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Cyber Monday 50% OFF! You’ll Learn Hebrew for the Price of 1 Monthly Coffee

Cyber Monday 50% OFF! You’ll Learn Hebrew for the Price of 1 Monthly Coffee

Greetings Listener!

With the hustle of Black Friday behind us and tomorrow’s Cyber Monday looming…we thought we would offer you a sneak peek and a chance to treat yourself to a:

HALF OFF! Instant 50% Discount on 1- & 2-Year Premium Plans!
Cyber Monday 50% OFF! You’ll Learn Hebrew for the Price of 1 Monthly Coffee

Start speaking Hebrew with a PROVEN learning system: With 500 million+ lesson downloads, 10,000s of success stories, and 1,000s of current students, HebrewPod101 is all you need to realize your dream of learning Hebrew next year.

HebrewPod101 is already the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Hebrew – but with your early access to our Cyber Monday pricing, it’s more affordable than ever!

With your instant 50% discount, you learn Hebrew for as little as just:

  • $5 a Month
  • $1.15 a Week
  • $0.16 a Day
  • Max Savings of $120

Click Here to Claim Your Instant VIP Early Access 50% Discount Now!

What can $5 get you? A cup of coffee?
Tutors cost anywhere from $20 to $40 for just 1 hour. Classes can cost thousands.
But for $5, you get unlimited access to 100+ hours of high-resolution audio and video lessons at HebrewPod101. All lessons are made by real teachers and are designed to get you speaking.

And you get brand new Hebrew lessons every week…for as long as you’re with us!

But that’s not all. You unlock our entire Hebrew learning system with Premium. This includes these specially designed time-saving tools and resources:

  • Exclusive! App for the iPhone, iPad or Android
  • Full Lesson Library Access: 580+ Hebrew Lessons
  • User Favorite! New Audio & Video Lessons EVERY WEEK!
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Lesson to Read Along With
  • Instructor Feedback & Comments on Each Lesson
  • Progress Tracking: See Your Hebrew Progress Grow
  • Learning Guidance: We Guide You Through the Lessons
  • Hebrew ONLY Tracks & Line by Line Dialog Breakdown
  • Full Lesson Transcripts, Translations & Review Tracks
  • Lesson Review Quizzes for Extra Practice
  • Smart Flashcards To Master All The Hebrew Words You Need
  • 2,000 Top Hebrew Words List (enough for conversational fluency)
  • Word Bank to Store & Review Your Key Vocab & Phrases
  • Voice Recording Tools to Perfect your Pronunciation
  • 24/7 Access via Any Media Device with Internet Access
  • Season Vocabulary Lists To Review All Vocab From Lessons
  • Exclusive! Custom Lists App to Create Your Own Word Lists

Sneak Peek! Click here to learn Hebrew for as low as $5/month or $0.16/day!

Your dream of learning Hebrew isn’t years off or some faraway fantasy: We will have you speaking Hebrew from your very first lesson – guaranteed or your money back!

In fact, we back this all up with an unconditional 60-day money-back guarantee. You can lock in your savings today and get a full refund if you aren’t 100% thrilled.

Click here to get your early 50% discount now! Just $5/month!

The holidays are about giving. But some of the most important gifts in life are those you give to yourself! Learning Hebrew can profoundly and positively change your life forever, but it’s not something you can put on someone else’s wish list:

This is a gift that you truly have to give to yourself!

With your VIP sneak peek access and 50% instant discount, you can realize your dream of learning Hebrew in the next year for as little as just $5 a month.

And don’t hesitate to email us if you have any questions. Our dedicated customer service team is standing by to answer any questions that you might have.

Ends in 36 hours! Click here to save $120 & learn Hebrew at HALF OFF!

To Realizing Your Dreams,

Team HebrewPod101

P.S. Hurry! Your last and only chance to get 50% off ends tomorrow. That’s tomorrow, 11:59PM, November 30th, 2015, sharp! So claim your early access Cyber Monday discount to save up to $120. Act Now!

Click here to learn Hebrew ONLINE for as low as $0.16 cents/day!

Get 51% OFF to Master Hebrew, Black-Friday Style! Only 101 Spots Open

The First 101 Savvy Shoppers Save 51% To Master Hebrew, Black Friday-Style

Happy Black Friday!

