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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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*no: &#1604;&#1575; /la:/ (laa)
*Where's the bathroom?: &#1571;&#1610;&#1606; &#1575;&#1604;&#1581;&#1605;&#1617;&#1575;&#1605;&#1567; /a &rsquo;i nal h.a m:am/ (a'ina-l-hammam?, a ee null hhum mum?)
''note: these were snagged off of [http://tarjim.ajeeb.com/ajeeb/default.asp?lang=1 Ajeeb.com]'s Web translator, with SAMPA and spelling guide renderings a best-guess only.''

=== [[Euskara|Basque]] ===
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Note on SAMPA: a comma after a fricative indicates that it is apical rather than laminal.


*Basque: ''Euskara'' /ews ka ra/
*hello: ''kaixo'' /kaj S,o/
*good-bye: ''agur'' /a gu4/
*please: ''mesedez'' /me se des,/
*thank you: ''Eskerrik asko''
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⏎
 /es ke rik as ko/
*that one: ''hori'' /ho 4i/
*how much?: ''zenbat'' /s,en bat/
*English: ''ingelesa'' /in ge le sa/
*yes: ''bai'' /baj/
*no: ''ez'' /es,/
*generic toast: 


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

*Catalan: ''Català'' /k@t@'lA/
*hello: ''hola'' /'Ol@/
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''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'')
 /kwO jy/ (gwaw yoo)
*hello: &#20320;&#22909; (''ni3-hao3'') /ni haw/ (knee-how)
*good-bye: &#20877;&#35265; (''zai4-jian4'') /tsaj cian/ (T'SIgh-JEn)
*please: &#35831; (CHIN''qing3'') /tSiN/ (cheeng)
*thank you: &#35874;&#35874; (''xie4-xie4'') /SCjE-SCjE/ (shyeh-shyeh)
*that one: &#37027;&#20010; (''na3.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 ???tsaj na li/ (tsuh swaw ???tzai nah lee?) -- ''Not the politest, but you'll get your point across!''
*generic toast: &#24178;&#26479; (''gan4 bei4'') /gan p@j/ (gahn bay)

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

*Czech: ''&#268;esky'' (CHEHskee)
*hello: ''dobry' den'' (DObree den)
*good-bye: ''na shledanou'' (nas KHLEdanow)
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*English: ''Englisch'' /EN glIS/ (eng glish)
*yes: ''ja'' /ja/ (jaa)
*no: ''nein'' /najn/ (nine)
*where's the bathroom?: ''Wo ist die Toilette?'' /vo ist di toilEte/ (voe ist dee toy-let-te)<sup>8</sup>
*generic toast: ''prosit'' /pro sit/ (pro seat) or ''prost'' /pro:st/ (brohst)
*Do you speak English?: ''Sprechen Sie Englisch?''
 /SpRE CEn zi: EN glIS/ (Shpreh khen zee eng glish)
*I don't understand: ''Ich verstehe nicht.'' /IC f@Er 'Ste:  @ nICt/ (IS fair shtay uh nihht)
*Sorry: ''Entschuldigung'' /eEnt  'SulUl dI  gUN/ (ant shool dih goong)  

