Transparent Language today announced the release of its new Byki language-learning application for the iPhone™and iPod® touch. Available for download at http://www.byki.com/iphone/iphone.html, Byki for iPhone and iPod touch sells for $9.99 per language– with an early-bird price of only $7.99 during the first 30 days of availability for each language. It currently comes in French and Spanish, with more languages – such as German, Italian, Japanese, and others – in the works.

Byki for iPhone includes approximately 1000 words and phrases in each language, all taught through Byki’s rapid, 3-step learning process. Every word and phrase includes native speaker sound, and Byki for iPhone includes the popular SlowSound function that allows users to slow down the audio to help perfect their pronunciation. Byki for iPhone also comes with a quiz, letting users assess how much they’ve actually learned. Finally, Byki for iPhone allows users to search for words and phrases, turning the iPhone or the iPod touch into a portable audio phrasebook.

“Byki’s just ideal for time-pressed iPhone users who want to learn another language,” said Michael Quinlan, CEO of Transparent Language. “With Byki on your iPhone, you can steal five minutes on the train, or anywhere really, to learn more useful words and phrases. Unlike other language products, that’s exactly what Byki is designed to do – help you efficiently expand your vocabulary and phrase knowledge in short bursts of time. Steadily growing vocabulary really does make all the difference for language learning – the research shows that very clearly.”