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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.

(contracted; show full)*that one: ''die'' /di/ (dee)
*how much?: ''hoeveel'' /hu:-vel/ (who-VEIL)
*English: ''Engels'' /EN-@ls/ (ENGels)
*yes: ''ja'' /ja/ (ya)
*no: ''nee'' /ne/ (ney)
*generic toast: ''proost'' /prost/ (prohw-st)


=== [[Ekspreso]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===

*Ekspreso: ''Ekspreso'' (ex-PREY-so)
*hello: ''halo'' (HAH-low)
*welcome: ''bonvenied'' (bon-vay-nee-ED)
*good-bye: ''adio'' (a-dee-OH)
*please: ''per favor'' (per FAH-vor)
*thank you: ''grasias'' (GRAH-see-yass)
*sorry: ''perdonen'' (per-DOEN-nehn)
*that one: ''isa'' (EE-saw)
*how much?: ''kuanto?'' (KWAN-toe)
*English: ''angles'' (an-GLACE)  
*yes: ''si'' (SEE)
*no: ''no'' (NOH)
*I don't understand: ''Mio no komprenden'' (MEE-oh NOH kom-PRAYN-dayn)


=== [[Esperanto]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===

*Esperanto: ''Esperanto'' /EspEranto/
*hello: ''saluton'' /salut@Un/
*good-bye: ''&#285;is'' /dZis/
*please: ''mi petas'' /mi@ pEtas/
*thank you: ''dankon'' /dank@U/
*that one: ''tiu'' /ti@U/
*how much?: ''kiom'' /ki@Um/
*English: ''la angla'' /la angla/
*yes: ''jes'' /jes/
*no: ''ne'' /ne/
*Where is the bathroom?: ''Kie estas la necesejo?'' /kie Estas la nEtsEseIo/
*generic toast: ''je via sano'' /jE via sano/
*Do you speak English?: ''&#x108;u vi parolas angle?'' /tSu vi parolas anglE/
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=== [[Estonian language|Estonian]] ([[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric]]) ===

*Estonian: ''eesti''
*hello: ''tere''
*good-bye: ''head aega''
*please: ''palun''
*thank you: ''ait&auml;h''
*that one: ''see''
*how much?: ''kui palju''
(contracted; show full)*that one: ''&thorn;etta'' /Te t:a/ (thetta)
*how much?: ''hversu mikið'' /xver sY mI:cID/ (KVAIR-suh mickith)
*English: ''enska'' /en ska/ (enn skah)
*yes: ''j&aacute;'' /jau:/ (yow)
*no: ''nei'' /nej/ (nay)
*generic toast: ''skál!'' /skau:l/ (skowl) &nbsp;


=== [[Ido language|Ido]] ([[constructed language|planned]], reformed version of [[Esperanto]]) ===

*Ido: ''Ido''
*hello: ''bona jorno''
*good-bye: ''adio''
*please: ''bonvole''
*thank you: ''danko''
*that one: ''co''
*how much: ''quanta''
*English: ''angla''
*yes: ''yes''
*no: ''no''
*generic toast: &nbsp;
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=== [[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===

(note: ''N'' is pronounced like ''ng'' in ''king'')
*Indonesian: ''bahasa Indonesia'' /ba-ha-sa in-do-ne-sia/
*hello: 
**''halo'' /ha-lo/ (casual and on telephone)
**''selamat pagi'' /suh-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning) 
**''selamat siang'' /... si-aN/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
(contracted; show full)*no: ''tidak'' /ti-da'/
*generic toast: ''selamat minum'' /suh-la-mat mi-noom/ (cheers)
*excuse me: ''maaf'' /ma-af/
*I don't understand: ''saya tidak mengerti'' /sa-ya ti-da' muh-Nur-ti/
*Do you speak English?: ''bisa bahasa Inggris?'' /bi-sa .../
*Where is the restroom?: ''di mana toilet?'' /di ma-na toy-let/


=== [[Interlingua]] ([[English language|Anglo]]-[[Romance languages|romance]], [[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===

*Interlingua: ''Interlingua'' (een-ter-LEENG-wah)
*hello: ''salute'' (sah-LOO-teh)
*welcome: ''benvenite'' (ben-veh-NEE-teh)
*good-bye: ''adeo'' (ah-DEH-oh)
*please: ''per favor'' (per fah-VOR)
*thank you: ''gratias'' (GRAH-tsias)
*sorry: ''pardono'' (par-DOH-noh)
*that one: ''iste'' (EES-teh)
*how much?: ''quanto?'' (QUAHN-toh)
*English: ''Anglese'' (ahng-LEH-zeh)
*yes: ''si'' (see)
*no: ''no'' (noh)
*I don't understand: ''Io non comprende'' (EE-oh non com-PREN-deh)
*generic toast: "A vostre sanitate!" (ah VOS-treh sahn-ee-TAH-teh)
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=== [[Irish language|Irish]] ([[Celtic languages|Celtic]]) ===

