Three answers, then phrases
Destination selector, departure date picker, and up to three scenarios from restaurant, transport, hotel, emergency, and shopping. That is the whole setup, and there are no prerequisite lessons waiting behind it.
What it will do
Speak the place before you land.
Phrazl is not open yet, so this is what it is being built to do. Nothing a card names is a promise: the pages this site publishes are what it covers today.
Ranked for the trip, not the textbook
Phrase sets are pre-curated per language and scenario and ordered by trip-relevance rank, covering ten languages: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Thai, Greek, and Dutch.
Review tightens as the date gets closer
An SM-2 spaced repetition schedule treats your departure date as a hard deadline and compresses intervals as it approaches, so the phrases you keep fumbling come back more often in the final week.
Three ways to work a phrase, one of them out loud
Flashcards for recognition, listen and repeat with audio playback for the mouth work, and fill in the blank for the phrases you can nearly produce from memory.
One bar, no streaks
A single progress bar labelled as curriculum coverage completed. It tells you how much of your phrase set you have worked through, not how the conversation will go, and there is no XP to lose when you skip a Tuesday.
Twenty phrases before you decide
A free twenty-phrase preview sits in front of the payment gate, so you can hear how the phrases are chosen and how they are pronounced before spending anything.
One payment for one trip
A trip pack is a one-time Stripe purchase: 9.99 dollars for a single destination with up to three scenarios, 19.99 dollars for the full bundle. No subscription, no renewal you have to remember to cancel.
Emergency phrases, and their limits
Emergency is one of the five scenarios, and selecting it shows a plain line stating that the phrases are for general communication practice only and are not a substitute for contacting local emergency services or a qualified interpreter.
Questions
Answers before you ask
Any price, trial or plan named in these answers is planned rather than on sale.
Can I use Phrazl today?
Not yet. Phrazl is in build and the waitlist is how you hear when the first trip packs open. Leave the destination you have booked and we will know which languages people are waiting on.
What will it cost?
A trip pack is a one-time purchase through Stripe: 9.99 dollars for a single destination with up to three scenarios, or 19.99 dollars for the full bundle. A returning-traveller discount is applied at checkout when you buy a second destination.
Which languages are covered?
Ten: Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Thai, Greek, and Dutch. Languages beyond those ten are not part of this build.
Is there any way to try it before paying?
Yes. The first twenty phrases of your set are free, and the payment gate sits after that preview rather than before it.
Are there streaks, XP, or daily reminders?
No. Progress is one bar labelled as curriculum coverage completed. It measures how much of your phrase set you have worked through, and it is not a prediction that you will be understood on the day.
What is the emergency scenario, exactly?
It is a phrase set for situations where you need to make yourself understood quickly. It is made for general communication practice only and is not a substitute for contacting local emergency services or a qualified interpreter, and that line appears on the selection screen and in the terms of service.
Is this an iPhone app?
It is a mobile-first web app you open in a browser. Native app store builds, push notifications, and offline downloadable packs are not part of this build, so plan on having a connection while you study.
Will I be able to see what I have bought?
Yes. An account screen lists the trip packs you own, which is also where the returning-traveller discount becomes useful when the next country is booked.
Tell us where you are going
Phrazl is not open yet. Leave your email and the destination you have booked, and you will hear when the phrase sets for that language are ready. No streaks, no daily nudges, no reminders that you missed yesterday.
One email when it launches, and the occasional update. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.