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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.

(contracted; show full)*how much?: //
*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: ''&
amp;#268;esky'' /CHEHskee/
*hello: ''dobry' den'' /DObree den/
*good-bye: ''na shledanou'' /nas KHLEdanow/
*please: ''pros&amp;iacute;m'' /PROseem/
*thank you: ''d&amp;#283;kuji vam'' /DYEkooyi vam/
*that one: '''' //
*how much?: '''' //
*English: '''' //
*yes: ''ano'' /Ano/
*no: ''ne'' /ne/
*generic toast: '''' //

=== [[Danish language|Danish]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===
*Danish: ''dansk'' /dansk/
*hello: ''hej'' /hi/
*good-bye: ''farvel'' /fah-vel/
*please: <sup>1</sup>
*thank you: ''tak'' /tack/
*that one: ''denne'' /DEN-nuh/
*how much?: ''hvor meget'' /vo MY-it/
*English: ''engelsk'' /ENG-uhlsk/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nej'' /nigh/
*generic toast: ''sk&amp;aring;l'' /skal/

=== [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===
*Dutch: ''Nederlands'' /nay-dar-laendhs/
*hello: ''hallo'' /ha-loh/
*good-bye: ''tot ziens'' /toth-zeens/
*please: ''alstublieft'' /aelst-ue-bleeft/
*thank you: ''dankjewel'' /daenck-jae-well/
*that one: ''die'' /dee/
*how much?: ''hoeveel'' /hoe-veel/
*English: ''engels'' /engh-els/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nee'' /neh/
*generic toast: ''proost'' /prohw-st/

=== [[Esperanto]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===
*Esperanto: ''Esperanto'' /ess-pair-AHN-toh/
*hello: ''saluton'' /sah-LOO-tohn/
*good-bye: ''&amp;#285;is'' /jees/
*please: ''bonvolu'' /bohn-VOH-loo/
*thank you: ''dankon'' /DAHN-kohn/
*that one: ''tiu'' /TEE-oo/
*how much?: ''kiom'' /KEE-ohm/
*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: ''päivää'' /pay-vaa/
*good-bye: ''näkemiin'' /NA-keh-MEEN/
*please: &amp;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: ''kyllä'' /kul-lah/
*no: ''ei'' /ey/
*generic toast: ''kippis'' /kepp-is/

=== [[French language|French]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===
*French: ''fran&amp;ccedil;ais'' /frawn-say/
*hello: ''bonjour'' /bohn-jure/
*good-bye: ''au revoir'' /o-reh-vwa/
*please: ''s'il vous plaît'' /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&amp;eacute;'' /sahn-TAY/

=== [[German language|German]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===
*German: ''Deutsch'' /doych/
*hello: ''hallo'' /hul-low/
*good-bye: ''auf Wiedersehen'' /owf VEE-der-zay-en/
*please: ''bitte'' /bit-eh/
*thank you: ''danke'' /dunk-eh/
(contracted; show full)*English: ''''
*yes: ''haji''
*no: ''ji nahi''
*generic toast: ''''

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

=== [[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]] ([[Malayo-Polynesian]]) ===
*Indonesian: ''bahasa Indonesia''
*hello: ''selamat pagi'' (morning); ''selamat siang'' (around midday and in the early afternoon); ''selamat sore'' (late afternoon); ''selamat malam'' (after dark)
*good-bye: ''selamat tinggal'' (said by person leaving); ''selamat jalan'' (said by person staying)
*please: ''tolong''
*thank you: ''terima kasih''
*that one: ''itu'' 
*how much? ''berapa'' 
*English: ''bahasa Inggris'' 
*yes: ''ya'' 
*no: ''tidak''
*generic toast: 

=== [[Irish language|Irish]] ([[Celtic languages|Celtic]]) ===
*Irish: ''Gaeilge'' /GAY-lih-geh/
*hello: ''fáilte'' /FALL-cha/
*good-bye: ''slán'' /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&amp;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: ''inglese'' /in-GLAY-say/
*yes: ''s&amp;igrave;'' /see/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salute'' /sall-OO-teh/

=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===
*Japanese: &amp;#26085;&amp;#26412;&amp;#35486; (''nihongo'') /nee-hon-go/
*hello: &#12371;&#12435;&#12395;&#12385;&#12399; (''konnichiwa'') /kohn-nee-chee-wa/ (hello on telephone: &#12418;&#12375;&#12418;&#12375; ''moshi-moshi'')
*good-bye: &#12373;&#12420;&#12394;&#12425; (''sayonara'') /sigh oh na ra/
*please: &#19979;&#12373;&#12356; (''kudasai'') /ku-da-sigh/
(contracted; show full)*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/ 
*generic toast: &amp;nbsp;

