Pimsleur Language ProgramsReviews of pimsleur.com

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsAug 28, 2026

Hi Bob, Thank you for such a thoughtful review. You captured the Pimsleur Method™ beautifully. Pimsleur is designed for learners who want to speak the language, not just learn about it. The lessons prompt you to speak out loud, recall words and phrases soon after you learn them, and then bring them back at carefully timed intervals so they become easier to use in real conversation. That combination of active participation, spoken response, and Graduated Interval Recall is at the heart of why Pimsleur feels different from many other language-learning programs. We’re so glad Pimsleur has been effective for you. Since you clearly understand and value the method, we’d love to know if there is anything we could improve that would make this a 5-star experience for you. Thank you again for learning with Pimsleur and for recommending it to learners whose goal is to actually speak. Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsAug 28, 2026

Hi John, Thank you for sharing such a thoughtful review. We’re glad to hear that Pimsleur has been an effective way for you to build a foundation in Spanish and that the course has helped with vocabulary and verb tenses. The Pimsleur Method™ is designed to help learners develop practical speaking and listening skills through guided audio lessons, active recall, and spoken response, so they can begin using the language rather than only studying it. You also make an important point about fluency. Pimsleur is especially strong at building a speaking and listening foundation, but becoming fully fluent usually requires continued exposure, real conversation, and cultural immersion over time. Watching movies or shows in Spanish, listening to native speakers, and using the language in real situations can all be valuable next steps after building that foundation. We appreciate your balanced feedback and are glad Pimsleur has been helpful. If there is anything we could improve that would make this a 5-star experience for you, we’d love to hear it. Thank you for learning Spanish with Pimsleur. We wish you continued success as you keep building your comprehension and confidence. Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsAug 28, 2026

Hi Hilaria, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you think Pimsleur is good. We also appreciate your note about wanting an easy way to review the phrases you need to practice more. One helpful feature you may want to try is the **Plus icon** on flash cards. You can use it to save words or phrases you want to come back to, and those saved items can then be reviewed in the **Skills** section of the app. It’s a great way to create a more personalized review path based on the material you want to reinforce. The Pimsleur app also includes flash cards, quizzes, vocabulary activities, and pronunciation practice to help reinforce what you learn in the core audio lessons. If there is anything else we could improve that would make this a 5-star experience for you, we’d love to hear it. Thank you for learning with Pimsleur! Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsAug 21, 2026

Hi Zahra, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you like the immersive feel of the lessons and that pronunciation stands out as one of the strongest parts of the program for you. Pronunciation, listening, and spoken response are central to the Pimsleur Method™, and the lessons are designed to help learners train their ears, speak out loud, and build confidence with the sound and rhythm of the language. We also appreciate your suggestions about being able to listen faster during review and improving the vocabulary review section. We understand how helpful faster playback could be when revisiting material you already know, and we’re sorry the vocabulary review experience has not felt as intuitive as it should. As another way to review a lesson, we encourage you to try Voice Coach. Many learners like the flexibility of using Voice Coach for extra practice because it lets them revisit lesson material while also getting built-in feedback on their spoken responses and pronunciation. Review tools such as flash cards, quizzes, vocabulary activities, Voice Coach, and pronunciation practice are meant to reinforce what learners practice in the core audio lessons, and feedback like yours helps us identify where those tools can be improved. Thank you for learning with us, and we wish you continued success on your language-learning journey! Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsAug 21, 2026

Hi Kevin, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you think Pimsleur is a good way to learn and recognize that it has its own method. Pimsleur is intentionally designed as a speaking and listening method first, with lessons that train learners to hear, recall, and respond out loud so they can build real conversation skills. We also understand your suggestion about adding more pictures. Visual support can be helpful for some learners, and the app includes review tools such as flash cards, quizzes, reading lessons, and vocabulary activities to reinforce what learners practice in the core audio lessons. At the same time, the core Pimsleur Method™ focuses on developing listening, pronunciation, recall, and spoken response skills through sound and speech. We’re sorry to hear that Voice Coach has not been registering your pronunciation accurately. That is not the experience we want, and feedback like this is very helpful as we continue improving our speech-recognition and pronunciation feedback tools. The best way to report this is directly in the app by shaking your phone to trigger the feedback tool, which helps our team capture the details needed to investigate. Thank you again for learning with Pimsleur and for helping us improve the app experience. Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsJul 28, 2026

Hi Peter, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear that Pimsleur has been the language-learning app that actually helps you learn. The Pimsleur Method™ is designed to keep learners actively engaged through listening, active recall, and spoken response, which can make practice feel more focused and manageable. We also love hearing that Pimsleur works well for you while traveling by bus, train, or plane. The audio-first format makes it easy to fit language learning into real life, especially during commutes, trips, and other moments when hands-free practice is convenient. Thank you for sticking with Pimsleur over the years, even when you grumble about it. We’re glad it works, and we wish you continued success on your language-learning journey! Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsJul 27, 2026

Hi Daniel, Thank you for your review! We’re glad to hear that you appreciate the breadth of Pimsleur’s language catalog. Pimsleur offers courses in 50+ languages, including a number of dialects and regional varieties, so learners can focus on the version of the language that best fits their goals. We’re always working to support learners across a wide range of languages, from widely studied languages to less commonly taught ones. Thank you for learning with Pimsleur, and we wish you continued success on your language-learning journey! Best, The Pimsleur Team

Response from Pimsleur Language ProgramsJul 18, 2026

Hi Michael, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad to hear that you appreciate Pimsleur’s hands-free convenience and the vocabulary pronunciation exercises. The Pimsleur Method™ is designed to build speaking and listening skills first through the core speaking lessons, while the vocabulary, flash card, and pronunciation exercises serve as review activities to be completed after the lesson. They help reinforce the words, phrases, and sounds introduced in the lesson so learners can solidify what they’ve practiced. We also appreciate your suggestion about increasing the font size on Mandarin Chinese flash cards. Clear readability is especially important when learning a character-based language, and feedback like yours helps us understand where the app experience can be improved. Thank you for learning Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur. We wish you continued success on your language-learning journey! Best, The Pimsleur Team