Black Friday is one of our favorite times of the year at HebrewPod101. We planned on discounting all Basic and Premium plans by a massive 41% off to celebrate.

But then we thought… How can we make this special day even better and really help everyone realize their dream of learning Hebrew?

By increasing the discount to a whopping 51% OFF for the First 101 Black Friday Warriors that sign up!

Get 51% Off Basic or Premium. Hurry – Only 101 Spots Available!
Get 51% OFF to Master Hebrew, Black-Friday Style! Only 101 Spots Open

Your dream of learning and mastering Hebrew has never been closer or more affordable than RIGHT NOW! Here’s why:

  • Basic Plan as Low as 6 Pennies a Day – or $1.96/Month!
  • Premium Plan as Low as 16 Cents a Day – or $4.90/Month!
  • All Plans Backed by an Iron Clad 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee
  • Lock In Your Savings Today and Decide Later!

All members are guaranteed to start speaking Hebrew from the first lesson – no matter which plan you select! With 100+ hours of audio and video lessons by Hebrew teachers and loads of advanced learning tools and resources, we will help transform your dream of learning Hebrew into reality FAST!

Today ONLY! Click here to learn Hebrew and save up to $122.40!

To put your dreams of learning Hebrew on the fast track, be sure to sign up for our Premium plan. You get UNLIMITED access to our entire, easy-to-use learning system. There’s also an exclusive app included so you can learn anywhere, anytime – at your pace.

And on top of the largest existing library of Hebrew lessons in the world…

You stay motivated with brand new lessons every week. You start speaking and understanding real Hebrew conversation in minutes. Our teachers explain every word and grammar point.

So, what do you get EXACTLY? With Premium, you unlock…

  • Exclusive! App for the iPhone, iPad or Android
  • 580+ Audio & Video Lessons by Teachers & Voice Actors
  • User Favorite! New High-Quality Lessons EVERY Week
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Lesson to Read Along With
  • Premium Study Tools: 2,000 Hebrew Words List, Smart Flashcards, Word Bank, Lesson Checklists and More!
  • Voice Recording Tools to Perfect your Hebrew Pronunciation
  • Line-by-Line Dialog Translations & Review Quizzes
  • Progress Tracking: See Your Hebrew Progress Grow
  • Learning Guidance: We Guide You Through the Lessons
  • Feedback & Comments From Our Hebrew Teachers
  • 24/7 Access via Any Media Device with Internet Access
  • All Resources Available in Electronic Downloadable Format
  • Exclusive! Create Your Own Word Lists with the Custom Lists App
  • …and much more!

Click here to get UNLIMITED access to Premium for $0.16/day or $4.90/month!

Premium is valued as high as $240 – but today only, it’s as low as $4.90/month.

Want just the Basics of HebrewPod101? Here’s what you gain access to for less than one cup of coffee per month with a Basic plan:

  • Complete Lesson Archive Access (580+ Lessons)
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Lesson
  • Mobile App Access for the iPhone, iPad or Android

But regardless of which plan you choose, you have to HURRY!

Only the first 101 to upgrade get the instant 51% discount off any HebrewPod101 plan and once the spots are gone, so is this incredible opportunity to learn Hebrew at absolutely the most affordable prices of the year!

101 Spots Only! Click here to learn Hebrew at a MASSIVE 51% OFF.

We do NOT anticipate these spots being available until midnight, but even if they are: This is a 1-day promotion ONLY and your last chance to get a full 51% OFF – so claim your instant 51% discount now!

And Joining is Risk-Free – You Get a 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee.
You won’t find such a discount and such an effective Hebrew learning method anywhere. We stand behind our claims so your plan comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee. If you’re dissatisfied with your progress, simply email us for a full refund. No questions asked.

Today only! Click here to learn Hebrew with effective lessons and save $122.40!

Don’t hesitate to email us if you have any questions.

To learning Hebrew with the best Black Friday Deal,

Team HebrewPod101

P.S. This special Black Friday promotion is for today and today only! But remember: We only have 101 spots in total and we HOPE that they last until midnight…but we can’t guarantee they will! So don’t delay and lock in your 51% instant discount – act now!

