Pick your poison. 🌍
Stop sounding like a tourist. Start sounding like you belong.
Arabic 🇸🇦 🇪🇬 🇦🇪 🇲🇦 🇯🇴 🇮🇶 🇾🇪 🇸🇾 🇹🇳 🇩🇿 🇱🇾 🇸🇩 🇴🇲 🇰🇼 🇶🇦 🇧🇭 🇱🇧 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, UAE 🇦🇪, Morocco 🇲🇦, Jordan 🇯🇴, Iraq 🇮🇶, Yemen 🇾🇪, Syria 🇸🇾, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Algeria 🇩🇿, Libya 🇱🇾, Sudan 🇸🇩, Oman 🇴🇲, Kuwait 🇰🇼, Qatar 🇶🇦, Bahrain 🇧🇭, Lebanon 🇱🇧 …
🇸🇦 Arabic for Buying Camels and Bargaining in Middle East Bazaars 🐪
- Bargain prices down like a local
- Charm your way through any bazaar
- Leave with what you wanted at half the price
Chinese 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇸🇬 🇲🇾 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: China 🇨🇳, Taiwan 🇹🇼, Singapore 🇸🇬, Malaysia 🇲🇾 …
🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese for Getting Discounts on Taobao 🛍️
- Stop paying full price like a tourist
- Shop like a Chinese auntie who never pays retail
- Get what you want without getting scammed
English 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇳🇿 🇮🇪 🇿🇦 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇸🇬 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: USA 🇺🇸, UK 🇬🇧, Australia 🇦🇺, Canada 🇨🇦, New Zealand 🇳🇿, Ireland 🇮🇪, South Africa 🇿🇦, Jamaica 🇯🇲, Trinidad 🇹🇹, Singapore 🇸🇬 …
🇺🇸 US English to Watch Friends and Survive in NYC 🗽
- Sound like a local, not a guidebook
- Navigate New York without looking lost
- Understand what people are actually saying on TV
🇬🇧 British English to Impress the Queen and Sound like Royalty 👑
- Master the art of the British understatement
- Order tea without embarrassing yourself
- Understand what they mean vs what they say
Finnish 🇫🇮
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Finland 🇫🇮
🇫🇮 Finnish for Swimming in Cold Lakes and Doing Sauna like a True Local 🧖
- Strip down, jump in and sit in silence like a Finn
- Know when to speak and when to shut up
- Earn the respect of every sweaty stranger in the sauna
🇫🇮 Finnish for Becoming an Elf and Meeting Santa Claus 🎅🏼
- Survive a conversation with Santa’s helpers
- Navigate Rovaniemi without freezing up
- Leave Lapland with stories no one will believe
French 🇫🇷 🇧🇪 🇨🇭 🇨🇦 🇲🇦 🇹🇳 🇩🇿 🇸🇳 🇨🇮 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: France 🇫🇷, Belgium 🇧🇪, Switzerland 🇨🇭, Canada 🇨🇦, Morocco 🇲🇦, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Algeria 🇩🇿, Senegal 🇸🇳, Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 …
🇫🇷 French for Sounding Pretentious When Ordering Food 🥐
- Order without pointing at the menu
- Pronounce things without getting laughed at
- Survive a Parisian waiter’s judgment
German 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇨🇭
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Germany 🇩🇪, Austria 🇦🇹, Switzerland 🇨🇭
🇩🇪 German for Surviving Oktoberfest and Getting Hammered with Beer 🍺
- Order beer without pointing at someone else’s glass
- Sing along to songs you don’t know
- End up at a table of Bavarians who think you’re one of them
🇩🇪 German for Sounding Angry and Scaring People 👹
- Master the art of the German stare
- Complain about everything with confidence
- Make people think twice before cutting in line
Italian 🇮🇹 🇸🇲 🇻🇦 🇨🇭
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Italy 🇮🇹, San Marino 🇸🇲, Vatican 🇻🇦, Switzerland 🇨🇭
🇮🇹 Italian for Faking Your Way Through Italian Restaurants 🍝
- Order like you’ve been coming here for years
- Charm the waiter into giving you the good table
- Never accidentally order the tourist menu again
🇮🇹 Italian for Impressing Your Friends and Family While Traveling 🤌🏻
- Gesture confidently without looking ridiculous
- Drop Italian phrases that make locals smile
- Come back from Italy with actual stories
Portuguese 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 🇦🇴 🇲🇿 🇨🇻 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Brazil 🇧🇷, Portugal 🇵🇹, Angola 🇦🇴, Mozambique 🇲🇿, Cape Verde 🇨🇻 …
Spanish 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇪 🇨🇱 🇻🇪 🇪🇨 🇧🇴 🇵🇾 🇺🇾 🇪🇸 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Argentina 🇦🇷, Colombia 🇨🇴, Mexico 🇲🇽, Peru 🇵🇪, Chile 🇨🇱, Venezuela 🇻🇪, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Bolivia 🇧🇴, Paraguay 🇵🇾, Uruguay 🇺🇾, Spain 🇪🇸 …
🇦🇷 Argentine Spanish for Making Friends and Drinking Mate 🧉
- Learn the slang, charm strangers over mate
- Share mate without offending anyone
- End up at an asado you weren’t invited to
🇦🇷 Argentine Spanish for Asado & Drinking Fernet All Night Long 🥩
- Master the rituals of the asado
- Order Fernet like a Cordobes
- Talk football without getting punched
🇦🇷 Argentine Spanish for Insulting While Watching Football ⚽
- Master the art of the Argentine insult
- Survive a Boca vs River match
- Bond over a shared hatred of the ref
🇨🇴 Latin Spanish for Making Latin Friends and Dancing Salsa 💃🏼
- Navigate markets, parties and chaotic situations
- Make friends in high and low places
- Come out with a great story and new friends
🇨🇴 Latin Spanish for Getting Cheap Ponchos and Bargaining in Local Markets 🪅
- Bargain prices down like a local
- Charm your way through any market
- Leave with what you wanted at half the price
Russian 🇷🇺 🇧🇾 🇰🇿 🇰🇬 🇹🇯 …
People won’t laugh at you (or they will) in: Russia 🇷🇺, Belarus 🇧🇾, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬, Tajikistan 🇹🇯 …
🇷🇺 Russian for Toasting with Vodka and Reviving Lenin 🥃
- Survive a toast without offending anyone
- Make real Russian friends
- Become the most interesting person at the table
🇷🇺 Russian for Surviving in Siberia and Building Dachas with Your Hands 🌲
- Survive the cold in Russian
- Build things and talk about them
- Earn the respect of every babushka
🇷🇺 Russian for Strolling Through Saint-Petersburg like a True Local 🪆
- Navigate the metro without panicking
- Order like you’ve been here before
- Walk the canals without a map
🇷🇺 Russian for Sounding Like a Spy and Scaring Westerners 🕵🏻
- Perfect your mysterious Russian stare
- Speak in ways that unsettle tourists
- Exit conversations dramatically
🇷🇺 Russian for Flirting and Marrying a Hot Slavic Wife 👩🏼
- Charm your way through any situation
- Compliment without getting slapped
- Meet her parents and survive