Students & groups
For international students, language-exchange friends and multilingual communities: slang, jokes and how people talk in each culture.
The Best Chat App for Multilingual Friend Groups: How to Choose
Friends from different countries in one chat? What to look for in a group chat app so everyone can join in, understand each other, and feel included.
Multilingual Group Messaging Without an App Download: Your Options
Not everyone wants another app. Practical ways to run a multilingual group chat with less friction, including starting from the web.
How to Translate a Group Chat in Real Time for Free (and When It's Worth Upgrading)
Honest, practical ways to translate a multilingual group chat in real time for free, plus what free options can and can't do for your group.
How the World Talks ② Korea: From Formal to Casual Speech, and All Those Abbreviations
In Korean, the end of a sentence changes with how close you are to the other person, so we look at the moment people switch to casual speech and at the abbreviations that pop up every day.
How the World Talks ③ The US: “How Are You?” Often Isn’t a Question
American small talk happens in quick exchanges at the checkout and in the elevator, so we look at questions that work as greetings and goodbyes that sound like plans.
How the World Talks ④ China: ‘666’ and ‘yyds,’ Praise Written in Numbers and Letters
On the Chinese internet, three numbers or four letters can be a compliment, and saying you’re lying flat can describe a whole attitude toward life.
NATILO, a Messenger Without the Translator Window
Why we built NATILO, a messenger that ends the copy-and-paste shuffle between your chat and a translator.
