Common phrases in various languages
Here is a list of common phrases in various 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 IPA. However, actual pronunciations of the pseudo-English spellings will vary from speaker to speaker. Enclose the "pronunciation 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.
See also Common phrases in constructed languages .
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
hello
hello
UK /hɛˈləʊ/ US /hɛˈloʊ/
good-bye
good-bye
/ˌgʊdˈbaɪ/
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 ʌn.dəˈstænd/ US /aɪ ˈdoʊnt ʌn.dɚˈstænd/
Where's the bathroom?
Where's the bathroom
UK /wɛəz ðə ˈbɑːθˌɹʊm/ US /wɛɹz ðə ˈbæθˌɹum/
generic toast
bottoms up!
UK /ˈbɒ.təmz ˈʌp/ US /ˈbɑːɾəmz 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/
Note: All the above sounds 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).
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
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)
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 ˈʔismuk/ ('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 represent 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'. Capital letter 'O' is /o/ as in 'log'.
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Remarks
hello assalamwalaikum nOmoshkar (Muslims)
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 onugroho purbok
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 you 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? doya kore arekbar ektu bolun
yes hai ji / ji hai (informal)
no na ji na (informal)
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/
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
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-GLEE-skoo)
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Remarks
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/
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Remarks
hello здравей (zdrávei)
hello здрасти (zdrásti) (informal)
good morning Добро утро (dóbro útro)
good day Добър ден (dóbŭr den)
good evening Добър вечер (dóbŭr véčer)
good night Лека нощ (léka nošt)
goodbye Довиждане (doviždáne)
how are you? Как си? (kák si)
I'm fine Добре съм (dóbre sŭm)
Where is the toilet? Къде е тоалетната? (k'de e toalétnata?)
all the best Всичко най-хубаво (vsíčko nai-hubávo)
regards Поздрави (pozdraví)
thank you Благодаря (blagodariá)
happy birthday Честит рожден ден! (čestít roždén den)
Bulgarian language Български език (bŭlgárski ezík)
yes да (da)
no не (ne)
of course разбира се (razbíra se)
Please, enter! Влезте, моля! (vlézte mólia) (formal [2nd p. plural])
Enter! Влез! (vlez) (informal [2nd p. 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 és
/ˈkwɑmˈbɑl/; /ˈkwɑnˈtes/
yes:
sí
/ˈsɪ/
no:
no
/ˈno/
I don't understand:
No ho entenc
/ˈno wənˈteŋ/
Where's the bathroom?:
On és el bany? ; on és el labavo?
/ˈonˈezəlˈβaɲ/; /ˈonˈezəlˈləˈβɑβu/
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: Cantonese is a tonal language . Pronunciations provided below include numbers indicating tone. Tone 1 is high and level/falling; 2 is medium and rising; 3 is medium and level; 4 is low and falling; 5 is low and rising, 6 is low and level. For more info, see Standard Cantonese . The characters shown are Traditional Chinese characters . Pronunciation is given using Jyutping and IPA .
Translation
Phrase
Jyutping
IPA
Cantonese:
廣東話
gwong2 dung1 waa2
/kwɔːŋ2 tʊŋ1 wɑː2/
hello
你好
nei5 hou2
/nei5 hou2/
good-bye
再見
zoi3 gin3
/tsɔːi3 kiːn3/
bye-bye
拜拜
baai1 baai3
/pɑːi1 pɑːi3/
please
唔該
m4 goi1
/m̩4 kɔːi1/
thank you (for gifts)
多謝
do1 ze3
/tɔː1 tsɛː3/
thank you (for services rendered)
唔該
m4 goi1
/m̩4 kɔːi1/
sorry
對唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6
/dɵy3 m̩4 tsyː6/
this one
呢個
ni1 go3
/niː1 kɔː3/
that one
嗰個
go2 go3
/kɔː2 kɔː3/
how much?
幾多
gei2 do1
/kei2 tɔː1/
yes
係
hai3
/hɐi3/
no
唔係
m4 hai3
/m̩4 hɐi3/
I don't understand
我唔明白
ngo5 m4 ming4 baak6
/ŋɔː5 m̩4 mɪŋ4 bɑːk6/
Where's the bathroom?
洗手間喺邊度呀？
sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3
/sɐi2 sɐu2 kɑːn1 hɐi2 piːn1 tou6 ɑː3/
Do you speak English?
你識唔識講英文呀？
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 aa3
/nei5 sɪk1 m̩4 sɪk1 kɔːŋ2 jɪŋ1 mɐn2 ɑː3/
Note: Cantonese, like most of the other Chinese languages, do not actually have words for "yes" and "no." Translations for "yes" and "no" given above actually mean "it is" and "it is not" and can be used for questions asking for confirmation. However, for certain yes/no questions, one would normally respond with the verb or the negation of the verb. For instance, to respond to a question such as "do you want to go?" one would respond with "go" or "not go."
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.
