Language in place

First Words

Small language foundations for entering a place with more confidence, curiosity, and care.

The practiceLearn enough language to arrive with care.

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Three ways to begin.

Each foundation keeps its own progress and opens into destination-specific routes from Wayfarer.

Fifteen lessons from Hangul sounds to a first conversation, followed by four routes through Korea.

Fifteen foundations for reading, courtesy, movement, and everyday exchanges, applied in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka.

Two related but distinct foundations: Traditional Mandarin through Taipei, followed by Cantonese through Hong Kong.

Language and place remain distinct, but connected.

First Words prepares the exchange. Wayfarer carries the wider cultural and destination story.