Here is a list of common phrases in different languages.
It is possible for 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.
You are invited to add more languages to the list. Please use the minimum number of words that would be understandable and put the pronunciation in slashes according to IPA transcription if possible. If desired, also add a pseudo-English pronunciation guide for those not familiar with SAMPA or IPA. However, actual pronunciations of the pseudo-English spellings will vary from speaker to speaker. Enclose the "spelling guide" in parentheses, separate syllables with dashes, use English words that sound like the syllables if possible, and render the stressed syllable in ALL CAPS.
The language family of every language is listed in parentheses.
Examples
As a sample, here's English, according to British Received Pronunciation, followed by American English/Standard American English, if different:
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
|
|
| English:
| English
| /ˈɪŋˌglɪʃ/
|
| hello:
| hello
| UK /hɛˌˈləʊ/ US /hɛˌˈloʊ/
|
| good-bye:
| good-bye
| /gʊdˌˈbaɪ/
|
| please:
| please
| /pliːz/
|
| thank you:
| thank you
| /ˈθæŋk juː/
|
| sorry:
| sorry
| UK /ˈsɒɹi/ US /ˈsɔːɹi/
|
| that one:
| that one
| /ˈðæt wʌn/
|
| how much?:
| how much
| /haʊ ˈmʌʧ/
|
| yes:
| yes
| /jɛs/
|
| no:
| no
| UK /nəu/ US /noʊ/
|
| I don't understand:
| I don't understand
| UK /aɪ ˈdəʊnt ʌnˌdəˌˈstænd/ US /aɪ ˈdoʊnt ʌnˌdɚˌˈstænd/
|
| Where's the bathroom?:
| Where's the bathroom
| UK /wɛəz ðə ˈbɑːθˌɹʊm/ US /wɛɹz ðə bæθˌɹum/
|
| generic toast:
| bottoms up!
| UK /bɒtˌəmz ˈʌp/ US /bɑːˌɾəmz ˈʌp/
|
| Do you speak English?:
| Do you speak English?
| /duː juː spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
|
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
|
|
| Afrikaans:
| Afrikaans
| /aːfrɪkaːns/
|
| hello:
| hallo
| /hɑloˌ/
|
| How are you?
| hoe gaan dit?
| /huˌ xaˌn dɪt/
|
| good day:
| goeie dag
| /xuˌjə dɑx/
|
| good morning:
| goeie more
| /xuˌjə mɔˌrə/
|
| good-bye:
| totsiens
| /tɔʦiˌns/
|
| please:
| asseblief
| /ɑsəbliˌf/
|
| thank you:
| dankie
| /dɑŋkiˌ/
|
| sorry:
| dit spyt my
| /dɪt spejt mej/
|
| that one:
| daardie
| /diˌ/
|
| how much?:
| hoeveel
| /huˌfeˌl/
|
| yes:
| ja
| /jaˌ/
|
| no:
| nee
| /neˌ/
|
| I don't understand:
| ek verstaan nie
| /ɛk fərstaˌn niˌ/
|
| Where's the bathroom?:
| waar is die toilet
| /βaˌr ɪs diˌ tojlɪt/
|
| generic toast:
| gesondheid!
| /xəsɔntejt/
|
| English:
| Engels
| /ɛŋgəls/
|
- Albanian: shqip /ʃkʲip}/ (shkEEp) (listen)
- hello: tungjatjeta (abrev. tung) /tungʲatjɛta/ (tUhn-ngIAt-IEta) (listen)
- good-bye: mirupafshim /mirupafʃim/ (mEEr-Uh-oA-fshEEm) (listen)
- please: ju lutem /ju lutɛm/ (iU LU-tehm) (listen)
- thank you: faleminderit /faʟɛmindɛrit/ (fAh-leh-mEE-nde-rEEt) (listen)
- that one: atë /atə/ (ATEH) (listen)
- how much? sa është? /sa əʃtə/ (sAh ush-te) (listen)
- English: anglisht /angliʃt/ (ahn-GLEE-sht) (listen)
- yes: po /po/ (POE) (listen)
- no: jo /jo/ (IOH) (listen)
- sorry: më fal /mə fal/ (mUh FAL) (listen)
- I don't understand: nuk kuptoj /nuk kuptoj/ (nUhk KUP-toi) (listen)
- where's the bathroom?: ku është banjoja? /ku əʃtə baɲoja/ (kuh ush-tEh bA-nio-jA) (listen)
- generic toast: gëzuar /gəzuar/ (gUh-zuh-ar) (listen)
- Do you speak English?: flisni Anglisht? /flisni angliʃt/ (flee-snEE ahn-GLEE-sht) (listen)
- Note: All the sounds above are in the Ogg Vorbis format.
Note that this is relevant only to Modern Standard Arabic and not to the colloquial forms of Arabic spoken in daily life, which vary from place to place. Also, some of the following expressions were written only to suit a male speaker.
Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penult syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).
- Arabic: العربيّة /alʕaraˈbijja/ (al-ara'bijja)
- Hello: مرحبًا /marˈħaba/ (mar'Haba)
- Good-bye: إلى اللقاء /ilalliˈqaʔ/ (ila-lli'qa')
- Please: من فضلك /min ˈfadˁlak/ (min 'fad/lak)
- Thank you: شكرًا /ˈʃukran/ ('Sukran)
- That one: ذلك /ˈðalika/ ('Dalika)
- How much?: كمْ؟ /kam/ (kam)
- English: الإنجليزيّة /alʔinʤliˈzijja/ (formal), /alʔingliˈzijja/ (colloquial) (al-ingli'zijja)
- Yes: نعم /ˈnaʕam/ ('na-am)
- No: لا /laː/ (la:)
- Where's the bathroom?: أين الحمّام؟ /ʔejnalħamˈmaːm/ (einal-Ham'ma:m)
- What is your name?: ما إسمك؟ /ˈmaː ʔismuk/ ('ma: ismuk)
- Goodbye: مع السلام /maʕa ssaˈlaːma/ (ma-a ssa'la:ma)
- I don't know: لا أعرف /laː ˈʕarifu/ (la: 'aarifu)
- I don't understand: لا أفهم /laː ˈʔafham/ (la: 'afham)
- I don't remember: لا أتذكر /laː ʔataˈðakkar/ (la: ata'Dakkar)
- Welcome: أهلاً وسهلاً بكم /ˈahlan waˈsahlan ˈbikum/ ('ahlan wa'sahlan 'bikum)
- I am sick: أنا مريض /ʔana maˈriːdˁ/ ('ana ma'ri:d/)
- Hello: لسلام عليكم! /assaˈlaːm ʕaˈlejkum/ (assa'la:m aa'lejkum)
- Hello (response), how are you?: وعليكم السلام! كيف الحال؟ /waʕaˈlejkumu ssaˈlaːm. kejfa lħaːl/ (wa-a'lejkumu ssa'la:m. kejfa lHa:l)
- Fine, and you?: بخير، الحمد لله. وكيف أنت؟ /biˈxejrin, alˈħamdu lilˁˈlˁahi. waˈkejfa ʔint/ (bi'xejrin, al'Hamdu lil/'l/ahi. wa'kejfa int)
Pronunciation guide: Small letter t and d represents unaccented t and d pronunciations as in French. Capital letter T and D represent accented pronunciations in English. 'a' is pronounced as 'a' in 'father'. Small letter 'o' represents 'o' as in 'old' and capital letter 'O' shows 'o' as in 'God'.