=== [[Greek language|Greek]]  ===
*Greek: &Epsilon;&lambda;&lambda;&iota;&nu;&iota;&kappa;&iota; /e lI ni ki/ (el lin knee key)
*hello: 
**&kappa;&alpha;&lambda;&omicron;&sigmaf; &omicron;&rho;&iota;&sigma;&alpha;&tau;&epsilon; /ka los o ri sa tE/ (kah lowss oh ree sah teh) ''(general use)''
**&kappa;&omicron;&pi;&iota;&alpha;&sigma;&tau;&epsilon;  /ko pias tE/ (koh pyas teh) ''("I have some free time, come on in!")''
*good-bye: 
*please: &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&kappa;&alpha;&lambda;&omega; /pa ra ka lo/ (puh rah kah low)
*thank you: &epsilon;&upsilon;&chi;&alpha;&rho;&iota;&sigma;&tau;&omega; /Ef xa ris to/ (eff kha reess toe)
*that one: 
*how much: &pi;&omega;&sigmaf; &kappa;&alpha;&nu;&epsilon;&iota; /pOso ka ni/ (pawss kah knee)
*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:&sigma;&iota;&gamma;&gamma;&nu;&omega;&mu;&iota; /siG'nomi/
*I don't understand: &Delta;&epsilon;&nu; &kappa;&alpha;&tau;&alpha;&lambda;&alpha;&beta;&alpha;&nu;&omicron; /'Den ka  ta  la  'veno/E no/ (then cut a la venn oh)
*where's the bathroom?: &pi;&omicron;&upsilon; &epsilon;&iota;&nsigma;tau;&alpha;&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
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*hello: aloha
*good-bye: A hui hou.
*please: e `olu `olu `oe
*thank you: mahalo /ha wa i ?i/ (ha why ee)
*hello: aloha /a lo ha/ (a low ha)
*good-bye: A hui hou. /A hu i ho u/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
*please: e `olu `olu `oe /e ?o lu ?o lu ?o e/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
*thank you: mahalo /ma ha lo/ (ma ha low)
*yes: '`ae
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*no: 'a'ole
*how much?: `ehia? /?a e/ (ah ay)
*no: `a`ole /?a ?o le/ (uh-oh lay)
*how much?: `ehia? /?e hi a/ (ay hee uh)
*Where is the restroom?: Aia i hea ka lumi   ho`opaupilikia? /A i a i he a ka lu mi ho ?o pa u pi li ki a/ (ah ee ah ee ka loo mee hoe owe pow pee lee kee uh)
*generic toast: Ola /o la/ (Oh la)

(Other useful words in Hawaiian:)
*foreigner: haole "howlie"

=== [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ([[semitic languages|Semitic]]) ===

*Hebrew: &#1506;&#1489;&#1512;&#1497;&#1514; ''ivrit''
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*please: ''per favore'' /per fa vo re/ (per fa-VOAR-ay)
*thank you: ''grazie'' /gra tsi e/ (GRAT-zee-eh)
*that one: ''quello'' /kwe l:o/ (KWEL-low)
*how much? ''quanto'' /kwan to/ (KWAN-tow)
*English: ''inglese'' /in gle se/ (in-GLAY-say)
*yes: ''s&igrave;'' /si/ (see)
*no: ''no'' /no/ (no)
*sorry: /es'kuza/
 (ess koo za)
*I don't understand: ''non capisco'' /non k@ pi So/ (non kuh pee show)
*where's the bathroom?: ''dov'&egrave; il bagno?'' /do vE il ba Jo/ (do veh eel bah nyoh)
*generic toast: ''salute'' /sa lu te/ (sall-OO-teh)


=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===

*Japanese: &#26085;&#26412;&#35486; ''nihongo'' /ni ho n go/ or /ni hoN go/ (nee-hon-go)
*hello: 
** &#12371;&#12435;&#12395;&#12385;&#12399; ''konnichiwa'' /ko n:i tSi wa/ (kohn-nee-chee-wa)
** hello on telephone: &#12418;&#12375;&#12418;&#12375; ''moshi-moshi'' /mo Si mo Si/
*good-bye: &#12373;&#12424;&#12358;&#12394;&#12425; ''say&#333;nara'' /sa jo: na ra/ (sigh oh na ra)
*please: &#19979;&#12373;&#12356; ''kudasai'' /ku da sa i/ (ku-da-sigh)

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⏎
*thank you: &#12354;&#12426;&#12364;&#12392;&#12358; ''arigat&#333;'' /a ri ga to:/ (ah-ri-ga-to-oh)
*that one: &#12381;&#12428; ''sore'' /so re/ (so ray)
*how much? &#12356;&#12367;&#12425; ''ikura'' /i ku ra/ (i-ku-ra)
*English: &#33521;&#35486; ''eigo'' /e i go/ ''or'' /ej go/ (ay-go)
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*Do you speak English?: &#33521;&#35486;&#35441;&#12379;&#12414;&#12377;&#12363; ''eigo hanasemasu ka'' /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
*foreigner: &#22806;&#20154;&#12288;gaijin

=== [[Korean language|Korean]] ===

''Note: [[Hangeul]] ''[[Official Romanization of South Korea]]'' /[[SAMPA]]/''