Translation
Phrase
Pinyin
IPA
Pronunciation
Remarks
Mandarin Chinese 普通话 / 普通話 or (pǔtōnghuà ) guóyǔ ) [pʰù tʰʊ̋ŋ xwɑ̂] [kwɔ̌ jỳ] (poo-toong-hwa)
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) See Usage Note 1
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) See Usage Note 2
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)
Usage Notes
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.
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 — answering in the negative to "You don't like him?" would indicate that you do like him.
Translation
Romanization A
Romanization B
IPA
Shanghainese:
Zanheëwo (English z)
Shanghaieau
/zɑ̃hɛ ɛ̤ʊ̤/}
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.
Translation
Characters
Romanization
Remarks
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
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?
Translation
Phrase
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?
Translation
Phrase
Pronunciation
IPA
Remarks
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)
English: Englisc /'ɛŋglɪʃ/
hello (to one person): wes hál /wɛz haːl/ ; (to more than one): wesaþ hál /'wɛzaθ haːl/
good-bye: God þé mid síe /gɔd ðeː mɪd 'siə/
please: (be understood. A matter of course, if not ic bidde /ɪtʃ 'bɪdːə/ )
(Usage Note: No word directly corresponds to the word "please". Old English expressed the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.)
thank you: ic þancie þé /ɪtʃ 'θaŋkiə ðeː/
that one: geon /jɔn/
how much?: hú fela? /huː 'fela/
yes: gése /jeːsə/
no: nó /noː/
Where is the bathroom?: Hwǽr is þæt gangsetl? /ʍær ɪz ðæt 'gaŋsetl/
where do you come from?: Hwanon cymst þu? ? /'ʍanon cymst ðuː/
do you speak English?: Spricst þu Englisce? /sprɪtʃə st ðuː 'ɛŋglɪʃə/
I don't understand: Ic ne understande /ɪtʃ ne ʊndɛr'standə/
hello: saluton /sa'luton/
good-bye: ĝis revido /ʤis re'vido/
please: mi petas /mi 'petas/
thank you: dankon /'dankon/
you're welcome: bonvenon /bon'venon/
that one: tiu /'tiu/
how much?: kiom /'kiom/
English: Anglo /'anglo/
yes: jes /jes/
no: ne /ne/
sorry: pardonon /par'donon/
I don't understand: mi ne komprenas /mi ne kom'prenas/
Where's the toilet?: kie estas la necesejo? /'kie estas la neʦe'sejo/
generic toast: Je via sano /je 'via 'sano/
Do you speak English?: Ĉu vi parolas la anglan? /ʧu vi pa'rolas la 'anglan/
Excuse me, I don't speak very good Esperanto: Pardonu min, mi ne bone parolas Esperanton /par'donu min mi ne 'bone pa'rolas espe'ranton/
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?: puhutteko englantia? /'puhutko 'ɛŋlantia/ (poo-hoot-teh-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)-JHURE")
good-bye: au revoir /o ʁəvwaʁ/ ("oh-reh-VWAR")
please: s'il vous plaît /sil vu plɛ/ ("seal voo PLAY" )
thank you: merci /mɛʁsi/ ("mare-SEE")
you're welcome "bienvenue" (Canada) (bi-EHN ven-eu) , "de rien" ("de ree-an") (Rest of the world)
that one: cela /səla/ ("say-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-ku-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 French very well.: "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/ ("dju neh say 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)
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Literal meaning
Georgian ქართული /kartʊli/ (Kartuli )
Hello! გამარჯობა! /gamarʤoba/ (Gamarjoba! ) "victory"
How are you? როგორა ხართ? /rɔgɔra xart/ (Rogora khart? )
Good, you? კარგად, შენ? /k'argad ʃɛn/ (K'argad, shen? )
Excuse me! ბოდიში! /bɔdɪʃɪ/ (Bodishi! )
Please თუ შეიძლება /tʊ ʃɛɪʣlɛba/ (Tu Sheidzleba ) "if possible"
Welcome კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობრძანება! /k'ɛtɪlɪ ɪqʼɔs tkvɛnɪ mɔbrʣanɛba/ (Ke'tili iq'os tkveni mobrdzaneba! )
Thank you გმადლობთ! /gmadlɔbt/ (Gmadlobt )
You are welcome არაფრის /araprɪs/ (Arapris ) "for nothing"
English ინგლისური /ɪnglɪsʊrɪ/ (Inglisuri )
Do you speak English? ინგლისური იცით? /ɪnglɪsʊrɪ ɪʦɪt/ (Inglisuri itsit? )
I don't speak Georgian ქართული არ ვიცი /kartʊli ar vɪʦɪ/ (Kartuli ar vitsi )
Yes დიახ /dɪax/ (Diakh )
No არა /ara/ (Ara )
Georgia საქართველო /sakartvɛlɔ/ (Sakartvelo )
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)
Haitian: Ayisyen
hello: bonjou
good-bye: orevwa
please: souple, tanpri
thank you: mèsi
yes: wi
no: non
how much?: Konbyen?
Where is the restroom?: Kote twalèt la?
