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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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*sorry: ''më fal'' /mV fal/ (mUh FAL)
*I don't understand: ''nuk kuptoj'' /nuk kup toj/ (nUhk KUP-toi)
*where's the bathroom?: ''ku është banjoja?'' /ku VS tV ba n<sup>j</sup>o ja/ (kuh ush-tEh bA-nio-jA)
*generic toast: ''gëzuar'' /gV zu ar/  (gUh-zuh-ar)
*Do you speak English?: ''flisni Anglish?'' /flis ni an gliSt/ (flee-snEE ahn-GLEE-sht)
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=== [[Arabic language|Arabic]] ([[semitic languages|Semitic]]) ===

''Note that this is relevant only to Classical Arabic; since these are commonplace words, they're often changed in local dialects, meaning most Arabs, even educated ones, will have difficulty understanding these in common usage.''

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*English: ''englanti'' /EN lan ti/ (ENG-lan-TEH)
*yes: ''kyll&auml;'' /ky l:}/ (kul-laeh)
*no: ''ei'' /ej/ (ey)
*sorry: ''anteeksi'' /an te:k si/ ("<b>On</b> take see")
*where is the toilet?: ''missä on vessa?'' /mi s:} on ve s:a/(MIS-sah on VEHS-sah)
*generic toast: ''kippis'' /ki p:is/ (KIP-pis)
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=== [[French language|French]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===

*French: ''fran&ccedil;ais'' /frA~ sE/ <small>("fraw(n)-SAY")</small>
*hello: ''bonjour'' /bO~ ZuR/ <small>("boh(n)-zhure")</small>
*good-bye: ''au revoir'' /o R@ vwaR/ <small>("oh-reh-VWA")</small>
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*generic toast: &#915;&#949;&#953;&#940; &#956;&#945;&#962; /Ja mas/ 
*Do you speak English?: &#924;&#953;&#955;&#940;&#964;&#949; &#945;&#947;&#947;&#955;&#953;&#954;&#940;; /mi la tE aN gli k@/ (mee LAH te ang glee KA)
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=== [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===

*Hawaiian: Hawai`i /ha wa i ?i/ (ha why ee)
*hello: aloha /a lo ha/ (a low ha)
*good-bye: A hui hou. /A hu i ho u/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
*please: e `olu `olu `oe /e ?o lu ?o lu ?o e/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
*thank you: mahalo /ma ha lo/ (ma ha low)
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*sorry: ''bocsánat'' /bo tSa: nat/ ('BO chaa nat)
*I don't understand: ''nem értem'' /'nEm e:r'tem/
*where's the bathroom?: ''Hol van a mosdó?'' /hol van a moS do:/ ('hole wan o moshdoh)
*generic toast: ''egészségedre'' /E ge:S se: ged re/ ('ageesheeged ray)
*Do you speak English?: ''Beszél angolul?'' /be se:l an go lul/ ('baseel ongoluul)
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=== [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

*Icelandic: ''íslenska'' /i:s len ska/ (EES-len-ska)
*hello: ''gó&eth;an dag'' /gou: Dan da:G/ (GOH-than dahg)
*good-bye: ''bless'' /blEs:/
*please: ''gj&ouml;r&eth;u svo vel'' /gj2r TY sO vE:l/ (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
*thank you: ''takk fyrir'' /tahk fI:rIr/ (tahk FEER-eer)
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*please: ''tolong'' /to loN/
*thank you: ''terima kasih'' /te ri ma ka sih/
*that one: ''itu'' /i tu/
*how much? ''berapa'' /be ra pa/
*English: ''bahasa Inggris'' /ba ha sa IN gris/
*yes: ''ya'' /ja/
*no: ''tidak'' /ti dak/
*generic toast: ''selamat minum'' /se la mat min oom/ (cheers)
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=== [[Interlingua]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===

*Interlingua: ''Interlingua''
*hello: ''salute''
*welcome: ''il es nihil''
*good-bye: ''adeo''
*please: ''per favor''
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*generic toast: &#20094;&#26479; ''kanpai'' /ka n pa i/ or /kam paj/ (kam-pie)
*Do you speak English?: &#33521;&#35486;&#35441;&#12379;&#12414;&#12377;&#12363; ''eigo hanasemasu ka'' /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
*foreigner: &#22806;&#22269;&#20154; gaikokujin /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally gaijin ["guy jean"])
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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)
* English: ''&#1077;&#1085;&#1075;&#1083;&#1077;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;'' (engleski) /En-glE-ski/ (-skee)
* yes: ''&#1076;&#1072;'' (da) /dA/
* no: ''&#1085;&#1077;'' (ne) /nE/
* generic toast: ''&#1078;&#1080;&#1074;&#1077;&#1083;&#1080;''! (&#382;iveli!) /Zi-vE-li/ Literal translation: live! ([[imperative mood|imperative]] 1st person plural)
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=== [[Slovak language|Slovak]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===

*Slovak (adjective): ''slovenský'' (SLOvenskii) /slO-vEns-ki:/
*Slovak (adverb): ''po slovensky'' (POslovenski) /pO-slo-vEns-ki/
*hello: ''dobrý de&#328;'' (DObree dyeniy) /dO-bri: dj, 'EJ/ Literal translation: good day
*good-bye: ''dovidenia'' (DOvidyeniya) /dO-vi-dj, 'E-Ji_^ V/
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*Where's the bathroom?: ''Nasaán ang banyo?'' /%nas6?an ?aN "banjo/(NA-sa-AN ang BAN-yoh?)
*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?)


=== [[Taiwanese language|Taiwanese]] ===

See [[Taiwanese language#Common phrases|article]].
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=== [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ([[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]]) ===

*Tamizh: ''Tamizh'' /ta miK\/ 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/
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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/
(contracted; show full)*yes: ewe /e we/ (ay way)
*no: hayi /ha ji/ (ha yee)

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Usage Notes, general:

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