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This is a list of common phrases in various languages, for a general overview of ten to fifteen basic phrases in all of the major world languages, and certain interesting minor ones.

For more translations of phrases and words, consult Wikipedia’s sister project Wiktionary.

Tourists to a foreign country often get along with a surprisingly short list of phrases, combined with pointing, miming, and writing down numbers on paper. This list is intended to serve as a comprehensive basic introduction to those languages.

Note: The language family of each language is listed in parentheses.

As a sample, here's English. Differences between British Received Pronunciation, and Standard American English are labelled accordingly:

Phrase Translation IPA
English English /ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/
hello hello UK /hɛˈləʊ/
US /hɛˈloʊ/
good-bye good-bye /ˌgʊdˈbaɪ/
please please UK /pliːz/
US /pliz/
thank you thank you UK /ˈθæŋk juː/
US /ˈθæŋk ju/
that one that one /ˈðæt wʌn/
how much? how much? /haʊ ˈmʌʧ/
yes yes /jɛs/
no no UK /nəu/
US /noʊ/
sorry sorry UK /ˈsɒɹɪ/
US /ˈsɑɹi/
Canada /ˈsoːɹi/
I don’t understand I don’t understand UK /aɪ ˈdəʊnt ʌn.dəˈstænd/
US /aɪ ˈdoʊnt ʌn.dɚˈstænd/
I don't speak English I don't speak English UK /aɪ dəʊnt spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
US /aɪ doʊnt spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
English English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
Do you speak English? Do you speak English? UK /duː juː spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
US /du ju spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
Where's the bathroom? Where's the bathroom? UK /wɛəz ðə ˈbɑːθˌɹʊm/
US /wɛɹz ðə ˈbæθˌɹum/
generic toast Cheers! UK /tʃɪəz/
US /tʃɪɹz/
Translation Phrase IPA
Afrikaans Afrikaans /aːfrɪkaːns/
hello hallo /hɑloː/
How are you? hoe gaan dit? /huː xaːn dɪt/
good day goeiedag /xuːjə dɑx/
good morning goeiemôre /xuːjə mɔːrə/
good-bye totsiens /tɔʦiːns/
please asseblief /ɑsəbliːf/
thank you dankie /dɑŋkiː/
sorry jammer /jaɪ mer/
that one daardie /diː/
how much? hoeveel /huːfeːl/
yes ja /jaː/
no nee /neː/
I don’t understand ek verstaan nie /ɛk fərstaːn niː/
I don't speak Afrikaans ek kan nie Afrikaans praat nie
Where's the bathroom? waar is die toilet? /βaːr ɪs diː tojlɪt/
generic toast gesondheid! /xəsɔntejt/
English Engels /ɛŋgəls/
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Sound
Albanian shqip /ʃkʲip/ (shkEEp) (listen)
hello tungjatjeta (abbrev. 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 above sounds are in the Ogg Vorbis format.

See also: List of Islamic terms in Arabic 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 penultimate syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Arabic العربيّة /alʕaraˈbijja/ (al-ara'beeya)
hello/welcome مرحبًا /marˈħaba/ (mar'Haba)
see you إلى اللقاء /ilalliˈqaʔ/ (ila-lli'qa')
goodbye مع السلامة /maʕa ssaˈlaːma/ (ma-a ssa'la:ma)
please من فضلك /min ˈfadˁlak/ (min 'fad/lak)
thanks شكرًا /ˈʃukran/ ('Shukran)
that one ذلك /ˈðalika/ ('Dalika)
How much/How many? كمْ؟ /kam/ (kam)
English الإنجليزيّة /alʔinʤliˈzeeya/ (formal),
/alʔinkliˈzeeya/ (colloquial)
yes نعم /ˈnaʕam/ ('na-am)
no لا /laː/ (la:)
Where's the bathroom? أين الحمّام؟ /ʔejnalħamˈmaːm/ (eina-Ham'ma:m)
What is your name? ما اسمك؟ /ˈmasmuk/ ('masmuk)
I don’t know لا أعرف /laː ˈʕarifu/ (la: 'aarifu)
I have no clue. لا أدري // ()
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 السلام عليكم /assaˈlaːm ʕaˈlejkum/ (assa'la:m aa'laykum)
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؟ /biˈxerrin, alˈħamdu lilˁˈlˁahi. waˈkejfa ʔint/ (bi'xejrin, al'Hamdu lil/'l/ahi. wa'kejfa int)
Bye ودعا /wada:ʕan/ (Wida'an)
Where is the airport? أين المطار؟ // (Ayna al-maTa:r?)