Click here to get unlimited Hebrew learning for just $0.16/day or $4.90/month!

3 Ways to Fully Master Hebrew Conversations. It’ll Feel Like Cheating

Click Here to See 3 Ways to Fully Master Hebrew Conversations!

Hello Listener,

Today, we have 3 ways to help you FULLY understand Hebrew conversations…simply by listening and reading along. In fact, it works so well, it’s almost like cheating.

Imagine listening to a new Hebrew conversation: Oh! A word you know! Tons of words you don’t know. And…you’re lost. But, what if you had the lines and translations – everything that’s being said – to read along with? Simply by listening and reading along…

  • You understand 100% of the Hebrew that you hear.
  • You stay laser-focused. It’s easy to get distracted with reading or listening alone. Here, you’re much more engaged by 2 senses at the same time.
  • Result: You learn Hebrew faster. New words. New phrases. They’re all translated for you. Your listening improves. If you read out loud, your speaking improves.

How can you do this at HebrewPod101? There are 3 ways…
You already learn conversations with every lesson. But here’s how you apply this “listen and read” strategy to truly improve your Hebrew. If you’re a Basic or Premium user, check these 3 methods out! If not, take advantage of the 31% OFF extension on ALL Premium plans by Nov. 2nd.

1) Brand New Feature! Get Your Lessons in Writing with Lesson Transcripts.
This is a simple but powerful tool. You get the entire transcript of a lesson, word for word. It’s our newest feature. Everything teachers say – dialogues, explanations, tips – from beginning to end, is here for you to read. Find it in the Download PDFs section of any lesson.

Print it out or save it and read along with a lesson!
Click here to check out the new Lesson Transcripts.

Get Your Lessons in Writing with Lesson Transcripts.

2) Read in Hebrew or with English translations!
This breaks the conversation down so you can hear each line as much as you want. However, it’s just as useful for reading and understanding everything 100% with translations.

Find the Line-by-Line Audio inside the Lesson Materials section.

Read in Hebrew, with transliterations or with English translations!

3) Read along with the In-Depth PDF Lesson Notes
Your lesson notes also carry the conversation in Hebrew and English. Find them in the Download PDFs section of any lesson. On top of this, you also get in-depth notes on grammar, culture and bonus sample sentences.

Read along with the In-Depth PDF Lesson Notes

4) Sneak Peek Bonus! Captions for Your Video Lessons!
Surprise! There’s a fourth tool, but it’s not quite ready yet. Soon, you’ll be able to read along directly on the screen as you watch your favorite video lessons. Currently, this feature is being tested on several SpanishPod101 video lessons.

Read along with the In-Depth PDF Lesson Notes

Simply by listening and reading along, you’ll master all of the Hebrew conversations you hear. You’ll never miss a word. You’ll understand everything with instant translations. It’s almost like cheating! Try it out for yourself.

If you’re a Basic or Premium user, start mastering Hebrew conversations with these 3 study tools. If not, take advantage of the 31% OFF extension on ALL Premium plans by November 2nd and unlock our entire Hebrew learning system.

Stay tuned for even more great learning tools, strategies and features to come!

To your fluency,

Team HebrewPod101

P.S. Get Up to 53% OFF on Apps, Subscriptions, Audiobooks & more!
Our 10-Year Anniversary Countdown is 10 days of the BEST Hebrew deals of 2015. Want to learn Hebrew for the price of a coffee? Each deal lasts only 24 hours, then it’s gone FOREVER! Grab the best Hebrew deals of the year before the Countdown ends December 18th, 2015!

Click Here To See Today’s Offer – Ends Midnight (EST)!

Click Here To See Today’s Offer – Ends Midnight (EST)!

3 Halloween Treats Inside: $67 OFF, NEW Study Tool & Spooky Hebrew Lesson

$67 OFF, NEW Study Tool & Spooky Hebrew Lesson

Hello Listener,

Your Halloween treats are here early. There’s a NEW study tool you can use to completely understand Hebrew conversations in your lessons. There’s a Hebrew Halloween Lesson with words you won’t learn anywhere else. Finally, a MONSTER 28% discount on our effective Hebrew learning system with 80+ hours of audio and video lessons inside. Keep reading to learn more!

