CantoneseClass101.com Blog

Hello Listener,

Social media is all the rage nowadays. Networks are popping up left and right. And dropping off as well. Anybody remember MySpace?

*crickets* Hello?

Ah, well… In the meantime, CantoneseClass101 has made its way to Google+!

In case Facebook isn’t your cup of tea but you’re looking to squeeze in some extra Cantonese learning in between reading your friends’ updates, pay us a visit!

You can also stop by to ask a Cantonese related question, or just say hi! Or if you’re on every social media network (like us!) and just want to expose yourself to more and more Cantonese…

What’s interesting at Google+

1) Circles and Streams: Create a circle exclusively for Cantonese learning. Selecting to see the stream from the Cantonese circle narrows the content you see on your homepage down to Cantonese exclusively.

What this means: Posts like the Word of the Day and lesson notifications won’t get lost in a sea of cat pictures and status updates. Get JUST the Cantonese content. That’s focused studying for you!

2) Hangouts: Have up to 10 people on group video chat.

What this means: Get to hang out and practice Cantonese with other Cantonese learners!

However, we’re total Google+ newbies so bear with us as we get the hang of it!

Find us on Google+ and join our circle!

What’s old and boring? Daytime television.

New and exciting? The InnovativeLanguage.com page on iTunes!
That’s hundreds of Audio and Video lessons instantly available. Right here, right now!

It’s no secret: We love iTunes. You can discover amazing content on iTunes like our fun and effective audio and video lessons. After all, it is where we got our humble start 6 years ago. And over these 6 years, we’ve gained supporters all around the globe, including Apple! With their support, we’re now able to bring you InnovativeLanguage.com on iTunes.

The new page makes it easier for you to find the language learning solution you’ve been searching for and it brings together all 21 of our Language Learning 101 Podcasts and 19 Survival Phrases series in one place!

Click to launch iTunes and subscribe today!

Waiting for a new lesson? Get the most recent lessons from all of our 21 language sites. And if you’re done with Cantonese, jump over to Japanese, then Arabic, and become a hyperpolyglot!

The crowd knows best. Sift through the podcasts and access our best lessons as decided by listeners like you!

Want to Start Another Language? It’s exciting, like the first day of class! Just click “Subscribe Free” and start your first lesson! You’re instantly updated on iTunes with new lessons as soon as we publish them every week.

Quick Links for more! Looking for our other products? Check the quick links on the right for Apps, iBooks, Word of the Day, language learning sites and more!

Click to launch iTunes and subscribe today!

Listener, have you ever been in love before? Here at CantoneseClass101, we may not be able to teach you a thing about romance, but we can show you how to fall in love with the Cantonese language.

Because when you fall in love with Cantonese… it will never leave you. Just like with real love, it will only get better.

Sure, Cantonese has lots of grammar. Words you can’t pronounce? You bet. Sound hard? Wait, stop. The question of whether it’s “hard” or “easy” is not important. If you love something enough, obstacles don’t stand a chance against you.

‘Til death do you part, you and Cantonese are in it for the long haul!

Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, fall CRAZY in love with Cantonese.

The greatest advice of all: Love what you do.

This Valentines Day – Fall Crazy in Love with Cantonese at CantoneseClass101 and save a BIG $50 OFF 1-2 Year Premium Subscriptions. Start speaking Cantonese with the Perfect Valentine’s gift for Beginners and up to Advanced. A month of premium costs you $25. But with a 1-Year subscription, that’s just $10.88 a month and 2-year is only $7.91 a month. This deal ends February 24th!

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Our Premium users get access to all lessons and lesson notes ever made, and that’s what they love most. Go from the basics, to intermediate, and up to the advanced grammar, vocabulary, and conversation you need to easily speak Cantonese with confidence.

With $50 OFF on Premium, you get to enjoy the lessons with more of the benefits at a lower price. Get access to our huge audio and video lesson library, lesson documents, spaced repetition flashcards that track your progress, 2000 must-know words (that’s 80% of all conversation), and more!

See why most users fell in love with Cantonese!

