Beginner's Albanian with Online Audio Paperback – September 15, 2017

The pro is the audio file - you have a fast and a slower version of the dialogues but also audio files for more content such as numbers and other words.The reason I gave it a 4 stars: The author does not explain at all why she moves from one ending to a different ending of a word ... so you are kept guessing and google translating a bit....I am not sure why the author chose so little homework at the end of every chapter.... I wish she spent more time on the content....I would say I knew some Shqip prior to starting this book and it still kept me on my toes... I bought other books also bc it will take several books to actually grasp the complexity of the grammar .. (and I speak 5 lanagues but none of them even come close to Shqip) .... unless you are from the region ....Anyways, I would still recommend it bc of the audio files - these are the best so far ... great quality and well done.

This is a deceptively simple book for learning this language. I say that by way of a complement. Though I haven’t yet listened to the audio files, I felt immediately comfortable learning the language. The author is a native speaker and that comes out in the simple lessons that are clear, concise, and make the learning of this language very approachable to someone not familiar with this people group. The grammar isn’t complex or complicated, making it more easily receptive to non-language learners. Each lesson builds upon the previous in bite size additions in vocabulary, grammar and cultural usage. Her comments and sections on culture provide a small window on the people and familiar traditions. Overall, I’ve found this a very helpful and user-friendly book for self-study.

The book itself is very very helpful. Only one complaint, there is no Tropojë on the map provided.

The first 5 online audio lessons on the website won't work on any of my 2 computers or my smartphone. Waste of money

Livro bom para iniciantes no idioma.

Das Buch ist für Einsteiger gut geeignet - die Audiodateien lassen sich online herunterladen und als mp3-Dateien auf etwaige Geräte ziehen. Hierbei gibt es immer eine Originalfassung eines Gesprächs und eine mit Pausen zum Nachsprechen. Die Vokabeln sind genau richtig für Anfänger - schwierig nachzuvollziehen ist bei einigen Wörtern und Partikeln, ob es sich um die männliche oder weibliche Version handelt, dabei ist es im Albanischen wichtig, sowohl wer spricht als auch von was gesprochen wird. Dies hat dazu geführt, dass ich mir einige Sätze eingeprägt habe, die eigentlich von einer Frau gesagt würden. Dies muss beim Lernen und Nachsprechen der Sätze beachtet werden! Ansonsten vielen Dank für diesen spielerischen und leichten Einstieg.Das etwas umfangreichere und teurere Werk Colloquial Albanian zum Lernen von Albanisch empfehle ich, wenn man eine hohe Motivation und Lernbereitschaft aufweist und/oder als Anschlusswerk an dieses hier.

There's definitely a big learning curve. The book starts light, by explaining some history and culture. But then once we get past the alphabet, we hit the first conversation and I lost it there for a bit.Albanian of course being a very hard language especially since there's no connection from my Dutch/English/German knowledge I do understand this. I will combine the book with some private tutor lessons and in this way it's a great match!For writer: If you're writing another one of these or if you'd do a second edtition in the next one, perhaps there's a way to incorporate a little bit of a slower start. But overall, great book, well written and well worth it's money!

At the time of purchasing this latest 2017 edition of "Beginner's Albanian With Online Audio" I encountered difficulties in accessing the online audio. However, after contacting the publishers, they advised me that there have been problems with their website which they were getting their IT people to investigate. In the meantime, they have sent the audio files to me by email which I have been able to download on to my laptop. Consequently, I am pleased to report that the problem with the online audio has been sorted out to my satisfaction. I am extremely grateful to the publishers for their help and assistance. Now that I am able to begin studying from this book properly, I have to say that in my opinion it is one of the best beginner's books currently available. I am really pleased I made this purchase.

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