- hello: assalamwalaikum(Muslims) or nOmoshkar(Hindus)
- good morning: suprobhat (not commonly used)
- greetings: shubhech-chha
- how are you?: (apni) kemon achhen?
- how is it going?: ki khobor?
- good-bye: khoda hafez/nOmoshkar
- see you later: pOre dekha hObe
- talk to you later: pOre kOtha hObe
- see you again: abar dekha hObe
- adieu: biday
- please: dOya kore or onugroho purbok(very formal)
- thank you: dhonnobad
- sorry: duk-khito
- English: ingreji
- nice/good: bhalo/besh
- bad: baje
- that one: oiTa/oTa
- how much does this cost?: eiTar dam kOto?
- how much does that cost?: oiTar dam kOto?
- what is your name?: apnar nam ki?
- I can't understand: ami bujhte parchhi na
- can u help me?: apni ki amake shahaj-jo korte paren?
- I don't know: ami jani na
- I don't speak Bangla: ami bangla bolte pari na
- I don't understand Bangla: ami bangla bujhi na
- do you speak English?: apni ki ingreji bolte paren?
- could you repeat what you just said?: doya kore abar bolben ki? or doya kore arekbar ektu bolun
- yes: hai(informal) or ji/ji hai(formal)
- no: na(informal) or ji na(formal)
- what?: ki?
- how?: kibhabe?
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
|
|
| Basque:
| Euskara
| /ewskaɾa/
|
| hello:
| kaixo
| /kajʃ̺o/
|
| good-bye:
| agur
| /aguɾ/
|
| please:
| mesedez
| /mesedes̺/
|
| thank you:
| eskerrik asko
| /eskerikasko/
|
| that one:
| hori
| /hoɾi/
|
| how much?:
| zenbat
| /s̺enbat/
|
| yes:
| bai
| /baj/
|
| no:
| ez
| /es̺/
|
| English:
| Ingelesa
| /ingelesa/
|
- Belarusian: Беларускі (bye-lah-ROOH-skee)
- hello: прывітанне (pree-vee-TAHN-nye)
- good-bye: да пабачэння (duh puh-buh-CHEN-nyuh)
- please: калі ласка (kuh-LEE LUS-kuh)
- thank you: дзякуй (DZYUH-kooy)
- sorry: выбачайце (vee-buh-CHUY-tsye)
- that one: той, тая, тое (TOY, TUY-uh, TOY-eh)
- how much?: колькі? (KOL-kee)
- yes: так (TUHK)
- no: не (NYE)
- I don't understand: Не разумею (nye ruh-zoo-MEY-ooh)
- where's the bathroom?: дзе туалет? (dzye too-uh-LET)
- generic toast: за здароуе (zuh zduh-ROW-yeh)
- Do you speak English?: Ці размауляеце па-англійску? (tsee ruz-muw-LYUY-et-eh puh un-GlEEY-skoo)
- Bosnian: bosanski
- hello: zdravo, merhaba, selam
- good-bye: doviđenja, alahimanet
- please: molim
- thank you: hvala
- sorry: oprostite
- that one: to, taj
- how much: koliko?
- English: engleski
- yes: da
- no: ne
- I don't understand: ne razumijem
- Where is the bathroom: Gdje je WC?
- generic toast: na zdravlje (to our health)
- Do you speak English: Govorite li engleski?
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
|
|
| Breton:
| Breton
| /"bʁetɔ̃n/
|
| hello:
| salud
| /"saːlyt/
|
| good-bye:
| kenavo
| /kenaˈvoː/
|
| please:
| mar plij
| /maʁ pliʃ/
|
| thank you:
| trugarez
| /tʁyˈgaːʁɛs/
|
| sorry:
| digarez
| /diˈgaʁɛs/
|
| that one:
| hennezh
| /ˈennɛs/
|
| how much?:
| pegement
| /peˈgemɛn/
|
| yes:
| ya
| /ja/
|
| no:
| nann
| /nãn/
|
| I don't understand:
| Ne gomprenan ket
| /ne gɔ̃mpʁenãn ket/
|
| Where's the bathroom?:
| Pelec'h emañ ar sal dour ?
| /peˈlɛx ema aʁ zal duʁ/
|
| generic toast:
| yec'hed mat !
| /jehɛt mat/
|
| Do you speak English?:
| Kaozeal a rit saozneg?
| /kozeal a ʁit saoznɛk/
|
- здравей (zdravei) - hello
- здрасти (zdrasti) - hello (informal)
- Добро утро (dobro utro) - good morning
- Добър ден (dober den) - good day
- Добър вечер (dober vecher) - good evening
- Лека нощ (leka nosht) - good night
- Довиждане (dovijdane) - good bye
- Как си (kak si) - how are you
- Добре съм (dobre sum) - I'm fine
- Къде е тоалетната? (k'deh e twaletnata?) - Where is the toilet?
- Всичко най-хубаво (vsichko nai-hubavo) - all the best
- Поздрави (pozdravi) - regards
- Благодаря (blagodaria) - thank you
- Честит рожден ден! (chestit rojden den) - happy birthday
- Български език (balgarski ezik) - Bulgarian language
- да (da) - yes
- не (ne) - no
- разбира се (razbira se) - of course
- Влезте, моля! (vlezte molya) - Please, enter! (formal [2p. plural])
- Влез! (vlez) - Enter! (informal [2p. singular])
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
|
|
| Catalan:
| Català
| /kətəˈlɑ/
|
| hello:
| hola
| /ˈɔlə/
|
| good-bye:
| adéu
| /əˈðɛw/
|
| please:
| si us plau
| /sisˈplɑw/
|
| thank you:
| gràcies; mercès
| /ˈgrɑsjəs/; /mərˈsɛs/
|
| sorry:
| perdó
| /pərˈðɔ/
|
| that one:
| aquest (m.); aquesta (f.)
| /əˈkɛt/; /əˈkɛstə/
|
| how much?:
| quant val; quant es
| /ˈkwɑmˈbɑl/; /ˈkwɑnˈtəs/
|
| yes:
| sí
| /ˈsɪ/
|
| no:
| no
| /ˈno/
|
| I don't understand:
| No ho entenc
| /ˈno wənˈteŋ/
|
| Where's the bathroom?:
| On és el bany?; on es el labavo?
| /ˈonˈezəlˈβaɲ/; /ˈonˈɛzəlˈləˈβɑβu/
|
| generic toast:
| Salut!
| /səˈlut/
|
| Do you speak English?:
| Que parla anglès?
| /kə ˈpɑrlə ənˈglɛs/
|
| Do you speak Catalan?:
| Que parla català?
| /kə ˈpɑrlə kətəˈlɑ/
|
Note: tone 1 is high and level; 2 is high and rising; 3 is high and falling; 4 is low and level; 5 is low and rising, 6 is low and falling. For more info, see Cantonese or Jyutping. The characters shown are traditional ones. IPA and Jyutping are used.
- Cantonese: 廣東話 (gwɔŋ2dəʊŋ1wɑ2, gwohng2doung1waa2)
- Hello: 你好 (neɪ5həʊ2, nei5hou2)
- Bye: 拜拜 (baɪ1baɪ3, bai1bai3), 再見 (dzɔɪ3gɪn3, dzoi3gin3)
- Thank you: 多謝 (dɔ1dzɛ3, doh1dze3), 唔該 (ŋ4ɡɔɪ1, ng4goi1)
- English: 英文 (jɪŋ1mɐn2, jɪŋ1mɐn4, ying1man2, ying1man4)
- Yes/No: 係/唔係 (ŋ4hɐɪ3, ng4hai3)
Note: tone 1 (e.g. mā) is high and level; 2 (e.g., má) is rising; 3 (e.g., mǎ) is low dipping; 4 (e.g., mà) is falling. For more info, see pinyin. Also note that the first set of characters preceding the slashes are in simplified Chinese characters and the ones following the slashes are in traditional characters. If the simplified- and traditional-character versions of a phrase are identical, only one phrase is shown.
