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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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*Russian: &#1056;&#1091;&#1089;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; /russkij/ (rooss key)
*hello: &#1047;&#1076;&#1088;&#1072;&#1074;&#1089;&#1090;&#1074;&#1091;&#1081;&#1090;&#1077; /zdravstvujt<sup><font size = -1>j</font></sup>e/ (zdrav stvooy tyeh)
*good-bye: &#1044;&#1086; &#1089;&#1074;&#1080;&#1076;&#1072;&#1085;&#1103; /dO svidanja/ (daw svee da nya)
*please:
 &#1055;&#1086;&#1078;&#1072;&#1083;&#1091;&#1081;&#1089;&#1090;&#1086; /pazhalsta/
*thank you: &#1057;&#1087;&#1072;&#1089;&#1080;&#1073;&#1086; /spa si b^/ (spahseebah)
*that one: &#1069;&#1090;&#1086; /E to/ (ehto)
*how much?: &#1057;&#1082;&#1086;&#1083;&#1100;&#1082;&#1086; (skolko)
*English: &#1040;&#1085;&#1075;&#1083;&#1080;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; /aN glis kij/ (ahngleeskeey)
*yes: &#1044;&#1072; /da/ 
*no: &#1053;&#1077;&#1090; /nyet/
*generic toast: &#1047;&#1072; &#1079;&#1076;&#1086;&#1088;&#1086;&#1074;&#1100;&#1077;  ''za zdorovyeh''


=== [[Romanian language|Romanian]] ([[Romance languages|Romance]]) ===

*Romanian: romaneste
*hello: buna ziua
*good bye: la revedere
(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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