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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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*Do you speak English?: 英語話せますか ''eigo hanasemasu ka'' /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
*foreigner: 外国人 ''gaikokujin'' /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally ''gaijin'' ["guy jean"])

===[[Klingon language|Klingon]] ([[constructed language|
plannedfictional]])===

'''''Note''': Klingon usually dispenses with such things as greetings, "please", or "thank you". It is recommended that you leave out these phrases.''

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*English: ''DIvI' Hol'' /d`I.vI? xol/ (dih-VIH khole)
*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /t_KI.NAn xol/ (TLING-an khole)
*hello, good-bye, please, thank you: (can safely be left out)
*that one: ''Dochvetlh'' /d`ot_S.vEt_K/ (DOACH-vettle)
*how much?: ''<nowiki>'ar</nowiki>'' /?Ar/ (ARE)
*yes: ''<nowiki>HIja'</nowiki>'' /xI.d_ZA?/ (khi-JAH), ''HISlaH'' /xIs`.lAx/ (khish-LAHKH)
*no: ''<nowiki>ghobe'</nowiki>'' /Go.bE?/ (gho-BEH)
*sorry: ''jIQoS'' /d_ZI.q_Xos`/ (jih-KROASH)
*I don't understand: ''<nowiki>jIyajbe'</nowiki>'' /d_ZI.jAd_Z.bE?/ (jih-yahj-BEH)
*where's the bathroom?: ''<nowiki>nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?</nowiki>'' /nuq.d`Aq ?ox p_hut_S.p_ha?.?E?/ (NOOK-dack oakh pooch-pah-EH)
*generic toast:'' 'IwlIj jachjaj'' /?Iw.lId_Z d_ZAt_S.d_Zad_Z/ (EWWW-lidge JATCH-jadge)
*Do you speak English?: ''DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'?'' /d`I.vI? xol d`A.d_ZAt_K.lAx.?A?/ (dih-VIH khole da-jattle-lahkh-AH)⏎
See [[Phrases in fictional languages]]
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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/
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*generic toast: &#44148;&#48176;! ''geonbae'' /k7n p&amp;/ (gun beh) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat") , &#50948;&#54616;&#50668;! ''wihayeo'' /wi ha y7/ (wee hah yuh)
*Do you speak English?: &#50689;&#50612; &#54624; &#51460; &#50500;&#49464;&#50836;? ''yeongeo hal jul aseyo'' /y7N 7 hal cul a sE yo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)
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=== [[Latin]] ([[Italic languages|Italic]]) ===

Pronunciations given are the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation (Based on [[Italian language|Italian]], and used in some ceremonies by the [[Catholic]] church)  

*Latin: ''Latina'' /la'tina/ ("lah-TEE-nah")
*hello: ''ave!'' /'ave/ ("Ah-vay") 
*goodbye: ''vale!'' /'vale/ ("vah-lay")
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*I don't understand: ''mi na jimpe'' /mee nah ZHEEM-peh/
*Where's the bathroom?: ''ma stuzi le vimku'a'' /ma STOO-zee leh vim-KOO-ha/
*Do you speak English?: ''xu do se bangu le glibau'' /khoo doe seh BAN-goo leh GLEE-bow/

====See also====
*[http://www.digitalkingdom.org/lojban/phrasebook/ Lojban Phrasebook], especially the section "[http://www.digitalkingdom.org/lojban/phrasebook/sampu.html simple phrases]"
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=== [[Maori language|Maori]] ([[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]]) ===

*Maori: ''m&#257;ori'' /ma:o4i/
*hello: ''t&#275;n&#257; koe'' /te:na: koe/ (to one person), ''t&#257;n&#257; k&#333;rua'' /te:na: ko:4ua/ (to two people), ''t&#257;n&#257; koutou'' /te:na: koutou/
*good-bye: ''e noho r&#257;'' /e noho 4a:/
*please: ''koa'' /koa/
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==External link==
* [http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/language.htm Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources]

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