- Mandarin Chinese: 普通话 / 普通話 (pǔtōnghuà) [pʰù tʰʊ̋ŋ xwɑ̂] (poo-toong-hwa) or 国语 / 國語 (guóyǔ) [kwɔ̌ jỳ] (gwo yew)
- hello: 你好 (ní hǎo) [nǐ xàw] (knee-how)
- good-bye: 再见 / 再見 (zàijiàn) [tsâj ʨjɛ̂n] (dzai-jyen)
- please: 请 / 請 (qǐng) [ʨʰìŋ] (cheeng)
- thank you: 谢谢 / 謝謝 (xièxie) [ɕjɛ̂-ɕjɛ̂] (shyeh-shyeh)
- that one: 那个 / 那個 (nèige) [nêj gə] (nay guh)
(Usage Note: The second syllable of "nèige" is actually a generic measure word; it is replaced by the appropriate measure word for the noun it refers to. You may therefore hear a number of different syllables after the initial nèi. In many parts of southern China, nèi is also pronounced nà.)
- how much?: 多少 (duōshǎo) [twɔ̋ ʂàw] (dwo shahw)
- English: 英文 (Yīngwén) [jɪ̋ŋ wə̌n] (ing one)
- yes: 是 (shì) /ʂɻ̂/ (sher as in sherpa)
(Usage Note: This actually means "it is" and can only be used in an answer to a question with the verb "to be". Languages like Chinese, Irish, Toki Pona, and Welsh do not have words for "yes" or "no". Instead you repeat the main verb of the question in your answer. However, shaking your head in affirmation or negation works as expected, with the exception of answers to negative questions, in which usage is inverted: ie, answering in the negative to "You don't like him?" would indicate that you do like him.)
- no: 不 (bù) [pû] (boo)
- where's the toilet?: 厕所在哪里 / 廁所在哪裏 (cèsuǒ zài nálǐ?) [tsʰɤ̂ swɔ̀ tsâj nɑ̌ lì] (tsuh swo dzai nah lee?) -- Not the politest, but you'll get your point across!
- generic toast: 干杯 / 乾杯 (gān bēi) [ka̋n pe̋j] (gahn bay)
| translation
| Romanization A
| Romanization B
| IPA
|
|
| Shanghainese:
| Zanheëwo (English z)
| Shanghaieau
| /zɑ̃hɛ ɛ̤ʊ̤/
|
| hello:
| non ho
| nonho
| /nõ hɔː/
|
| good-bye:
| tzéwe
| zéwei (German z)
| /ˈtsɛwɛ/
|
| please:
| tschin
| cin
| /ʧʰin/
|
| thank you:
| jaja non (French j)
| jaja non
| /ʒaja nõ/
|
| sorry:
| teiverchi
| deivecie
| /tɛvɐˑʧʰi/
|
| that one:
| étzach
| éze
| /ˈɛtsɐʔ/
|
| over there:
| émitach
| émiedag
| /ˈɛmitɐʔ/
|
| how much?:
| Cidi?
| Giedied?
| /ʧidi/
|
| yes:
| éh
| ai
| /ˈɛ/
|
| no:
| mmer, vio
| mme, vio
| /m̩mɐʔ/, /viɔ/
|
| home:
| Ollishan
| Ogliechan
| /oˑɺiʃɑ̃/
|
| Where's the bathroom?:
| Tsisuke laeler älitach?
| Cysougei legle aliedag?
| /tsʰlsɯkɛ ɺɐˑɺɐʔ a̤ɺitɐʔ/
|
| English:
| Ínven
| Engven
| /ˈinvən/
|
| Do you speak English?:
| Non Ínven weiter kanre va?
| Non Engven weide ganre va?
| /nõ ˈinvən wɛtɐʔ kãː va/
|
| I love you:
| Wo ei non.
| Au aire non.
| /ʊ̤ ɛː nõ/
|
| I adore you:
| Wo eimor non.
| Au aimor non.
| /ʊ̤ ɛmoʔ nõ/
|
| I adore you so:
| Wo eimosser non.
| Au aimorsag non.
| /ʊ̤ ɛmoˑsɐʔ nõ/
|
| I like you a lot:
| Wo lo héushi non äch.
| Au lo heuchie non e.
| /ʊ̤ ɺɔː ˈhøʃi nõ ɐ̤ʔ/
|
Unlike Mandarin and Cantonese, Shanghainese actually has the direct "yes" (éh/ai) similar to English.
The Han characters provided below are for reference only. They are not necessarily standard.
- Taiwanese: 臺灣話 Tâi-oân-oē, Hō-ló-oē
- hello: 食飽未 Chia̍h pá boeh? (literally, Have you eaten yet?)
- goodbye: 平安 pêng-an (literally, Peace," can also be used as a greeting. Note this is primarily Christian usage.)
- please: 拜託 pài-thok
- thank you: 多謝 To-siā
- that one: 彼個 hit-ê
- how much?: 若濟 goā choē?
- yes: 是 sī
- no: 唔是 m̄-sī
- sorry: 歹勢 pháiⁿ-sè (literally means, "embarrassed". Or, more formally: 失禮 sit-le)
- I don't understand what is said: 我聽無 Goá thiaⁿ bô
- where's the bathroom?: 便所佇叨 Piān-só· tī toh?
- cheers!: Hō· ta lah! (literally, Let it [the cup/glass] be dry [empty]!)
- do you speak English?: Lí kám kóng Eng-bûn?
- Croatian: hrvatski
- hello: bog (bok), dobar dan
- good-bye: doviđenja
- please: molim
- thank you: hvala
- that one: to, taj
- how much: koliko?
- English: engleski
- yes: da
- no: ne
- generic toast: u zdravlje (to your health), živjeli ([may you] live)
- I don't understand: Ne razumijem
- Where is the bathroom: Gdje je WC?
- Do you speak English: Govorite li engleski?
- Czech: Česky (CHEHskee) /ʧɛski/
- hello: dobrý den (DObree den) /dobriː dɛn/ Literal translation: good day
- good-bye: na shledanou (na sKHLEdanow) /na sxlɛdanou/
- please: prosím (PROseem) /prosiːm/
- thank you: děkuji vám (DYEkooyi vam) /ɟɛkuji vaːm/
- that one: tamten (tamten) /tamten/
- how much?: kolik (KOlik) /kolik/
- English: anglicky (anglytskee) /angliʦki/
- yes: ano /ɑno/
- no: ne /ne/
- sorry: promiňte /promiɲte/
- generic toast: Na zdraví /na zdraviː/
- I don't understand: Nerozumím /nɛrozumiːm/
- Where's the bathroom?: Kde je toaleta? /gdɛ jɛ toaleta/
- Do you speak English?: Mluvíte anglicky? /mluviːtɛ angliʦki/
- I don't speak Czech: Nemluvím česky /nɛmluviːm ʧɛski/
- Do you speak Czech?: Mluvíte česky? /mluviːtɛ ʧɛski/
- Where can i find a restaurant?: Kde najdu restauraci? /gdɛ najdu rɛstauraʦi/
- Where is the nearest hospital?: Kde je nejbližší nemocnice? /gdɛ jɛ nejbliʃiː nɛmoʦniʦɛ/
- Danish: dansk /dansk/
- hello: hej /hi/
- good-bye: farvel /fah-vel/
- please: 1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not Vær venlig)
(Usage Note: No word directly corresponds to the word "please". Danish and Finnish express the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.)