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Hello Listener,

You’ve probably thought about it at least once. You know…about who is really behind the voice of your favorite CantoneseClass101 lessons.

Who are these mysterious multilingual strangers?
Where do they come from? What are their hobbies?

Or maybe you just want to match a voice to a face.

Here’s your chance to see the faces and learn a little more about our mix of native Cantonese speakers who bring you our weekly lessons. In fact, you’d be surprised to know just how international the team is! Almost all of them have lived and studied abroad at some point.

Given their love for language and international experience, we knew they’d be perfect to teach authentic Cantonese the easy, fast, and fun way.

Ready? Click Here To Meet The Team!

Welcome to the New Year! This is the year of DECISION 2012.

If you haven’t yet decided to make 2012 an amazing year for Cantonese learning, then here’s something to think about.

What’s the difference between speaking fluent Cantonese and knowing a few words?

A decision. A decision to become fluent.

Yes you’re right – it won’t magically turn you fluent. But nobody speaks great Cantonese by accident either. Nobody gets fluent by twiddling their thumbs and hoping “Maybe, I think, I’d like to try it..but I don’t know.”

They decide to become fluent. Then they do it. They rampage through dictionaries, workbooks, audio lessons and any other material they can find. They speak and read and write and make mistakes, and make mistakes, and then some MORE mistakes. The world isn’t important until they’re done.

Then they get fluent. Best decision ever made.

You’re learning Cantonese… So make the decision for 2012.

Click To Decide! 32% OFF Basic & Premium for 1 Year!

Until January 20th, get 32% OFF Basic and Premium for an entire year. That’s $40 for 1 Year of Basic and $122 for 1 Year of Premium. Use coupon code DECISION2012. When 2013 comes around, you can say you’ve fulfilled your resolution. And not many people can say that.

Basic is the most affordable option! As a Basic member, you get every single audio and video lesson and all the lesson notes we’ve ever made. The fun conversational Cantonese lessons are designed to have you speaking right away! Plus, the notes give you the translation, and grammar and vocabulary explanations so you understand it all!

Our Premium plan offers the fastest track to fluency. You get to enjoy your favorite series with more of the benefits, at a lower price. Get access to our huge audio and video lesson library, lesson notes, spaced repetition flashcards, 2,000 must-know words (that’s 80% of all conversation), and more.

The discount is guaranteed until Friday, January 20th, 2012. Make the decision for 2012 and click on the link below to get started with Cantonese!

1 Year Basic for $40 or Premium for $122! Get it now!

Oh, hello there listener! We haven’t seen you in awhile! Is that a new haircut? Did you get contacts? Or maybe a tan from your winter vacation! In any case, it’s nice to have you back!

You may have stopped by today because you’re thinking about picking up your Cantonese studies in the new year. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Starting January 2nd, 2012, we’ll be publishing some really great Cantonese lessons that are sure to keep you busy and entertained all year long!

Here’s a sneak peek at what you can look forward to:

Monday: Beginner Season 1

Tuesday: Lower Intermediate

Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lesson – Revisit an old lesson every week with these Throwback Thursday lessons!

Sunday: Innovative Language News Lesson – Stay up to date with the latest language news, tips and deals!

And remember, CantoneseClass101’s newest lessons are free for the first two weeks, so be sure to stop by regularly to listen to and download the lessons with your Free Lifetime Account!

Cheers to you in the New Year!

It all started with JapanesePod101.com, back in December of 2005.

6 years later, Innovative Language Learning is up to 22 language sites, 2 million registered users, and 4 million app downloads. But what does it all mean?

It means we couldn’t have done it without you. It means we’re very lucky to have a community of language lovers. It also means the world sees beauty in languages and cultures, and people wish to communicate with one another. And we’re happy to help.

Here are some key stats:

So how exactly does a Japanese podcasting website grow?

And how does it spread out to languages like Korean, Spanish, Cantonese, and Dutch? Well, it’s quite a long story to tell. If you’re really interested, we can set some time aside, get some hot cocoa and tell the tale by the fireplace. But as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Click here to see the Timeline of Innovative Language Learning.

Good design is important. It communicates in ways text can’t.
It is the visual delivery of what a website is about.

