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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.

(contracted; show full)*sorry: 
*I don't understand: 
*where's the bathroom?: 
*hello, and generic toast: ''salude'' /sa'luDe/ "saw-LOODHE"

=== [[Serbian language|Serbian]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===

*Serbian: &#1089;&#1088;&#1087;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080; (srpski) /
srp-skee/ (s(e)rp-skee/)
*hello: ''&#1079;&#1076;&#1088;&#1072;&#1074;&#1086;'' (zdravo) /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
*good-bye: ''&#1076;&#1086;&#1074;&#1080;&#1106;&#1077;&#1114;&#1072;'' (dovidjenja) /dO-vi-jAy-nyd<sup>j</sup>E-n<sup>j</sup>A/ Literal translation: until we see again
* please: ''&#1084;&#1086;&#1083;&#1080;&#1084;'' (molim) /mO-lim/ (moleam/)
* thank you: ''&#1093;&#1074;&#1072;&#1083;&#1072;'' (hvala) /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
* that one: ''&#1090;&#1086;'' (to) /tO/ (<b>not</b> as english to)
* how much?: ''&#1082;&#1086;&#1083;&#1080;&#1082;&#1086;''? (koliko?) /cohko-lEE-coh/ (ko/ (coleeco, co-, -co => cup)
* 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!) /Zhi-vEh-lee/i/ (zhivelee) Literal translation: live! ([[imperative mood|imperative]] 1st person plural)

=== [[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
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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]