Editorial policy

This is how we write the guides on PhrasePort, so you know what to rely on.

Where the phrases come from

Phrases with an audio button come from the PhrasePort phrase database. Phrases that appear only in the text (marked with a dot instead of a play button) are written for the article and have no audio.

How a guide is made

One guide answers one question a traveler really has, such as how to order food in a country.
We draft it from the phrase database, adding what a phrase list leaves out: when to say it, how formal it is, and what the local custom is.
A guide shows “Checked by a native speaker” under the title only after a native speaker has reviewed the language and the customs. Guides without that note are drafted with AI help, edited by our team and checked against the phrase database, but have not had a native-speaker review yet.
Anything about health, allergies, law or religion is checked more carefully before it is marked as reviewed.

How we use AI

We use AI tools, from more than one provider, to help research and draft these guides. A person from the PhrasePort team checks the drafts against the phrase database, edits them, and decides what is published. AI can make mistakes, which is why guides carry a review status, why we ask native speakers to check the language, and why we ask readers to tell us about errors. We do not invent named authors or credentials, and we do not claim a guide was checked unless it was.

Health and allergies

Phrases about food allergies, medicines or medical care help you start a conversation. They are not medical advice, and a spoken phrase is not a guarantee that a kitchen understood you. For serious allergies, also show something written and check ingredients yourself.

Corrections

If you find a mistake, email hussainnasirkhan@icloud.com. We correct it and update the “Updated” date on the page.

Money

PhrasePort guides are free. If a guide ever contains affiliate links, they will be labelled as such and will not change what we recommend.