In this month’s newsletter:

  1. Ends Friday! Click here to Get a MONSTER 28% OFF Any Plan!
  2. New! Completely Understand Hebrew Lessons with Transcripts
  3. The Scariest, Must-Know Hebrew Halloween Words

1. 3 Days Left! Save 28% at HebrewPod101, Learn Hebrew Scary Fast.
Your first treat? Start speaking MORE Hebrew with a MONSTER 28% discount on our Basic and Premium plans. You unlock 80+ hours of audio and video lessons by real teachers, apps, review quizzes, PDF lesson notes, motivational study tools and more. Just $7.20/month or $0.24/day with Premium and up to $67.20 in savings. Join in and we’ll teach you Hebrew so fast that it’s scary.

Ends Friday! Click Here to Learn Hebrew & Save $67.20 Instantly.

2. New! Read with Lesson Transcripts, Understand Hebrew 100%.
Your second treat? Fully understand Hebrew and never miss a word of any lesson! With lesson transcripts, you get the complete word-for-word transcript – dialogues, explanations and more. Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS member? Find the transcripts in the “Download PDFs” section of any lesson. If not, take advantage of the 28% savings above to unlock our learning system.

Click Here to See a Sample Lesson & Access Lesson Transcripts!
(You must be a Basic, Premium or Premium PLUS member to access this.)

3. What are the Scariest, Must-Know Hebrew Words for Halloween?
Boo! How would you say that in Hebrew? Or any other Halloween word? Well, here’s your third Halloween treat. Learn the Top Hebrew Halloween Words with this complimentary lesson. Simply click below, listen to the audio pronunciation and repeat out loud!

Click Here to Get Your Hebrew Halloween Vocab Lesson.
(Press “Play Audio” to listen to the full audio lesson.)

Happy upcoming Halloween!

Team HebrewPod101

P.S. Learn Hebrew, Get 28% OFF by Friday! The only way to prove how fast you’ll learn Hebrew is to try it for yourself. Rather than reading about “learning Hebrew,” take the plunge with HebrewPod101 at 28% OFF. That’s just $7.20/month or $0.24/day with Premium. Our discount ends Friday but you have nothing to lose with our 60-day money-back guarantee!

Ends Friday! Click here to get a Monster 28% OFF & learn Hebrew!

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5 Ways To Never Forget Hebrew Words with the NEW Word Bank

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

Hello Listener,

How easy is it to forget new Hebrew 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 Hebrew words with the Word Bank.
It’s your personal, ever-growing collection of vocab. Come across a new word in a HebrewPod101 lesson? 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 user, be sure to check it out! If not, take advantage of our upcoming 500 Million Celebration Sale and get 30% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS (click here) with this sneak peek.

1) Never Forget New Words from Lessons. You’re listening (or watching) a HebrewPod101 lesson. 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.

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!
(You must be a Premium user and logged in to access this feature.)

2) Save New Words or Phrases from Vocab Lists. Know those “Free Hebrew 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!

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

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.

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

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.

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

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.

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!
(You must be a Premium user and logged in to access this feature.)

With the HebrewPod101 Word Bank, a Premium Study Tool available for our Premium and Premium PLUS learners, 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)

Click here to visit the newly updated Word Bank!
(You must be a Premium user and logged in to access this feature.)

This is your personal, ever-growing collection of words. Save with 1 click, review them all in 1 spot and never forget Hebrew words again.

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

To your fluency,

Team HebrewPod101

P.S. Get Up to 53% OFF on Apps, Subscriptions, Audiobooks & more!
Our 10-Year Anniversary Countdown is 10 days of the BEST Hebrew deals of 2015. Want to learn Hebrew for the price of a coffee? Each deal lasts only 24 hours, then it’s gone FOREVER! Grab the best Hebrew deals of the year before the Countdown ends December 18th, 2015!

Click Here To See Today’s Offer – Ends Midnight (EST)!

Click Here To See Today’s Offer – Ends Midnight (EST)!

