Words

The phrases that open doors

Ten words get you through a short trip. The first hundred could carry you through years of living somewhere.

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Italy day. Start with Italian for a full course. Ten phrases a lesson, and what you miss comes back for review.

Shop signs and balconies crowding the narrow Via dei Tribunali in the old town of Naples
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Today's Italian words
8 questions ยท same set for everyone today
Italian

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Words ยท Europe

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The arcades and balconies around the Plaza Mayor in Madrid
Language 41 of 44
๐Ÿฐ Europe
Spanish
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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The two torii paths climbing the hill at Fushimi Inari in Kyoto
Language 10 of 37
๐Ÿฏ Asia
Japanese
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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Words ยท North America

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The Citadelle Laferriere on its mountaintop in northern Haiti
Language 3 of 5
๐Ÿ—ฝ North America
Haitian Creole
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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The Maasai Mara at sunset
Language 9 of 14
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Swahili
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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Words ยท Oceania

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Milford Sound in Fiordland
Language 3 of 5
๐Ÿฆ˜ Oceania
Maori
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu
Language 2 of 2
๐Ÿฆœ South America
Quechua
Greetings and politeness ยท 10 words ยท 8 to pass
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