Hands writing in a notebook beside herbal tea.

November 4, 2026 · 14 min

The sounds English does not have

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Simi Notes

A short letter every Sunday from the village: one word, one phrase and one small thing to try this week.

One email every Sunday. Unsubscribe any time.

“The one email I open the day it lands.”

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November 2026

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  1. Saying hello and asking how someone is

    Allillanchu, allillanmi and the question that comes back, said slowly twice and then as fast as my neighbours say them.

    Renzo seated on a stone terrace above a green valley.
  2. Ten words for the kitchen

    Water, potato, salt, fire and six more, held up on cards and said three times each.

    Fanned picture flash cards of simple objects on a table.