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List of common phrases in various 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.

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

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=== [[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/kérem szépen'' /'kiram seepan'
*sorry: ''bocsonát'' /'BOcsonaht/
*thank you: ''köszönöm'' /'k2s2n2m/
*that one: ''az'' /'Az/
*how much?: ''mennyi?'' /'man yi/
*yes: ''igen'' /'igen/
*no: ''nem'' /'nEm/
*sorry: 
*I don't understand: ''nem eértem'' /'nEm er'tem/
*where's the bathroom?: ''hól van a WC?'' /'hole von o V ts/
*generic toast: ''Eegészségedre'' /'ageesheeged ray/
*Do you speak English?: ''Beszél Magyarsz Angolul?'' /'baseel mAJArs ongoluul/

=== [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

*Icelandic: ''íslenska'' /i:s len ska/ (EES-len-ska)
*hello: ''gó&eth;an dag'' /go: Dan dag/ (GOH-than dahg)
*good-bye: ''bless'' /blEs:/
*please: ''gjör&eth;u svo vel'' /gj&ouml;r Tu svo vel/ (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
(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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