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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)*no: ''no''
*generic toast: &nbsp;

=== [[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===

*Indonesian: ''bahasa Indonesia'' /ba ha sa in do ne si a/
*hello: 
**''selamat pagi'' /s
e uh-la  -mat pa  -gi/ (morning) 
**''selamat siang'' /... si  -aN/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
**''selamat sore'' /... so  -re/ (late afternoon)
**''selamat malam'' /... ma  -lam/ (after dark)
*good-bye: 
**''selamat tinggal'' /... tiN  -gal/ (said by person leaving)
**''selamat jalan'' /... ja  -lan/ (said by person staying)
*please: ''tolong'' /to  e-loN/
*thank you: ''terima kasih'' /te ri ree-ma ka  -sih/
*that one: ''itu'' /i tu-too/
*how much? ''berapa'' /be uh-ra  -pa/
*English: ''bahasa Inggris'' /ba  -ha  -sa IN iN-gris/
*yes: ''ya'' /jya/
*no: ''tidak'' /ti  -dak'/
*generic toast: ''selamat minum'' /se uh-la  -mat mi-n  oom/ (cheers)
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*excuse me: ''maaf'' /ma-af/
*I don't understand: ''saya tidak mengerti'' /sa-ya ti-da' muh-Nur-ti/
*Do you speak English?: ''bisa bahasa Inggris?'' /bi-sa .../
*Where is the restroom?: ''di mana toilet?'' /di ma-na toy-let/


=== [[Interlingua]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===

*Interlingua: ''Interlingua''
*hello: ''salute''
*welcome: ''il es nihil''
*good-bye: ''adeo''
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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]