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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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** hello on telephone: &#12418;&#12375;&#12418;&#12375; ''moshi-moshi'' /mo Si mo Si/ (mo shi mo shi)
*good-bye: &#12373;&#12424;&#12358;&#12394;&#12425; ''say&#333;nara'' /sa jo: na ra/ (sigh oh na ra)
*please:  
**&#19979;&#12373;&#12356; ''kudasai'' /ku da sa i/ (ku-da-sigh) (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
**&#12393;&#12358;&#12382; ''d
ou&#333;zo'' /do: zo/ (Often used when offering or allowing something to someone else.  Similar to "go ahead" or "feel free")
**&#12362;&#39000;&#12356;&#12375;&#12414;&#12377; ''onegaishimasu'' /o ne ga i Si ma su./ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss)  (used when politely requesting a favor or action; final /u/ is voiceless [whispered] after /s/)
*thank you: &#12354;&#12426;&#12364;&#12392;&#12358; ''arigat&#333;'' /a ri ga to:/ (ah-ri-ga-to-oh)
*sorry: &#12372;&#20813; ''gomen'' /go me n/ (go men) inf. or ''gomennasai'' /go me n na sa i/  (go men nah sigh) 
*excuse me: &#28168;&#12415;&#12414;&#12379;&#12435; ''sumimasen'' /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
*that one: &#12381;&#12428; ''sore'' /so re/ (so reh)
*how much? &#12356;&#12367;&#12425; ''ikura'' /i ku ra/ (i-ku-ra)
*English: &#33521;&#35486; ''eigo'' /e i go/ ''or'' /ej go/ (ay-go)
*yes: &#12399;&#12356; ''hai'' /ha i/ ''or'' /haj/ (high)
*no: &#12356;&#12356;&#12360; ''iie'' /i: e/ (ee-eh)
*where's the bathroom?: ; &#12488;&#12452362;&#25163;&#27927;&#12524356;&#12399;&#12393;&#12371;&#12391;&#12377;&#12363;&#12288;''toireotearai wa doko desu ka'' or just &#12488;&#12452362;&#25163;&#27927;&#12524;356&#12393;&#12371;&#12288;''toireotearai doko'' /to i reo te a ra i wa do ko de su ka/ /to i re do ko/ (toy-rehte a ra i do ko/ (o-teh-a-rie wa do-ko des-ka) (toy-reho-teh-a-rie do-ko)
*generic toast: &#20094;&#26479; ''kanmpai'' /ka nm pa i/ or /kam paj/ (kam-pie)
*Do you speak English?: &#33521;&#35486;&#35441;&#12379;&#12414;&#12377;&#12363; ''eigo hanasemasu ka'' /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
*foreigner: &#22806;&#22269;&#20154; ''gaikokujin'' /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally ''gaijin'' ["guy jean"])
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=== [[Korean language|Korean]] ===

''Note: [[Hangul]] ''[[Revised Romanization of Korean]]'' /[[SAMPA]]/''
''See also: [[Names of Korea]]''

*Korean: &#54620;&#44397;&#50612; ''hangugeo'' /han ku k7/
(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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