Greetings & Basics Flashcards
The polite essentials: hello, thank you, please, sorry — the twenty phrases that set the tone of every conversation you'll ever have. Pick your language — every deck is free to read and free to study with spaced repetition.
Why greetings come first
Every conversation in every language starts the same way — a greeting, a please, a thank you. That is why polyglots always learn these words first: they are the highest-frequency vocabulary in existence, they work in every situation, and locals warm to you instantly when you use them. The six decks above give you the same core set — hello, goodbye, please, thank you, yes, no, sorry — across six languages, so you can compare how each language handles politeness. Learn one language's set with spaced repetition in a day or two, and you will never stand silent in a shop or café again.
Study them so they stick
Reading a word list once is recognition, not knowledge. Pick your language above, read through the deck, then save it to a free account and let spaced repetition schedule the reviews — a few minutes a day and the whole set moves into long-term memory. Curious how that works? Our guide to the spaced repetition algorithm explains it in plain English.