Greetings! A “breakthrough” is defined as a sudden increase in knowledge or an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something. They open up new opportunities to advance even further towards a major goal, such as learning German. So we named our latest sale “Breakthrough” because it can truly help you to break through to the next level so that you not only learn German —you actually master it! Now are you ready for the best part? We’re Discounting Both our Basic and Premium Subscriptions by a Full 28%! Let’s just put those savings into perspective for you: 28% off means you can gain full access to our Basic Subscription Plan for about $2.88/month or $0.10 cents a day—just one... Show more

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 German learners. We’ve created the GermanPod101 Winter Olympics Sale, where absolutely EVERY German learner is guaranteed to start speaking German 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 German studies! ‘Tis the season for crushing your New Year’s Resolutions after all! So, while you’re adding more and more German 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 German Word Lists 2 New Languages Sites Added: CzechClass101 & DanishClass101 New GermanPod101 Lessons for the New Year 1) Create, Study & Share Your German Word Lists With Others! Leaning more German words to speak more German? Make a... Show more

Hello Listener, Remember your first German phrase? Was it “Hello, how are you,” “My name is....” or maybe “I have no idea what I’m saying?” Every German learner starts out with simple phrases and questions. That’s because learning phrases is easy. They’re exactly what get you speaking, understanding, and improving your German in the first place. Not just random, unusable words. So as a German Beginner, having a powerful German phrasebook is the easiest way to speak more German. And with our brand new iBook, you master over 700 phrases. Master 700+ essential German phrases with the NEW Learn German: PhrasePower iBook for the iPad. This is the perfect first step for Beginners and Travelers that want to learn and speak a... Show more

Hello Listeners, There are two halves to learning German. 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 GermanPod101 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 GermanPod101, 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 German progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable German goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 German lessons a week, hold a German 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 German in 2014? You need exposure to native German conversation from day 1. You need a German speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. And you get all of that in every single GermanPod101 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 German the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s GermanPod101’s Lesson Schedule: Monday: Absolute Beginner Series 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 German 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 German and just becoming an intelligent all-round German speaker. While we’re at it, care to access other German 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 German 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