With this in mind, the Innovative Language Learning website has been redesigned. We’ve thought about how we could best portray who we are and how we can help language lovers like you. And after long hours of tinkering in the lab, here is the result!

Ready? Go!

Visit the Innovative Language Learning Homepage!

Select your language.

Lifetime of learning.

The mobile way.

The sleek new design gets right to the point – you want to learn a foreign language. We help you master over 38 languages – including some rare ones like Mongolian and Swahili – in the fastest, easiest, and most fun way.

However, fitting all of this under one roof and keeping it focused was no easy task:

But there’s more to the website.

Get quick links to all of our products – we admit, we have a lot of language learning material. This lets you access and browse through them easier.

Search either by language or product – to master as much material as possible for a certain language or if you’re going mobile and would like just the apps!

Like free stuff? Who doesn’t! – check the free resources section with free subscriptions to our language sites, apps, audiobooks, kindle books and more!

Click to visit the Cantonese Page on Innovative Language.

Your aunt? Get her an itchy sweater.
Brother? Father? Itchy sweaters.
Hey, it’s winter – a sweater is perfectly sensible gift.

But a Cantonese language lover, like you? Someone on a mission to be awesome at Cantonese!? Someone that devours podcasts, workbooks, and textbooks like a Cantonese learning monster and roars “MORE!”!? Don’t get sweaters!

Get MORE! More Cantonese!
And here are 10 ways to do so!

We’re counting down the holiday season with 10 days of the 10 BEST deals of the year!

Deals like 55% Off Premium! 50% Off Basic, 50% Off Apps and More!

Today’s Deal Lasts Only 24 Hours! Click To Get It!

Starting from December 12th until the 23rd – not including the weekend – there will be a daily deal, each 24 hours long. At midnight, it expires and a new deal takes over. But you won’t know what it is until it comes!

And here’s the challenge – do you get it or wait for something better?
What if you miss out? What if Santa gets stuck in your chimney?

Missing out on one deal might be okay because there may be a better one after it! These are biggest and best deals of the year after all!
How big, you ask? About $450 in savings total!

And today’s deal is a whopping 55% off Premium subscriptions!

Can you grab more than one deal? Yep – if you can catch ‘em and as long as they don’t conflict.

Go to CantoneseClass101.com/holidaydeals to see today’s deal!

Update: Come January 2012, there will be new seasons and lessons. So get in early and learn more at a lower price (as high as 55% off if you don’t miss it)! Users that come around after the holidays will be paying a higher price!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Innovative Language Learning!

Hello Listener,

What’s Cyber Monday you ask? Why, it’s the Internet’s busiest shopping day of the year. Deals are everywhere – minus the crowds! Everyone’s at home, click-click-clicking!

You see, moms are buying shoes, dads are buying TV’s and… Language Learners? They’re looking for deals to spend less and learn more Cantonese!

But we’re not going to stop at just one day of hot deals on subscriptions. We slashed the price of everything we’ve got by 30% for an entire week!

Welcome to Cyber Week : CantoneseClass101 Style.

All Basic Subscriptions – Only $42 for 1 Year!
All Premium Subscriptions – $54 OFF for 1 Year!
All iPhone Apps – As low as .99 or FREE!
All Audiobooks – As low as $6.99!

The 30% OFF Coupon has been applied everywhere! Just click on the link and you’ll be taken to the checkout page. iPhone and iPad apps have been marked down 30% in the iTunes App Store. And over in the Innovative Language Learning Store, we’ve slashed the prices of all Audiobooks and Mac Desktop Apps.

Forget about Free Shipping – how about NO shipping? With our Apps, Software and Subscriptions, you’ll enjoy the instant gratification of buying online by getting access to any of your purchases right away! That means you start learning Cantonese TODAY.

Simply choose where to start browsing with the links below and enjoy 30% savings until Friday, December 2nd, 2011.

[Click here to browse Basic and Premium CantoneseClass101 Subscriptions]

[Click here to launch the iTunes App Store]

[Click here to browse our Audiobook Library]

Happy CyberWeek!