5 Ways To Improve Your Hebrew Speaking Skills

5 Ways To Improve Your Hebrew Speaking Skills

Speaking is usually the #1 weakness for all Hebrew learners. This is a common issue among language learners everywhere. The reason for this is obvious: When language learners first start learning a language, they usually start with reading. They read online articles, books, information on apps and so on. If they take a class, they spend 20% of their time repeating words, and 80% of the time reading the textbook, doing homework or just listening to a teacher. So, if you spend most of your time reading instead of speaking, you might get better at reading but your speaking skills never grow. You get better at what you focus on.

So if you want to improve you speaking skills, you need to spend more of your study time on speaking. Here are five tips to help you get started:

1. Read out loud
If you’re listening to a lesson and reading along, read out loud. Then re-read and speed up your tempo. Do this again and again until you can speak faster. Try your best to pronounce the words correctly, but don’t obsess about it. Read swiftly, emote and put some inflection on the sentences. Reading aloud helps to train the muscles of your mouth and diaphragm to produce unfamiliar words and sounds.

Read out loud!

2. Prepare things to say ahead of time.
As you may know from experience, most learners run out of things to say. But, if you prepare lines ahead of time, you won’t be at a loss for words in conversations. This will help you not only to learn how to say the words, but how to say them in the right context. A good way to prepare yourself before conversations is with our Top 25 Questions Series, which teaches you how to ask the most common conversational questions, and how to answer them, in Hebrew:

Click here to learn the top 25 Hebrew questions you need to know.

3. Use shadowing (repeat the dialogues as you hear them).
Shadowing is an extremely useful tool for increasing fluency as well as improving your accent and ability to be understood. Shadowing helps create all the neural connections in your brain to produce those words and sentences quickly and accurately without having to think about it. Also, as mentioned in tip #1, shadowing helps develop the muscle memory in all the physical parts responsible for the production of those sounds. Depending on what your primary and target languages are, it’s quite likely that there are a lot of sounds your mouth just isn’t used to producing. Shadowing can be done, for example, when watching TV shows or movies or listening to music.

Each one of our lessons begins with a dialogue. Try to shadow the conversation line by line, and you’ll be mastering it in no time.

Click here to for a FREE taste of our Absolute Beginner series!

4. Review again and again.
This is the key to perfection, and we can’t emphasize it enough. Most learners don’t review! If you review and repeat lines again and again, you’ll be speaking better, faster and with more confidence.

Review again and again

5. DON’T BE AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES!
You’d be surprised by how many people try to avoid talking! The more you speak, the faster you learn – and that is why you’re learning Hebrew. Practice speaking every chance you get: whether it’s ordering coffee, shopping or asking for directions.

Sneak Peek: Review More Hebrew with This Feature, Badges & Your 26% OFF

Click here to get 26% OFF + A FREE Audiobook!

Hello Listener,

You’ll want to know about these 2 new Hebrew learning tools and features. They’re great for reviewing, motivation and progress. One is an unofficial sneak peek.

So what are they? The brand new Achievement Badges and the Word Bank! And… if you want to master Hebrew, unlock our proven learning system at 26% OFF and get a Bonus 6.5-hour Audiobook!

In this month’s newsletter:

  1. 72 Hours Left! Click here to get 26% OFF + FREE 6.5-Hour Audiobook
  2. New Feature! Achievement Badges Now Available for Premium PLUS
  3. Sneak Peek: Save & Review Vocab with this Study Tool


1. Ends Friday! Learn Hebrew with 26% OFF & a FREE Audiobook!
No school. No stress. Learn Hebrew at your pace and start speaking in minutes with effective lessons! ‘Til Friday only, get 26% OFF any 1- or 2-year plan and a BONUS Hebrew Audiobook as a 2-for-1 deal. You get access to 80+ hours of audio and video lessons by teachers, lesson notes, motivational progress stats, apps, study tools and more. Just $2.96/month and up to $62.40 OFF. Hurry! Ends Friday, 8/28/2015!

