Talk to the whole planet. Start with one good question.

Conversation starters, greetings in 33 languages and guides for people who like talking to people from other countries.

What's the most ordinary thing in your day that a visitor would find strange?

Ask it on HEYID

The world, right now

Who is waking up, who is having dinner, who is probably asleep.

Tap a city to see how people there would greet you right now.

Tap, read it out loud, and you already have a first line.

Spanish español

Hola

Say it like OH-lah

Learn how to ask how are you in 20 languages, with simple pronunciation and notes on when the phrase is a greeting and when it is a real question.

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Ana is in Mexico City, Kenji is in Tokyo. Each of them reads the conversation in their own language.

Tap a message to see what the other person actually wrote.

HEYID is a free-to-start chat app that connects you with people worldwide and translates as you talk.