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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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*please: ''please'' /pli:z/, /pliz/
*thank you: ''thank you'' /"T{Nk ju:/, /T&amp;Nk ju/
*that one: ''that one'' /"D{t wVn/, /D&amp;t wVn/
*how much?: ''how much'' /haU "mVtS/, /haw mVtS/
*yes: ''yes'' /jEs/, /jEs/
*no: ''no'' /n@u/, /noU/
*sorry: ''sorry'' /'sOr
\`i/
*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 r\`Um/, /wEr\`z D@ b&amp;T r\`um/
*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/

=== [[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)
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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]