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Why Learn Albanian?
Albanian is a historic language of the Balkans in Southeastern Europe. In fact, it’s one of the few languages in the world that are holdovers from ancient languages no longer spoken. It’s the only remaining language of the Paleo-Balkan branch called Albanoid. Albanian is the official language of Albania and Kosovo, a disputed region near Serbia.
With nearly 8 million native speakers, Albanian is an official co-language of North Macedonia and Montenegro and is also recognized as a minority language in Serbia, Croatia, Romania, and Italy. Albanian is regulated and maintained by the Academy of Sciences in Albania and the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo.
Would you like to learn to speak Albanian? Pimsleur empowers all of our learners like you with intuitive, educational tools and resources, all based on the Pimsleur Method™. These techniques, developed by language learning pioneer Dr. Paul Pimsleur, are centered around four primary learning concepts: Organic Learning, the Principle of Anticipation, Core Vocabulary, and Graduated Interval Recall. Our goal is to help you study Albanian in the most effective way possible, so you’re empowered to converse in the language.
Ready to get started with your Albanian courses? We are – and once you learn Albanian, you’ll enjoy a wealth of new, meaningful experiences:
- Travel throughout the Balkans with confidence.
- Talk with native Albanian speakers – get directions, order off the menu at a restaurant in Tirana, or converse with a long-lost relative.
- Learn more about the fascinating culture of Albania – an interesting blend of Ottoman and Western culture, at the crossroads of Islam and Christendom.
- And much more
If you’d like to learn Albanian only, try our Premium Monthly subscription. Want to learn any language in the Pimsleur catalog? Get access to all 51 languages with an All Access Monthly subscription.
The Best Way to Learn the Albanian Language
Learn like a child – by listening and participating in actual conversation! Every child or toddler first learns to speak by listening to other people talk. We all naturally store away and memorize words and phrases in any language by hearing other people speak. This “listen-while-you-learn” technique is evident in all of our 30-minute Core Lessons. Get advanced input with our Voice Coach AI pronunciation feedback. Grow your knowledge and learn the Albanian language with digital flash cards. Get the most out of your Albanian lessons with our Speed Round Games!
Pimsleur provides everything you need to learn Albanian at your own pace!
Why Choose Pimsleur for Albanian Lessons?
We not only give you the most advanced tools to learn Albanian – we also enable you to learn the Albanian language no matter what you’re doing! With unparalleled on-the-go convenience, you can take Albanian lessons while walking the dog, doing chores around the house, driving in your car (there’s a hands-free driving mode!), or during a thousand other day-to-day activities.
Get started today and learn Albanian the easy way!
Speak Albanian with Confidence. Read like a Native.
Through his research, Dr. Pimsleur found that traditional teaching methods like memorizing vocabulary, conjugating verbs, and practicing grammar actually SLOW DOWN your ability to learn Albanian. He called them the kiss of total silence because they made it nearly impossible to speak the Albanian language. It's the reason learning a language feels so difficult, when it should feel totally natural.
It makes sense when you think about it. Have you ever seen a toddler memorizing vocabulary lists? Or picking out parts of speech in a sentence diagram? Of course not. Children learn language the way we were meant to ‐ by listening. That's because we are hardwired to remember sounds and store them in our memory automatically.
It's the same way you pick up a song on the radio. You don't have to study the lyrics or understand musical notes and chords to remember a song. Chances are, if you hear a song once you can sing along the next time you hear it.
Don't miss out. Try learning Albanian with Pimsleur today while your first week is FREE!