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 happening? ?מה קורה Ma Kore?
what's up? ?מה נשמע Ma Nishma?
good טוב Tov
Where is the restroom? איפה השרותים? Eifo ha-sheirutim?
hello (urdu)- as salam waalekum, (hindi)- namashkaar, namaste
good bye (urdu)- khuda haafiz, allah haafiz, (hindi)- ?????
please (urdu), (hindi) - mehrbaani karo,
thank you (urdu), (hindi) - shukria
sit down (urdu)- aap tashrif raklijie, (hindi)- aap bhetjaaye
yes (urdu), (hindi)- hain '
no (urdu), (hindi)- nahi
sorry (urdu), (hindi)- maaf karlijie
I don't understand, (urdu), (hindi)- mere samajne me nahi araha
English, (urdu), (hindi)- Angrezi
Note: gy (ɟ) is pronounced like in would y ou ; ny (ɲ) like in can y ou ; ö and ő (ø) like in fur ; a (ɒ) like in ho t ; s (ʃ) like in sh ipsz (s) like in s unj (j) like in y escs (ʧ) like in ch ipé (e) like in ei ght
Hungarian: magyar /ˈmɒɟɒr / ('MA-dyar)
hello: Jó napot kívánok /ˈjoː nɒpot ˈkivaːnok / ('JOH nup-ot 'KEEH-vaa-nock)
szia, /ˈsiɒ / ('SEE-ya) is common amongst friends
good-bye: viszontlátásra /ˈvisontˌlaːtaːʃrɒ / ('WE-sont-LAAH-taash-ro)
please: legyen szíves /ˈlɛɟɛn ˈsivɛʃ / ('LEH-dyen 'SEE-vesh)
thank you: köszönöm /ˈkøsønøm / ('KEHR-ser-nerm)
that one: az /ɒz / (OZ)
how much?: mennyi? /ˈmɛɲːi / ('ME-nyi)
I'd like...: kérek... /ˈkeːrɛk / (KAY-reck)
yes: igen /ˈigɛn / ('EE-ghen)
no: nem /nɛm / (NEM)
sorry: bocsánat /ˈboʧaːnɒt / ('BOH-chaa-not)
I don't understand: nem értem /ˈnɛm eːr'tɛm / (NEM ayr-tem)
I don't remember: nem emlékszem (NEM EM-lake-sem)
where's the bathroom?: Hol van a mosdó? /ˈhol vɒn ɒ 'moʃdoː / ('HOLE von o MOSH-doh)
generic toast: egészségedre /ˈɛgeːʃːeːgɛdrɛ / ('EH-gay-shay-ged-re)
Do you speak English?: Beszél angolul? /ˈbɛseːl ˈɒŋgolul / ('BEH-sayl 'ON-goh-lool)
Icelandic: íslenska /iːslenska / (EES-len-ska)
hello: góðan dag /gouːðandaːγ / (GOH-than dahg)
good-bye: bless /blɛsː /
please: gjörðu svo vel /gjør θʏ 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 /xversʏ 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/ (GAY-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: Repeat verb, ex: "An bhfuil tú ag teach Mháirtín?" (Are you at Martin's house?), would be replied to by "Tá" If the conjugation of the verb is unknown, "Tá" will be understoof /ta:w/ (like taw, but more constricted, as in "toe")
no: Negative of verb is supplied, though "Níl" (Isn't) should be understood /n'i:l/ (kneel)
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 /itaˈljano / (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh)
hello: ciao /ˈʧao / (chah-ow)
good-bye: arrivederci /arːiveˈderʧi / (a-ree-veh-DARE-chi)
please: per favore /per faˈvore / (per fa-VOAR-ay)
thank you: grazie /ˈgratsje / (GRAT-zee-eh)
that one: quello /ˈkwelːo / (KWEL-low) (masculine); quella /ˈkwelːa / (KWEL-lah) (feminine)
how much? quanto /ˈkwanto / (KWAN-tow)
English: inglese /iŋˈglese / (in-GLAY-say)
yes: sì /si / (see)
no: no /no / (no)
sorry: scusa /ˈskuza / (SKOO-za); scusi /ˈskuzi / (SKOO-zee) (polite treatment)
I don't understand: non capisco /noŋ kaˈpisko / (non kuh pee skow)
where's the bathroom?: dov'è il bagno? /doˈvɛ il ˈbaɲːo / (do veh eel bah nyoh)
generic toast: salute /saˈlute / (sall-OO-teh); cincin /ʧinˈʧin / (cheen cheen)
Japanese: 日本語 (にほんご, nihóngo ) /ni ho n go/ or /ɲi hoŋ ŋo / (nyee-hon-go)
hello:
good day: 今日は (こんにちは, kónnichi wa ) /ko ɲːi ʧi wa/ (kohn-nyee-chee-wa)
good evening: 今晩は (こんばんは, kónban wa ) /ko n bã(ʊ̃) 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 gozaimásu ) /ohajo: godzaimass/ (oh ha yoh god zigh mahss) sometimes shortened to おはよう (ohayóu )
hello on telephone: もしもし (móshi-moshi ) /moʃmoʃi/ (mosh moshy)
good-bye:
good-bye: さようなら (sayóunara ) /sajo: na ɾa/ (sigh yoh na ra)
good-bye when leaving home: いってきます (ittekimásu ) / it:ekimasu/ (ittay kimas)
good-bye when being left home: いってらっしゃい (itterasshái ) / it:eraʃ:ai/ (ittay rash shy)
please:
-下さい (-ください, kudasái ) /kudasa i/ (cuda-sigh) (as part of a sentence, i.e., "Please sit down.")
