Hello Listener,

What’s your New Year’s Resolution for 2016? Learn more languages? Save money? Read more books? Can you tell us in the language you’re learning?

We asked our listeners on Facebook what their resolutions were and here are the Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions based on the responses. 52% of our listeners chose saving money. Is yours on the list?

This phrase list will take you 3 minutes and you’ll be able to say what your New Year’s Resolution is. If yours isn’t on there, leave us a comment!

Learn The Top 10 Resolutions in 31 languages:

• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Arabic
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Bulgarian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Cantonese
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Chinese
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Czech
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Danish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Dutch
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in English
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Filipino
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Finnish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in French
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in German
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Greek
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Hebrew
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Hindi
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Hungarian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Indonesian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Italian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Japanese
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Korean
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Norwegian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Persian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Polish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Portuguese
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Russian
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Spanish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Swahili
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Swedish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Thai
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Turkish
• Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions in Vietnamese

Here are some handy ways you can master the phrases with this lesson:

• Press the sound icon to hear each phrase and read along
• Review all phrases in a slideshow by pressing “View Slideshow”
• Listen to all the phrases in one lesson with “Play Audio”
• Add the phrases to your Word Bank or Flashcards
• Print the entire list out for your personal review
• Leave us a comment in Japanese for practice – we read them all!

Speak and master your target language with 100s of audio and video lessons made by real teachers. Click on “Browse Lessons” in the top menu to access our massive library. Just start, we’ll do the teaching and you’ll start speaking minutes into your first lesson.

Happy New Year!

Team InnovativeLanguage.com

Hello Listener,

How easy is it to forget new words and phrases?

First you learn ‘em. Two days later, you forget ‘em.

Stopping to note them down takes a lot of time. You can write every word down on 100s of flashcards or in a notebook. That’s the time-consuming part of the battle.

But wait!

You STILL have to review them all!

So here are 5 ways to never forget new words with the Word Bank. It’s your personal, ever-growing collection of vocab. Come across a new word in one of our lessons? Want to master specific vocab list? Save ‘em with 1 click and review ‘em in 1 spot – the Word Bank.

And it’s just been updated with new features!

• If you’re a Premium or Premium PLUS user, be sure to check it out. Access the Word Bank by logging into any one of our 31 language learning sites here. Simply access it from the “Study Tools” drop down menu.

1) Never Forget New Words from Lessons. You’re listening (or watching) a one our Audio or Video lessons. And you come across a new word. But hearing it once isn’t enough. Find the word in the lesson’s vocabulary review list and click on “Add to Word Bank” to save it.

2) Save New Words or Phrases from Vocab Lists. Know those “Free Bonus” word and phrase lessons we send out? You can save these to your Word Bank as well for future review. Select your words, click on “Add Selected Words” and choose “Word Bank.” Done!

3) New! Review Quickly and Easily. Ready to review? You’ll find all your saved words in the Word Bank. We’ve updated it so it’s a lot cleaner and easier on the eyes. Review the words and meanings at a glance. You can also hear the native audio pronunciation. And, you can even enlarge the words as you hover over them.

4) New! Organize and Label your Words. Maybe you want to see just the adjectives. Or just the questions. Or…the words you learned this past month. Just add a custom label of your choice to a set of words. Then, review just the ones you’re interested in.

5) New! Make Reading and Pronunciation Easy with Transliteration. The best way to never forget a word? Make it easy to remember! With transliteration, you can quickly learn the word and its reading in English. Or, feel free turn it off for an extra challenge.

With the Word Bank, a Premium Study Tool available for our Premium and Premium PLUS learners on our 101 language sites, you can…

• Save words from any lesson or vocab list with 1 click
• Review all of your words quickly in 1 spot
• Organize them by custom labels and see the words you want
• Send your words to Flashcards to drill and master them fast
• Access the relevant audio and video lessons that introduce the word
• Export your words to PDF and print them out as physical study sheets
• Export your words to Excel or CSV files (for advanced users)

This is your personal, ever-growing collection of words.