=== [[Nigerian pidgin]] (English-based [[pidgin]]) ===
*Nigerian pidgin: &
amp;nbsp;
*hello: ''[[brown|How]] [[cow|now]]''
*good-bye: ''A go dey see yu now''
*please: ''A beg''
*thank you: ''Thank yu''
*that one: &amp;nbsp;
*how much?: &amp;nbsp;
*English: ''Oyinbo''
*yes: ''Yes''
*no: ''No''
*generic toast: &amp;nbsp;

=== [[Polish language|Polish]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===
*Polish: ''Polski'' /pol-skih/
*hello: ''dzie&amp;#324; dobry'' /jien dohb-rih/
*good-bye: ''do widzenia'' /doh vidzenya/
*please: ''prosz&amp;#281;'' /proh-sheh/
*thank you: ''dzi&amp;#281;kuje'' /jien-koo-ye/ (almost a [[false cognate]])
*that one: ''ten'' /ten/, ''ta'' /tuh/, ''to'' /toh/ (depends on word gender. ''Which is which?'')
*how much?: ''ile'' /ih-leh/
*English: ''angielski'' /un-ghiel-skih/
*yes: ''tak'' /tuhk/
*no: ''nie'' /nye/
*generic toast: ''na zdrowie'' /nah zdrovyie/

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*hello: ''zdravo'' /zdra-vo/ (z like in zebra)
*good-bye: ''na svidenje'' /na swee-den-ye/
*please: ''prosim'' /pro-sim/ (pro- => prospect, -sim => simulation)
*thank you: ''hvala'' /hva-la/ 
*that one: ''tisti''  /ti-s-ti/ (ti-, -ti => Tibet)
*how much?: ''koliko?'' /co-lee-co/ (co-, -co => cup)
*English: ''angle&
amp;#353;ko'' /a-ngle-sh-co/
*yes: ''da'' /da/
*no: ''ne'' /ne/
*generic toast: ''na zdravje'' /na z-dra-ou-ye/

=== [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===
*Spanish: ''espa&amp;ntilde;ol'' /ess-pahn-YOHL/
*hello: ''hola'' /OH-la/
*good-bye: ''adio's'' /ah-THYOHS/
*please: ''por favor'' /pour fah-VOAR/
*thank you: ''gracias'' /GRAHSS-yahss/
*that one: ''&amp;eacute;se'' /EH-seh/ (masculine); ''&amp;eacute;sa'' /EH-sah/ (feminine)
*how much?: ''cu&amp;aacute;nto'' /KWAHN-toe/
*English: ''ingl&amp;eacute;s'' /ing-GLESS/
*yes: ''s&amp;iacute;'' /see/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salud'' /sah-LOOTHE/

=== [[Swahili language|Swahili]] ([[Bantu]]) ===
*Swahili: ''Kiswahili'' /kee-swa-HEE-lee/
*hello: <sup>7</sup>
*good-bye: ''kwa heri'' /kwa HAY-ree/
*please: ''tafadhali'' /tah-fah-DAH-lee/
*thank you: ''asante'' /ah-SAHN-tay/
*that one: ''yule'' /YOO-lay/
*how much?: ''ngapi'' /ng-GAH-pee/
*English: ''Kingereza'' /king-ger-RAY-zah/
*yes: ''ndiyo'' /nn-DEE-yoh/
*no: ''siyo'' /SEE-yoh/
*generic toast: //

=== [[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 där'' /den dehr/
*how much?: ''hur mycket'' /huwr muwk-eh/
*English: ''engelska'' /engh-el-skah/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nej'' /neigh/
*generic toast: ''sk&amp;aring;l'' /skol/

=== [[Tok Pisin language|Tok Pisin]] (Neo-Melanesian English creole) ===
*Tok Pisin: ''Tok Pisin''
*hello: ''gut de''
*good-bye: ''gut bai''
*please: ''plis''
*thank you: ''tenkyu''
(contracted; show full)or between white and black people, "Shikamoo" (reply "Marahaba") for a young person to an elderly person, "Hodi" (reply "Karibu") when in the doorway of a house. There are additionally numerous informal greetings such as "Mambo", "Safi", and many more. Curiously, farewells are abrupt or even non-existent.

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