どうぞ (dóuzo ) /do:dzo/ (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, onegái shimásu ) /onegai ʃimass/ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss)
thank you: 有り難う (ありがとう, arígatou ) /a ɾi ga toː/ (ah-ri-ga-toe)
sorry: ご免 (ごめん, gomén ) /go me n/ (go men) inf. or 御免なさい (ごめんなさい, gomen nasái ) /go me n na sa i/ (go men nah sigh)
excuse me: 済みません (すみません, sumimasén ) /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
that one: それ (soré ) /soɾe/ (so reh)
how much? いくらですか。 (íkura désu ka ) /i ku ɾa/ (i-ku-ra des ka)
English: 英語 (えいご, eigó ) /eː ŋo/ or /ej go/ (ay-go)
yes: はい (hái ) /ha i/ or /haj/ (high)
no: いいえ (iié ) /iːe/ (ee-eh)
thanks before eating: いただきます (itadakimás ) /itadakimasu/
to be excused after eating: ごちそうさまでした (gotch-sou-samá déshita ) /gotʃ_so:sama deʃta/
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, oteárai wa dóko des ka ) or just お手洗いどこ (おてあらいどこ, oteárai dóko ) /oteaɾai wa doko des ka/ /otearai doko/ (o-tay-a-rye wa do-ko death-ka) (o-tay-a-rye do-ko)
generic toast: 乾杯 (かんぱい, kampái ) /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, eigó ga hanasemásu ka ) /e i ŋo ŋa ha na se mas ka/ (ay-go ga ha-na-say-mas-ka)
foreigner: 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokújin ) /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko kudʒin/ (informally 外人 (がいじん, gaijín ) (guy jean)
Kannada: Kannada
hello: Namaskaara
good-bye: Hogibittu baruttene
How are you?: Neevu hey-gay iddeera? (with respect)
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 punman
yes: បាទ bart (male)/ ចាស៎ jah (female)
no: ទេ teh
I don't understand: ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ kngom men yol teh
where's the toilette?: តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅទីណា? ter bantub tek nov ti na?
Do you speak English?: តើអ្នកនិយាយ អង់គ្លេស ទេ? ter nak niyay Anglais teh?
Note: Hangul Revised Romanization of Korean
See also: Names of Korea
Korean: 한국어 hangugeo /hangugʌ/
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 /anːjʌŋhigasejo/ (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo)
good-bye (saying to friends or younger persons): 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ahn 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 /komapsɯmnida/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), 고마워 gomawo /komawʌ/ (go mah woe)
that one: 저것 jeogeot /cʌgʌt/ (juh gut)
how much?: 얼마예요? eolmayeyo /ʌlmaɛjo/ (uhl ma eh yo)
yes: 녜; ne /nɛ/ (neh) or 예 ye /jɛ/ (yeh)
no: 아니오 anio /anio/ (ah nee oh) or 아뇨 anyo /anjo/ (ahn yoh)
sorry: 미안합니다 mianhamnida /mianhamnida/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
I don't understand: 모르겠습니다 moreugesseumnida /morɯkes'ɯmnita/ (mow l' guess 'im nee dah)
where's the toilette?: 화장실이 어디예요? hwajangsili eodiyeyo /hwacaŋsili ʌtijɛjo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
generic toast: 건배! geonbae /kʌnbɶ/ (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, and usually heard in recordings of classical music ). These pronunciations are followed by the classical pronunciation (a reconstruction of how scholars believe the Romans 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, ita vero
/'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?)
Latvian: Latviešu
hello: Sveiks!
goodbye: uz redzēšanos
please: lūdzu
thank you: paldies
yes: jā
no: nē
how are you?: kā jums klājas?
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/
Skopje Dialect
Macedonian: makedonski /mA-keh-dOn-skee/ (maakehdonskee)
hello: zdravo /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
good-bye: priatno /priAtno/
please: molam /mO-lUm/ (moluhm)
thank you: fala /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
that one: to (not as English to)
how much?: kolku? /kolku/ (col-coo, co-, -co => cup)
English: angliski /angliski/ (-skee)
yes: da /dA/
no: ne /neh/
generic toast: na zdravje /nU zdrUvyeh/ Literal translation: to health!
sorry: izvini /ezveene/
I don't understand: ne razbiram /neh rUzbeerUm/
Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Kade e klozetot? /kAde (y)eh klOhzehtOt/
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 varaam Poy 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 (English-based pidgin )
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 (formal and slightly old-fashioned)/fɑɾ'wel/ (far well); Ha det bra (a bit less formal); ha det (informal); hei /hæi/ (on the phone. never used like this by children or adolescents)
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
Norwegian: norsk /'nɔʃk/ (norsk)
Hello: hallo /hɑ'luː/
Hi: hei /hæi/
Good-bye: Ha det bra (formal); ha det (informal)
Please: vær så snill /'wæːr so snil/
Thank you: takk /tɑk/ (takh)
That one: han/ho/den /den/ (den) or det /deː/ (deh)
How much?: kor mye?