Click here to learn Hebrew and get 26% OFF. Up to $62.40 in savings.
(The free 6.5-hour Hebrew audiobook will be inside your welcome email)

2. NEW Feature! Learn and Stay Motivated with NEW Achievement Badges
Learning Hebrew? You deserve recognition and motivation. So, if you’re a Premium PLUS member… you can now unlock new badges as your Hebrew improves. Your Premium PLUS teacher will give out badges as you complete weekly assignments. The result? You master more Hebrew, unlock badges for your progress, and stay motivated to keep going.

Click here to learn about the Premium PLUS Achievement Badges!

3. Here’s a Sneak Peek at the Newly Redesigned Word Bank!
We haven’t fully announced this yet… but here’s a sneak peek! The Word Bank – your personal collection of words and phrases – is better than ever. What’s new? First, a shiny new design. You can sort and manage your vocab and phrases with custom labels. Turn transliteration on and off. And feel free to print out your entries as physical study material or export them as files! Not a Premium member? Take advantage of the 26% discount by Friday.

Premium Users: Click here to access the New Word Bank!
(Note: You must be logged in to access this)

To your fluency,
Team HebrewPod101

P.S. We’re giving you a BONUS 6.5-Hour Audiobook. Get 26% OFF by Friday!
No school or textbooks necessary to learn Hebrew! In fact, you get a FREE Audiobook when you get 26% OFF any 1- or 2-year plan. Master Hebrew in LESS time with this 2-for-1 deal! Unlock our learning system – over 80 hours of audio and video lesson by real teachers and more! Just $2.96/month and up to $62.40 OFF. Hurry! Ends Friday, 8/28/2015!

Ends Friday! Click here to learn Hebrew and Get 26% OFF!
(Your FREE Audiobook will instantly be available in your welcome email)

Click here to get 26% OFF + A FREE Audiobook!

6 Reasons to Learn a Language Before You Travel

6 Reasons to Learn a Language Before You Travel

There are plenty of destinations where you can get by with English, but sometimes you want to do better than just ‘get by’. Here are 6 reasons you should learn the basics of the language of your next trip destination.

What are the 6 reasons you should learn the basics of the language of your next trip destination?

1. You will be able to discover your destination better than other tourists.
Getting by is one thing, but actually experiencing a trip abroad is quite another. No amount of guidebooks and online research can compensate for a basic lack of language ability. Speaking the language of your destination permits you to explore that destination beyond the regular tourist traps. Your language skills will not only allow you to dig into all the hidden gems of your destination, but they will also allow you to mingle with the locals to get a true experience on your holiday. Think of it this way: you’re not restricted to talking to the people at the tourist desk anymore.

2. Knowing how to communicate with local police or medical personnel can be life-saving.
Before you leave for your destination, make sure you learn how to ask for help in that destination’s local tongue. Do you know how to ask the waiter if this dish has peanuts in it? Or tell your host family that you’re allergic to fish? Can you tell the local doctor where it hurts? Moreover, an awareness of an environment improves your chance of remaining safe inside it. For example, walking around a busy marketplace, dazzled by an unfamiliar language, signs and accents will instantly render any tourist a more attractive mark for pickpockets. Communicating with other people, asking questions and looking confident will make you look like a semi-local yourself, and will ward off potential thieves.

Click here for Hebrew Survival Phrases that will help you in almost every situation

3. It helps you relax.
Traveling is much less stressful when you understand what that announcement at the airport was saying, or if this bus line reaches your hotel. These things stress you out when traveling and they disappear when you understand the language. This allows you to focus on planning your trip in a better, easier way.

Speaking the language can provide you with a way to get to know people you’d never otherwise have the opportunity to speak with.

4. Speaking the language can provide you with a way to get to know people you’d never otherwise have the opportunity to speak with.
Sometimes those relationships turn into friendships, and other times they’re nothing more than a lively conversation. Either way, as Nelson Mandela said: “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” When you approach someone – even staff at a store or restaurant – with English, rather than their own language, an invisible divide has already been erected. Making even a small effort to communicate in the language of the place you’re visiting can go a long way and you’ll find many more doors open up to you as a result.

