level and will help you master the basics of the language for business or travel; yet the grammar and sentences are contemporary and not simplistic. There is extensive vocabulary and conversation practice, plus an explanation of the language's structure and grammar. The course consists of two hours each of conversation, speaking, and vocabulary ( = 6 hours). Before you know it, you will begin acquiring vocabulary and comprehend sentence structure by hearing it only__and it does work!

Lonely Planet Publications

McGraw-Hill Books. 184 pages. Size 5"x7?". Textbook.