English: engelsk /'eŋelsk/ or /'əŋəlsk/
Yes: jau /jɑː/ (yah) or ja
No: nei /næj/ (nay)
Can I take your picture?: kan eg ta bilete av deg?
Where is the bathroom?: kor er toalettet?
Where do you come from?: kor kjem du frå?
Do you speak English?: snakkar du engelsk?
Generic toast: skål /skoːl/
Where can I find a restaurant?: kor kan eg finne ein restaurant?
Where is the nearest hospital?: kor er det nærmaste sjukehuset?
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.
here are the modern german expressions:
-
hallo
bis später (dialekt: bis späda)
bitte
Danke schön
dieses hier, (dialects: des do, do da)
Wie viel?
Englisch
ja
nein
Wo ist das Badezimmer? (Baadschtupp=Badestube, older word)
Sorry/Tut mir Leid, ich verstehe dich nicht (dialect=I vasteh di net)
Translation
Phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Remarks
Polish language
Język polski, ['jɛ̃zi k 'pɔlski] i zna]
Jezyk polski.ogg Polszczyzna.ogg
hello
cześć
['ʧɛɕtɕ]
Czesc.ogg
informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. "honour"
good morning, good afternoon
dzień dobry
['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbri ]
Dzien dobry.ogg
lit. "good day"
good-bye
do widzenia
[dɔvi'ʣɛɲa]
Do widzenia.ogg
lit. "until seeing"
good night
dobranoc
[dɔ'branɔʦ]
Dobranoc.ogg
please
proszę
['prɔʃɛ̃]
Prosze.ogg
you're welcome
proszę bardzo
[ˌprɔʃɛ̃'barʣɔ]
Prosze bardzo.ogg
don't mention it
nie ma za co
[ˌɲɛma'zaʦɔ]
Niezamaco.ogg
lit. "(there's) nothing you have to (thank) for"
thank you
dziękuję
[dʑɛ̃'kujɛ̃]
Dziekuje.ogg
this one
m :f :n : [tɛn] Ten ta to.ogg
that one
m :f :n : ['tamtɛn] Tamten tamta tamto.ogg
how much?
ile?
['ilɛ]
Ile.ogg
English language
angielski
[aŋ'gɛ´lski]
yes
tak
[tak]
Tak.ogg
no
nie
[ɲɛ]
Nie.ogg
I don't understand
Nie rozumiem
[ɲɛrɔ'zumiɛm]
Nie rozumiem.ogg
where's the bathroom?
Gdzie jest łazienka?
[ˌgdʑɛjɛst wa'ʑeŋka]
Gdzie lazienka.ogg
generic toast:
Na zdrowie!
[na zdrɔv'ɛ]
Na zdrowie.ogg
lit. "to health"
do you speak English?
Czy mówi Pan po angielsku? [ʧi 'muvipan poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] i 'muvipani poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] i 'muviʃ poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]
Czy mowi pan.ogg Czy mowi pani.ogg Czy mowi sz.ogg
Pan - sir, mr.; Pani - mrs.; the third form is both impersonal and informal
what is it?
Co to jest?
[ʦɔtɔ'jɛst]
Co to jest.ogg
Welcome to Poland!
Witamy w Polsce
[vi'tami 'fpɔlsʦɛ]
Witamy.ogg
translation
phrase
IPA
Pronunciation
Portuguese:
português
PT. /purtu'geʃ/ BR. /portu'gejʃ/
hello:
olá
/ɔ'la/
good-bye:
adeus
PT. /ɐ'ðewʃ/ BR. /a'dewʃ/
please:
por favor
PT. /puɾ fɐ'voɾ/ BR. /poɾ fa'vo:/
thank you (m); thank you (f):
obrigado ; obrigada
/obɾi'gaðu/; PT. /obɾi'gaðɐ/ BR. /obɾi'gada/
sorry:
desculpe
PT. /dɨʃkulpɨ/ BR. /diʃkulpi/
that one:
aquele ; aquela
PT. /ɐ'kelɨ/; /ɐ'kɛlɐ/ BR. /a'keli/; /a'kɛla/
how much?:
quanto
/kwãtu/
yes:
sim
/sĩ/
no:
não
/nãw̃/
I don't understand:
não compreendo
/nãw̃ cõpriɛ̃ðu/
where's the bathroom?:
Brazil: Onde fica o banheiro
/õdi fika u baɲɛjɾu/
Portugal, others: Onde fica o quarto de banho
/õdɨ fikɐ u kwaɾtu dɨ baɲu/
generic toast:
à vossa!
PT. /a vɔsɐ/ BR. /a vɔsa/
saúde
PT. /sɐuðɨ/ BR. /saudZi/
Do you speak English?:
Fala inglês?