- thank you: tak /tack/
- that one: denne /DEN-neh/
- how much?: hvor meget? /vo MY-it/
- English: engelsk /ENG-uhlsk/
- yes: ja /ya/
- no: nej /nigh/
- can I take your picture?: Må jeg tage et billede af dig?
- Where is the bathroom?: Hvor er der et toilet? /toiˈlett/
- where do you come from?: Hvor kommer du fra?
- do you speak English?: Taler du engelsk?
- generic toast: skål /skål/
- I don't understand: Jeg forstår ikke
- Dutch: Nederlands /nedərlɑns/ (NAY-der-lahnds)
- hello: hallo /hɑlo/ (hah-LOW)
- good-bye: tot ziens /tɔt zins/ (tott-ZEENS)
- please: alstublieft /ɑlstyblift/ (AHL-stu-BLEEFT)
- thank you: dank je wel /dɑŋkjəwɛl/ (DAHNK-ya-WELL)
- that one: die /di/ (dee)
- how much?: hoeveel /huːvel/ (who-VEIL)
- English: Engels /ɛŋəls/ (ENGels)
- yes: ja /ja/ (ya)
- no: nee /ne/ (ney)
- generic toast: proost /prost/ (prohw-st)
- hello: saluton /saluton/
- good-bye: ĝis revido /ʤis revido/
- please: mi petas /mi petas/
- thank you: dankon /dankon/
- you're welcome: bonvenon /bonvenon/
- that one: tiu /tiu/
- how much?: kiom /kiom/
- English: Anglo /anglo/
- yes: jes /jes/
- no: ne /ne/
- sorry: pardonon /pardonon/
- I don't understand: mi ne komprenas /mi ne komprenas/
- Where's the toilet?: kie estas la necesejo? /kie estas la neʦesejo/
- generic toast: Je via sano /je via sano/
- Do you speak English?: Ĉu vi parolas la anglan? /ʧu vi parolas la anglan/
- Excuse me, I don't speak very good Esperanto.: Pardonu min, mi ne bone parolas Esperanton.
- I don't know: Mi ne scias /mi ne sʦias/
- Estonian: eesti
- hello: tere
- good-bye: head aega
- please: palun
- thank you: aitäh
- you're welcome: palun
- that one: see
- how much?: kui palju
- English: inglise
- yes: jah
- no: ei
- sorry: vabandage
- I don't understand: Ma ei saa aru
- generic toast: terviseks
- Do you speak English?: Kas te räägite inglise keelt?
- Where is the bathroom/toilet? Kus on WC? Kus on vannituba?
- Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! Häid Jõule ja õnnelikku uut aastat!
- Finnish: suomi /'suo mi/ (SUE-o-mi)
- hello: päivää /'pæjvæː/ (pay-vaeh) (except the vowels are like "pay" with the vowel from "cat" followed by the vowel from "tick"; the syllable "vaeh" has the long syllable from "bad")
- good-bye: näkemiin /'nækemiːn/ (NACK-eh-MEAN)
- please: 1
- thank you: kiitos /'kiːtos/ (key-toss)
- that one: tuo /'tuo/ (to-oh)
- how much?: kuinka paljon /'kujnka 'paljon/ (kuyn-kah pal-yon)
- English: englanti /'ɛŋlanti/ (ENG-lan-TEH)
- yes: kyllä /'kylːæ/ (kul-laeh)
- no: ei /ej/ (ey)
- sorry: anteeksi /'anteːksi/ ("On take see")
- where is the toilet?: missä on vessa? /'misːæ on 'vesːa/(MIS-sah on VEHS-sah)
- generic toast: kippis /'kipːis/ (KIP-pis)
- do you speak English?: puhutko englantia? /'puhutko 'ɛŋlantia/ (poo-hoot-koh eng-lawn-tia)
- I don't understand: en ymmärrä /ɛn 'ymːærːæ/ (en um-mar-ra)
- I don't know: en tiedä /ɛn 'tiɛdæ/ (en tee-eh-da)
- French: français /frɑ̃sɛ/ ("fraw(n)-SAY")
- hello: bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ ("boh(n)-ZHURE")
- good-bye: au revoir /o ʁəvwaʁ/ ("oh-reh-VWA")
- please: s'il vous plaît /sil vu plɛ/ ("seal voo PLAY")
- thank you: merci /mɛʁsi/ ("mare-SEE")
- you're welcome "bienvenue" (bi-EHN ven-eu)
- that one: cela /səla/ ("seh-LAH")
- how much?: combien /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ ("ko(n)m-BYEN")
- English: anglais /ɑ̃glɛ/ ("ah(n)-GLAY")
- yes: oui /wi/ ("wee")
- no: non /nɔ̃/ ("nah(n)")
- sorry: pardon /paʁdɔ̃/ ("pahr-DO(n)"), excusez-moi /ɛkskyzemwa/ ("ex-kyu-say-MWA")
- I don't understand: Je ne comprends pas /ʒə nə cõ'pʁɑ̃ 'pa/ ("zhe ne co(n)m-pro(n) PAH")
- where's the bathroom?: Où sont les toilettes? /u sɔ̃ le twa lɛt/ ("ooh so(n) lay twa-LET)8
- generic toast: Santé! /sɑ̃te/ ("sahn-TAY") (Literally: Health)
- Do you speak English?: Parlez-vous anglais? /paʁ le vu ɑ̃ glɛ/ ("par-lay voo zah(n)-GLAY")
- Excuse me, I don't speak very good French.: "Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas très bien français." (par-dohn-ay MWAH may zheu neuh parl pah tray byen frahn-SAY)
- I don't know: Je ne sais pas /ʒə nə sɛ 'pa/ ("zhe ne sa(i) PAH")
The translations provided following W: are in West Frisian,
those following N: are in North Frisian (Mooring dialect).
- Frisian:
- W: Frysk /fri.sk/ (freask)
- N: Friisk /fri:sk/ (freask)
- hello:
- W: a goeie /ɑ gujə/ (ah gooye)
- N: moin /mOIn/ (moin)
- good-bye:
- W: oant sjen /ɔnt ʃɛn/ (ont shen)
- N: adjiis /Adji:s/ (a-jease)
- please:
- W: asjeblyft /ɑʃəbli.ft/ (ashebleaft)
- N: weesegödj /ve:z&gödj/ (veisegud-y)
- thank you:
- W: tige tank /'tiːɣə tɑnk/ (teaghe tank)
- N: foole tunk /fo:l&tunk/ (foughle toonk)
- that one:
- W: dy /di./ (dea)
- N: di /dI/ (dih)
- how much?:
- W: hoefolle? /hufolə/ (who folle)
- N: hüfoole? /h^fo:l&/ (huh foughle)
- English:
- W: Ingelsk /iŋəlsk/ (ingelsk)
- N: Aingelsch /&j:ñ&lS/ (ayngelsh)
- yes:
- W: ja /ja/ (yaah)
- N: joo /jo:/ (yo)
- no:
- W: nee /ne./ (nay)
- N: nåån /nO:n/ (nawn)
- where's the bathroom?:
- W: Wêr is hjir it húske? /Wɛːr ɪs jɪrət hy.skə/ (where is yirret hewske)
- N: Weer as heer et hüüschen? /wI:R &s hI:r &t hy.S&n/ (vere is heret hewshen)
- generic toast:
- W: tsjoch /ʧoX/ (chokh)
- N: sünhäid /sönhEId/ (sun-heyd)
- Do you speak English?:
- W: Kinne jo Ingelsk? /kɪnə jo. ɪŋəlsk/ (kinne yo ingelsk?)
