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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)*generic toast: Ola /o la/ (Oh la)

(Other useful words in Hawaiian:)
*foreigner: haole "howlie"

=== [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ([[semitic languages|Semitic]]) ===

*Hebrew: &#1506;&#1489;&#1512;&#1497;&#1514; ''ivrit''
 /Iv'RIt/
*hello: &#1513;&#1500;&#1493;&#1501; ''shalom''/SV'lom/

*good-bye: &#1500;&#1492;&#1514;&#1512;&#1488;&#1493;&#1514; ''lehitraot'' /lEhitRV'ot/
*please: &#1489;&#1489;&#1511;&#1513;&#1492; ''bevakasha'' /bEvVkV'SV/
*thank you: &#1514;&#1493;&#1491;&#1492; ''toda'' /to'dV/
*that one: &#1488;&#1514; &#1494;&#1492; ''et ze'' /Et zE/
*how much? &#1499;&#1502;&#1492; ''kama'' /'kVmV/
*English: &#1488;&#1504;&#1490;&#1500;&#1497;&#1514; ''anglit'' /Vn'glIt/
*yes &#1499;&#1503; ''ken'' /kEn/
*no: &#1500;&#1488; ''lo'' /lo/
*generic toast: &#1500;&#1495;&#1497;&#1497;&#1501; ''le-chaim'' /lE'Xaim/

=== [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ([[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]) ===

*Hindi: '''' //
*hello: ''namaste'''
*good-bye: ''phir milenge''
*please: ''meherbani seh''
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*generic toast: &#44148;&#48176;! ''geonbae'' /k7n p&amp;/ (gun ba) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat") , &#50948;&#54616;&#50668;! ''wihayeo'' /wi ha y7/ (wee hah yuh)
*Do you speak English?: &#50689;&#50612; &#54624; &#51460; &#50500;&#49464;&#50836;? ''yeongeo hal jul aseyo'' /y7N 7 hal cul a sE yo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)
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=== [[Latin]] ([[Italic languages|Italic]]) ===

Pronounciations  given are the Ecclesiastical Pronounciation (Based on [[Italian language|Italian]], and used in some ceremonies by the [[Catholic]] church)  

*Latin: ''Latina'' /la'tina/ ("lah-TEE-nah")
*hello: ''ave!'' /'ave/ ("Ah-vay") 
*goodbye: ''vale!'' /'vale/ ("vah-lay")
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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]