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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.

You are invited to add more languages to the list. Please use the minimum number of words that would be understandable and put the pronunciation in slashes according to [[SAMPA]] or [[X-SAMPA]] transcription if possible. If desired, also add a pseudo-English pronunciation guide for those not familiar with SAMPA or [[international phonetic alphabet|IPA]].  However, actual pronunciations of the pseudo-English spellings will vary wildly from speaker to speaker.  Enclose the "spelling guide" in parentheses, separate syllables with dashes, use English words that sound like the syllables if possible, and render the stressed syllable in ALL CAPS.

The [[language families and languages|language family]] of every language is listed in parentheses.⏎
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== Examples ==

=== [[English language|English]] ([[germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

As a sample, here's English, according to British [[Received Pronunciation]], followed by [[American English/Standard American English]]:

*English: ''English'' /"iN lIS/, /IN glIS/
(contracted; show full)
*no: ''nee'' /ne./ (nay)
*where's the bathroom?: ''Wêr is hjir it húske?'' /WE:r Is jIr@t hy.sk@/ (where is yirret hewske)
*generic toast: ''tsjoch'' /tSoX/ (chokh)
*Do you speak English?: ''Kinne jo Ingelsk?'' /kIn@ jo. IN@lsk/ (kinne yo ingelsk?)
*I don't understand: ''Ik begryp it net'' /Ik [email protected]@t nEt/ (ick begreapet net)
*Sorry: ''Pardon'' /p@dcn/ (p'donn)  



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=== [[German language|German]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

*German: ''Deutsch'' /dojtS/ (doytch)
*hello: ''hallo'' /h@'l:o:/ (hullo in [[Received Pronunciation]])
*good-bye: ''auf Wiedersehen'' /awf '?vi:dERze:n/ (owf vee dare zane)
*please: ''bitte'' /'bIt:@/ (bit uh)
*thank you: ''danke'' /'daNkE/ (dahn keh)
*that one: ''das'' /'dAs/ ("dus" in "dust")
*how much?: ''wie viel?'' /'vi '?fi:l/ (vee feel)
*English: ''Englisch'' /'ENlIS/ (eng glish)
*yes: ''ja'' /'ja/ (yaah)
*no: ''nein'' /'najn/ (nine[[Media:CPIDL German - Deutsch.ogg|listen]])
*hello: ''hallo'' /h@'l:o:/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Hallo.ogg|listen]])
*good-bye: ''auf Wiedersehen'' /awf '?vi:dERze:n/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Auf Wiedersehen.ogg|listen]])
*please: ''bitte'' /'bIt:@/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Bitte.ogg|listen]])
*thank you: ''danke'' /'daNkE/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Danke.ogg|listen]])
*that one: ''das'' /'dAs/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Das.ogg|listen]])
*how much?: ''wie viel?'' /'vi '?fi:l/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Wie viel.ogg|listen]])
*English: ''Englisch'' /'ENlIS/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Englisch.ogg|listen]])
*yes: ''ja'' /'ja/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Ja.ogg|listen]])
*no: ''nein'' /'najn/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Nein.ogg|listen]])
*where's the bathroom?: ''Wo ist die Toilette?'' /'vo '?ist '?di: ?toi'lEt:@/ (voe[[Media:CPIDL German - Wo ist deie toy-Toilet-te.ogg|listen]])
*generic toast: ''prosit'' /pRo'zit/ (pro zeat[[Media:CPIDL German - Prosit.ogg|listen]]) or ''prost'' /'pRo:st/ (p[[Media:CPIDL German - Prohst.ogg|listen]])
*Do you speak English?: ''Sprechen Sie Englisch?'' /'SpRECEn '?zi: '?ENlIS/ (Shpreh-s[[Media:CPIDL German - Sprechen zeSie eEng-lishch.ogg|listen]])
*I don't understand: ''Ich verstehe nicht.'' /'IC ?fER'Ste:@ '?nICt/ (IS fair-shtay-uh nisht)
*Sorry: ''Entschuldigung'' /Ent'SUldIgUN/ (ant shool dih goong)  [[Media:CPIDL German - Ich verstehe nicht.ogg|listen]])
*Sorry: ''Entschuldigung'' /Ent'SUldIgUN/ ([[Media:CPIDL German - Entschuldigung.ogg|listen]])

=== [[Greek language|Greek]]  ===

*Greek: &#917;&#955;&#955;&#951;&#957;&#953;&#954;&#940;; /e lI ni ka/ (el lin ee KA)
*hello: &#915;&#949;&#953;&#940; &#963;&#945;&#962; /Ja sas/  (YA sas) 
*please: &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&kappa;&alpha;&lambda;&omega; /pa ra ka LO/ (puh rah kah LOW)
(contracted; show full)
*generic toast: &#20094;&#26479; ''kampai'' /ka m pa j/ (kam-pie)
*can you speak English?: &#33521;&#35486;&#35441;&#12379;&#12427;&#12363;&#65311;''eigo hanaseru ka'' /e i go ha na se ru ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-ru-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)
*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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