Language bridges

Every core word was chosen because it already lives somewhere in your head. One word. Several memory bridges.

HALO

hello · HA-lo

  • Englishhello
  • Indonesianhalo
  • Spanishhola
  • Germanhallo

HALO! KAI NI SA?Hello! How are you?

NA

I · nah

  • Japanesewatashi (na-form)
  • Koreanna
  • Hebrewani

NA SA John.I am John.

NI

you · nee

  • Chinesenǐ
  • Swahiliwewe/ni-

NI SA BO?Are you good?

NO

we / no / not · noh

  • Englishno
  • Spanishno
  • Italianno

NA NO SA BO.I am not good.

SA

be · sah

  • Portugueseser/está
  • Arabicsa-

TI KO SA BO.This coffee is good.

TI

this / that · tee

  • Italianti
  • Englishthis
  • Chinesezhè/tī

TI SA BO.This is good.

SALO

goodbye · SA-lo

  • Italiansalve
  • Latinsalus

TA

he / she / it · tah

  • Chinesetā
  • Frenchta

DU

do / two · doo

  • Englishdo
  • Frenchdeux
  • Swedishdu

KA

can / four · kah

  • Japaneseka
  • Hindikar

HA

have · hah

  • Englishhave
  • Spanishha
  • Germanhaben

NAMA

name · NA-ma

  • Indonesiannama
  • Swedishnamn
  • Englishname
  • Hindinām

MA SA NI DE NAMA?What is your name?

KAI

how · kigh

  • Greekkai
  • Thaikai

KAI NI SA?How are you?

WA

where / water · wah

  • Englishwhere / water
  • Japanesewa
  • Germanwo / Wasser

WA TOA?Where is the toilet?

MA

what · mah

  • Arabicmā
  • Chinesema
  • Spanishmás/qué

TANA

thank you · TA-na

  • Germandanke
  • Swedishtack
  • Japanesearigatō

PLA

please · plah

  • Englishplease
  • Spanishpor favor / placer
  • Frenchplaît

BO

good / yes · boh

  • Italianbuono
  • Frenchbon
  • Spanishbueno

BA

bad · bah

  • Englishbad
  • Chinesebù (not)

LA

play · lah

  • Spanishjugar/la la
  • Swedishleka

SA DU

speak · sah-doo

  • Sanskritsādhu
  • Englishsay + do

TOA

toilet · TOH-ah

  • Englishtoilet
  • Japanesetoire
  • Frenchtoilettes

MO

more · moh

  • Englishmore
  • Spanishmás
  • Japanesemo

MI

little · mee

  • Englishmini
  • Spanishmini

SO

sorry · soh

  • Englishsorry
  • Japanesesumimasen

WELA

welcome · WE-la

  • Englishwelcome
  • Germanwillkommen
  • Swedishvälkommen

AMBU

ambulance · AM-boo

  • Englishambulance
  • Spanishambulancia
  • Frenchambulance

VE

very · veh

  • Englishvery
  • Frenchvraiment

NAI

nice · nigh

  • Englishnice
  • Greeknai (yes)

MELA

delicious · ME-la

  • Italianmela (apple)
  • Greekmeli (honey)

NI DE

your · nee-deh

  • Chinesenǐ de

NA DE

my · nah-deh

  • Chinesewǒ de

MI TA

meet · mee-tah

  • Englishmeet
  • Spanishmitad/encontrar

UN DA

understand · oon-dah

  • Englishunderstand
  • Germanverstanden

FA

from · fah

  • Englishfrom
  • Italianfa

HAL

help · hahl

  • Englishhelp
  • Germanhelfen
  • Swedishhjälp

KO

coffee · koh

  • Englishcoffee
  • Turkishkahve
  • Japanesekōhī

BI

beer · bee

  • Englishbeer
  • GermanBier
  • Frenchbière

BIL

bill · beel

  • Englishbill
  • Frenchbillet

SAL

cheers · sahl

  • Spanishsalud
  • Italiansalute

RE

repeat · reh

  • Englishrepeat
  • Latinre-

GO

go · goh

  • Englishgo
  • Japaneseiku

A

one · ah

  • Englisha (one)
  • Frenchun

TRI

three · tree

  • Englishthree/tri-
  • Greektria
  • Hinditīn

PA

five · pah

  • Greekpenta
  • Spanishpenta-

SE

seven · seh

  • Englishseven
  • Spanishsiete

DE

ten · deh

  • Latindeca
  • Greekdeka