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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: ''Noroc!'' /no'roc/
*where's the bathroom?: ''Unde e toaleta?'' /'unde je twa'leta/

=== [[Russian language|Russian]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===

*Russian: &#1056;&#1091;&#1089;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; /russkij/ (rooss key)
*hello: &#1047;&#1076;&#1088;&#1072;&#1074;&#1089;&#1090;&#1074;&#1091;&#1081;&#1090;&#1077; /zdra
vstvujt<sup><font size = -1>j</font></sup>e/ (zdrav st  vooy tyeh) Literal translation: (be) healthy ([[imperative]] 2nd person plural/singular out of respect)
*good-bye: &#1044;&#1086; &#1089;&#1074;&#1080;&#1076;&#1072;&#1085;&#1080;&#1103; /dO svidanja/ (daw svee da nya) Literal translation: until seeing
*please: &#1055;&#1086;&#1078;&#1072;&#1083;&#1091;&#1081;&#1089;&#1090;&#1072; /pOZalsta/
*thank you: &#1057;&#1087;&#1072;&#1089;&#1080;&#1073;&#1086; /spa si b^/ (spahseebah)
*that one: &#1069;&#1090;&#1086; /E to/ (ehto)
*how much?: &#1057;&#1082;&#1086;&#1083;&#1100;&#1082;&#1086; (skolko)
*English: &#1040;&#1085;&#1075;&#1083;&#1080;&#1081;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; /aN glis kij/ (ahngleeskeey)
*yes: &#1044;&#1072; /da/ 
*no: &#1053;&#1077;&#1090; /nyet/
*generic toast: &#1047;&#1072; &#1079;&#1076;&#1086;&#1088;&#1086;&#1074;&#1100;&#1077;  ''za zdorovyeh'' Literal translation: for health
* Do you speak English?: &#1042;&#1099; &#1075;&#1086;&#1074;&#1086;&#1088;&#1080;&#1090;&#1077; &#1087;&#1086;-&#1072;&#1085;&#1075;&#1083;&#1080;&#1081;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;? ''vy gavareetye pa-angliski''
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=== [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit ]] ([[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]) ===

*Sanskrit: ''sanskrta'' (also ''samskrta'') /san (nasal n) skrr tuh/
*hello: ''namo namah'' // 
*good-bye: '''' // 
*please: '''' // 
*thank you: ''anugurihiitosumi'' // 
(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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