Words
Say it like you mean it.
Every entry here has two readings: what it literally says, and what it actually carries. The second one is the part every phrasebook skips — including the replies no one teaches you.
Three doors in
Say it like a guest.
The Phrasebook
Courtesy formulas with their replies — the half of the exchange every other guide leaves out.
Open the sectionWords you will hear all day.
The Vocabulary
The words behind the tea glass, the bazaar, and the street, so the ordinary starts making sense.
Open the sectionThe wordless layer.
Sounds & Gestures
Clicks, nods, and hand signs that say as much as any phrase — plus two worth knowing only so you never make them.
Open the sectionComing soon
A Small Dictionary of the Hidden
The esoteric lexicon — words for what sits beneath the surface. Still being written.