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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: ''ne gomprenan ket'' /ne gO~mpRena~n ket/
*where's the bathroom?: ''pelec'h ema&ntilde; ar sal dour ?'' /pe"lEx ema aR zal duR/ 
*generic toast: ''yec'hed mat !'' /jehEt mat/ 
*Do you speak English? ''kaozeal a rit saozneg ?'' /kozeal a Rit saoznEk/

=== [[Catalan language|Catalan]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===


([[SAMPA]] schema used, beware that is NOT [[IPA]])
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*Catalan: ''Catal&agrave;'' /k&#601;t&#601;@t@'lA/
*hello: ''hola'' /'Ol&#601;@/
*good-bye: ''adeu'' /&#601;&eacute;u'' /@'DEw/
*please: ''si us plau'' /sis'plAw/
*thank you: ''grà&agrave;cies'' /'grAsj&#601;@s/; ''mercès'' /m&#601;@r'sEs/
*sorry: ''p&#601;rdo'' /p&#601;erd&oacute;'' /p@r'dDO/ 
*that one: ''aquest'' /&#601;@'kEt/ (masc.); ''aquesta'' /&#601;'kEst&#601;@'kEst@/ (fem.)
*how much?: ''quant val?'' /'kwAm'bAl/; ''quant es?'' /'kwAn'te@s/
*yes: ''si&iacute;'' /'sI/
*no: ''no'' /'nOo/
*I don't understand: ''No ho entenc'' /'no w&#601;n'te&#331;@n'teN/
*where's the bathroom?: ''oOn e&eacute;s el bany?'' /'on'ez&#601;@l'BaJ/; ''on es el lavabo?'' /'Oon'Ez&#601;l'l&#601;'bAb@l'l@'BABu/
*generic toast: ''sSalut!'' /s@'lut/;
*Do you speak English?: ''Que parla angles?'' /k&#601; 'pArl&#601; &#601;&egrave;s?'' /k@ 'pArl@ @n'glEs/
*Do you speak Catalan?: ''Que parla català?'' /k&#601; 'pArl&#601; k&#601;t&#601;&agrave;?'' /k@ 'pArl@ k@t@'lA/
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=== [[Mandarin Chinese|Chinese, Mandarin]] ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]) ===

''Note: tone 1 is high and level; 2 is rising; 3 is dipping; 4 is falling.  A dot following SAMPA palatals indicates a retroflexed phoneme. For more info, see [[pinyin]].  Also note that the first set of characters preceding the slashes are in [[Simplified_Chinese|simplified Chinese characters]] and the ones following the slashes are in [[Traditional_Chinese|traditional characters]].''

(contracted; show full)* [[Common phrases in constructed languages]]

==External link==
* [http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/language.htm Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources]

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