Click here for the Top 25 Hebrew Questions you need to know to start a conversation with anyone

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

5. You’ll be a better ambassador for your country.
If we’re honest with ourselves, we know very little about other countries and cultures, especially the local politics. And what we do know is often filtered to us by the media, which tends to represent only certain interests. When you can speak the local language, you’re able to answer questions that curious locals have about your country and culture. Are you frustrated with how your country is presented in global news? Are you embarrassed by your country’s leaders and want to make it clear that not everyone is like that where you’re from? This is a very good opportunity to share your story with people who have no one else to ask. We all have a responsibility to be representatives of the place we come from.

6. Learning another language can fend off Alzheimer’s, keep your brain healthy and generally make you smarter.
For more information, check out this blog post about the 5 Benefits of Learning a New Language.

You’re Too Cool for School: Master Hebrew at 26% OFF & Get a FREE Audiobook

Click here to get 26% OFF & a free Audiobook!

Hello Listener,

Did you start this year out with a resolution to learn Hebrew? Haven’t found time to make it happen yet? Well, with students everywhere going back to school this month… Now’s a perfect time to renew your dream of truly learning Hebrew.

Even if you’re a complete beginner. Even if you’re out of school…
You can and will learn Hebrew with 80+ hours of lessons from real teachers. The Too Cool for School Sale at HebrewPod101 starts today:

Click here to get 26% OFF & a free Audiobook!
Click here to get 26% OFF & a free Audiobook!

Start speaking Hebrew from your very first lesson and get our entire Hebrew learning system at 26% OFF! That’s just $2.96/month with Basic or $7.40/month with Premium and up to $62.40 in savings. So if you upgrade now, you instantly receive:

How does it work? And how will you learn Hebrew?
Learning Hebrew in a class simply isn’t an option for most of us with work, family and busy schedules. Between the excessive costs and the inconveniences of getting to class and working around someone else’s schedule, classrooms aren’t realistic.

But at HebrewPod101, you get fun, effective and proven lessons from real Hebrew teachers. The entire learning system was designed to help you overcome the obstacles of traditional classes, because:

  • HebrewPod101 is a Mere Fraction of the Cost of Classrooms
  • You Get 80+ Hours of Audio & Video Lessons from Real Hebrew Teachers
  • You Access Lessons & Study Tools With Your Computer or Any Mobile Device
  • You Learn at Your Own Pace and When It’s Convenient For You
  • There Are No Extra Textbooks To Buy (But you do get a FREE Audiobook!)

Click Here to Get 26% Off Any Annual Subscription & A Hebrew Audiobook FREE!

That’s right: You learn whenever and wherever is convenient for you and at a pace you choose! And during the Too Cool for School Sale, just sign up for any annual Basic or Premium subscription by clicking on any link and we’ll instantly discount the price by 26%!

And with a Premium plan, you’re unlocking the entire system….

  • Exclusive! App for the iPhone, iPad or Android
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New Feature! Level Up Your Hebrew and Earn Badges with 1-on-1 Learning

Hello Listener,

(This is all about new achievement badges at HebrewPod101. Keep reading!)

Let’s say you JUST finished a Hebrew lesson. For example, an assignment like…

  • You write a self-introduction in Hebrew
  • You record your self-introduction via audio or video
  • You send an image to your teacher that’s related to Hebrew
  • …or you complete a weekly writing task

Then, you send it over. Your HebrewPod101 teacher checks it. Approves it.

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What does this mean? It’s proof that your Hebrew is improving, as confirmed by a real Hebrew teacher. Real proof that you’re well on your way to mastering the language. And it’s an awesome way to stay confident and motivated in your learning journey.

It also means achievement badges are now available at HebrewPod101. You’re learning Hebrew. You deserve recognition and motivation. So, if you’re a Premium PLUS member, you can now unlock badges as you level up your Hebrew. Your Premium PLUS teacher will give out badges as you complete new assignments!

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(For Premium PLUS users: Complete assignments and get badges from your teacher)

New Feature! Level Up Your Hebrew and Earn Badges with 1-on-1 Learning

Listeners, this is something many of you have been asking for.

Alright, how does this work and how can you unlock badges?
HebrewPod101 Badges are currently available to Premium PLUS subscribers. Don’t worry, more are on the way for other users! Here’s how it works!

With Premium PLUS, you learn with your own Teacher. You stay in 1-on-1 contact via My Teacher – whether the mobile app or directly on the HebrewPod101 site.

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