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List of common phrases in various languages
It is possible for a [[tourism|tourist]] in a country whose language she does not understand 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 of '''common phrases in different languages.'''

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*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salute'' /sall-OO-teh/

=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===
*Japanese: &#26085;&#26412;&#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;&#1242
04;&#12394;&#12425; (''sayonara'') /sigh oh na ra/
*please: &#19979;&#12373;&#12356; (''kudasai'') /ku-da-sigh/
*thank you: &#12354;&#12426;&#12364;&#12392;&#12358; (''arigat&#333;'') /ah-ri-ga-to-oh/
*that one: &#12381;&#12428; (''sore'') /so ray/
*how much? &#12356;&#12367;&#12425; (''ikura'') /i-ku-ra/
(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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