{"product_id":"beginners-basque-with-online-audio-9780781813785","title":"Beginner's Basque with Online Audio","description":"\u003cp\u003eBasque is a language spoken in Europe's Basque country or \u003cem\u003ePays Basque\u003c\/em\u003e, a region in the western Pyrenees that includes parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. Basque is considered to be a \u003cem\u003elanguage isolate\u003c\/em\u003e, or one that has no genealogical relationship with other languages. There are over 700,000 native speakers in Basque country and nearly 2 million non-native or \"passive\" speakers worldwide. Because it is unrelated to other languages and has a complex grammar system, it has been deemed the hardest language in the world to learn. Scholars, polyglots and anyone interested in studying a linguistic mystery have enthusiastically taken on the challenge of learning Basque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those new to Basque, learning at home or in the classroom, \u003cem\u003eBeginner's Basque with Online Audio\u003c\/em\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brief introduction to Basque history and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e12 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises for each lesson with answer key\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBasque-English and English-Basque glossaries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn alphabet and pronunciation guide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOnline MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hippocrene Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780781813785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Wim Jansen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39462520848565,"sku":"9780781813785","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c23c7fc6-955f-4a8f-8bed-edd202de7371.jpg?v=1615920453","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beginners-basque-with-online-audio-9780781813785","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}