- N: Koost dü Aingelsch? /ko:stö &jñ@lS/ (coastuh ayngelsh)
- I don't understand:
- W: Ik begryp it net /ɪk bəgri.pət nɛt/ (ick begreapet net)
- N: Ik begrip et ai /Ik b&grIp&t&j/ (ick begripet ay)
- Sorry:
- W: Pardon /pədɔn/ (p'donn)
- N: Fertrüt me /ftr^t me/ (f-trut meh)
- German: Deutsch /dojʧ/ (doytch) (listen)
- hello: hallo /hə'loː/ (HUL-low) (listen)
- good-bye: auf Wiedersehen /awf 'viːdəzeːn/ (owf VEE-der-zayn) (listen)
- please: bitte /'bɪtə/ (BIT-ta) (listen)
- thank you: danke /'daŋkə/ (DAHNG-keh) (listen)
- that one: das /dɑs/ (DAHSS) (listen)
- how much?: wie viel? /vi fiːl/ (vee feel?) (listen)
- English: Englisch /'ʔɛŋlɪʃ/ (ENG-lish) (listen)
- yes: ja /ja/ (yah) (listen)
- no: nein /najn/ (nine) (listen)
- where's the bathroom?: Wo ist die Toilette? /vo ʔɪst diː toi'lɛtə/ (vo ist dee toy-LET-tuh) (listen)
- generic toast: prosit /pʁo'zit/ (PRO-zeet) (listen) or prost /pʁoːst/ (PROAST) (listen)
- Do you speak English?: Sprechen Sie Englisch? /'ʃpʁɛçən ziː 'ʔɛŋlɪʃ/ (SHPRAY-khen zee ENG-lish) (listen)
- I don't understand: Ich verstehe nicht. /ɪç fə'ʃteːə nɪçt/ (eekh fair-SHTAY-uh neekht) (listen)
- Sorry: Entschuldigung /ʔɛnt'ʃʊldɪgʊŋ/ (ent-SHOOL-dee-goong) (listen)
- I don't know: Ich weiß es nicht // (eekh vice es neekht)
| Translation
| Greek
| IPA
| Pseudo English
|
| Greek
| Ελληνικά
| /ɛlini'ka/
| (el leen ee KA)
|
| hello
| Γειά σας
| /ja sas/
| (YA sas)
|
| please
| παρακαλώ
| /paraka'lɔ/
| (puh rah kah LOW)
|
| thank you
| Ευχαριστώ
| /ɛfxarɪ'stɔ/
| (eff kha reess TOE)
|
| that one
| εκείνο
| /e'kinɔ/
| (e KEE no)
|
| how much?
| Πόσο κάνει;
| /'pɔsɔ 'kani/
| (POSS o kah knee)
|
| English
| Αγγλικά
| /aŋgli'ka/
| (ang glee KA)
|
| yes
| ναι
| /nɛ/
| (neh) (this is a faux amis for many European language speakers)
|
| no
| όχι
| /'ɔçi/
| (AW hee)
|
| sorry
| συγγνώμη
| /siŋ'nɔmi/
| (sing NOE mee)
|
| I don't understand
| Δεν καταλαβαίνω
| /ðɛn katala'vɛnɔ/
| (THEN cut a la VENN oh)
|
| where's the bathroom?
| Πού είναι οι τουαλέτες;
| /pu 'inɛ i tua'lɛtɛs/
| (poo EE neh ee too uh LET tess)
|
| generic toast
| Γειά μας
| /'ja mas/
| (YAH mass)
|
| Do you speak English?
| Μιλάτε αγγλικά;
| /mi'latɛ aŋgli'ka/
| (mee LAH teh ang glee KA)
|
- Hawaiian: Hawai`i /oːlelo hawaiʔi/ (ha why ee)
- hello: aloha /aloha/ (a low ha)
- good-bye: A hui hou. /ahuihou/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
- please: e `olu `olu `oe /eʔoluʔoluʔoe/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
- thank you: mahalo /mahalo/ (ma ha low)
- yes: `ae /ʔae/ (ah ay)
- no: `a`ole /ʔaʔole/ (uh-oh lay)
- how much?: `ehia? /ʔehia/ (ay hee uh)
- Where is the restroom?: Aia i hea ka lumi ho`opaupilikia? /aiaiheakalumihoʔopaupilikia/ (ah ee ah ee ka loo mee hoe owe pow pee lee kee uh)
- generic toast: Ola /ola/ (Oh la)
(Other useful words in Hawaiian:)
- foreigner, also racist term for whites: haole /haole/ "how-lee"
| Translation
| Hebrew
| Transliteration
| IPA
|
| Hebrew: | עברית | ivrit | /ɪv'ʁɪt/
|
| hello/peace | שלום | shalom | /ʃʌ'lom/
|
| good-bye | להתראות | lehitraot | /&lɛhitʁʌ'ot/
|
| nice to meet you | נעים מאוד; | Na’im Me’od
|
| please/you're welcome | בבקשה | bevakasha | /&bɛvʌkʌ'ʃʌ/
|
| thank you | תודה | toda | /&to'dʌ/
|
| thank you very much | תודה רבה; | toda raba
|
| that one | את זה | et ze | /ɛt zɛ/
|
| how much? | ?כמה | kama | /&'kʌmʌ/
|
| how much does this cost? | ?כמה זה עולה | Kama Zeh Oleh?
|
| English: | אנגלית | anglit | /ʌn'glɪt/
|
| yes | כן | ken | /&kɛn/
|
| no/not | לא | lo | /&lo/
|
| generic toast (literally, "to life") | לחיים | le-chaim | /&lɛ'Xaim/
|
| good morning | בוקר טוב | Boker Tov
|
| good night | לילה טוב | Laíla Tov
|
| what's up? | ?מה קורה | Ma Kore?
|
| how are you? | ?מה נשמע | Ma Nishma?
|
| good | טוב | Tov
|
| Where is the restroom? | איפה השרותים? | Eifo ha-sheirutim?
|
Note: gy (ɟ) is pronounced like in would you; ny (ɲ) like in can you; ö and ő (ø) like in fur; a (ɑ) like in hot; s (ʃ) like in ship; sz (s) like in sun; j (j) like in yes; cs (ʧ) like in chip; é (e) like in eight.