PT. /falɐ ĩgleʃ/ BR. /fala ĩglejʃ/
Romanian: româneşte /romɨˈneʃte /, limba română /ˈlimba roˈmɨnə /
hello: Bună ziua /ˈbunə ˈziwa /
good bye: La revedere /la reveˈdere /
please: Vă rog /və ˈrog /
thank you: Mulțumesc /multsuˈmesk /, Mersi /merˈsi /
how much?: Cât? /kɨt /
English: engleză /engleˈzə /
do you speak English?: Vorbiţi engleză? /vorˈbitsʲ engleˈzə /
yes: da /da /
no: nu /nu /
I don't understand: Nu înţeleg /nu ɨntseˈleg /
generic toast: Noroc! /noˈrok /
where's the bathroom?: Unde e baia? /ˈunde je ˈbaja /
Sanskrit: sanskrta (also samskrta ) /san (nasal n) skrr tuh/
hello: namo namah //
good-bye: - //
please: - //
thank you: anugurihiitosumi //
that one: - //
how much?: '- //
English: aanglabhasha //
yes: ava //
no: - //
generic toast: - //
Sardinian: sardu /'sarDu/ "sar-doo"
hello: bona die "bon-a dee-a"
good-bye: adiosu /a'Djosu/ "ah-dhyohsoo"
bye-bye: a nos bidere /anos'biDere/ "a-nohss-BI-dere"
please: pro piaghere /'pro pja'Gere/ "pro pee-ah-gh-er-ay"
thank you: grassias /'grasias/ "GRAHSS-yahss"
that one: cussu /'kusu/ "KU-hssoo"
how much?: cantu /'kantu/ "KAHN-too"
English: Ingresu /in'gresu/ "in-GRAY-soo"
yes: eia /'eja/
no: no /'no/
sorry:
I don't understand:
where's the bathroom?:
hello, and generic toast: salude /sa'luDe/ "saw-LOODHE"
Scots survives in a number of dialects. The North east Central (Fife) pronunciation is marked NeC, North East Scots (Doric ) is marked as NE. C ans S for central and southern pronunciatons. The unmarked pronunciations are generally used in most areas.
A /t/ between vowels and final is glottalised . This may also occur wit a final /d/ .
Scots: Scots [skots, skOts]
hello: awricht [A'rIxt, a'rIxt] , NE: whit like [fIt l@ik]
good-bye: see ye [si: ji:]
thank you: ta [ta:]
that one: that ane [C and S Dat jIn, NeC Dat en, at en, NE at in]
no: nae [ne:, nQ NE na]
yes: ay [AI]
sorry: sairy [se:rI]
I don't understand: A dinna unnerstaund [a dIn@ Vn@rstA:n(d), a dIne Vn@rstA:n(d), a dIna Vn@rstA:n(d)]
where's the bathroom?: whaur's the cludgie? [WA:rz D@ klVdZI,] . NE: whaur's the chantie [fArz i 'tSVntI]
generic toast: cheers! [tSi:rz]
Do you speak English?: Dae ye speak English? [de: ji spIk INlIS, NE di: ji spIk INlIS]
Gaelic: Gàidhlig (GAH-lick)
welcome: fàilte (FAL-tyuh)
good-bye: mar sin leat (mar SHIN let)
please: mas e do thoil e (mah SHEH daw HOL eh)
thank you: tapadh leat (TAH-pah let)
sorry: tha mi duilich (hah mee DOO-leekh)
that one: am fear sin (am fer SHIN)
how much?: cia mheud (kah VIT)
English: Beurla (BYER-luh)
yes: 2 tha (hah)
no: 3 chan eil (chan YIL)
I don't understand: chan eil mi a' tuigsinn (khan YIL mee uh TOOK-shin)
Where's the bathroom?: càit a bheil an taigh beag? (KATCH-uh vil an TUH-eeh bik)
generic toast: slàinte (SLAN-tyuh)
Ekavian Dialect
Serbian: srpski /srp-skee/ (srpskee)
hello: zdravo /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
good morning: dobro jutro
good afternoon: dobar dan
good evening: dobro veče
good-bye: doviđenja /dOvidʲɛnʲɑ/ Literal translation: until we see again
please: molim /mO-lim/ (moleam)
thank you: hvala /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
that one: to (not as English to)
how much?: koliko? /ko-lɛ-ko/ (coleeco, co-, -co => cup)
English: engleski /ɛn-glɛ-ski/ (-skee)
yes: da /dA/
no: ne /nɛ/
generic toast: živeli! /ʒi-vɛ-li/ (zhivelee) Literal translation: live!
sorry: izvinite /ezveene/ (formal)
I don't understand: ne razumem /na rAzumam/
Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Gde je toalet? /gdɛ jɛ toAlEt/
Do you speak English?: Da li govorite engleski?
NOTE: adjectives are in masculine singular nominative, if there are two ways of saying something (formal/informal), the formal one is used.
Stress is always on the first syllable of the word.
