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Hello Listener, With the Winter Olympics upon us and athletes from all over the world competing to see if their dreams and hard work add up to success and a gold medal, or crushing defeat…well, we started to wonder: Why does there always need to be a loser? While we can’t do anything about the Olympics, we can do something for Arabic learners. We’ve created the ArabicPod101 Winter Olympics Sale, where absolutely EVERY Arabic learner is guaranteed to start speaking Arabic from the first lesson and win because we are offering steep discounts on all of our plans. 15% Off All Basic Plans (Bronze Offer) 20% Off Our Premium PLUS Plan (Silver Offer) 30% Off Our Most Popular Premium Plan (Gold Offer and Best Value) So instead... Show more

Hello Listener, Hope we caught you in the midst of your Arabic studies! ‘Tis the season for crushing your New Year’s Resolutions after all! So, while you’re adding more and more Arabic words, phrases and grammar to your repertoire, we’d like to pop in and let you know what happened this month! We’re talking new sites, new apps and new lessons for the New Year! In this month’s newsletter: New! Custom Lists Mobile Web App! Create, Study & Share Your Arabic Word Lists 2 New Languages Sites Added: CzechClass101 & DanishClass101 New ArabicPod101 Lessons for the New Year 1) Create, Study & Share Your Arabic Word Lists With Others! Leaning more Arabic words to speak more Arabic? Make a... Show more

Hello Listeners, There are two halves to learning Arabic. No, no. Not grammar and vocabulary. Not reading and speaking. Think bigger. The first half is your learning material and your methods. This includes your ArabicPod101 lessons, your lesson notes, your textbooks, workbooks, apps, and so on. And the second half? It’s you. It’s how much you care to learn the language. It’s your actions – past, current, and future – that determine where exactly your language progress is going. Actions like...sleeping less to study more, consistently putting in a specific amount of time regardless of how little it is, ignoring everything around you for the sake of focus, and studying language that’s beyond your capability just so you can... Show more

Hi listeners! Looking for a new language to study? Aside from ArabicPod101, we have 28 other languages that you can learn the fast, fun and easy way! And now there’s even more. We’ve added 2 new languages to the Innovative Language family. What are they? Based on user requests, we’ve launched Danish and Czech. Czech, believe it or not, used to be called “Bohemian” until sometime in the 19th century. It's the official language of the Czech Republic, one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations. And like all Slavic languages, Czech has a reputation for having lots of consonants clustered together. But don’t let that scare you away. Czech uses the Latin script, which makes it easier to learn than a character-based... Show more

Welcome Back Listener! It’s been a while! Last time we saw you, it was still 2013... Christmas trees were up, and you were still making your 2014 resolutions. Now that the new year has begun, the #1 question everyone’s asking is... “How do I fulfill my resolution and make serious Arabic progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Arabic goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Arabic lessons a week, hold an Arabic conversation for 5 minutes, etc.) Three: Challenge yourself more each month. (Go for 10 minute conversations, move on to 200 words, etc.) It’s as easy as that! So in 2014, take the... Show more

Hi Listener, Want to speak more Arabic in 2014? You need exposure to native Arabic conversation from day 1. You need an Arabic speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. And you get all of that in every single ArabicPod101 lesson. In fact, we’re starting up a brand new season just in time for the New Year! Starting January 6th, 2014, we’ll be publishing brand new seasons of Audio and Video Lessons to get you mastering Arabic the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s ArabicPod101’s Lesson Schedule: Monday: Survival Phrases Season 2 Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lessons (Get a free random lesson from the past sent directly to your e-mail... Show more

Hi there! Do you come across new Arabic words that you forget faster than you learn? Yep, happens all the time. Here’s what you do. Create a word list and start adding new words you’ve been learning. It’ll be your best friend for mastering new vocab, improving your Arabic and just becoming an intelligent all-round Arabic speaker. While we’re at it, care to access other Arabic learners’ word lists too? As of now, you can! With Custom Lists, an exclusive mobile web app for Premium and Premium PLUS users, you create, study and share your Arabic wordlists with others. Custom Lists is a mobile web app, accessible with any browser on any device, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, or tablet. It’s your own ever-growing collection of... Show more

Season’s Greetings Listener, 2013 is about to come to a close. The year went fast, and we were very busy behind the scenes churning out new updates, features and upgrades for our memberships. 2013 was a fantastic time to learn a language with our system. Here are a few reasons why: Over 2,200+ new FREE lessons spanning over 29 languages published this year! 250 Million+ Lesson Downloads! 2 new language learning websites launched in July! New Lesson Pages unveiled to all members making it easier to navigate the sites! Over 1,000+ Premium PLUS students! Premium PLUS, the subscription with online tutors, now has 1,000+ students enrolled! But of course, all of this was... Show more

Season’s Greetings Listener! You were told there’d be 10 EPIC Arabic deals in the 2013 Holiday Countdown. Here’s one more. Pick your favorite deal, any deal, and jump into the Arabic language! We’ve re-opened our incredible 2013 Holiday Offers and there are only 101 spots left per deal. Consider it a special gift from us to you, our beloved listeners. Choose your favorite deal from the past 10 days and enjoy huge savings on our best Arabic learning tools! Having a hard time choosing? Here are our favorite deals: 24-Month Premium for 55% OFF – That’s one of our biggest offers of the year! 47% Savings on Any Basic or Premium Subscription! – Choose our most affordable plan or the fastest track to... Show more

Hello Listener, Either you’ve waited all year for this... Or you’ve just popped into ArabicPod101 and are wondering what in the world is going on. The biggest and best Arabic learning deals and discounts of 2013 start today! Serious about mastering Arabic in 2013? Join the Holiday Countdown as we count down the holiday season with 10 days of the 10 BIGGEST deals on Arabic Apps, Audiobooks, Software Subscriptions, and much much more. The 10-Day Holiday Countdown Party starts today, December 9th, until Friday, December 20th, 2013. Here are few crucial things you must know in order to snag some amazing Arabic learning gifts before they’re gone forever. There are 10 deals total. One for each day of the Countdown. ... Show more