Save with 1 click, review them all in 1 spot and never forget words in your target language again. Be sure to check out this powerful study tool by signing up for a Free Lifetime Account at any one of our 31 Innovative Language learning sites. With a 7-Day Free Trial, you get to access this exclusive feature (reserved for Premium and Premium PLUS members).

If you’re already a member, simply access it from the “Study Tools” drop down menu on any one of our 31 sites.

Click below to choose a language and sign up for a Free Lifetime Account! 

http://www.innovativelanguage.com/online-language-courses 

Stay tuned for even more great study tools and features to come!

To your fluency,

Team Innovative Language

Hello Listener,

Did you know that every new Innovative Language lesson is yours free?

Fact: All new lessons are open to everyone for 3 weeks after the publish date. This is one of the major benefits of having a Free Lifetime Account at any one of our 31 Learning Programs. Just sit back and learn. High-quality audio and video lessons come out every week.

But here’s what’s new…
You now get the newest lessons on your mobile device, anywhere, anytime!

• Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for the iPhone & iPad!
• Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for the Android!

Users requested this. We listened. Innovative Language 101 for the iPhone, iPad and Android – the App that gives you your lessons on the go – has an awesome new update: Newest Lessons.

If you’re learning a language and want to get all new lessons all the time, you absolutely can’t miss out on this. With this update, you get:

• Access to lessons from the past 3 weeks
• Access to every single new lesson that comes out
• …and you can download them to your device for extra study! 

When you log in to the App, simply tap on the “Newest Lessons” icon for all the latest and greatest lessons. Every time a lesson is published, you will find it here. High-quality audio and video lessons come out every week.

• Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for the iPhone & iPad!
• Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for the Android!

Remember: Every new lesson is yours free. This a major benefit of the Free Lifetime Account. New lessons are open to everyone for 3 weeks after the publish date. High-quality audio and video lessons come out every week.

If you run into any bugs or issues with this new update, feel free to send us a quick email at mobileapps@innovativelanguage.com.

To new free language lessons for life,

Team Innovative Language

P.S. Start Mastering a Language with New, Free Lessons Every Week!  
Want free lessons for life? Start speaking a language minutes into your first lesson. Choose any one of our 31 language programs and sign up for your Free Lifetime Account. You’ll instantly unlock real lessons by real teachers. Then, just sit back and learn at your own pace, anywhere, anytime.

Click here to choose a language and sign up for a Free Lifetime Account! 

Hello Listener,

Imagine having your very own language teacher. They give you personal attention and fix any problem you’ll ever have. They can…

• Correct your writing
• Be a source of constant language practice
• Give you insider tips on what words sound more natural
• Correct your pronunciation (something most native speakers are too polite to do!)
• Point out your weaknesses
• Tell you how to best master a language

Access to your own language teacher was already available in our Premium PLUS subscription, but mostly via email interaction.

Now, there’s a new Premium PLUS feature that gives you 1-on-1 instruction on the website or on the go via an App: Premium PLUS My Teacher (formerly titled Premium PLUS Messenger).

Get 1-on-1 learning with My Teacher!

What is it? It’s a new App exclusively for our Premium PLUS subscribers. You get 1-on-1 access to your teacher on the site or on the go, anytime. Contact them while you’re studying with our Innovative Language lessons or for any language problems you have.

When you log in, you’ll see a message open up with from your instructor. Or, look for the “My Teacher” option in the upper right hand corner of our Innovative Language 101 sites, by “My Account.”

More specifically, you can….

• Send casual exchanges in your target language or ask questions
• Get advice on how to best learn language
• Contact your teacher on the site while you’re using our lessons
• Get 1-on-1 learning on the go with your mobile device via a Mobile Web App
• Have your them correct, cross out and add feedback to your writing inside My Teacher (Messages are limited to 750 characters)
• …And more!

