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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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*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]"


=== [[Malay language|Malay]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===

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<caption>'''Vowels'''</caption>
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SAMPA notes:
*'''N''' is '''ng''' as in ki'''ng'''.
*'''tS''' is '''ch''' as in '''ch'''at.
*'''dZ''' is '''j''' as in '''j'''oy.
*'''j''' is '''y''' as in '''y'''es.
</div>


''See also [[#Indonesian|Indonesian]]''.

*Malay language: ''Bahasa Melayu'' /ba-ha-sa me-la-yu/
*hello: 
**''selamat pagi'' /s@-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning) 
**''selamat tengah hari'' /... t@Nah ha-ri/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
**''selamat petang'' /... p@-taN/ (late afternoon)
**''selamat malam'' /... ma-lam/ (after dark)
*good-bye: 
**''selamat tinggal'' /... tiN-gal/ (said by person leaving) (lit. Safe living (''tinggal'' has connotations of residence, stay))
**''selamat jalan'' /... dZa-lan/ (said by person staying) (lit. Safe travelling)
*please: ''tolong'' /tO-lON/
*thank you: ''terima kasih'' /t@-ri-ma ka-sih/
*that one: ''itu'' /i-tU/
*how much?: ''berapa'' /b@-ra-pa/
*English language: ''Bahasa Inggeris'' /ba-ha-sa iN-g@ris/
*yes: ''ya'' /ja/
*no: ''tidak'' /ti-dak/
*excuse me: ''maaf'' /ma-af/
*I don't understand: ''saya tidak faham'' /sa-ja ti-dak fa-ham/
*Do you speak English?: ''bolehkah cakap bahasa Inggeris?'' /bo-leh-kah tSakap .../
*Where is the restroom?: ''di mana tandas?'' /di mana tan-das/
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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/
*thank you: ''kia ora'' /kia o4a/
*how much?: ''p&#275;hea?'' /pe:hea/
*yes: ''a'' /a/
*no: ''kaore'' /kao4e/
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=== [[Marathi language|Marathi]] ([[Indian languages]]) ===

*Marathi: ''maraaThee'' 
*hello: '''' 
*good-bye: ''achhaa''
*please: ''krupah yaa''
*thank you: ''aa bhaar''
(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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