Help! !النجدة // (Annajda:)
I am hungry. أنا جائع // (Ana ju:a:n)
I feel tired. أشعر بالتعب // (Ash'ur bitta'b)
Translation Phrase
Arapaho language hinóno'eitíít
hello héébee (man speaking), tous (woman speaking, or a man speaking to a woman)
good-bye heetce'noohobe3en
thank you hohóu
yes hee (man speaking), 'oo (woman speaking)
no hííko
How are you? Kooni'ííni?
Fine. Nii'ííni.
What's happening? Tóotousííni?
Nothing much. Hoowúúni.
What's your name? Hótousíhi'?
...that's my name. ...néé'eesíh'inoo.
I know/understand. Hee'ínowoo.
I don't know/understand. Neihoowóé'in.
Repeat it! Ce'ínihii!
Translation Phrase Transliteration IPA (Eastern-Western)
Armenian Հայերեն Hayeren /hajɛɹɛn/ - /hajɛɹɛn/
hello բարև barev /baɹɛv/ - /paɹɛv/
goodbye ցտեսություն ct'esutyun /ʦʰtɛsutʰjun/ - /ʦtɛsutjun/
please խնդրեմ (2) khndrem /xndɹɛm/ - /xntɹɛm/
thank you շնորհակալ եմ shnorhak'al em /ʃnoɹhakal ɛm/ - /ʃnoɹhagal ɛm/
that one այս մեկը ays mek@
how much? քանի՞ս kanis?
yes այո ayo
no ոչ voch
sorry ներողություն neroghutiun
I don't understand չեմ հասկանում chem haskanum
I don't speak Armenian Ես Հայերեն չեմ խոսում։ Yes Hayeren chem khosum.
English Անգլերեն Angleren
Do you speak English? Անգլերեն խոսու՞մ ես Angleren khosum es?
Where's the bathroom? Լվացարանը որտե՞ղ է lvatzaran@ vortegh e?
generic toast Կենացդ՜ K'enacd!
Translation Phrase Transliteration IPA Pronunciation
Avar магIарул мацI maʕarul macʼ /maˈʕarul maʦʼ/ mah-AH-rool mahts
Hello! ВорчIами! (to a man)
ЙорчIами! (to a woman)
РорчIами! (to several people)
Worčʼami!
Yorčʼami!
Rorčʼami!
/worˈʧʼami/
/jorˈʧʼami/
/rorˈʧʼami/
wor-CHAH-mee!
yor-CHAH-mee!
ror-CHAH-mee!
Good afternoon! Салам гIалейкум! Salam ʕaleykum! /saˈlam ʕaˈlɛi̯kum/ sah-LAHM ah-LAY-koom!
Good bye! Къо-мех лъикI! Qʼo-mex łikʼ! /qʼːo mɛχ ɬikʼ/ kkho-mekh hleek!
Good night! Сордо лъикI! Sordo łikʼ! /sorˈdo ɬikʼ/ sor-DOH hleek!
Good morning! Радал лъикI! Radal łikʼ! /raˈdal ɬikʼ/ rah-DAHL hleek!
Welcome! ЛъикI щварав! (to a man)
ЛъикI щварай! (to a woman)
ЛъикI щварал! (to several people)
Łikʼ ššwaraw!
Łikʼ ššwaray!
Łikʼ ššwaral!
/ɬikʼ ˈʃːwarav/
/ɬikʼ ˈʃːwarai̯/
/ɬikʼ ˈʃːwaral/
hleek SHWAH-rahv!
hleek SHWAH-ruy!
hleek SHWAH-rahl!
Sorry. ТIасалъугьа. Tʼasałuha. /tʼasaˈɬuha/ tah-sah-HLOO-hah.
Thank you. Баркала. Barkala. /barˈkala/ bar-KAH-lah.
Please... Бегьулеб батани... Behuleb batani... /bɛˈhulɛp baˈtani/ beh-HOO-lep bah-TAH-nee...
yes у u /uː/ oo
no гьечӀо
гуро
hečʼo
guro
/hɛʧʼo/
/ˈguro/
HEHCH-o
GOO-roh
How are do? Щиб хIал бугеб? Ššib ħal bugeb? /ʃːip ħal bugɛp/ sheep hahl BOO-gep?
