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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: ''salute'' /salute/ (sall-OO-teh); ''cincin'' /tSin'tSin/ (cheen cheen) 

=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===

*Japanese: &#26085;&#26412;&#35486; ''nihongo'' /ni ho n go/ or /ni hoN go/ (nee-hon-go)
*hello: 
** &#12371;&#12435;&#12395;&#12385;&#12399; ''konnichiwa'' /ko n:i tSi wa/ (kohn-nee-chee-wa)

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**good evening: ''konbanwa'' (evening) /ko n: ba n: wa/ (kon bahn wah)
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**good morning: ''ohaiyou gozaimasu'' (morning) /o ha i: joh go za i ma su/ (oh high a yoh go zigh mahss) sometimes shortened to ''ohaiyou''
** 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.")
(contracted; show full)m?: &#12362;&#25163;&#27927;&#12356;&#12399;&#12393;&#12371;&#12391;&#12377;&#12363;&#12288;''otearai wa doko desu ka'' or just &#12362;&#25163;&#27927;&#12356&#12393;&#12371;&#12288;''otearai doko'' /o te a ra i wa do ko de su ka/ /o te a ra i do ko/ (o-teh-a-rie wa do-ko des-ka) (o-teh-a-rie do-ko)
*generic toast: &#20094;&#26479; ''kampai'' /ka m pa j/ (kam-pie)
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Docan you speak English?: &#33521;&#35486;&#35441;&#12379;&#12414;&#123727;&#12363;  &#65311;''eigo hanasemasru ka'' /e i go ha na se ma sru ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-masru-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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===[[Klingon language|Klingon]] ([[constructed language|fictional]])===

See [[Phrases in fictional languages]]

=== [[Korean language|Korean]] ===

''Note: [[Hangul]] ''[[Revised Romanization of Korean]]'' /[[SAMPA]]/''
(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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