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It is possible for a [[tourism|tourist]] in a country whose language she does 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: ''anglais'' /A~ glE/ <small>("ahng-glay")</small>

*yes: ''oui'' /wi/ <small>("wee")</small>

*no: ''non'' /nO~/ <small>("nuh")</small>

*where's the bathroom?: ''o&ugrave; sont les toilettes?'' /u sO~ lE twa lEt/ (ooh song lay twa-let)
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*generic toast: ''sant&eacute;'' /sA~te/ <small>("sahn-TAY")</small>



=== [[German language|German]] ([[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) ===

*German: ''Deutsch'' /dojtS/ (doytch)

*hello: ''hallo'' /h@ lo:/ (hullo in [[Received Pronunciation]])

*good-bye: ''auf Wiedersehen'' /awf vi: dER se:n/ (owf vee dare zane)

*please: ''bitte'' /bI t@/ (bit uh)

*thank you: ''danke'' /daN kE/ (dong keh)

*that one: ''das'' /dAs/ ("dus" in "dust")

*how much?: ''wieviel'' /vi fi:l/ (vee feel)

*English: ''Englisch'' /EN glIS/ (eng glish)

*yes: ''ja'' /ja/ (jaa)

*no: ''nein'' /najn/ (nine)

*where's the bathroom?: ''wo sind die Toiletten?'' /vo sInt di to lE tEn/ (voe zind dee tuh-let-ten)<sup>8</sup>

*generic toast: ''prosit'' /pro sit/ (pro seat) or ''prost'' /pro:st/ (brohst)



=== [[Greek language|Greek]]  ===

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*English: ''ingl&eacute;s'' /ing-GLESS/

*yes: ''s&iacute;'' /see/

*no: ''no'' /no/


*where's the bathroom?: ''Donde esta el escusado?'' (doan de estah el es-koo-zah-doe)
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*generic toast: ''salud'' /sah-LOOTHE/



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=== [[Swahili language|Swahili]] ([[Bantu]]) ===

*Swahili: ''Kiswahili'' /kee-swa-HEE-lee/

*hello: <sup>7</sup>

*good-bye: ''kwa heri'' /kwa HAY-ree/

(contracted; show full)include "hujambo" (reply "sijambo") for two people of similar age and race, "jambo" (reply "jambo") for between white and black people, "Shikamoo" (reply "Marahaba") for a young person to an elderly person, "Hodi" (reply "Karibu") when in the doorway of a house. There are additionally numerous informal greetings such as "Mambo", "Safi", and many more. Curiously, farewells are abrupt or even non-existent.


<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 english toilet refers to the fixture (the toilet itself) rather than the room which contains it.

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