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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.

(contracted; show full)*how much?: ''hvor mye'' /wu4 my:@/
*English: ''engelsk'' /'eNelsk/
*yes: ''ja'' /jA:/ (yah)
*no: ''nei'' /n{j/ (nay)
*can I take your picture?: ''kan jeg ta bilde av deg?''
*where is the bathroom?: ''hvor er badet?''
*where do you come from?: ''hvor kommer du fra?''
*do you speak English?: ''
snakkerkan du engelsk?''
*generic toast: ''skål'' /sko:l/

=== [[Pennsylvania German language|Pennsylvania German]], Pennsylvania Dutch ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]])===

''(dialects may vary)''

*Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Pennsilfaani(isch)-Deitsch''
(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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