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We know what you did last summer..

You were swimming, weren’t you!? Don’t worry, just checking. Summer’s here and we’re in the mood to celebrate this warm joyous season – and what better way to start summer off right than have a Summer Celebration Sale! Why celebrate summer you ask? Excellent question. Because not only is the sun shining and the ice-cream plentiful, but we also have a lot of NEW things to release. We’re kicking off July with 6 brand NEW languages, NEW Premium Flashcards, NEW lessons AND a NEW discount of 22% OFF for Premium Subscribers. Click here to get the discount and get all of our new features! This Fourth of July, we welcome Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Hindi, Hebrew and Indonesian to the Pod101 family! Also, our Premium... Show more

How To Take Over The World, Part 2

Hej! Hallo! Sziasztok! That’s “Hello” in Dutch, Swedish, and Hungarian. Did we get it right? We’re really excited about our 3 new European additions to the Innovative Language Learning family and today we’re announcing yet another three languages. We’ve held our breath for so long to keep these a secret that we’re just about ready to faint! Ready? Starting July 4, Hindi, Hebrew, and Indonesian will be getting the complete Innovative Language Learning treatment with their own 101.com websites! Now, even though these languages are spoken by a collective 725 million people worldwide, they aren’t given enough attention online – or anywhere for that matter. Until now! If you’ve never had a good reason to learn these languages before,... Show more

How To Take Over The World: Learn 6 More Languages!

In case you thought we were kidding about world language domination, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. After months of hard work, we’re proud to announce the launch of AustralianPod101.com for all of you Down Under lovers! Just kidding. Though, we are giving this idea serious consideration. Coming this July to a laptop screen right in front of you, we will be introducing 6 new exciting languages to the Innovative Language Learning family. Dutch, Hungarian, and Swedish are just the first additions to our language family on track to be released July 5th. We’d love to tell you about the other 3 but it’s a big secret – you’ll have to wait another 2 weeks! Now, the Dutch, Hungarian and Swedish languages aren't... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – Australia (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!澳大利亞 (ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3) Australia (noun)澳大利亞是地球上唯一的島洲。ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 si6 dei6 kau4 soeng6 wai4 jat1 dik1 dou2 zau1Australia is the only island continent on earth.澳大利亞島洲ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 dou2 zau1island continent of Australia澳大利亞總理ou3 daai6 lei6 aa3 zung2 lei5Prime Minister of Australia澳洲悉尼ou3 zau1 sik1 nei4Sydney, AustraliaOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Cantonese Word of the Day – wake up (verb)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!醒 (seng2) wake up (verb)雞啼時,我就起床。gai1 tai4 si4 ngo5 zau6 hei2 cong4When the rooster crows, I will wake up.我每天早上六時起床。ngo5 mui5 tin1 zou2 soeng6 luk6 si4 hei2 cong4I wake up every morning at six o'clock.女人正在醒來。neoi5 jan2 zing3 zoi6 sing2 loi4The woman is waking up.男孩醒來及起床。naam4 haai4 sing2 loi4 kap6 hei2 cong4The boy wakes up and leaves his bed.男孩正在醒來。naam4 haai4 zing3 zoi6 sing2 loi4The man is waking up.男孩在早上醒來。naam4 haai4 zoi6 zou2 soeng6 sing2 loi4The boy wakes up in the morning.男孩在早上醒來了。naam4 haai4 zoi6 zou2 soeng6 sing2 loi4 liu5The boy woke up in the morning.是時候醒來si6 si4 hau6 sing2 loi4time to wake up在早上醒來zoi6 zou2... Show more

Learn Cantonese with the NEW My Flashcards System (beta)

Premium Members, your Premium Account just got a whole lot more powerful! My Flashcards now allows you to study the Cantonese words you want by importing lists from audio and video lessons, your My WordBank and the Cantonese Core Word Lists 2000. Here's a quick rundown of the new features: My Flashcards Dashboard: My Flashcards have a brand new interface. Import words from any audio and video lesson, My WordBank and the Core Word Lists. Create, edit and delete as many decks as you want! Create a New Deck: How you want to study is completely up to you! You control what displays on the front and back of cards. Create new decks out of the existing words in My Flashcards. Simple pick the words, name your deck and you're ready to... Show more

Cantonese Word of the Day – salt (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!鹽 (jim4) salt (noun)請把鹽傳過來。cing2 baa2 jim4 cyun4 gwo3 loi4Pass the salt.海鹽hoi2 jim4sea salt一撮鹽jat1 cyut3 jim4a dash of salt食鹽sik6 jim4table salt鹽及胡椒粉jim4 kap6 wu4 ziu1 fan2salt and pepperOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Cantonese Word of the Day – student (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!學生 (hok6 sang1) student (noun)她是個大學生。taa1 si6 go3 daai6 hok6 sang1She is a university student.好學生hou2 hok6 sang1good student女學生neoi5 hok6 sang1female student飯堂裡的學生faan6 tong4 leoi5 dik1 hok6 sang1students in a student cafeteriaOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Cantonese Word of the Day – office (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!辦公室 (baan6 gung1 sat1) office (noun)這些人正在辦公室工作。ze2 se1 jan4 zing3 zoi6 baan6 gung1 sat1 gung1 zok3The people are working at the office.公司辦公室gung1 si1 baan6 gung1 sat1company office在辦公室工作zoi6 baan6 gung1 sat1 gung1 zok3work at the officeOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Cantonese Word of the Day – medical doctor (noun)

Learn a little Cantonese everyday with the free Cantonese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!醫生 (ji1 sang1) medical doctor (noun)女醫生neoi5 ji1 sang1female medical doctorOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Cantonese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!