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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 Swahili progress?”

One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW.

Two: Create a measurable and attainable Swahili goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Swahili lessons a week, hold a Swahili 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 SwahiliPod101 12-Month Challenge!

Your progress starts now! Jump in and get 1 whole year of Premium access for only $99 (that’s just $8.25/a month and 45% OFF the regular price) until January 17th, 2014!

Got your Swahili goal ready? Good! With a 1-Year Premium Subscription, you’ll dive right into fun and effective Swahili conversation lessons while our Dashboard tracks and measures your progress throughout the year. Seeing how far you’ve progressed will keep you motivated to keep on learning!

Reached your first goal? Congratulations! Now, challenge yourself even further! Move on to more advanced lessons and bigger word lists! With Premium, you get all lessons from Beginner level to Advanced and Premium tools including the 2000 core words list! Our giant library of lessons will keep you busy from January 1st to December 31st.

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What’s A Premium Subscription?
It’s the most popular plan among our users. Why? All the Swahili lessons we’ve ever made (and will make), and all the handy lesson notes and Premium study tools are yours. Plus, you get to track your progress every step of the way.

Here’s how it works!
You learn real-life Swahili directly from native speakers in every lesson. Our lesson hosts explain and simplify the language for you: conversation, grammar, vocabulary, culture – you learn it all and are ready to speak ASAP.

You also get printable lesson notes to help review and master everything presented in the lesson. And with exclusive Premium tools, you get Swahili word lists, pronunciation practice and the study tools to master ‘em all fast.

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Oh, and that’s not all!

Here’s what you get in more detail:

  • Full Lesson Access. All audio, video lessons PLUS new lessons
  • Lesson Notes for Every Lesson. Understand everything in each lesson with in-depth notes. Read along as you listen or review after you’re done
  • Practice and Review Quizzes. Review what you’ve learned after every lesson
  • Measure Your Progress. See how far you’ve come with the SwahiliPod101 Dashboard. It tracks your progress with every lesson you complete
  • Learning Guidance. Set your level, start with a recommended lesson and know which lesson to study next with the Dashboard
  • 2000 Swahili Words List. Must-know words for conversational fluency. You get thousands of sample sentences and audio pronunciation
  • Smart Flashcards. Create your own word decks, master words fast, and track your progress with spaced repetition flashcards
  • Personal Word Bank. Your Swahili vocabulary collection. Came across a new word? Store it here for later review and export to flashcards to study
  • Line-By-Line Pronunciation. Perfect your accent by hearing lines again
  • 1-Click Downloads. Download entire series with the Premium iTunes Feed
  • SwahiliPod101 Mobile. Take all lessons and lesson notes on the go with your mobile device or smartphone
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To your fluency,
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Perfect your Swahili pronunciation with the New & Improved Voice Recorder. Here’s how…

Hi there listener,

You’re regularly exposed to Swahili speakers and conversations in SwahiliPod101 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 Swahili 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 Swahili is to native Swahili.

In fact, you can start doing this with your Swahili lessons at SwahiliPod101.

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 SwahiliPod101 lesson, you can use the Voice Recording Tool in conjunction with the Line-by-Line Audio to…

  • Listen to the conversation, line by line, and hear the native speakers’ version
  • Record yourself after hearing the native speaker
  • Playback your version to hear your Swahili pronunciation and compare
  • BONUS: Playback both (the Swahili version and yours) simultaneously to hear how close you are

  • (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 Swahili 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 contactus@Swahilipod101.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.

    Note: You’ll need to be a Premium member to access the entire SwahiliPod101 learning system as well as features like the Line by Line and Voice recorder.

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    To your fluency,
    Team SwahiliPod101