Next level Pattern Recognition - I found it by accident.
I should confess something.
I am hopeless at languages.
Truly.
Many of my friends are polyglots. I am more of a polyidiot.
And the embarrassing thing is, I have had every advantage. Early in life my roommate was French. I own businesses in Spain and Slovakia. My wife is Chinese. I have done business in India for 25 years.
How much Hindi do I know?
Almost nothing.
And after years of trying, my Chinese is... let's say, modest. Very modest.
But I have always liked languages. I like the sound of them. I like the way they carry culture. I like those little phrases people actually use in real life.
Recently I became fascinated by something simple.
Every language seems to have the same human catchphrases.
Let's go.
Oh my God.
No problem.
Thank you.
Cheers.
I'm hungry.
I like you.
Not textbook language. Real life language.
So I started collecting them across languages.
And suddenly, something changed.
Instead of trying to “learn Spanish” or “learn Chinese”, I was comparing phrases. Spotting little differences. Hearing rhythms. Making connections.
After all these years, words finally started sticking.
Not one language at a time.
Three at a time.
That was the spark behind Three Tongues.
The game asks you to do two simple things:
Spot the language.
Choose the meaning.
First, your brain identifies the language. That sends the neurons down the right little pathway. Then you choose what the phrase means.
It sounds simple.
It is simple.
But with repetition, pattern recognition and a little playful pressure, something begins to happen. Your brain starts filing words in the right place.
So I made myself a game.
A fast, slightly addictive puzzle game with different ways to play, little discoveries, triangulation between languages, and enough challenge to keep the brain interested.
Three Tongues is not a complete language course.
It won't teach you grammar, fluency or how to argue with a taxi driver in perfect Portuguese.
But it can put a little useful lingo in your head.
Enough to recognise a phrase.
Enough to make a connection.
Enough to smile on your travels when you suddenly understand something you didn't expect to know.
And honestly?
If I can get words to stick this way, anyone can.