- Hungarian: magyar /'mɑɟɑr/ ('MA-dyar)
- hello: Jó napot kívánok /'joː nɑpot 'kivaːnok/ ('JOH nup-ot 'KEEH-vaa-nock)
- szia, /'siɑ/ ('SEE-ya) is common amongst friends
- good-bye: viszontlátásra /'visontˌlaːtaːʃrɑ/ ('WE-sont-LAAH-taash-ro)
- please: legyen szíves /'lɛɟɛn 'sivɛʃ/ ('LEH-dyen 'SEE-vesh)
- thank you: köszönöm /'køsønøm/ ('KEHR-ser-nerm)
- that one: az /ɑz/ (OZ)
- how much?: mennyi? /'mɛɲːi/ ('ME-nyi)
- I'd like...: kérek... /'keːrɛk/ (KAY-reck)
- yes: igen /'igɛn/ ('EE-ghen)
- no: nem /nɛm/ (NEM)
- sorry: bocsánat /'boʧaːnɑt/ ('BOH-chaa-not)
- I don't understand: nem értem /'nɛm eːr'tɛm/ (NEM ayr-tem)
- I don't remember: nem emlékszem (NEM EM-lake-sem)
- where's the bathroom?: Hol van a mosdó? /'hol vɑn ɑ 'moʃdoː/ ('HOLE von o MOSH-doh)
- generic toast: egészségedre /'ɛgeːʃːeːgɛdrɛ/ ('EH-gay-shay-ged-re)
- Do you speak English?: Beszél angolul? /'bɛseːl 'ɑŋgolul/ ('BEH-sayl 'ON-goh-lool)
- Icelandic: íslenska /iːslenska/ (EES-len-ska)
- hello: góðan dag /gouːðandaːG/ (GOH-than dahg)
- good-bye: bless /blɛsː/
- please: gjörðu svo vel /gjør θY sɔ vɛːl/ (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
- thank you: takk fyrir /tahk fɪːrɪr/ (tahk FEER-eer)
- that one: þetta /θe tːa/ (thetta)
- how much?: hversu mikið /xversY mɪːcɪð/ (KVAIR-suh mickith)
- English: enska /enska/ (enn skah)
- yes: já /jauː/ (yow)
- no: nei /nej/ (nay)
- generic toast: skál! /skauːl/ (scowl)
(note: N is pronounced like ng in king)
- Indonesian: bahasa Indonesia /ba-ha-sa in-do-ne-sia/
- hello:
- halo /ha-lo/ (casual and on telephone)
- selamat pagi /suh-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning)
- selamat siang /... si-aN/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
- selamat sore /... so-re/ (late afternoon)
- selamat malam /... ma-lam/ (after dark)
- good-bye:
- dadah /dah-dah/ (usual, informal)
- selamat tinggal /... tiN-gal/ (said by person leaving)
- selamat jalan /... ja-lan/ (said by person staying)
- please: tolong /toe-loN/
- thank you: terima kasih /tree-ma ka-sih/
- that one: itu /i-too/
- how much? berapa /buh-ra-pa/
- English: bahasa Inggris /ba-ha-sa iN-gris/
- yes: ya /ya/
- no: tidak /ti-da'/
- generic toast: selamat minum /suh-la-mat mi-noom/ (cheers)
- excuse me: maaf /ma-af/
- I don't understand: saya tidak mengerti /sa-ya ti-da' muh-Nur-ti/
- Do you speak English?: bisa bahasa Inggris? /bi-sa .../
- Where is the restroom?: di mana toilet? /di ma-na toy-let/
- Irish: Gaeilge /geləgɛ/ (GWAY-lih-geh)
- welcome: fáilte /faːltʲə/(FALL-cha)
- good-bye: slán /slaːn/ (slawn)
- please: le do thoil /lɛ dɔ hil/ (leh duh hill)
- thank you: go raibh maith agat /gə rɛv mah agət/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
- sorry: tá brón orm (taː broːn urm)
- that one: é sin /eʃin/ (a:shin)
- how much?: cé mhéad /keː veːd/ (kay-vade)
- English: Béarla /beːr lə/ (BARE-lah)
- yes: 2sea /ʃa/ (shah)
- no: 3ní hea /niː ha/ (knee-ha)
- I don't understand: ní thuigim /niː higim/
- Where's the bathroom?: cá bhfuil an leithreas? (kaː vil un lehras)
- generic toast: sláinte /slaːntʲə/ (SLAWN-tye)
- Italian: italiano /ita'ljano/ (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh)
- hello: ciao /'ʧao/ (chah-ow)
- good-bye: arrivederci /arːive'derʧi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chi)
- please: per favore /per fa'vore/ (per fa-VOAR-ay)
- thank you: grazie /'gratsje/ (GRAT-zee-eh)
- that one: quello /'kwelːo/ (KWEL-low) (masculine); quella /'kwelːa/ (KWEL-lah) (feminine)
- how much? quanto /'kwanto/ (KWAN-tow)
- English: inglese /iŋ'glese/ (in-GLAY-say)
- yes: sì /si/ (see)
- no: no /no/ (no)
- sorry: scusa /'skuza/ (SKOO-za); scusi /'skuzi/ (SKOO-zee) (polite treatment)
- I don't understand: non capisco /noŋ ka'pisko/ (non kuh pee skow)
- where's the bathroom?: dov'è il bagno? /do'vɛ il 'baɲːo/ (do veh eel bah nyoh)
- generic toast: sa'lute /salute/ (sall-OO-teh); cincin /ʧin'ʧin/ (cheen cheen)
- Japanese: 日本語 (にほんご, nihongo) /ni ho n go/ or /ni hoŋ go/ (nee-hon-go)
- hello:
- good day: 今日は (こんにちは, konnichiwa) /ko n:i ʧi wa/ (kohn-nee-chee-wa)
- good evening: 今晩は (こんばんは, konbanwa) /ko n. ba n. wa/ (kon bahn wah)
- good morning: おはよう御座います (おはようございます, ohayou gozaimasu) /ohajo: gozaimass/ (oh ha yoh go zigh mahss) sometimes shortened to おはよう (ohayou)
- hello on telephone: もしもし (moshi-moshi) /moʃimoʃi/ (mow she mow she)
- good-bye:
- good-bye: さようなら (sayounara) /sajo: na ɾa/ (sigh yoh na ra)
- good-bye when leaving home: いってきます (ittekimasu) / it:ekimasu/ (ittay kimas)
- good-bye when being left home: いってらっしゃい (itterasshai) / it:eraʃ:ai/ (ittay rash shy)
- please:
- -下さい (-ください, kudasai) /kudasa i/ (cuda-sigh) (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
- どうぞ (douzo) /do:zo/ (Often used when offering or allowing something to someone else. Similar to "go ahead" or "feel free")
- お願いします (おねがいします, onegaishimasu) /onegaiʃimass/ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss)
- thank you: 有り難う (ありがとう, arigatou) /a ɾi ga toː/ (ah-ri-ga-toe)
- sorry: ご免 (ごめん, gomen) /go me n/ (go men) inf. or 御免なさい (ごめんなさい, gomennasai) /go me n na sa i/ (go men nah sigh)
- excuse me: 済みません (すみません, sumimasen) /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
- that one: それ (sore) /soɾe/ (so reh)
- how much? いくらですか。 (ikura desu ka) /i ku ɾa/ (i-ku-ra des ka)
- English: 英語 (えいご, eigo) /eː go/ or /ej go/ (ay-go)
- yes: はい (hai) /ha i/ or /haj/ (high)
- no: いいえ (iie) /iːe/ (ee-eh)
- thanks before eating: いただきます (itadakimasu) /itadakimasu/
- to be excused after eating: ごちそうさまでした (gochisousamadeshita) /gotʃiso:samadeʃita/
- where's the bathroom?: お手洗いはどこですか (おてあらいはどこですか, otearai wa doko desu ka) or just お手洗いどこ (おてあらいどこ, otearai doko) /oteaɾai wa doko des ka/ /otearai doko/ (o-tay-a-rye wa do-ko dess-ka) (o-tay-a-rye do-ko)
- generic toast: 乾杯 (かんぱい, kampai) /kampaj/ (kam-pie)
- can you speak English?: 英語が話せますか, (えいごがはなせますか, eigo ga hanasemasu ka) /e i go ga ha na se mas ka/ (ay-go ga ha-na-say-mas-ka)
- foreigner: 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokujin) /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally 外人 (がいじん, gaijin) ["guy jean"])
- Kannada: Kannada
- hello: Namaskaara
- good-bye: Hogibittu baruttene
- please: dayavittu
- thank you: dhanyavaadagalu
- that one: adu
- how much?: eshtu
- English: aangla
- yes: houdu
- no: illa
- generic toast:
- Khmer: ខ្មែរ khmer
- hello: សួស្ដី soursdey
- good-bye : លាហើយ lea hey
- sorry: សូមទោស som tos
- no problem: គ្មានបញ្ហា kmean panh-ha
- happy new year: សួស្ដីឆ្នាំថ្មី soursdey chnamm tmei
- I love Khmer: ខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ខ្មែរ knhom sro-lanh khmer
- Thanks you: អរគុណ Or kun
- How much: ថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន Tlai ponman
- I Wish you:ខ្មុំជូនពរអ្នក knhom jon pr nak
Note: Hangul Revised Romanization of Korean
See also: Names of Korea
- Korean: 한국어 hangugeo /hankukʌ/
- hello: 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo/anːjʌŋhasejo/ (ah nyuhng ha say yo)
- hello (saying to friends or younger persons): 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ah nyuhng)
- good-bye (Leaving): 안녕히게세요 annyeonghigeseyo /anːjʌŋhigɛsejo/ (ah nyuhng hee geh say yo)
- good-bye (Being left): 안녕히가세요 annyeonghigaseyo /anːjʌŋhikasejo/ (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo)
- good-bye (saying to friends or younger persons): 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ah nyuhng)
- please may I have: 주세요 juseyo /ĵusejo/ (ju say yo) Note: to be used after the object. ie: Taxi ju say yo. = Taxi please.