What's your name? Дуда цIар щиб? Duda cʼar ššib? /duda ʦʼar ʃːip/ DOO-dah tsar sheep?
generic toast Сахлъиялда таги! Saxłiyalda tagi! /saxˈɬijalda ˈtagi/ sahkh-LEE-yahl-dah TAH-gee!
Have a good trip! Нух битIаги! Nux bitʼagi! /nuχ biˈtʼagi/ nookh bee-TAH-gee!
Translation Phrase IPA
Azeri azəri, Azərbaycan dili /a:zæ'ri/, /a:zærbaj'dʒan dili/
Hello salam /sa'lam/
Good-bye xudahafiz /xu'da:fiz/
Please lütfən /'lytfæn/
Thank you minnətdaram /minnæt'daram/
You're welcome dəyməz /dæj'mæz/
Sorry üzr istəyirəm /'yzristæjiræm/
Excuse me bağışlayın /baɣɯʃ'lajɯn/
Yes bəli /formal/
/informal/
/'bæ:li/
/hɛ̃/
No xeyr /formal/
yox /informal/
/xɛjr/
/jox/
English ingilis /ingʲi'lis/
Do you speak English? (siz) ingiliscə danışırsınızmı? /siz ingʲi'lisdʒæ danɯ'ʃɯrsɯnɯzmɯ?/
I don't speak Azeri (mən) azəricə danışmıram /mæn a:zæ'ridʒæ da'nɯʃmɯram/
I don't understand (mən) başa düşmürəm /mæn ba'ʃa 'dyʃmyræm/
Where is the bathroom? ayaqyolu haradadır? /ajagjo'lu 'har(a)dadɯr?/
Welcome xoş gəlmisiniz /xoʃ gʲæl'misiniz/
That one o /o/
How much neçə, nə qədər /nɛ'tʃæ/, /'nægædær/
I don't know (mən) bilmirəm /mæn 'bilmiræm/
I love you (mən) səni sevirəm /mæn sæ'ni sɛ'viræm/
generic toast sizin sağlığınıza! /si'zin saɣlɯɣ(ɯ)nɯ'za/
Translation Phrase IPA
Basque Euskara /eus̻kaɾa/
Hello kaixo /kajʃ̺o/
Good-bye agur /aguɾ/
Please mesedez /mes̻edes̺/
Thank you eskerrik asko /es̻kerik as̻ko/
That one hori /hoɾi/
How much? zenbat /s̺enbat/
Yes bai /baj/
No ez /es̺/
English Ingelesa /ingeles̻a/
Do you speak English? Badakizu ingelesez? /badakis̺u ingeles̻es̺?/
Translation Phrase Pronunciation (IPA) Pronunciation (approximate)
Belarusian Беларускі /bʲelaˈruskʲi/ (bye-lah-ROOH-skee)
hello прывітанне /prɪvʲiˈtanʲnʲe/ (pree-vee-TAHN-nye)
good-bye да пабачэння /da pabaˈʧenʲnʲa/ (duh puh-buh-CHEN-nyuh)
please калі ласка /kaˈʎi ˈlaska/ (kuh-LEE LUS-kuh)
thank you дзякуй /ˈʥakuj/ (DZYUH-kooy)
sorry выбачайце /vɪbaˈʧajʨe/ (vee-buh-CHUY-tsye)
that one той, тая, тое /toj/, /ˈtaja/, /ˈtoje/ (TOY, TUY-uh, TOY-eh)
how much? колькі? /ˈkoʎkʲi/ (KOL-kee)
yes так /tak/ (tuhk)
no не /ɲe/ (nye)
I don’t understand Не разумею /ɲe razuˈmʲeju/ (nye ruh-zoo-MEY-ooh)
where's the bathroom? дзе туалет? /ʥe tuaˈʎet/ (dzye too-uh-LET)
generic toast за здароў'е /za zdaˈrou̯je/ (zuh zduh-ROW-yeh)
Do you speak English? Ці размаўляеце па-англійску? /ʨi razmauˈʎajeʨe pa anɡˈʎijsku/ (tsee ruz-muw-LYUY-et-eh puh un-GLEE-skoo)

The transliteration of the following phrases into the Roman script is discussed in Bengali language.

