Roadmap
Building now: Da Nang scenes checked by a local and China scenes checked by a native speaker and Recorded Vietnamese audio. Below is everything planned after that, in order, with why each one matters to you. We commit to the order, and we do not give dates.
Shipped
4 recent changes
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25 Oct 2026
A plain-English privacy policy and terms
Two short pages explain what Hundred Words stores about you, and the few rules for using it.
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25 Oct 2026
Hear China the way Shanghai and Beijing say it
The China scenes now use Shanghai wording and point out the local accents you will hear in Shanghai and Beijing.
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25 Oct 2026
Chinese characters for children: families and a build-it game
The first 100 characters now have two new ways to learn, made for children from 5 to 12: character families and a game that builds characters from their parts.
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25 Oct 2026
What people really say, in every language
Textbook phrases that locals rarely use have been swapped for the ones you will actually hear.
Building now
3 items
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Vietnamese
Da Nang scenes checked by a local
Every Vietnamese sentence reviewed by a native speaker from Da Nang, so what you learn is what you will hear.
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Mandarin (China)
China scenes checked by a native speaker
Every Mandarin sentence reviewed by someone from mainland China, so the phrasing matches what you will hear in Shanghai and Beijing.
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Vietnamese
Recorded Vietnamese audio
Real voices instead of your phone's built-in one, which sounds robotic on some phones and is missing on others.
Up next
4 items
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Mandarin (Taiwan)
Real scenes for Taiwan
The same "what you say, what you hear" scenes as China and Da Nang, for Taipei, including the 7-Eleven till and the petrol station where they tell you your fuel cap is on the other side.
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All languages
Your personal trip guide
Answer a few questions about your trip and what you eat, and get your own 100, including your allergies and the dishes you want to order.
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All languages
Printable pocket card
Your key phrases on one page to print or save, for when your phone is flat or you have no signal.
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All languages
Works offline
Keep learning on the plane and use your words with no data on arrival.
Later
4 items
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More languages
Real scenes for Japanese and Thai
Conversation scenes for Tokyo and Bangkok, built the same way as Da Nang.
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Vietnamese
Hội An and Hanoi scene packs
Tailor-made scenes and northern words for travellers going beyond Da Nang.
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Mandarin (Taiwan)
Traditional characters course
The first 100 characters in the traditional forms used in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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All languages
Business trip pack
Meetings, introductions, business cards and dinners with clients.
Every change that ships is written up in the changelog, with what you can now do and why. Want something on this list sooner? Join the waitlist on any language page and tell us where you are going.