- thank you: 고맙습니다 gomapseupnida /komapsɯmnita/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), 고마워 gomawo /komawʌ/ (go mah woe)
- that one: 저것 jeogeot /cʌkʌt/ (juh gut)
- how much?: 얼마예요? eolmayeyo /ʌlmajɛjo/ (uhl ma eh yo)
- yes: 녜; ne /nɛ/ (neh) or 예 ye /jɛ/ (yeh)
- no: 아니오 anio /anio/ (ah nee oh)
- sorry: 미안합니다 mianhamnida /mianhamnita/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
- I don't understand: 모르겠습니다 moreugesseumnida /morɯkes'ɯmnita/ (mow l' guess 'im nee tah)
- where's the bathroom?: 화장실이 어디예요? hwajangsili eodiyeyo /hwacaŋsili ʌtijɛjo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
- generic toast: 건배! geonbae /kʌnpɶ/ (gun beh) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat"), 위하여! wihayeo /wihajʌ/ (wee hah yuh)
- Do you speak English?: 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeongeo hal jul aseyo /jʌŋʌ hal cul asɛjo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)
Pronunciations are first given in the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation (Based on Italian, and used in some ceremonies by the Catholic church). These pronunciations are followed by the classical pronunciation (How the Romans themselves pronounced these expressions)
For example -- "of light" lucis /'luʧis/ (LOO-cheess) /'luːkis/ (LOO-kiss), with (LOO-cheess) being the ecclesiastical pronunciation, and (LOO-kiss) how the Romans said lucis.
| Translation
| Latin
| IPA (Ecclesastical)
| Pseudo-English
| IPA (Classical)
| Pseudo-English
|
| Latin
| lingua Latina
| /'lingwa la'tina/
| (lah-TEE-nah)
| /'lingwa la'tiːna/
| (lah-TEE-nah)
|
| hello
| ave!
| /'ave/
| (Ah-vay)
| /'aːweː/
| (Ah-way)
|
| goodbye
| vale!
| /'vale/
| (vah-lay)
| /'waːleː/
| (wah-lay)
|
| please
| si placet
| /si 'plaʧet/
| (see PLAH-chet)
| /siː 'plakɛt/
| (see PLAH-ket)
|
| thank you
| gratias tibi ago
| /'gratsias 'tibi 'ago/
| (GRAH-tsee-as TI-bee AH-goh)
| /'graːtiaːs 'tibi 'agoː/
| (GRAH-tee-as Ti-bee AH-goh)
|
| that one
| ille, illa, illud
| /'ilːe, 'ilːa, 'ilːud/
| (ILL-lay, ILL-lah, ILL-lud)
| /'ilːɛ, 'ilːa, 'ilːud/
| (ill-leh, ill-lah, ill-lud)
|
| how much?
| quot?
| /kwot/
| (quote)
| /kwot/
| (quaht)
|
| yes
| certe
| /'ʧerte/
| (CHAIR-tay)
| /'kɛrteː/
| (kert-eh)
|
| no
| non, nullo modo
| /'non, 'nulːo 'modo/
| (noan, NUL-loh MO-doh)
| /'noːn, 'nulːo 'mɔdoː/
| (known, NUL-oh MO-doh)
|
| sorry
| ignosce mihi
| /i'ɲoʃe 'mihi/
| (een-YOH-shay MEE-hee)
| /i'ŋnoːskɛ 'mihi/
| (ing-know-skeh Mi-hee)
|
| I don't understand
| non comprehendo
| /noŋ kompre'hendo/
| (noan com-pray-HEN-doh)
| /noːŋ komprɛ'hɛndoː/
| (known com-pray-HEN-doh)
|
| where's the bathroom?
| ubi sunt latrinae?
| /'ubi sunt la'trine/
| (OO-bee sunt lah-TREE-nay)
| /'ubi sunt la'triːnai/
| (OO-bee sunt lah-tri-neye) (neye rhyming with eye)
|
| generic toast
| salutem!
| /sa'lutem/
| (sah-LOO-tehm)
| /sa'luːtɛ̃/
| (sah-LOO-tehm)
|
| Do you speak English?
| loquerisne anglice?
| /lokwe'risne 'aŋgliʧe/
| (loh-quay-RISS-nay AHNG-glee-chay?)
| /lɔkwɛ'risnɛ 'aŋglikeː/
| (loh-queh-riss-neh ah-ngli-keh?)
|
- Lithuanian: Lietuviškai ("lietu'vishkai")
- hello: labas ("lA-bas")
- goodbye: ate! ("ateh'")
- please: prašau("prashau")
- thank you: ačiū ("Ahchjooh")
- that one: tas(masculine), ta(feminnine) ("tas, ta)"
- how much?: kiek? ("kjEk")
- yes: taip ("taIp")
- no: ne ("ne'")
- sorry: atsiprašau ("Atsiprashau")
- I don't understand: nesupratau
- toast: į sveikatą! ("EE sveikAtA!")
- Do you speak English? kalbate angliškai?
