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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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*no: &#1604;&#1575; /la:/ (laa)
*Where's the bathroom?: &#1571;&#1610;&#1606; &#1575;&#1604;&#1581;&#1605;&#1617;&#1575;&#1605;&#1567; /a&rsquo;inal X\am:am/ (a'ina-l-hammam?, a ee null hhum mum?)
''note: these were snagged off of [http://tarjim.ajeeb.com/ajeeb/default.asp?lang=1 Ajeeb.com]'s Web translator, with SAMPA and spelling guide renderings a best-guess only.''
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*what is your name? = Ma ismak?


=== [[Euskara|Basque]] ===

Note on SAMPA: a comma after a [[fricative]] indicates that it is [[apical]] rather than [[laminal]].

*Basque: ''Euskara'' /ews ka ra/
*hello: ''kaixo'' /kaj S,o/
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*thank you: ''hvala'' /'hvA-la/ 
*that one: ''tisti''  /'tIs-tI/ (ti-, -ti => ''Ti''bet)
*how much?: ''koliko?'' /'kO-lI-kQ/ (co-, -co => cup)
*English: ''angle&#353;ko'' /An-'gle-S-kQ/
*yes: ''da'' /dV/
*no: ''ne'' /nE/
*generic toast: ''na zdravje'' /nA z-drAU-jE/ 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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