Slovak (adjective): slovenský (SLOvenskeee) /slovɛnskiː/
Slovak (adverb): po slovensky (POslovenskee) /po slovɛnski/
hello: dobrý deň (DObreee dyen) /dobriː ɟɛɲ/ Literal translation: good day
good-bye: dovidenia (DOveedyeniya) /doviɟɛɲi̯a/
please: prosím (Vás) (PROseeem vaas) /prosiːm vaːs/
thank you: ďakujem (Vám) (DYAkooyem vaam) /ɟakujɛm vaːm/
that one: tamten (TAMten) /tamtɛn/
how much?: koľko (KOlko) /koʎko/
English (adjective): anglický (ANglytskeee) /aŋgliʦkiː/
English (adverb): po anglicky (POanglytskee) /po aŋgliʦki/
yes: áno (AANO) /aːno/
no: nie (niye) /ɲi̯ɛ/
generic toast: Na zdravie (NAzdravye) /na zdravi̯ɛ/
sorry: Prepáčte (PREpaachtye) /prɛpaːʧcɛ/
I don't understand: Nerozumiem /NYerozoomyem/ (ɲɛrozumi̯ɛm/)
Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Kde je [záchod]? (KDYE YE ZAA-khod) /gɟɛ jɛ zaːxot/
Do you speak [English]?: Hovoríte [po anglicky]? (HOvoreeetye POanglytskee) /hovoriːcɛ po aŋgliʦki/
Slovene: slovensko /slɒ'venskɒ/
hello: zdravo /'zdrɑvɒ/ Literal translation: healthy
hello: živijo /'ʒɪʊjɒ/
good-bye: nasvidenje (also na svidenje ) /na'svɪdɛnjɛ/
please: prosim /'prɔsim/
thank you: hvala /'hvɑla/
that one: tisti /'tɪstɪ/ (ti-, -ti => Ti bet)
how much?: koliko? /'kɔlɪkɒ/ (co-, -co => cup)
English: angleško /ɑn'gleʃkɒ/
yes: da /dʌ/ (official), ja (colloquial)
no: ne /nɛ/
generic toast: na zdravje /nɑ zdrɑʊjɛ/ Literal translation: to (our) health
NOTE: For words ending in a vowel or the letters n or s, stress is on the penultimate symbol. Words ending in other consonants, especially verbs , are stressed on the last syllable. Exception words are accented on the stressed syllable. The th [θ] pronunciation is typical of standard Spanish as spoken in Spain, and is replaced by the s pronunciation in Latin America.
Spanish: castellano /kaste'ʎano/ , /kaste'ʝano/ español /espa'ɲol/ (Spanish castellano español.ogg )
hello: hola /'ola/ (Spanish hola.ogg ), also buenos días
good-bye: adiós /a'ð̞jos/ (Spanish adios.ogg )
please: por favor [por fa'β̞or]
thank you: gracias /'graθjas/ , /'grasjas/
sorry: perdón [per'ð̞on]
that one: ése /'ese/ (masculine); ésa /'esa/ (feminine)
how much?: cuánto /'kwanto/ (Spanish cuanto.ogg )
English: inglés [iŋ'gles]
yes: sí /'si/
no: no /'no/
I don't understand: no comprendo [nokom'prendo] , no entiendo [noen'tjendo]
where's the bathroom?: ¿Dónde está el baño? ['dondes'tael'β̞aɲo] (Spanish dónde está el baño.ogg )
generic toast: salud [sa'luð̞] Literal translation: health
Do you speak English?: ¿Habla usted inglés? [ˈaβ̞lawsˈteð̞iŋˈgles] (Spanish habla inglés.ogg )
Usage Note: Greetings in Swahili are a crucial aspect of Swahili culture; it is not uncommon for a conversation to last five minutes before it actually moves beyond saying "Hello". There is no generic word for "Hello" in the language, rather there are numerous options depending on the relative ages and/or race of the people involved, as well as singular and plural forms. A non-comprehensive list would 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. Farewells are abrupt or even non-existent.
Swahili: Kiswahili /ki swa hi li/ (kee-swa-HEE-lee)
hello: Jambo (ja m boh) or (ya m boh)
good-bye: kwa heri /kwa he ri/ (kwa HAY-ree)
please: tafadhali /ta fa ða li/ (tah-fah-tha-lee)
thank you: asante /a san te/ (ah-SAHN-tey)
that one: yule /ju le/ (YOO-lay)
how much?: ngapi /ŋa pi/ (ng-AH-pee)
English: Kiingereza /ki iŋe re za/ (kee-ing-reza)
yes: ndiyo /n di jo/ (nn-DEE-yoh)
no: hapana /ha pa na/
generic toast: //
Swedish: svenska
hello: hej /hey/
good-bye: hej då (HEY-doh)
please: tack (tahck) as in "yes, please" or snälla (snella) as in "please, show me to the station"
excuse me: ursäkta mig (uor-SECKTAH may)
thank you: tack (tahck)
that one: den där (den dehr)
how much?: hur mycket? (huwr MICK-eh)
English: engelska (ENG-el-skah)
yes: ja /ja/ (yah)
no: nej /nEj/ (neigh)
generic toast: skål /skOl/ (skal or skol)
banana: banan (buh-NAAN)
what time is it?: vad är klockan? (vaad air KLAWCK-an)
Where's the bathroom?: var är toaletten
I don't understand: jag förstår inte
Do you speak English?: Talar du engelska?
