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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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*generic toast: &#20094;&#26479; ''kampai'' /ka m pa j/ (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)*sorry: 
*I don't understand: 
*where's the bathroom?: 
*hello, and generic toast: ''salude'' /sa'luDe/ "saw-LOODHE"

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

*Serbian: &#1089;&#1088;&#1087;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080; (srpski) /srp-skee/ (s
(e)rpskee)
*hello: ''&#1079;&#1076;&#1088;&#1072;&#1074;&#1086;'' (zdravo) /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
*good-bye: ''&#1076;&#1086;&#1074;&#1080;&#1106;&#1077;&#1114;&#1072;'' (dovidjenja) /dO-vi-d<sup>j</sup>E-n<sup>j</sup>A/ Literal translation: until we see again
(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]

[[es:Frases usuales en distintos idiomas]]
[[ro:Fraze uzuale &#238;n diferite limbi]]
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