- Low Saxon: Plattdüütsch /"Plutt deech/
- hello: moin /moyn/
- good-bye: tschüss /'chuss/
- please: bidde /bidde/
- thank you: danke /"ðæŋka/
- that one: düssen /"ðussan/
- how much?: wo veel /vo "Fayl/
- yes: jou /yow/
- no: nee /nay/
- sorry: tschulligung /'choo-lee-goonk/
- I don't understand: Ik vörstah nich / eek forstaa nix /
- where's the toilet?: wo is de tante Meyer? /vow is day tanne migher/
- generic toast: nich lang snacken - kopp in'n nacken! /neex lung snuckan 'kopp inAkan/
- Do you speak English?: snacks du ingelsch? /snucks doo engalsh/
- Maltese language: Il-lingwa maltija /il lingwa ma:lti:ja/
- hello: merħba /merhba/
- good day: bonġu /bondZu:/
- bye: ċaw /tSaw/, saħħa /sahha/
- please: jekk jogħġbok /jekk jo:dZbok/
- thank you: grazzi /grattsi/
- that one: dak /da:k/
- how much?: kemm? /kemm/
- yes: iva /i:va/
- no: le /le/
- sorry: jiddispjaċini /jiddispjatSi:ni/
- I don't understand: ma nifhimx /ma: nifimS/
- where is the toilet?: fejn it-tojlit? /fejn it tojlit/
- generic toast: saħħa! /sahha/
- do you speak English?: titkellem bl-ingliż? /titkellem bliNli:s/
- Malta is a beautiful island: Malta hija ġżira sabiħa /ma:lta hi:ja dZzi:ra sabi:ha/
- Malay language: Bahasa Melayu /ba-ha-sa me-la-yu/
- hello:
- selamat pagi /sə-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning)
- selamat tengah hari /... təŋah ha-ri/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
- selamat petang /... pə-taŋ/ (late afternoon)
- selamat malam /... ma-lam/ (after dark)
- good-bye:
- selamat tinggal /... tiŋ-gal/ (said by person leaving) (lit. Safe living (tinggal has connotations of residence, stay))
- selamat jalan /... ʤa-lan/ (said by person staying) (lit. Safe travelling)
- please: tolong /tɔ-lɔŋ/
- thank you: terima kasih /tə-ri-ma ka-sih/
- that one: itu /i-tʊ/
- how much?: berapa /bə-ra-pa/
- English language: Bahasa Inggeris /ba-ha-sa iŋ-gəris/
- yes: ya /ja/
- no: tidak /ti-dak/
- excuse me: maaf /ma-af/
- I don't understand: saya tidak faham /sa-ja ti-dak fa-ham/
- Can you speak English?: bolehkah cakap bahasa Inggeris? /bo-leh-kah ʧakap .../
- Where is the restroom?: di mana tandas? /di mana tan-das/
- Maori: Māori /maːoɾi/
- hello: tēnā koe /teːnaː koe/ (to one person), tēnā kōrua /teːnaː koːɾua/ (to two people), tēnā koutou /teːnaː koutou/
- good-bye (to those who are staying): e noho rā /e noho ɾaː/
- good-bye (to those who are leaving): haere rā /haeɾe ɾaː/
- please: koa /koa/
- thank you (or "good day" - literally "be well"): kia ora /kia oɾa/
- how much?: pēhea? /peːhea/
- yes: ae /ae/
- no: kaore /kaoɾe/
- Malayalam: malayaalam
- hello: namaskaram
- good-bye: Poy varaamPoy varatte"
- please: dayavaayi
- thank you: nanni
- how much?: ethra?
- yes: athe
- no: illa
- English: english
- Whats your name:pere enthanu
- harassment:peedanam
- I love you: njaan ninne snehikkunnu
- Do you like me: ninakku enne ishtamaano
- what news?: enthokkeyaanu vishesham
- news: vaartha\vishesham
- first: aadyam\onnamathu
- water: vellam
- alphabet: aksharam
- food: bhakshanam
- rain: mazha
- hotel: hotel
- way: vazhi
- Marathi: maraaThee
- hello: -
- good-bye: achhaa
- please: krupah yaa
- thank you: aa bhaar
- how much?: kitee
- yes: ho
- no: naa hee
- English: ingrajee
(classical ortography)
- Nahuatl: Nahuatlahtolli
- hello: niltze
- good-bye: nimitzittaz
- thank you: tlazohcamati
- that one: inon
- yes: quema (ordinary), quemacatzin (reverential)
- no: ahmo (ordinary), ahmotzin (reverential)
- English: Inglesthahtolli
- Do you speak [English]?: Nitetlahtoa [Inglestlahtolli]?
- What is your name?: Tlen mo tocatzin?
- Nigerian pidgin:
- hello: How now
- good-bye: A go dey see yu now
- please: A beg
- thank you: Thank yu
- that one:
- how much?:
- English: Oyinbo
- yes: Yes
- no: No
- generic toast:
- Norwegian: norsk /'nɔʃk/ (norsk)
- Hello: hallo /hɑ'luː/
- Hi: hei /hæi/
- Good-bye: farvel /fɑɾ'wel/ (far well)
- Please: vær så snill /'wæːr so snil/
- Thank you: takk /tɑk/ (takh)
- That one: den /den/ (den) or det /deː/ (deh)
- How much?: hvor mye? /wuɾ myːə/
- English: engelsk /'eŋelsk/ or /'əŋəlsk/
- Yes: ja /jɑː/ (yah)
- No: nei /næj/ (nay)
- Can I take your picture?: kan jeg ta bilde av deg?
- Where is the bathroom?: hvor er badet?
- Where do you come from?: hvor kommer du fra?
- Do you speak English?: snakker du engelsk?
- Generic toast: skål /skoːl/
- Where can I find a restaurant?: hvor kan jeg finne en restaurant?
- Where is the nearest hospital?: hvor er det nærmeste sykehuset?
- Banana: banan
- O'odham: O'odham ñiok /ɔʔɔtˀm ˈɲiɔk/
- English: Milga:n ñiok /miɮˈgaːn ˈɲiɔk/
- hello: Ṣap kaic /ʃap ˈkaiʧ/ (lit. what did you say?)
- good-bye: Do va ep em ñei /dɔ va ˈəp əm ɲəi/
- that one: hegai /həgaɪ/
- yes: ha'u /haʔʊ/
- no: pi'a /piʔa/
(dialects may vary)
- Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani(isch)-Deitsch
- hello: hiya
- good-bye: bis schpeeder (bis shpayder) Until later
- please: please
- thank you: danki schee (dan-key shay)
- that one: da do (da daw)
- how much: Wie viel (wee feel)
- English: Englisch
- yes: Ya
- no: nee (nay)
- Can I take your picture?: Kann ich dei Pikder nemme? (can ich (Germanic 'ch' sounds like the H in huge) dye pic-der nay-me)
- Where is the washroom?: Wu is die Baadschtupp?
- Sorry I don't understand.: Sorry, Ich verschteh dich net.
| translation
| phrase
| IPA
| pronunciation
| remarks
|
| Polish language
| Język polski
polszczyzna
| ['jε̃zik 'pɔlski]
[pɔl'ʃʧizna]
| listen
listen
|
|
| hello
| cześć
| ['ʧεɕtɕ]
| listen
| informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. "honour"
|
| good morning, good afternoon
| dzień dobry
| ['dʑεɲ ,dɔbri]
| listen
| lit. "good day"
|
| good-bye
| do widzenia
| [dɔvi'ʣεɲa]
| listen
| lit. "until seeing"
|
| good night
| dobranoc
| [dɔ'branɔʦ]
| listen
|
|
| please
| proszę
| ['prɔʃε̃]
| listen
|
|
| you're welcome
| proszę bardzo
| [ˌprɔʃε̃'barʣɔ]
| listen
|
|
| don't mention it
| nie ma za co
| [ˌɲεma'zaʦɔ]
| listen
| lit. "(there's) nothing you have to (thank for)"
|
| thank you
| dziękuję
| [dʑε̃'kujε̃]
| listen
|
|
| this one
| m: ten
f: ta
n: to
| [tεn]
[ta]
[tɔ]
| listen
|
|
| that one
| m: tamten
f: tamta
n: tamto
| ['tamtεn]
['tamta]
['tamtɔ]
| listen
|
|
| how much?
| ile?
| ['ilε]
| listen
|
|
| English language
| angielski
| [aŋ'gε´lski]
|
|
|
| yes
| tak
| [tak]
| listen
|
|
|
