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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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** &#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)
 (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
&nbsp;&#12393;&#12358;&#12382; ''douzo'' /doh zo/ (possibly alone)
*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)
(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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