Want to send longer texts (over 750 characters) or send a recording of yourself? Simply send your teacher an email and they’ll fix any mistakes and provide crucial feedback.

That’s the power of learning with a native speaker.

They give you personal attention and fix any problem you have. Imagine how fast your language will improve when someone’s guiding you every step of the way.

My Teacher is for Premium PLUS subscribers only.

Want to upgrade to a Premium PLUS subscription? You get the best of both worlds – unlimited Premium access, which includes 2,040+ Audio & Video Lessons, PDF Lesson notes, Study tools and more – plus, you get a teacher who creates a personalized learning plan and guides you along the way. 

Click here to choose from 31 language courses and subscribe to our Premium PLUS plan!  

To your fluency,

Team Innovative Language

P.S. Want to learn language with your own teacher & unlimited Premium access? Get the best of both worlds with Premium PLUS at 10% OFF! Unlock unlimited Premium access, including 2,040+ Audio & Video Lessons, PDF Lesson notes, Study tools and more. Plus, you get a teacher that creates a personalized learning plan and guides you along the way.

Click here to choose from 31 language courses and subscribe to our Premium PLUS plan!  

Hello Listener,

What do native language speakers talk about in real life? Answer: whatever’s going on in life right now!

Let’s take a look.

It’s summer. they definitely talk about that. The hot weather, summer sports and going to the beach. The World Cup just happened. They definitely talked about that. Then, there’s the upcoming fall season, a new school semester – oh yes. School: they talk about that too.

These topics are incredibly common, practical and relevant. In fact, you probably talk about them too, so learning the relevant words in your target language for these topics is a must.

If you’ve noticed the new Free Vocab Bonus emails in your inbox, you’re already using vocabulary lists based on holidays, current events and practical topics.

And now, you can review all the Vocabulary Lists in one place for FREE.

(taken from JapanesePod101.com)

Vocabulary Lists: Your non-stop source of new words to learn, in easy list form!

You learn timely and practical words that are delivered directly to your email inbox. From holidays to current events, you get just the vocabulary you need to talk about what’s going on in life right now.

Find this free feature in the Resources drop-down menu on all 31 of our Innovative Language Sites.

With Vocabulary Lists, you…

• Get the newest lists delivered directly to your inbox
• Can sort lists by alphabetical order, popularity and recency
• Have better recall with bonus pictures, translations, audio pronunciation, sample sentences and more
• Review the words in a slideshow with the free Autoplay feature
• View lists in grid or list format
• Search for specific vocabulary lists
• Send the words to My Word Bank for future review (Premium Feature)
• Drill and master the words with Smart Flashcards (Premium Feature)
• ….and more

Learn even more language with these complimentary lists. In every list, simply review the words or phrases, listen to the audio pronunciation and repeat out loud! You can also auto-play the words for a quick review and leave a comment with your own sample sentences or questions.

Click here to preview Vocabulary Lists on JapanesePod101.com!

This feature is available on all 31 Innovative Language sites, from ArabicPod101 to VietnamesePod101. 

If you’re not yet learning a foreign language the fast, fun, and easy way, be sure to choose from 31 of our languages and sign up for your Free Lifetime Account today.

Click here to choose from 31 languages and sign up with a Free Lifetime Account! 

To your fluency,

Team Innovative Language

Hi Listeners!

If you’re not mastering language on the go with new Innovative Language 101 App, now there’s no excuse. And Android users, this one is especially for you.

The Innovative Language 101 App is FINALLY on Android and Kindle Fire.

Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for the Android!

Click here to download the App for your Kindle Fire from the Amazon Store! 

Get Innovative Language 101 for FREE and master your language anywhere!
After downloading, choose your target language from the “Choose Your Language” screen and log in with your  login details. You can try any of our 28 Innovative Languages with this App for free! All languages come with a 7-day Free Trial.

Available for all Free Lifetime Account, Basic, Premium, and Premium PLUS members. Access the same lessons and features you normally would with your account. This App brings our advanced learning system to your device anywhere you go.

