You will know how to say "I would have done it if I had known." But you won't know the word for "penguin," "screwdriver," or "kale." V3 gives you the engine, not the gas. You need to add 2,000+ words via reading or Anki later.
Deducting one point for the painfully slow pacing and lack of vocabulary. But for unlocking the logic of a Romance language? There is nothing better.
By: A Language Learning Architect Reading time: 8 minutes Michel Thomas Complete V3
Because this is the original V3 with Michel (who died in 2005), the cultural references are vintage. You will learn how to say "Mr. Smith is not in the office, he is at the Ministry." It’s a bit... 1960s corporate.
Michel speaks slowly. The students pause. A lot. If you are an impatient, high-energy learner, the pregnant silences on the V3 recording will make you scream at your phone. You will know how to say "I would
Most courses teach you phrases . V3 teaches you syntax . After finishing the 12 hours, you will have a bizarre experience. You will wake up one morning, hear a sentence on the news, and realize: "I know exactly how that verb works, even though I don't know the words around it."
It will not make you fluent. But it will give you a perfect skeleton to hang all your future vocabulary on. But for unlocking the logic of a Romance language
You’ve seen the ads. You’ve heard the name whispered in polyglot forums. You might even have a dusty CD set from 2004 sitting in your car.