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List of common phrases in constructed languages
Some phrases from fictional languages:

=== [[Buglere|Chakobsa]] ([[Constructed language|Fictional]] from the ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' series) ===

*Buglere: ''Buglerege'' /buu le AY e/
*hello: ''cheklemine'' /che klay mee NAY/
*good-bye: ''bachage no'' /ba CHA ge no/
*please: 
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*Klingon: ''tlhIngan Hol'' /tKINAn xol/ ("Klingon language")
*hello: ''nuqneH'' /nuqnEx/ (literally "What do you want?", only said when someone approaches you, not the other way around)
*goodbye: ''Qapla' ''/qXAplA?/ (literally "Success!")
*please: 
<sup>9</sup>'''''Note''': Klingon usually dispenses with such things as greetings, "please", or "thank you". It is recommended that you leave out these phrases.''
*thank you: ''qatlho' ''/qAtKo?/ (when speaking to one person), ''Satlho' ''/s`AtKo?/ (when speaking to more than one person)
*that one: ''Dochvetlh'' /d`otSvEtK/ (literally "that thing")
*how much?:'' 'ar?'' /?Ar/
*yes: ''HIja' ''/xIdZA?/ or ''HISlaH'' /xIs`lAx/ in response to a yes/no question; ''luq'' /luq/ in response to an order
*no: ''ghobe' ''/GobE?/
*sorry: ''jItlhIj'' /dZItKIdZ/ (literally "I apologise")
*I don't understand: ''jIyajbe' ''/dZIjAdZbE?/
*where's the bathroom?: ''puchpa' vISuch. nuqDaq 'oH?'' /putSpA? vIs`utS nuqd`aq ?ox/ (literally "I seek the bathroom. Where is it?")
*generic toast:'' 'IwlIj jachjaj'' /?IwlIdZ dZAtSdZAdZ/
*Do you speak English? ''DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'?'' /d`IvI? xol d`AdZAtKlAx?A?/
*foreigner: ''nov'' /nov/

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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)
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=== [[Quenya]] ([[Constructed language|Fictional]] from [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s work) ===

*Quenya: ''Quenya'' /"k<sup>w</sup>eJa/
*hello: ''m&aacute;ra cal&euml;'' /"ma:ra kale/
*good-bye: ''nam&aacute;ri&euml;'' /na"ma:rie/; ''m&aacute;ra mesta'' /"ma:ra "mesta/
*please: 
*thank you: ''hantanyel'' /hanta"Jel/ (lit. I thank you)
*sorry: 
*that one: 
*how much?: 
*English: 
*yes: ''y&eacute;'' /"je:/
*no: ''l&aacute;'' /"la:/
*I don't understand: ''ni l&aacute; hanyan'' /"ni "la: "haJan/
*where's the bathroom?: 
*generic toast:
*Do you speak English?: