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List of common phrases in various languages
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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*generic toast: ''Mabuhay!'' /m6"buhaI/ (mah-BOO-high) [literally - "long live"]
*Do you speak English? ''Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés?'' /m6"runON ka baN m6gsali"ta naN ?IN"glEs/ (mah-ROO-nohng kah bang mag-sah-li-TAH nahng eeng-GLESS?)


=== [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ([[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]]) ===

*Tamizh: ''Tamizh'' /ta mi
K\/ or /ta mil\/
*hello: ''Vanakkam'' /va na k:am/
*good-bye: ''poit varen'' /po it va ren/
*please: ''dayavu koorndu'' /ta ja vu ko:n&lsquo; tu/
*thank you: ''nandri'' /nan t&lsquo;i/
*that one: ''adhu'' /a t<sup>h</sup>u/
*how much?: ''evvalavu'' /e v:a la vu/
*English: ''aangilam'' /a: Ni lam/
*yes: ''aamam'' /a: mam/
*no: ''illai'' /i l:aj/
*generic toast: ''poriyal'' /po ri jal/
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=== [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ([[Indo-Dravidian languages|Indo-Dravidian]]) ===

*Telugu: ''Andhra Bhasha'' /an d<sup>h</sup>ra b<sup>h</sup>a Sa/
*hello: ''namaskaaram'' /na mas ka: ram/
*good-bye: ''Selavu'' /se la vu/
*please: ''Daya chesi'' /da ja tSe si/
*thank you: ''Dhanyavadamulu'' /d<sup>h</sup>an ja va da mu lu/
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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]