What’s Inside The Innovative Language 101 App?

• New Users – Try It Free: Start your 7-Day Free Trial today! 7-Day Free Premium Trial for new users with easy registration sign-up and easy in-app upgrading
• Existing Users – Sign In Now: Convenient Basic and Premium login and profile access for existing website users
• Download Manager for Offline Study: Hands down, the easiest way to listen on the go! Download any lesson you have access to with your account and listen offline from your Library
• In-App Upgrades Available: This is upgrading made easy. Upgrade to Basic, Premium or Mobile-only subscriptions inside the App. Kindle Fire users will be redirected to the website to upgrade
• Full Language Library: New and archived audio and video lesson access covering the Absolute Beginner to Advanced levels
• Innovative Lesson Tools: You get PDF notes, Line-By-Line Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists with audio (Requires active 7-Day Free Trial, Basic or Premium Account). Mobile-only users also have access to these features
• Multiple Playback Options: Stream lessons over or download an entire series to study offline, on your own time
• Fully Integrated Learning System: Your lesson progress is synced between our websites and the App so you never lose momentum
• Personalized Learning: Curate your own learning plan in My Library. You pick and choose the lessons you want to study
• iCloud Sync (not available on the Android version): Never lose your lesson progress. If you close a lesson, you can return to it and continue where you left off in the lesson with iCloud Syncing
• Exclusive Discounted In-App Subscription upgrades for mobile users
• Quick Customer Care: Easily report feedback and errors and contact our friendly customer support team from within the App
• 28 Languages In Total: Want to try another language? This App carries 28 of our Innovative Language Courses from BulgarianPod101 to VietnamesePod101. ArabicPod101, HebrewPod101 and PersianPod101 are not available on Android

Android users, let us know what you think! Download the App and start learning with our fully integrated system. Also, be sure to send us your feedback, suggestions, and of course, report the bugs while we continue improving the App.

Click here to download the Innovative Language 101 App for FREE!

To your fluency,
Team Innovative

P.S. Master Language on the go with the Innovative Language 101 App for Android, iPhone, iPad, and Kindle Fire! 

Click here to get the App for the Android, iPhone, iPad or Kindle Fire!

Hi there Listeners,

Want to take all of your favorite language lessons on the go? As in, take the entire learning system and learn anywhere on your iPhone or iPad? With the Innovative Language 101 App, you can. So far, only our JapanesePod101 listeners have had exclusive access to this app.

Until now. We’ve updated the app and….

All 31 Innovative Languages, from ArabicPod101 to VietnamesePod101, are now available on the Innovative Language 101 App!

What does this mean for you? It means you can learn 31 languages with our advanced learning system anywhere you go. Simply download the app for FREE, choose the language and use your current account details to log in.

Click here to download Innovative Language 101 for FREE!

Get Complete Access with Innovative Language Learning 101

Since most of you are already swiping and tapping on smartphones all day long, it makes sense to extend your access across different devices.

With the Innovative Language Learning 101 App, you can study on your iPhone on the go with Lessons, Lesson Notes, Progress Tracking and Premium Tools, then switch to your computer and continue. All your progress is saved through magic we won’t bore you with.

The App itself is free to download on the iTunes App Store. If you’re already a Free, Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS member, get the app and hop into your account. You’ve got instant access starting NOW.

What’s Inside The Innovative Language Learning 101 App:

• New Users - Try It Free: Start your 7-Day Free Trial today! 7-Day Free Premium Trial for new users with easy registration sign up and easy in-app upgrading
• Existing Users - Sign In Now: Convenient Basic and Premium login and profile access for existing Innovative Language listeners
• Download Manager for Offline Study: Hands down, the easiest way to listen on the go! Download any lesson you have access to with your account and listen offline from your Library
• Upgrade In-App with your iTunes Accounts: This is upgrading made easy. In-App purchasing of Basic, Premium and Mobile-only subscriptions available
• Full Language Library: New and archived audio and video lesson access covering the Absolute Beginner to Advanced levels
• Innovative Lesson Tools: You get PDF notes, Line-By-Line Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists with audio (Requires active 7-Day Free Trial, Basic or Premium Account) Mobile-only users also have access to these features.
• Multiple Playback Options: Stream lessons over or download an entire series to study offline, on your own time
• Fully Integrated Learning System: Your lesson progress is synced between our websites and the app so you never lose momentum
• Personalized Learning: Curate your own learning plan in My Library. You pick and choose the lessons you want to study
• iCloud Sync: Never lose your progress. If you close a lesson, you can return and continue where you left off in the lesson with iCloud Syncing
• Exclusive Discounted In-App Subscription upgrades for mobile users
• Quick Customer Care: Easily report feedback and errors and contact our friendly customer support team from within the app

Android User? Stay tuned! There’s an Android version in the works that will be based on the iOS App.

In the meantime, let us know what you think! Download the app and start learning with our fully integrated system. Feel free to send us your feedback, suggestions, and of course, report the bugs!

Click here to download the Innovative Language Learning 101 App for FREE!

To your fluency,
Team Innovative Language

P.S. Learn 31 Languages with the Innovative Language 101 App! Choose from any of our 31 Innovative Language sites and take your language learning on the go!

Hi there Listeners,

It’s about time 2014 came around!

It’s a magical time of year for language learners. New goals are set, new lessons are published, and new Innovative Language members are starting to speak their first Japanese words.

You know what? It’s also about time you got our advanced language learning system access through an iPhone/iPad app! Because you want to take your language lessons on the go and pick up where you left off at your computer, and you won’t take NO for an answer!

So before you ask…yes, this App exists! Yes, you can download it. And yes, there’s an Android version in the works. Say hello to the NEW Innovative Language Learning 101 App! Currently available for JapanesePod101.com but more languages will be added soon.

Get Complete Access with Innovative Language Learning 101

Click here to download the Innovative Language Learning 101 App!

Since most of you are already swiping and tapping on smartphones all day long, it only makes sense to extend your JapanesePod101 access across different devices.

With the Innovative Language Learning 101 App, you can study Japanese on your iPhone on the go…with Lessons, Lesson Notes, Progress Tracking, Premium Tools…then, switch to your computer and continue. All your progress is saved through magic we won’t bore you with.

The App itself is free to download on the iTunes Store. If you’re already a Free, Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS member, get the app and hop into your account. You’ve got instant access starting NOW.

What’s Inside The Innovative Language Learning 101 App:

• New Users - Try It Free: Start your 7-Day Free Trial today! 7-Day Free Premium Trial for new users with easy registration sign up and easy in-app upgrading
• Existing Users - Sign In Now: Convenient Basic and Premium login and profile access for existing JapanesePod101.com website users
• Download Manager for Offline Study: Hands down, the easiest way to listen on the go! Download any lesson you have access to with your account and listen offline from your Library
• Upgrade In-App with your iTunes Accounts: This is upgrading made easy. In-App purchasing of Basic, Premium and Mobile-only subscriptions available
• Full Language Library: New and archived audio and video lesson access covering the Absolute Beginner to Advanced levels
• Innovative Lesson Tools: You get PDF notes, Line-By-Line Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists with audio (Requires active 7-Day Free Trial, Basic or Premium Account)
• Multiple Playback Options: Stream lessons over Wi-Fi or download an entire series to study offline, on your own time
• Fully Integrated Learning System: Your lesson progress is synced between our websites and the app so you never lose momentum
• Personalized Learning: Curate your own learning plan in My Library. You pick and choose the lessons you want to study
• iCloud Sync: Never lose your place across devices with iCloud Syncing
• Exclusive Discounted In-App Subscription upgrades for mobile users
• Quick Customer Care: Easily report feedback and errors and contact our friendly customer support team from within the app

Stay tuned! More languages and an Android version are coming soon!