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks
Hello. [ˈasːalamuˌalajkum]
[ˈnɔmoʃkaɹ]
Assalamu alaikum.
Nômoshkar.
(Muslims)
(Hindus)
Greetings. [ˈʃubʰetʃʰːa] Shubhechchha.
How are you? [ˈt̪umi ˈkæmon ˈatʃʰo]
[ˈapni ˈkæmon ˈatʃʰen]
(Tumi) kêmon achho?
(Apni) kêmon achhen?
(informal)
(formal)
(I'm) fine. [ˈami ˈbʰalo ˈatʃʰi] (Ami) bhalo achhi.
How's it going? [ˈki ˈkʰɔboɹ] Ki khôbor?
That's okay/fine. [ˈʈʰik atʃʰe] Ţhik achhe.
Okay. [ˈatʃʰːa] Achchha.
Good-bye. [ˈalːa ˌhafez] [ˈkʰod̪aɦafez]
[ˈnɔmoʃkaɹ]
Allah/khoda hafez.
Nômoshkar.
See you later. [ˈpɔɹe ˈd̪ækʰa ˈhɔbe] Pôre dêkha hôbe.
Talk to you later. [ˈpɔɹe ˈkɔt̪ʰa ˈhɔbe] Pôre kôtha hôbe.
See you again. [ˈabaɹ ˈd̪ækʰa ˈhɔbe] Abar dêkha hôbe.
Please [ekʈu]-
[ˈd̪ɔeakore]
Ekţu-
Dôeakore
(before verbs)
(formal)
Thank you. [ˈd̪ʰonːobad̪] Dhonnobad.
I'm sorry. [ˈami ˈkʰubi ˈd̪ukʰːit̪o] Ami khub-i dukkhito.
Forgive me. [ˈmafkoɹo]
[ˈmafkoɹben]
Maph koro.
Maph korben.
(informal)
(formal)
English [ˈiŋɹedʒi] Ingreji
Bengali [ˈbaŋla] Bangla
Nice/good [ˈbʰalo] Bhalo
Bad [ˈkʰaɹap]
[ˈbadʒe]
Kharap
Baje
That one [ˈojʈa] Oiţa
How much does this cost? [ˈejʈaɹ ˈd̪am ˈkɔt̪o] Eiţar dam kôto?
How much does that cost? [ˈojʈaɹ ˈd̪am ˈkɔt̪o] Oiţar dam kôto?
What is your name? [ˈt̪omaɹ ˈnam ˈki]
[ˈapnaɹ ˈnam ˈki]
Tomar nam ki?
Apnar nam ki?
(informal)
(formal)
My name is ___. [ˈamaɹ ˈnam ___] Amar nam ___.
I can’t understand. [ˈami ˈbuzt̪e ˈpaɹtʃʰi na] Ami bujhte parchhi na.
Can you help me? [ˈt̪umi ki ˈamake ˈʃahadʒːo ˈkoɹt̪e ˈpaɹbe]
[ˈapni ki ˈamake ˈʃahadʒːo ˈkoɹt̪e ˈpaɹben]
Tumi kì amake shahajjo korte parbe?
Apni kì amake shahajjo korte parben?
(informal)
(formal)
I don’t know. [ˈami ˈdʒani na] Ami jani na.
I don’t speak Bengali. [ˈami ˈbaŋla ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹi na] Ami Bangla bolte pari na.
I don’t understand Bengali. [ˈami ˈbaŋla ˈbudʒʰi na] Ami Bangla bujhi na.
Do you speak English? [ˈt̪umiki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹo]
[ˈapniki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹen]
Tumi kì Ingreji bolte paro?
Apni kì Ingreji bolte paren?
(informal)
(formal)
Could you repeat what you just said? [ˈd̪ɔeakoɹe ˈaɹekbaɹ ˈekţu ˈbolbe]
[ˈd̪ɔeakoɹe ˈaɹekbaɹ ˈekţu ˈbolben]
(Dôeakore) arekbar ekţu bolbe?
(Dôeakore) arekbar ekţu bolben?
(informal)
(formal)
Yes. [ˈhæ]
[ˈdʒi]
Hê.
Ji.
(informal)
(formal)
No. [ˈna]
[ˈdʒina]
Na.
Ji na.
(informal)
(formal)
What? [ˈki] Ki?
How? [ˈkibʰabe] Kibhabe?
