Learn 4 tools and techniques to stop translating in your head and start thinking in Polish Going through Polish lessons is enough to get by and learn the basics of Polish, but to truly become fluent you need to be able to think in Polish. This will allow you to have conversations with ease, read smoothly, and comprehensively understand natives. To do this, you need to go beyond just completing daily or weekly lessons. We naturally translate in our heads because it's viewed as the easiest way to learn the definitions needed when learning a language. This way of learning can actually hinder your skills and fluency later on. If your brain has to make neural connections between the word you're learning, what it means in your native... Show more

Your Learning, Streamlined – The New Lesson Interface Your learning is about to get a whole lot easier. More than ever, learners are choosing mobile as the platform to study Polish. Mobile has always been a part of our DNA. We began our life on your iPod, and have remained by your side ever since. In our 11th year, we’re returning to our roots as a way to learn Polish on-the-go. How? With a brand-new lesson interface just for you. Hint: It will launch in beta later this month! If you want to secure access to this brand new upgrade, take advantage of the upcoming All Access Pass Sale! Click Here to Get 25% OFF All PolishPod101 Subscriptions! (example taken from japanesepod101.com) It’s built from the ground-up to be a... Show more

Before Michael Jordan was great. Before Bruce Lee was great. And before your favorite actor was great, do you know what they did? They sat around hoping to be great. Wait, no. They practiced their basic skills every day. This is why it’s important to get back to the basics of Polish and reinforce your listening, speaking, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. But we’re not talking about the easy stuff, man. We mean the necessary basics! If you learn just the Polish verb conjugation rules but can’t conjugate any verb immediately, on the spot, without looking it up?... ...You need to get back to basics! Being great in Polish requires knowing your basics 100%. So check out Basic Boostcamp at PolishPod101! The first 3 lessons... Show more

Hello Listener, Imagine having your very own PolishPod101 teacher. They give you personal attention and fix any Polish problem you’ll ever have. They can... Correct your writing Be a source of constant Polish practice Give you insider tips on what words sound more natural in Polish Correct your Polish pronunciation (something most native speakers are too polite to do!) Point out your weaknesses Tell you how to best master Polish Access to your own Polish 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... Show more

Hello Listeners, There are two halves to learning Polish. 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 PolishPod101 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 PolishPod101, 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 Polish progress?” One: Stop thinking and start doing. Take on the challenge and jump in. Your progress starts NOW. Two: Create a measurable and attainable Polish goal. (Master 100 new words in 2 weeks, listen to 5 Polish lessons a week, hold a Polish 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 Polish in 2014? You need exposure to native Polish conversation from day 1. You need a Polish speaker to explain it all – the words, the grammar, and cultural nuances. And you get all of that in every single PolishPod101 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 Polish the fast, fun and easy way! Want to know what you can expect? Here’s PolishPod101’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 Polish 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 Polish and just becoming an intelligent all-round Polish speaker. While we’re at it, care to access other Polish 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 Polish 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