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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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=== [[Mandarin|Chinese, Mandarin]] ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]) ===

''Note: tone 1 is high and level; 2 is rising; 3 is dipping; 4 is falling.  A dot following SAMPA palatals indicates a retroflexed phoneme.''

*Mandarin Chinese: &#26222;&#36890;&#35805; (''pu3-tong1-hua4'') /p<font size=-1><sup>h</sup></font>u t<font size=-1><sup>h</sup></font>ON hwa/ (poo-tongue-hwa)
 or &#22269;&#35821; (''guo2 yu3'')
*hello: &#20320;&#22909; (''ni3-hao3'') /ni haw/ (knee-how)
*good-bye: &#20320;&#22909877;&#35265; (''zai4-jian4'') /tsaj cian/ (T'SIgh-JEn)
*please: &#35831; (CHIN-nee)
*thank you: &#35874;&#35874; (''xie4-xie4'') /SjE-SjE/ (shyeh-shyeh)
*that one: &#37027;&#20010; (''neia3.ge'') /nEj g@/ (nay guh)<sup>6</sup>
*how much?: &#22810;&#23569; (''duo1-shao3'') /dwO S.aw/ (dwaw shahw)
*English: &#33521;&#25991; (''ying1-wen2'') /YIN-w@n/ (yeeng won)
*yes: &#26159; (''shi4'') /S.r./ (sure)<sup>4</sup>
*no: &#19981;&#26159; (''bu4-shi4'') /pu S.r./ (Boo-Sure)<sup>5</sup>
*where's the bathroom?: &#21397;&#25152;&#22312;&#37027;&#37324; (''ce4 suo3 zai4 na2 li3?'') /ts@ swO ??? na li/ (tsuh swaw ??? nah lee?) -- ''Not the politest, but you'll get your point across!''
*generic toast: &#24178;&#26479; (''gan4 bei4'') /gan p@j/ (gahn bay)


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=== [[Czech language|Czech]] ([[Slavic languages|Slavic]]) ===

*Czech: ''&#268;esky'' (CHEHskee)
*hello: ''dobry' den'' (DObree den)
*good-bye: ''na shledanou'' (nas KHLEdanow)
*please: ''pros&iacute;m'' (PROseem)
*thank you: ''d&#283;kuji vam'' (DYEkooyi vam)
*that one: ''tam ten'' (tam ten)
(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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