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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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*English: &Alpha;&gamma;&gamma;&lambda;&iota;&alpha; /aN gli @/ (ang glee uh)
*yes: &nu;&alpha;&iota; /nE/ (neh)  ''(this is a [[false friend]] for many Western European language speakers)''
*no: &omicron;&chi;&iota; /O xi/ (aw khee)
*sorry: /siG'nomi/
*I don't understand: /'Den katala'veno/
*where's the bathroom?: &pi;&omicron;&upsilon; &epsilon;&iota;&
sigma;&tau;&epsilonnu;&aplha;&iota; &omicron;&iota; &tau;&omicron;&upsilon;&alpha;&lambda;&epsilon;&tau;&tau;&epsilon;&sigmaf;; /pu is tE i tu a lE tEs/ (poo ehe te too uh let tess)
*generic toast:
*Do you speak English?: &Mu;&iota;&lambda;&alpha;&sigma;&tau;&epsilon; &Alpha;&gamma;&gamma;&lambda;&iota;&alpha;; /mi las tE aN gli @/ (mee lost te ang glee uh)


=== [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] ===

*Hawaiian: Hawai`i
(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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