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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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*no: ''no'' /n@u/, /noU/
*sorry: ''sorry'' /'sOri/
*I don't understand: ''I don't understand'' /aI'd@Unt Vnd@:s't{nd/
*where's the bathroom?: ''where's the bathroom?'' /wE@z D@ "bA:T rUm/, /wErz D@ b&T rum/
*generic toast: ''bottoms up!'' /'bA t@mz "Vp/, /bA t@mz Vp/
*Do you speak English? /du: ju: spi:k "IN gliS/, /du ju spik IN glIS/
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=== [[Albanian language|Albanian]] ([[Albanian language|Albanian]]) ===

*Albanian: ''shqip'' /Sk<sup>j</sup>ip/ (shkEEp)
*hello: ''tungjatjeta'' /tun g<sup>j</sup>at je ta/ (tUhn-ngIAt-IEta)
*good-bye: ''mirupafshim'' /mi ru paf Sim/ (mEEr-Uh-oA-fshEEm)
*please: ''ju lutem'' /ju lu tem/ (iU LU-tehm)
*thank you: ''faleminderit'' /fa le min de rit/ (fAh-leh-mEE-nde-rEEt)
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*hello: ''ave!'' /'ave/ ("Ah-vay") 
*goodbye: ''vale!'' /'vale/ ("vah-lay")
*please: ''si placet'' /si 'platSet/ ("see PLAH-chet")
*thank you: ''gratias tibi ago'' /'gratsias 'tibi 'ago/ ("GRAH-tsee-as TI-bee AH-goh")
*that one: ''ille'', ''illa'', ''illud'' /'il
:e, 'il:a, 'il:ud/ ("ILL-lay, ILL-lah, ILL-lud)"/
*how much?: ''quot?'' /kuwot/ ("quote")
*yes: ''certe'' /'tSerte/ ("CHAIR-tay")
*no: ''non'', ''nullo modo'' /'non, 'nul:o 'modo/ ("noan, NUL-loh MO-doh")
*sorry: ''ignosce mihi'' /i'njJoSe 'mihi/ ("een-YOH-shay MEE-hee")
*I don't understand: ''non comprehendo'' /nonN kompre'hendo/ ("noan com-pray-HEN-doh")
*where's the bathroom? ''ubi sunt latrinae'' /'ubi sunt la'trine{/ ("OO-bee sunt lah-TREE-nay")
*generic toast: ''salutem!'' /sa'lutem/ ("sah-LOO-tehm")
*Do you speak English? ''loqueris anglice?'' /lo'kuweris anN'glitSe/ ("loh-quay-riss awn-glee-chay?")

=== [[Low Saxon language|Low Saxon]] ([[germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

*Low Saxon: ''Plattdu:u:tsch'' /"Plutt deech/
*hello: ''moin'' /moyn/
*good-bye: ''tsch&uuml;ss'' /'chuss/
*please: ''bidde'' /bidde/
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* yes: ''&#1076;&#1072;'' (da) /dA/
* no: ''&#1085;&#1077;'' (ne) /nE/
* generic toast: ''&#1078;&#1080;&#1074;&#1077;&#1083;&#1080;''! (&#382;iveli!) /Zi-vE-li/ (zhivelee) 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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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]