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When you are in a country whose language you do not understand it is possible to get along with a surprisingly short list of phrases, combined with pointing, miming, and writing down numbers on paper.  Here is such a list.

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*English: ''ying1-wen2'' /EEN-wAN/
*yes: ''shi4'' /SUre/<sup>4</sup>
*no: ''bu4-shi4'' /BOo-SUre/<sup>5</sup>
*generic toast: //

=== [[Czech language|Czech]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===
*Czech: ''
C<sup>v</sup>&#268;esky'' /CHEHskee/
*hello: ''dobry' den'' /DObree den/
*good-bye: ''na shledanou'' /nas KHLEdanow/
*please: ''pros&iacute;m'' /PROseem/
*thank you: ''de<sup>v</sup>&#283;kuji vam'' /DYEkooyi vam/
*that one: '''' //
*how much?: '''' //
*English: '''' //
*yes: ''ano'' /Ano/
*no: ''ne'' /ne/
*generic toast: '''' //

(contracted; show full)*English: ''la angla'' /lah AHN-glah/
*yes: ''jes'' /yes/
*no: ''ne'' /neh/
*generic toast: ''je via sano'' /yeh VEE-ah SAH-noh/

=== [[Finnish language|Finnish]] ([[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric]]) ===
*Finnish: ''suomi'' /suo-meh/
*hello: ''p
a"iva"a"äivää'' /pay-vaa/
*good-bye: ''na"äkemiin'' /NA-keh-MEEN/
*please: &nbsp;<sup>1</sup>
*thank you: ''kiitos'' /kee-tos/
*that one: ''tuo'' /to-oh/
*how much?: ''kuinka paljon'' /kuyn-kah pal-yon/
*English: ''englanti'' /ANG-lan-TEH/
*yes: ''kylla"ä'' /kul-lah/
*no: ''ei'' /ey/
*generic toast: ''kippis'' /kepp-is/

=== [[French language|French]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===
*French: ''fran&ccedil;ais'' /frawn-say/
*hello: ''bonjour'' /bohn-jure/
*good-bye: ''au revoir'' /o-reh-vwa/
*please: ''s'il vous plai^ît'' /seal vuh play/
*thank you: ''merci'' /mair-see/
*that one: ''cela'' /seh-lah/
*how much?: ''combien'' /kom-bee-en/
*English: ''Anglais'' /ahng-glay/
*yes: ''oui'' /wee/
*no: ''non'' /nuh/
*generic toast: ''sant&eacute;'' /sahn-TAY/
(contracted; show full)*how much?: ''''
*English: ''''
*yes: ''haji''
*no: ''ji nahi''
*generic toast: ''''

=== [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===
*Icelandic: ''
i'íslenska'' /EES-len-ska/
*hello: ''go'ó&eth;an dag' '/GOH-than dahg/
*good-bye: ''bless''
*please: ''gjo"ör&eth;u svo vel'' /GYUHR-thuh so vel/
*thank you: ''takk fyrir'' /tahk FEER-eer/
*that one: ''&thorn;etta'' /thetta/
*how much?: ''hversu'' /KVAIR-suh/
*English: ''enska''
*yes: ''ja''' /yow/
*no: ''nei'' /nay/
*generic toast: &nbsp;
(contracted; show full)*English: ''bahasa Inggris'' 
*yes: ''ya'' 
*no: ''tidak''
*generic toast: 

=== [[Irish language|Irish]] ([[Celtic languages|Celtic]]) ===
*Irish: ''Gaeilge'' /GAY-lih-geh/
*hello: ''f
a'áilte'' /FALL-cha/
*good-bye: ''sla'án'' /slawn/
*please: ''le do thoil'' /leh duh hill/
*thank you: ''go raibh maith agat'' /guh rev MAH a-gut/
*that one: ''sin'' /shin/
*how much?: ''ce' mhead'' /kay-vade/
*English: ''B&eacute;arla'' /BARE-lah/
*yes: <sup>4</sup>'''sea'' /shah/
*no: <sup>5</sup>''ni' ha'' /knee-ha/
*generic toast: ''slainte'' /SLAWN-tye/

=== [[Italian language|Italian]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===
*Italian: ''italiano'' /ee-tah-lee-AN-oh/
*hello: ''ciao'' /chow/
*good-bye: ''arrivederci'' /a-ree-veh-DARE-chi/
*please: ''per favore'' /per fa-VOAR-ay/
*thank you: ''grazie'' /GRAT-zee-eh/
*that one: ''quello'' /KWEL-low/
*how much? ''quanto'' /KWAN-tow/
*English: ''Iinglese'' /in-GLAY-say/
*yes: ''s&igrave;'' /see/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salute'' /sall-OO-teh/

=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===
*Japanese: &#26085;&#26412;&#35486; (nihongo)<br>'' /ni-hon-go/''
*hello: ''konnichiwa'' /kohn-nee-chee-wa/ (hello on telephone: ''moshi-moshi'')
*good-bye: ''sayonara'' /sigh oh na ra/
*please: ''kudasai'' /ku-da-sigh/
*thank you: ''arigatou&#333;'' /ah-ri-ga-to-oh/
*that one: ''sore'' /so ray/
*how much? ''ikura'' /i-ku-ra/
*English: ''eigo'' /ay-go/
*yes: ''hai'' /high/
*no: ''iie'' /ee-ay/
*generic toast: ''kanpai'' /kam-pie/

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=== [[Swedish language|Swedish]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===
*Swedish: ''svenska''
*hello: ''hej'' /hey/
*good-bye: ''hejda*'' /hey-doh/
*please: ''tack'' /tahck/
*thank you: ''tack'' /tahck/
*that one: ''den d
a"är'' /den dehr/
*how much?: ''hur mycket'' /huwr muwk-eh/
*English: ''engelska'' /engh-el-skah/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nej'' /neigh/
*generic toast: ''sk&aring;l'' /skol/

=== [[Tok Pisin language|Tok Pisin]] (Neo-Melanesian English creole) ===
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<sup>9</sup> The person leaving uses the first phrase; the person staying uses the second.

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