Have you ever stood in a Parisian café, trying to recall pronouns and sentence structure from your first French class so you can order a croissant and coffee without accidentally asking for a purple horse? You’re not alone. There are many excellent apps and online courses to refresh your language skills, but Lingo Playing Cards offers a fresh, playful alternative to keep your vocabulary sharp.
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The decks come packaged in colorful Wayfarer Tin travel cases and cover many of the world’s most popular languages, including French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and Greek. Each card features common travel phrases with clear, easy-to-read phonetic pronunciations so you can speak with more confidence. The compact design makes the decks easy to carry on trips or keep at home for quick practice.
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To help you sound like a local, Lingo also offers specialty decks that focus on regional slang and contemporary expressions. Options include Aussie, Kiwi, American and British slang packs, as well as a Millennial Slang deck that captures phrases popular with that generation. These decks are particularly useful for travelers and language learners who want to understand colloquial speech and blend in more naturally.
In addition to language sets, Lingo produces a series of artistic playing cards in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These collections are available in nine distinct styles, each showcasing 52 works from the Met along with short trivia about the pieces. Available themes include Portraits, Armor, Masks, Met Icons, Botanicals and Animals, offering both a visually rich experience and educational value for art lovers and collectors.
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Lingo’s collections are manufactured in the United States by the United States Playing Card Company in Erlanger, Kentucky. With a history spanning 140 years producing well-known brands like Bicycle, Bee and Tally Ho, the company brings longstanding card-making expertise to these language and art decks, ensuring durable cards and attractive printing quality.