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When you are in a country whose language you do not understand it is possible to get along with a surprisingly short list of phrases, combined with pointing, miming, and writing down numbers on paper.  Here is such a list.

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<th>[[Hindi language|Hindi]]</th>
<td>'''' // </td>
<td>''namasté'' // </td>
<td>''pirmelenge'' // </td>
<td>''merker-bani seh'' // </td>
<td>''shukriya'' // </td>
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<td>''haji'' // </td>
<td>''ji nahi'' // </td>
<td>'''' //</td>
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<th>[[German language|German]]</th>
<td>''Deutsch''<br>/doych/</td>
<td>''hallo'' /hul-low/</td>
<td>''auf Wiedersehen'' /owf VEE-der-zay-en/</td>
<td>''bitte'' /bit-eh/</td>
<td>''danke'' /dunk-eh/</td>
<td>''das'' /duss/</td>
(contracted; show full)<sup>9</sup> The person leaving says ''selamat tinggal'', the person staying ''selamat jalan''.

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