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Here is such a list of '''common phrases in different languages.'''

It is possible for [[tourism|tourists]] in a country whose language they do not understand to get along with a surprisingly short list of phrases, combined with pointing, miming, and writing down numbers on paper.

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** hello on telephone: もしもし ''moshi-moshi'' /mo Si mo Si/
*good-bye: さようなら ''sayōnara'' /sa jo: na ra/ (sigh oh na ra)
*please:  
**下さい ''kudasai'' /ku da sa i/ (ku-da-sigh) (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
**どうぞ ''douzo'' /do
h: zo/ (Often used when offering or allowing something to someone else.  Similar to "go ahead" or "feel free")
**お願いします ''onegaishimasu'' /o ne ga i Si ma su./ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss)  (used when politely requesting a favor or action; final /u/ is voiceless [whispered] after /s/)
*thank you: ありがとう ''arigatō'' /a ri ga to:/ (ah-ri-ga-to-oh)
*sorry: ご免 ''gomen'' /go me n/ (go men)
*excuse me: 済みません ''sumimasen'' /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
*that one: それ ''sore'' /so re/ (so ray)
*how much? いくら ''ikura'' /i ku ra/ (i-ku-ra)
*English: 英語 ''eigo'' /e i go/ ''or'' /ej go/ (ay-go)
*yes: はい ''hai'' /ha i/ ''or'' /haj/ (high)
*no: いいえ ''iie'' /i: e/ (ee-eh)
*where's the bathroom?: ; トイレはどこですか　''toire wa doko desu ka'' or just トイレどこ　''toire doko'' /to i re wa do ko de su ka/ /to i re do ko/ (toy-ray wa do-ko des-ka) (toy-ray do-ko)
*generic toast: 乾杯 ''kanpai'' /ka n pa i/ or /kam paj/ (kam-pie)
*Do you speak English?: 英語話せますか ''eigo hanasemasu ka'' /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
*foreigner: 外国人  gaikokujin /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally gaijin)
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=== [[Klingon language|Klingon]] ([[Constructed language|Fictional]] from the [[Star Trek]] series)===

Usage Note:  Many sentences which in English would be phrased as requests are represented in Klingon by imperative verbs, which are very freely used in this language. As a result, the word "please" is absent from the Klingon lexicon. Whereas in English one asks "what is it", in Klingon one would be more likely to say ''yIngu' ''(literally, "Identify it!(contracted; show full)

Toilet vs W.C.  In many countries, the abbreviation W.C. for the British "Water Closet" may be used instead of the local word for "Toilet".  In U.S. English "toilet" refers to the fixture (the toilet itself) rather than the room which contains it.  In German, the informal "clo" for "closet" refers to the fixture.

==External link==
* [http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/language.htm Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources]