Show-this-screen cards
Cards you hold up to someone who doesn't speak English. Pick the one for who you are showing it to; each opens on its own page and works offline once loaded.
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Health card
Show it to: A doctor, paramedic or hospital desk
Blood type, allergies, conditions, medicines, emergency contact and insurance, in English and the local language. Stays on this device.
Medicine card
Show it to: A pharmacist
Symptoms, medicines by active ingredient and allergies in the local language, plus the nearest pharmacy and whether it is open.
Dietary card
Show it to: A waiter or cook
What you don't eat, said politely in the local language, with the hidden ingredients (fish sauce, dashi, lard, gelatine) spelled out.
Phrase cards
Show it to: Anyone
Build your own card from phrasebook lines: an address, a lost passport, a price, a medical condition.
I'm lost
Show it to: A taxi driver or passer-by
Your hotel address in huge type with "please take me here" in the local language, a call button and ride-hail apps.
Driver card (street pages)
Show it to: A taxi or ride-hail driver
Each famous-street page has a “Show the driver” card: the street name in the local script with a line saying where to drop you.
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City cheat card
Show it to: Yourself, mostly: keep it as a phone image
Money, SIM, ride app, emergency number, plugs, five phrases and the top sights on one card, on every city page. Save it as an image, share or print it.
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Cards help, they don’t replace a doctor or an official translation. For a serious allergy, carry your own medicine as well. For everything else in one place, see all tools.