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List of common phrases in various languages
Here is 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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*I don't understand: ''Nerozumiem''  /NYErozoomyem/ (JE-4Ozu-mi_^Em/ 
*Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: ''Kde je [záchod]? '' (KDYE YE ZAA-khod) /gdE jE zV:xOd/
*Do you speak [English]?: ''Hovoríte [po anglicky]?'' (HOvoriitye POanglytscy) /hO-vo-4i:-tj, 'E pO-VN-glic-ki/


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

*Slovene: ''slovensko'' /sl
o-vEQ-'ven-s-cOkQ/
*hello: ''zdravo'' /Z'zdrA-vOQ/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
*good-bye:hello: ''&#382;ivijo'' /'ZIUjQ/
*good-bye: ''nasvidenje'' (also ''na svidenje'') /na swE-'svI-deEn-yjE/
*please: ''prosim'' /'prO-sim/ (pro- => prospect, -sim => simulation)
*thank you: ''hvala'' /'hvA-la/ 
*that one: ''tisti''  /'tI-s-tiI/ (ti-, -ti => Ti''Ti''bet)
*how much?: ''koliko?'' /co-lE-co'kO-lI-kQ/ (co-, -co => cup)
*English: ''angle&#353;ko'' /A-n-'glEe-S-cokQ/
*yes: ''da'' /dAV/
*no: ''ne'' /nE/
*generic toast: ''na zdravje'' /nA z-drA-oU-yjE/ Literal translation: to (our) health
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=== [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===

*Spanish: ''castellano'' /kaste'Lano/ (kass-teh-LYA-naw); ''español'' /espa'Jol/ (ess-pahn-YOHL)
*hello: ''hola'' /'ola/ (OH-la)
*good-bye: ''adiós'' [a'Djos] (ah-THYOHS)
*please: ''por favor'' [por fa'Bor] (pour fah-VOAR)
*thank you: ''gracias'' /'graTjas/ (GRAHSS-yahss)
(contracted; show full)* Some [[phrases in fictional languages]]

==External link==
* [http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/language.htm Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources]

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