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33 Languages Inside This Free iPhone App! Visual Dictionary is here!

33 Languages Inside This Free iPhone App! Visual Dictionary is here!

Hello listener!

That’s right, 33 languages! So whether you go for just Russian… or try new languages like Korean or Spanish, this app lets you decide. And of course, it’s free!

What’s Visual Dictionary about?

Visual Dictionary – Learn 33 languages for the iPhone & iPad teaches you practical, real life vocabulary through real-life scenarios like streets, train stations, airports, restaurants, supermarkets and more.

Master up to 3,400+ must-know words across 33 languages by simply exploring scenarios one-by-one and tapping on your surroundings to get their meanings. Each language comes with 104 words and 3 scenarios with Visual Dictionary

Want to get more words? Unlock the entire language with a $9.99 in-app upgrade and get 550+ words and 26 scenarios to explore! With 33 languages, you get up to 18,150 words total!

Click here to get Visual Dictionary for free on iTunes!

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Learn Through Real Life Context On Your iPhone or iPad.
You start with Earth scenario and drill down to smaller areas. The beach, the city, the airport, and more. Look for the blue arrows to zoom and transport yourself to more areas and learn more words.

As you explore, tap on any word, and get its translation, native pronunciation, and spelling. This is perfect for beginners and intermediate learners as well as travelers.

And You’re Mastering Language with Real-Life Scenarios.
You make instant connections with the Russian vocabulary. How? You see the object. You get the meaning. And best of all, you get the real life context necessary to remember over 103 words forever.

With Visual Dictionary – Learn 33 Languages, you:

  • Explore the 3 real world scenarios in 33 languages free!
  • Study 104+ words, and 1000+ sample sentences per language free!
  • Unlock 550+ words and 26 scenarios with per language with in-app upgrade
  • Master pitch perfect pronunciation with native speakers for every language and dialect.
  • Look up specific words under Search.
  • Browse all the words with the Category List.
  • Build strong bonds to new words with the rich visual illustrations.
  • See and hear practical sample sentences related to scenarios and words.
  • Save words in your personal Word Bank for convenient study. You have a separate Word Bank for each language, so no getting words mixed up.
  • Choose from 33 different languages and dialects
  • Turn Audio Autoplay on/off

For more scenarios and words, simply unlock the language with a $9.99 in-app upgrade. Or, stay tuned for the complete Visual Dictionary Pro that gives you access to all languages for one price.

Click here to learn 33 languages with Visual Dictionary for Free!

Visual Dictionary Pro Comes with the following languages:

  • American English · British English · Bulgarian · Cantonese
  • Chinese · Croatian · Danish · Dutch · Filipino · French · German
  • Greek · Hebrew · Hindi · Hungarian · Indonesian · Italian
  • Japanese · Mongolian · Nepali · Korean · Polish
  • Brazilian Portuguese · Romanian · Russian · Spanish · Mexican Spanish
  • Peruvian Spanish · Swahili · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese

Visual Dictionary – Learn 33 languages is perfect for travelers and language lovers alike. Simply download the app for free, Choose a language, or two, or all 33, and swipe through each scenario. You can also upgrade to unlock more words and scenarios.

Click here to download the FREE Visual Dictionary!

To your fluency
Team RussianPod101

P.S. Want all 33 languages? Get ’em all for one low price with Visual Dictionary Pro. Unlock over 18,000 must-know words and 26 scenarios across 33 languages. Get the app for $39.99

Click here to get Visual Dictionary Pro and get all 33 languages!

RussianPod101 Epic Newsletter: 4 ways to learn Russian, 3 ways to save BIG!

EPIC Sale! Save up to 30% at RussianPod101!

Hello Listener,

Do you know the 4 ways to learn Russian at RussianPod101? “Well…I just know there’s Premium and I think Free users get a 7-day trial.” Whoa, whoa, hold on. Free Users get access to all the newest lessons published in the last 3 weeks and much more. But if you’re still in the dark about the 4 types of subscriptions at RussianPod101, we explain them below. And while the EPIC Sale is up, you save BIG on Basic, Premium and Premium PLUS subscriptions and learn Russian with our advanced learning system. Keep reading to find out more!

The 4 ways to learn Russian at RussianPod101.

  1. Premium:Unlimited Access to All Lessons, Notes & Study Tools.
  2. Premium Plus: Premium Access & Your Russian Own Tutor.
  3. Basic: The Most Affordable Plan. Just the Lessons & Notes.
  4. Free Lifetime Account: Get All New Lessons, All The Time.

1. RussianPod101 Premium: Our Most Popular Plan
Premium is for our self-motivated Russian learners that are set on mastering Russian. It offers unlimited access to our effective conversation lessons and and study tools to cut your learning time in half. In more detail… you get the entire lesson library of Audio and Video lessons (over 610+) from Beginner to Advanced, PDF Lesson Notes with every lesson, Premium Study Tools, Lesson Guidance and Progress Tracking. During our EPIC sale, all Premium subscriptions are 30% OFF and as low as $7/a month with 24-month Premium.

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Always wanted a Russian speaker to correct your Russian and guide you to speaking like a native? With Premium PLUS, you get Premium access — the Lessons, PDF Lesson Notes, Premium Study Tools — PLUS your own personal Russian instructor who’ll provide you with 1-on-1 Professional Assessment, Personalized Self Study Curriculum, and Writing Correction Exercises by Email. Due to the limited amount of tutors, we RARELY discount this subscription with the exception of the EPIC Sale. Save 15% on any Premium Plus (1, 3, 6, 12-month) subscription.