*Korean: &#54620;&#44397;&#50612; ''hangugeo'' /
han ku k7/
*hello: &#50504;&#45397;&#54616;&#49464;&#50836; ''annyeonghaseyo''//an nj7N se jo/  (ah nyuhng ha say yo), &#50504;&#45397; ''annyeong'' //an nj7N/ (ah nyuhng)
*good-bye: &#50504;&#45397;&#55176;&#44032;&#49464;&#50836; ''annyeonghigaseyo'' //an nj7N hi ka se yo/  (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo), &#50504;&#45397; ''annyeong'' //an nj7N/  (ah nyuhng)
*please: 
*thank you: &#44256;&#47577;&#49845;&#45768;&#45796; ''gomapseupnida'' //ko map sMm ni ta/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), &#44256;&#47560;&#50892; ''gomawo'' //ko ma w7/ (go mah woe)
*that one: &#51200;&#44163; ''jeogeot'' //, //c7 k7t/ (juh gut)
*how much?: &#50620;&#47560;&#50696;&#50836;? ''eolmayeoyo'' //, //7l ma j7 yo/ (uhl ma yuh yo)
*yes: &#45348; ''ne'' //, //ne/ (neh)
*no: &#50500;&#45768;&#50724; ''anio'' //, //a ni o/ (ah nee oh)
*sorry: &#48120;&#50504;&#54633;&#45768;&#45796; ''mianhamnida'' //mi an ham ni ta/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
*I don't understand: &#47784;&#47476;&#44192;&#49845;&#45768;&#45796; ''moreugesseumnida'' //mo rM kes' Mm ni ta/ (mow l' guess 'im nee tah)
*where's the bathroom?: &#54868;&#51109;&#49892;&#51060; &#50612;&#46356;&#50640;&#50836;? ''hwajangsili eodieyo'' //
*generic toast: &#44148;&#48176;! ''geonbae'' //hwa caN sil i 7 ti E yo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
*generic toast: &#44148;&#48176;! ''geonbae'' /k7n p&amp;/ (gun ba) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat") , &#50948;&#54616;&#50668;! ''wihayeo'' //wi ha y7/ (wee hah yuh)
*Do you speak English?: &#50689;&#50612; &#54624; &#51460; &#50500;&#49464;&#50836;? ''yeongeo hal jul aseyo'' //y7N 7 hal cul a sE yo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)


=== [[Lojban]] (''a priori'' [[constructed language|planned language]]) ===

*Lojban: ''la lojban'' /lah LOZH-bahn/
*hello: ''coi'' /shoy/
*good-bye: ''co'o'' /SHO-ho/
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*how much?: ''faint?'' /vie-nt/
*English: ''Saesneg'' /SAUS-neg/
*yes: <sup>4</sup>''ie'' /ee-yay/  ''Note: This is a [[false friend]] for Japanese speakers.''
*no: <sup>5</sup>''na'' /na/
*generic toast: ''iechyd da'' /YEKid dar/

=== [[Xhosa language]] (Nguni languages, [[Bantu]]) ===


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*Xhosa: isiXhosa 
*hello: Molo
*good bye: sala kakuhle
*please: enkosi
*thank you: enkosi kakhuluNote: [|] represents a lateral [[click consonant|click]], and [l.] represents a voiceless lateral fricative (equivalent to Welsh "ll").

*Xhosa: isiXhosa /i si |<sup>h</sup>o sa/ (ee see kho sa)
*hello: Molo /mo lo/ (mow low)
*good bye: sala kakuhle /sa la ka ku l.e/ (sa la ka koo hlay)
*please: enkosi /N ko si/ ('ng ko see)
*thank you: enkosi kakhulu /N ko si ka k<sup>h</sup>u lu/ ('ng ko see kuh coo loo)
*that one: le, lo, olu, oku, yona, yena etc. (depends on noun class)
*English: isiNgesi
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*yes: ewe
*no: hayi /i si Ne si/ (ee seeng ay see)
*yes: ewe /e we/ (ay way)
*no: hayi /ha ji/ (ha yee)


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<sup>1</sup>No word directly corresponds to the word "please".  Danish and Finnish express the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.
(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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