English: Ingglés /ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (ing-GLES)
Filipino: Pilipino /%pili"pino/ (pih-lih-PIH-noh)
Tagalog: Tagalog /tɐ"galog/ (tah-GAH-log)
hello: kumustá /kumus"ta/ (koo-mus-TAH)
good-bye: paalam /pɐ"ʔalam/ (pa-AH-lam)
please: Depending on the nature of the verb, either pakí- /pɐ"ki/ (pah-KEE) or makí- /mɐ"ki/ (mah-KEE) is attached as a prefix to a verb. ngâ /ŋaʔ/ (ngah) is optionally added after verb to increase politeness.
thank you: salamat /sɐ"lamat/ (sah-LAH-mat)
that one: iyan /ʔi"jan/ (ee-YAN)
how much?: magkano? /mɐg"kano/ (mag-KAH-noh?)
yes: oo /"oʔo/ (O-awe) [o has neutral pronunciation]
no: hindî /hɪn"dɛʔ/ (hin-DEH)
sorry: pasensya pô /pɐ"sɛnʃa poʔ/ (pah-SEN-shah PO)
I don't understand: Hindî ko maintindihan /hin'di ko mɐʔɪn%tɪndi"han/ (hin-DEE koh ma-in-TIN-dih-HAN)
Where's the bathroom?: Nasaán ang banyo? /%nasɐʔan ʔaŋ "banjo/ (NA-sa-AN ang BAN-yoh?)
generic toast: Mabuhay! /mɐ"buhaɪ/ (mah-BOO-high) [literally - "long live"]
Do you speak English? Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés? /mɐ"runɔŋ ka baŋ mɐgsali"ta naŋ ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (mah-ROO-nohng kah bang mag-sah-li-TAH nahng eeng-GLESS?)
translation
phrase
IPA
Tamil
தமிழ்
t̪ɐmɨɹ
hello
வணக்கம் Vanakkam
vanakːam
good-bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் sentru varukireen
sentu varukireen
please
தயவு செய்து dayavu seithu
tajavu seiθu
thank you
நன்றி nandri
nantʕi
sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் mannikkavum
that one
அது adhu
a tʰu
how much?
எவ்வளவு evvalavu
evːalavu
yes
ஆம் aam
aːm
no
இல்லை illai
ilːaj
I don't understand
எனக்குப் புரியவில்லை
Where's the bathroom?
குளியலறை எங்கே உள்ளது?
generic toast (not used in formal occassions and to elders): (Hey)
டேய்! dei
de:i
English
ஆங்கிலம் aangilam
aːŋilam
Do you speak English?
நீங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் பேசுவீர்களா?
äye - yes
yuq - no
isänme(sez)/sawmı(sız) - hello
sälâm - hi
saw bul(ığız)/xuş(ığız) - goodbye
zínhar öçen - please
min - I
sin - you
ul - he / she / it
bez - we
sez - you
alar - they
millät - nation
İngliz(çä) - English
Telugu: Andhra Bhasha /andʰra bʰaʃa/
hello: namaskaaram /namaskaːram/
good-bye: Selavu /selavu/
please: Daya chesi /daja ʧesi/
thank you: Dhanyavadamulu /dʰanjavadamulu/
that one: adi /adi/
how much?: Enta /enta/
English: Aanglam /aːŋlam/
yes: Avunu /avunu/
no: Kaadu /kaːdu/
generic toast: Kakarakaaya vepudu /kakarakaːja vepudu/
Tok Pisin (Neo-Melanesian English creole)
Tok Pisin: Tok Pisin
hello: gut de
good-bye: gut bai
please: plis
thank you: tenkyu
that one: em
how much?: haumas
English: Inglis
yes: yes
no: nogat
Turkish: Türkçe /tyrktʃe /
hello: merhaba /merhaba/
good bye: güle güle /gyle gyle/
please: lütfen /lytfen/
thank you: teşekür ederim /teʃekyr ederim /
how much: ne kadar
English: İngilizce /ingilizdʒe /
yes: evet
no: hayır /hajɯr /
Note: adjectives have different forms when describing feminine, masculine or neuter nouns.
translation
phrase
IPA
pronunciation
literally
Ukrainian:
f : українська m : український n : українське
/uˌkraˈjinˌsj ke/ /uˌkraˈjinˌsj kɪj/ j kɛ/
ooh-kra-YEEN-ska ooh-kra-YEEN-skiy
hello:
привіт
/prɪˈvit/
pri-VEET
good-bye:
до побачення
/do poˈbaˌtʃenˌnj a/
doh po-BAH-chen-nyah
until seeing
please:
будь-ласка
/budj ˈlaˌska/
bood LA-ska
be kind
thank you:
дякую
/ˈdjakuju/
DYA -koo-yoo