*Irish: ''Gaeilge'' /ge l@ gE/ (GWAY-lih-geh)
*welcome: ''fáilte'' /fa:l t<sup><font size=-1>j</font></sup>@/(FALL-cha)
*good-bye: ''slán'' /sla:n/ (slawn)
*please: ''le do thoil'' /lE dO hil/ (leh duh hill)
*thank you: ''go raibh maith agat'' /g@ rEv mah a g@t/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
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*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"])


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

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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*sorry: ''tschulligung'' /'choo-lee-goonk/
*I don't understand: ''Ik v&ouml;rstah nich'' / eek forstaa nix /
*where's the toilet?: ''wo is de tante Meyer?'' /vow is day tanne migher/
*generic toast: ''nich lang snacken - kopp in'n nacken!'' /neex lung snuckan 'kopp inAkan/
*Do you speak English?: ''snacks du englisch?'' /snucks doo english/


=== [[Lojban]] (''a priori'' [[constructed language|planned language]]) ===

*Lojban: ''la lojban'' /lah LOZH-bahn/
*hello: ''coi'' /shoy/
*good-bye: ''co'o'' /SHO-ho/
*please: ''pe'u'' /PEH-hoo/
*thank you: ''ki'e'' /KEE-heh/
*that one: ''ta'' /tah/
*how much?: ''la'u ma'' /LAH-hoo mah/
*English: ''le glibau'' /leh GLEE-bow/
*yes: ''.i go'i'' /ee GO-hee/
*no: ''.i na go'i'' /ee nah GO-hee/
*sorry: ''.u'u'' /OO-who/
*generic toast:
*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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=== [[Malay language|Malay]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===

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{| style="text-align: center;" border="1" cellspacing="0"
<caption>'''Vowels'''</caption>
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(contracted; show full)*thank you: ''tenkyu''
*that one: ''em''
*how much?: ''haumas''
*English: ''Inglis''
*yes: ''yes''
*no: ''nogat''


=== [[Toki Pona language|Toki Pona]] ([[constructed language|planned]] [[pidgin]] based on sources from around the world) ===

''Words are accented on the first syllable.''

*Toki Pona: ''toki pona''
*hello: ''toki!''
*good-bye: ''mi tawa'' (said by person leaving); ''tawa pona'' (said by person staying)
*thank you: ''pona''
*that one: ''ni''
*how much?: ''mute seme?''
*English: ''toki Inli''
*yes: ''lon''<sup>4</sup>
*no: ''lon ala''<sup>5</sup>
*generic toast: ''telo nasa pona!''
*Do you speak English?: ''sina sona ala sona e toki Inli?''
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=== [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===

*Ukrainian: &#1059;&#1082;&#1088;&#1072;&#1111;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1072; (Ukrayins`ka)
*hello: &#1047;&#1076;&#1086;&#1088;&#1086;&#1074;&#1077;&#1085;&#1100;&#1082;&#1110; &#1073;&#1091;&#1083;&#1080; (Zdoroven`ki buly) Literal translation: (may we) be healthy
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*thank you: ''diolch'' /DEE-olk/
*that one: ''honno'' /HON-no/ (feminine); ''hwnnw'' /HOO-noo/ (masculine).
*how much?: ''faint?'' /vie-nt/
*English: ''Saesneg'' /SAUS-neg/
*yes: <sup>4</sup>''ie'' /ee-yay/  ''Note: This is a [[false friend]] for Japanese speakers.''
*no: <sup>5</sup>''na'' /na/

*generic toast: ''iechyd da'' /YEKid dar/


=== [[Volapük]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based mostly on English and other European languages) ===

*Volapük: ''Volapük''
*hello: ''Glidis''
*welcome: ''veköm''
*good-bye: ''ledit''
*please: ''if plüdol''
*thank you: ''danö''
*sorry: ''pardö''
*that one: ''atos''
*how much?: ''flagedö?''
*English: ''Linglanik'', ''Nelijik''
*yes: ''si''
*no: ''no''
*I don't understand: ''No suemob''
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=== [[Xhosa language]] (Nguni languages, [[Bantu]]) ===

''Note: [||\] represents a lateral [[click consonant|click]], and [K] represents a voiceless lateral fricative (equivalent to Welsh "ll").''

*Xhosa: isiXhosa /i si ||\<sup>h</sup>o sa/ (ee see kho sa)
*hello: Molo /mo lo/ (mow low)
*good bye: sala kakuhle /sa la ka ku Ke/ (sa la ka koo hlay)
*please: enkosi /N ko si/ ('ng ko see)
(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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