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Trip Kit

Fifty phrases before you go.
Ten a day, five days, free.

You will not learn the language before a short trip, and you do not need to. A handful of phrases, said right, is what changes how you are treated. Each Trip Kit is that handful for one country, with the pronunciation and the tips that keep you out of the classic tourist mistakes.

How it works

  1. Pick where you are going
    One kit per language: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Swiss German.
  2. Ten phrases a day, five days
    About ten minutes a day. Day one is the ten that matter, so even one session counts.
  3. Land polite
    Order, pay, ask the way and say thank you the way locals do. Print the sheet for the trip itself.
  1. 5 days to go
    Day 1 start here
    The ten that matter
    10 phrases~10 min
  2. 4 days to go
    Day 2
    Café and restaurant
    10 phrases~10 min
  3. 3 days to go
    Day 3
    Paying and shops
    10 phrases~10 min
  4. 2 days to go
    Day 4
    Getting around and signs
    10 phrases~10 min
  5. 1 day to go
    Day 5
    Hotel and help
    10 phrases~10 min
  6. Your trip
    50 phrases ready
Leaving tomorrow? Do day one only: the ten phrases that matter. Ten minutes, and you arrive with hello, please, thank you and excuse me. Pick your language
Bonus Numbers 1–10 · 10 cards · any day

Every card: the phrase, how to say it, what it means, and the tip. Open a destination to see one.

What you get

Study free in your browser
Day one opens instantly, no account. Real flashcards with a play button and the tip on the back.
Print it
A one-sheet cheat sheet for your pocket, or cut-and-fold flashcards. No email required.
Save it, get the schedule
A free account keeps your progress and brings each day's phrases back on the right day.

Where are you going?

Mexico and Spain, Portugal and Brazil each have their own kit; Argentina is covered by the Spanish kits with notes. German-speaking Switzerland has its own kit.

Chinese
for China (mainland Mandarin) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • 你好 / 早上好→Hello / Good morning
  • 晚上好→Good evening
  • 请→Please
Start day one, free →
Dutch
for the Netherlands (also Flanders) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Hallo / Goedemorgen→Hello / Good morning
  • Goedenavond→Good evening
  • Alstublieft→Please / Here you are
Start day one, free →
French
for France (also Belgium, Switzerland and Québec) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Bonjour→Hello / Good morning
  • Bonsoir→Good evening
  • S'il vous plaît→Please
Start day one, free →
German
for Germany (also Austria) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Hallo / Guten Tag→Hello / Good day
  • Guten Abend→Good evening
  • Bitte→Please
Start day one, free →
Italian
for Italy · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Buongiorno→Hello / Good morning
  • Buonasera→Good evening
  • Per favore→Please
Start day one, free →
Japanese
for Japan · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • こんにちは / おはようございます→Hello / Good morning
  • こんばんは→Good evening
  • お願いします→Please
Start day one, free →
Korean
for Korea · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • 안녕하세요→Hello (any time of day)
  • 안녕히 주무세요→Good night (bedtime only; there is no 'good evening')
  • …주세요→Please (give me…) / …, please
Start day one, free →
Polish
for Poland · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Dzień dobry→Hello / Good morning / Good day
  • Dobry wieczór→Good evening
  • Proszę→Please / Here you are / You're welcome
Start day one, free →
Portuguese (Portugal)
for Portugal (Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve; also spoken in Brazil, with its own kit) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Olá / Bom dia→Hello / Good morning
  • Boa tarde / Boa noite→Good afternoon / Good evening
  • Por favor / Se faz favor→Please
Start day one, free →
Brazilian Portuguese
for Brazil (Rio, São Paulo and Salvador; going to Portugal? It has its own kit) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Oi / Bom dia→Hello / Good morning
  • Boa tarde / Boa noite→Good afternoon / Good evening
  • Por favor→Please
Start day one, free →
Spanish
for Spain (Mexico has its own kit; Argentina and the rest of Latin America: notes on the cards) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Hola / Buenos días→Hello / Good morning
  • Buenas tardes→Good afternoon / Good evening
  • Por favor→Please
Start day one, free →
Mexican Spanish
for Mexico (Mexico City, Oaxaca and the Yucatán; Spain has its own kit) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Hola / Buenos días→Hello / Good morning
  • Buenas tardes / Buenas noches→Good afternoon / Good evening
  • Por favor→Please
Start day one, free →
Swiss German
for Switzerland (the German-speaking part) · 50 phrases · 5 days · free
  • Grüezi→Hello / Good day
  • Guete Aabig→Good evening
  • Bitte→Please
Start day one, free →

Questions travelers ask

Why fifty phrases?

Fifty finishes in a working week at ten new phrases a day, which is five to eight minutes of study. A hundred takes two weeks and starts to feel like a course. If you finish the fifty and want more, every kit points you to the 200-word Travel & Tourism deck for that language.

Why is day one "the ten that matter"?

Most people who start a language app before a trip stop within a few days. So the first ten cards are the ones travelers say they actually used: the greetings, please and thank you, both kinds of excuse me, yes and no, do you speak English, I do not understand, goodbye. Stop after day one and you still land polite.

Do I need an account?

No. Every kit opens as a free study session in your browser, and the printable sheet needs nothing at all. A free account keeps your progress and schedules the reviews across the five days.

How is the pronunciation shown?

Every card carries a respelling you can read aloud, with the stressed syllable in capitals, and a play button that uses your browser voice. Japanese, Korean and Chinese use the standard romanisation with tones or long vowels marked.

Are the phrases checked?

Each kit is written for one country, then reviewed independently by a second editor who checks every phrase, respelling and country fact, such as ticket rules, tipping and emergency numbers, before it is published.

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