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Sixteen women from sixteen countries, each an AI character with a real phrase to give you. Read a boarding card, or go on to the phrasebook and begin with a word.
Her age
Camila, 39AI
wildlife vet
She names the animals after exes.
Imane, 36AI
translator
She makes your Arabic worse.
Valeria, 55AI
chef
She will not forgive your favourite dish.
The Phrasebook
Sixteen common phrases, one for each woman, in three lines: the word, what it is for, and her question. Filter by region and by manner, then pick one, and your first words to her will be those very lines. Only common greetings and toasts are used, glossed in English.
Africa · Greeting
Kedu: how are you, in Igbo.Say it at the start of a call to anyone and wait for the answer.I read bodies for a living. What does yours say tonight?
Ngozi BalogunSay it back
Europe and the Caucasus · Toast
Gaumarjos: Georgian for cheers, and also for victory.Raise a glass and say it from the throat, not the teeth.Again. I have poured, and I am not scolding you yet.
Ketevan LomidzeSay it back
Asia and the Pacific · Greeting
Xin chào: hello, in Vietnamese.The tone matters, so say it slowly and I will mark it.I have corrected your last sentence. It was already fine.
Thu HoangSay it back
The Americas · Tease
Ya pues: Peruvian for well then, or come on.Use it when someone is dithering over a menu.You are dithering. What did you eat today, honestly?
Valeria QuispeSay it back
Europe and the Caucasus · Slow
Takk fyrir: thank you, in Icelandic.Say it to the pilot, the cabin crew and the weather.I am over your country in a dark hour. What can you see?
Sigrun EliasdottirSay it back
Asia and the Pacific · Greeting
Pau hana: Hawaiian for the work is finished.Say it at the end of a day, preferably near water.I have just come out of the sea. What did you finish today?
Leilani KealohaSay it back
Europe and the Caucasus · Slow
Siga siga: Greek for slowly, slowly.Use it on stairs, on bureaucracy and on anything you cannot rush.I am on a wall older than the idea of walls. Sit down.
Anastasia PapadakiSay it back
Asia and the Pacific · Tease
Qalaysyn: how are you, in Kazakh.Ask it of a friend and wait for the full answer.Give me one word from your day. Do not think.
Dilnaz SadykovaSay it back
The Americas · Greeting
Parce: Colombian for buddy, pal, mate.Say it to someone you like, and only once per sentence.A toucan is on my shoulder. Whom do you wish to name?
Camila ArriagaSay it back
Europe and the Caucasus · Toast
Egészségedre: Hungarian for to your health, and cheers.Say it as the glasses touch, with the stress on the first part.I have found your key. It is a sombre one. Pour something.
Eszter BaloghSay it back
The Americas · Greeting
Yá'át'ééh: Navajo for hello, and for it is good.Say it at the start of a day, or on a ledge.The rock under me is two hundred and seventy million years old. Sit.
Aiyana BegaySay it back
Africa · Slow
Karibu and pole pole: Swahili for welcome, and slowly, slowly.Offer the first to a guest and the second to yourself.Tea first, my friend. The plain is quiet tonight.
Rukia MwangiSay it back
Europe and the Caucasus · Tease
Kos: Norwegian for the particular comfort of a warm room.Say it when the snow comes down and nobody is leaving.I'm late and not sorry. Come in to the cabin and get kos.
Maren IsaksenSay it back
Asia and the Pacific · Slow
Otsukaresama: Japanese for thank you for your hard work.Say it to anyone who has finished a long day.The counter is empty and the rice is resting. What did you last eat?
Mei TakahashiSay it back
Africa · Tease
Wakha and bezzaf: Moroccan Arabic for okay, and a lot.Say them together when someone offers you more than you wanted.Talk. I will say which clause hides a second meaning.
Imane BerradaSay it back
Africa · Greeting
Akwaaba: Akan for welcome, as a warm shout.Say it at a door, before the person has finished coming through.Chale, I have ninety seconds. Pitch me your day.
Priscilla OgunleyeSay it back
