Learn a Language with Pimsleur

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About this app

Learn foreign languages with Pimsleur, a foreign language resource for building real world speaking skills in 50+ foreign languages with 30 minutes of daily practice. Courses help improve pronunciation, vocabulary, listening and conversation skills through flexible audio based language lessons.

Build practical foreign language speaking skills with Pimsleur, an online language learning platform and educational software that supports independent study and distance learning. Courses combine interactive learning software, guided audio lessons, speaking practice, vocabulary exercises and repetition to improve pronunciation, listening and conversational fluency. Learn Spanish, French, Korean, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and more through flexible online courses.

WHY LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE WITH PIMSLEUR?


Learn & practice foreign languages in just 30 minutes a day
Audio lessons to improve speaking, pronunciation, vocabulary and listening skills for real world use

Online language courses & educational software for distance learning and independent study
Keep your learning progress synced across devices, stream lessons and download content for offline study with no ads.

Our online language courses support distance learning through independent study and flexible, self-paced lessons. Pimsleur educational software combines structured audio lessons, guided repetition, vocabulary exercises and speaking practice to build foreign language skills for everyday communication.

Pimsleur supports distance learning and independent study for travel, career development, education or personal growth. Learn at your own pace with 30-minute lessons at home, while commuting or travelling, with hands-free audio lessons available offline and no Wi-Fi required.

FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE
Try Pimsleur educational software for free with complimentary lessons across 51 languages and start building conversational skills.

PREMIUM FEATURES INCLUDE:

CORE CONVERSATIONAL LESSONS
Complete 30 minute conversational lessons designed to help learners speak and understand a new language.

READ
Develop reading skills while strengthening speaking and listening comprehension.

SPEAK
Practise conversations with role play, review transcripts and use AI supported voice recognition. Available for Spanish learners.

SKILLS
Strengthen vocabulary and communication skills with topic based phrases, flashcards, Quick Match and Speed Round activities.

SYNC PROGRESS
Track progress across devices, stream lessons and download lessons for offline learning with no ads.

DAILY LESSONS
Build a consistent language learning routine with daily practice designed to keep you progressing.

LANGUAGES AVAILABLE
Learn Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari Persian, Dutch, Farsi Persian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Ojibwe, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.

Feature availability depends on the language. Visit our website for more information.

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Learn to speak Spanish, French, German & Korean with language lessons every day.
Updated on
2 Nov 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
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    Location, Personal info and 5 others
  • Data isn’t encrypted
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Ratings and reviews

16.2K reviews
Katherine Kayhanian
9 July 2026
Actual lessons that teach you and give you opportunity to practise in real time - much more than just an audio phrasebook with flashcards like other apps. This is the only language app I've tried that I feel is worth paying for. The language I'm learning doesn't have the AI voice recognition unfortunately and there doesn't seem to be a discount in recognition of that, which would be nice. But I'm still giving 5 stars because I really feel like I'm learning to converse, not just repeat phrases.
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Simon & Schuster
14 July 2026
Hi Katherine! We are happy to hear you enjoy our method! I won't say we've heard this before ... but we have! :) So happy you are finally learning to speak and focusing on conversation. We focus on developing listening skills through various techniques pioneered by Dr. Pimsleur. Happy learning. You've got this! Pimsleur team
mickey kawick
17 April 2026
overall it's a great app and there are a couple of areas that could be improved. 1) while walking along with my phone in my hand there's this constant pop-up that asks me if there's a problem and to report an error and it prevents me from pushing pause or anything like that. 2) I often download the lessons so that I can go offline taking this app for a hike and finding where it has the Old lessons stored is really difficult. 3) the app uses a surprising amount of bandwidth I was surprised.
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Simon & Schuster
19 April 2026
Hi mickey! We are happy to know that you have found the Pimsleur app useful. Thank you for providing your valuable feedback! we are taking it to the development department, please write to us at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com if you have other suggestions that we can do to improve. We would love to hear from you! Pimsleur team
Chaz
20 April 2026
It's a very good app for learning Korean. The use of genders and having a distinctly American voice for prompts and narration works very well up until lesson 28 of level 1. There's a point when the American keeps saying, "Time" in conjunction with the Korean speaker, but it's not clear why he's saying it. My guess is that his part is supposed to be part of her explanation, but if that's so, then they should have had the Korean saying, "Time" instead. Other than that, so far so good.
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Simon & Schuster
20 April 2026
Hi Chaz! We are happy to know that you have found the Pimsleur app useful for learning Korean. Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback about lesson 28—We will take a look and fix it if necessary. Because we want to earn 5 stars from you. Please write to us at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com. We’d love to hear from you! Pimsleur Team

What's new

Conversation Coach is now available for Japanese!
Build confidence for real conversations with your AI-powered coach:

• Put vocabulary and phrases from your lessons to use in guided conversations.
• Practice real-life situations based on your interests and goals.
• Get feedback on grammar and pronunciation to help you improve.

We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us anytime at pimsleur@simonandschuster.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @Pimsleur