In the meantime, let us know what you think! Download the app and start learning with our fully integrated system. Feel free to send us your feedback, suggestions, and of course, report the bugs!

Click here to download the Innovative Language Learning 101 App!

Hello Listener,

Remember your first Japanese phrase?

Was it “Hello, how are you,” “My name is….” or maybe “I have no idea what I’m saying?”

Every Japanese 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 Japanese in the first place. Not just random, unusable words.

So as a Japanese Beginner, having a powerful Japanese phrasebook is the easiest way to speak more Japanese. And with our brand new iBook, you master over 700 phrases.

Master 700+ essential Japanese phrases with the NEW Learn Japanese: PhrasePower iBook for the iPad. This is the perfect first step for Beginners and Travelers that want to learn and speak a boatload of Japanese quickly without focusing on grammar.

Click here to preview Learn Japanese: PhrasePower on iTunes.

Need to introduce yourself? Make some small talk in Japanese? Or just ask someone to take your photo? This $9.99 iBook is absolutely JAM PACKED with all the phrases you’ll need for social situations, basic conversations, getting around Japan, shopping, and much more.

Load up this iBook on your iPad and swipe through 4-Beginner Level Chapters. Not only you learn the essential phrases, words, and questions, you learn how to use them in conversation too. Japanese phrases come with audio samples, matching illustrations, and easy to follow sentence patterns.

Here’s What’s Inside Learn Japanese PhrasePower iBook:
- 4 Beginner Level Chapters (Essentials, Asking Questions, First Encounters, Social Situations)
- Extra Bonus Chapter with In Depth Vocabulary Reference Section
- 700+ essential Japanese words and phrases
- Native audio samples for all words and phrases
- Easy to follow conversation layout
- Clear English, Romaji, and Kanji Transcription

Here are some screenshots! (click here to see more on iTunes)

So, whether you’re a Japanese beginner or a traveler and need to learn Japanese quickly, without the headaches of grammar, you get the essential phrases with PhrasePower. Master 700+ essential Japanese phrases with the NEW Learn Japanese: PhrasePower iBook.

iBooks Hint: Be sure to sample this iBook for free on iTunes by clicking “Get Sample.”

Click here to get Learn Japanese: PhrasePower for your iPad!

To your Japanese fluency,

Team Innovative Language

Hi there listeners,

You’re regularly exposed to native speakers and conversations in our lessons. But do you actively practice pronunciation and the proper accent?

If not, now’s the time to start. How would you do it?

Simply listening and repeating speakers isn’t enough. You need to hear how you actually sound as opposed to how you think you sound .

So, naturally, recording and comparing yourself is one of the best ways of knowing how close your language is to that of a native speaker.

In fact, you can start doing this with your lessons on any of our 101 language sites.

We’ve upgraded & re-added the Voice Recording Tool into your lesson pages. If you’re a Premium member, you’ll find the Voice Recorder in the Line-by-Line Audio under “Lesson Materials.”

For each and every lesson, you can use the Voice Recording Tool in conjunction with the Line-by-Line Audio to…

(sample screenshot taken from JapanesePod101.com)

To Access The Voice Recorder, visit any lesson and click on (2) Lesson Materials. In the Line-by-Line Audio Tab, you’ll see a microphone by each individual line of the conversation.

(sample screenshot taken from JapanesePod101.com))

Click on the microphone icon to load the Voice Recorder for that specific line to hear the native speaker. Then, press the record button to record yourself. Once you’re done, you can either listen to the native version, then your version to compare, OR play both simultaneously to see just how close you are to the native speaker.

So, listeners, test this feature out and let us know what you think! For all bugs, errors and suggestions, please shoot us an email at info@innovativelanguage.com

For iOS Users: Please note that the Voice Recording Tool requires Flash to work. However, we are working on a non-flash (HTML5) version of the Voice Recording Tool. Stay tuned for future updates.

To your fluency,
Team Innovative Language