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3. RussianPod101 Basic: The Most Affordable Plan
The Basic Subscription is designed for casual learners that just want all our RussianPod101 lessons and lesson notes to learn at their own pace. You get just the basics of our effective system — the lessons, the PDF lesson notes and the guidance and progress tracking. At 20% OFF, you can snatch a 24-month Basic subscription for as low as $3.20/month

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4. The Free Lifetime Account Plan at RussianPod101!
Can you learn for free at RussianPod101? At RussianPod101, everyone’s a free member! After your 7-day Premium trial, there’s still plenty of Russian to be learned on the site! As a free member, you get access to the first 3 lessons of every series, the newest lessons from the past 3 weeks (a user favorite), the Russian Word of the Day (another user favorite), 100 Russian Core Word List, and the Russian resources available in our Resources section.

P.S. Ends Soon! EPIC Sale at RussianPod101! Learn Russian with 1 of 3 EPIC savings! Remember, Premium PLUS spots are limited! Get 15% OFF Premium PLUS, 20% OFF Basic or 30% OFF Premium until Friday, September 27th, 2013.

Click Here To Choose Your Savings at RussianPod101!

Learning Russian? That’s Pretty Epic. If you haven’t realized this already…

EPIC Russian Learning with EPIC Deals! All RussianPod101 Subscriptions on Sale!

Hello Listener,

Learning Russian? That’s pretty epic.

If you haven’t realized this already… the amount of people actually choosing to learn Russian (or any language for that matter), setting goals, and learning despite whatever excuse and distraction daily life throws at them… is very, very small. It’s very easy to do nothing… and get nothing done.

Lots of people do that.

But learning Russian and going from simple words to speaking and understanding comfortably? It’s worth stopping for a moment to admire your hard work and progress. It’s pretty EPIC.

And knowing how much dedicated students invest in a language, it only makes sense to help you master Russian for less cash with an EPIC sale!

EPIC Sale at RussianPod101! Save on ALL RussianPod101 Subscriptions ‘til Friday, September 27th, 2013! Basic, Premium and… yes, even Premium PLUS subscriptions, are on sale! Choose from 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 month subscriptions! However, think fast! Premium PLUS spaces are limited and will sell out because we have a limited number of Russian tutors.

Click Here for EPIC savings on All Basic, Premium and Premium PLUS Plans

Premium PLUS is the one subscription we rarely discount. What makes it so different than Premium? On top of unlimited RussianPod101 Premium access, Premium PLUS subscribers get access to their own Russian tutor. Someone who’ll correct your mistakes, answer any Russian question you’ll ever have, and guide you to speaking native level Russian. Save 15% on Premium PLUs and take advantage of…

  • 1-on-1 Email Access with Your Very Own Native Speaking Tutor
  • Personalized Curriculum Planned Out by Your Tutor
  • Assessment Test at Beginning of Studies to Help Personalize Your Instruction

Premium is for serious learners and is by far our most popular plan! You get the best of both worlds… all of our effective lessons and lesson notes to learn Russian with anytime, anywhere. Plus, the study tools to retain everything you learn twice faster than you would through ordinary textbooks and manual memorization. With the EPIC sale, save 30% on any Premium plan and unlock our entire system including…

  • Full Access to Over 610+ Lessons
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  • Instructor Comments on Each Lesson
  • Convenient Word of the Day
  • Core 2000 Word Lists and Phrases
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Session
  • Spaced Repetition Flash Cards
  • Your own Personal Word Bank
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  • Full Audio Transcript and Review Tracks
  • Visual and Audio Voice Recording Tool

Basic is the most affordable way to learn Russian. Get 20% OFF and unlock the basic features of our advanced learning system for as low as $3.20/month with 24-month Basic. Designed for casual learners that just want to complete lesson access to learn at their own pace. With Basic, you unlock…

  • Full Access to Over 610+ Russian Lessons
  • Instructor Comments on Each Lesson
  • Word of the Day
  • Core 100 Word List
  • PDF Lesson Notes for Each Lesson

But no matter which plan best suits your needs and budget, this sitewide sale will expire on September 27th, 2013 so select the plan that best suits your needs and budget by clicking on the time-sensitive link below now!

Click here to compare plans and get EPIC savings!

Remember, all subscriptions come with a 60-day money back guarantee just in case you’re not making as much progress as you’d like. No questions asked.

To your Russian fluency,

Team RussianPod101

P.S. Remember, Premium PLUS spots are limited! Get 15% OFF Premium PLUS, 20% OFF Basic or 30% OFF Premium until Friday, September 27th, 2013.

Click here to see all RussianPod101 plans and choose your discount!

RussianPod101 Member Survey – We Need Your Help!

Hello Listener,

Thank you for learning with RussianPod101.

Through your ongoing feedback and requests, we continue to improve the way we deliver your Russian lessons. Take for example…

  • Lesson Page Layouts – Completely redesigned based on last year’s survey.
  • Mobile Web App – You requested a mobile friendly version of RussianPod101.
  • Progress Tracking Dashboard – You wanted to track your progress. We thought it was a great idea.

So, if you have 5 minutes to spare, please help us improve RussianPod101 by taking this short survey at the link below.

Click here to take the RussianPod101.com September Survey!


Good, bad or ugly, we will read every single answer.

Thank you for your feedback and ongoing support!

Peter Galante, Founder
RussianPod101

P.S. Complete this survey and get one FREE product from the Innovative Language Store. You’ll find the one-time-only 100% OFF coupon on the last page of the survey. Choose any one of our Russian Audiobooks, Mac Apps or PC software before the September 18th, 2013.