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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.

Here is such a list of '''common phrases in different languages.'''

(contracted; show full)*that one: ''''
*how much?: ''''
*English: ''''
*yes: ''haji''
*no: ''ji nahi''
*generic toast: ''''

=== [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
 ([[Finno-Ugric languages|Finno-Ugric]]) ===

''If you speak Hungarian/Magyar, you can edit this page right now!''
*Hungarian: ''magyar'' /'mAJAr/
*hello: ''szervusz'' /'servus/ (szia, /'seeya/ common amongst friends)
*good-bye: ''viszontlátásra'' 
*please: ''lécéves'' /'lee tsee vesh/
*sorry: ''bocsonát'' /'BOcsonaht/
*thank you: ''köszönöm'' /'k2s2n2m/
*that one: ''az'' /'Az/
*how much?: ''menyi bekerûl?'' /'man yi beck ereul/
*yes: ''igen'' /'igen/
*no: ''nem'' /'nEm/
*sorry: 
*I don't understand: ''nem ertem'' /'nEm er'tem/
*where's the bathroom?: ''hól van a WC?'' /'hole von o V ts/
*generic toast: ''Egéségedre''
*Do you speak English?: ''Beszél Magyarul?'' /'baseel mAJArul/
(contracted; show full)<sup>8</sup> Toilet vs W.C.  In many countries, the abbreviation W.C. for the British "Water Closet" may be used instead of the local word for "Toilet".  In U.S. English "toilet" refers to the fixture (the toilet itself) rather than the room which contains it.

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