Translation Phrase Pronunciation
Bosnian Bosanski (Bos-ahn-skee)
hello zdravo (zdrah-vo)
good-bye doviđenja (doh-vidge-eh-nya)
please molim (moh-lIm)
Thank You hvala (hva-la)
sorry oprostite (oh-pro-stee-teh)
that one to', taj (toe)/(t-eye)
how much koliko? (ko-lee-ko)
yes da (dah)
no ne (neh)
I don’t understand ne razumijem (neh rah-zoo-mee-yehm)
Where is the bathroom gdje je toalet/vece? (gdee-yeh yeh to-ah-let/vay-tsay)
generic toast na zdravlje (nah zdrav-lyeh) (to our health)
English engleski (ayn-glesk-ee)
Do you speak English govorite li engleski? (go-vo-ri-teh lee ayn-gleh-skee)
Translation Phrase IPA
Breton: Brezhoneg /bʁɛˈzõ.nɛk/
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 zal duʁ/
generic toast: yec'hed mat ! /jexɛt mat/
Do you speak English?: Kaozeal a rit saozneg? /kozeal a ʁit saoznɛk/
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Pronunciation Remarks
hello здравей /zdravɛj/ zdra-'vey
hello здрасти /zdrasti/ 'zdrasti informal
good morning Добро утро /dɔbrɔ utrɔ/ do-'broh 'oo-tro
good day Добър ден /dɔbər dɛn/ 'do-buhr den
good evening Добър вечер /ˈdɔbər ˈvɛtʃer/ 'do-buhr veh-cher
good night Лека нощ /ˈlɛka nɔʃt/ leka nosht
goodbye Довиждане /dɔviˈʒdanɛ/ do-'vizh-da-ne
how are you? Как си? /ˈkak si/ kak see informal
I’m fine Добре съм /ˈdɔbrɛ səm/ do-'bre suhm
Where is the toilet? Къде е тоалетна? /kədɛ ɛ tɔaˈlɛtna/ kuh-'de e toa-'let-na
all the best Всичко най-хубаво /vˈsitʃkɔ nai-xubˈavɔ/ vsich-ko nay hoo-bavo
regards Поздрави /'pɔzdravi/ 'poz-dra-vi
thank you Благодаря /blagɔdaˈrʲa/ bla-go-da-'ryuh
happy birthday Честит рожден ден! /tʃɛˈstit rɔʒdˈɛn dɛn/ chestit rozh'den den
Bulgarian language Български език /bəlgˈarski ɛˈzik/ 'buhl-gar'ski e-'zik
Do you speak Bulgarian? Говорите ли български? /go'voritɛ li 'bəlgarski/ Go-'vo-ree-teh lee 'buhl-gar-ski?
yes да /da/ da
no не /nɛ/ ne
of course разбира се /razˈbira sɛ/ razbira se
Please, enter! Влезте, моля! /ˈvlɛztɛ ˈmɔʎa/ vlezte molya formal (2nd p. plural)
Enter! Влез! /vlɛz/ vlez informal (2nd p. singular)
Translation Phrase IPA Literal meaning
Catalan: català, valencià [kətəˈlɑ], [vałensi'ɑ]
hello: hola [ˈɔlə]
good-bye: adéu [əˈðew] (go) to God
please: si us plau, sisplau [sisˈplɑw] if it pleases
thank you: gràcies; mercès [ˈgrɑsjəs]; [mərˈsɛs]
sorry: perdó [pərˈðo] Pardon
that one: aquest (m.); aquesta (f.) [əˈkɛt]; [əˈkɛstə]
how much?: quant val; quant és [ˈkwɑmˈbɑl]; [ˈkwɑnˈes] what value; how much is (it worth)
yes: [ˈsi]
no: no [ˈno]
I don’t understand: No ho entenc [ˈnowənˈteŋ]
Where's the bathroom?: On és el bany?; on és el lavabo? [ˈonˈezəlˈβɑɲ]; [ˈonˈezəlləˈβɑβu]
generic toast: Salut! [səˈlut] health
Do you speak English?: Que parleu anglès? (formal), Que parles anglès? (informal) Parles anglés? (valencian) [kəpərˈlɛwənˈglɛs]; [kəˈpɑrləzənˈglɛs]
Do you speak Catalan?: Que parleu català? (formal), Que parles català? (informal) Parles valencià? (valencian) [kəpərˈlɛwkətəˈlɑ]; [kəˈpɑrləskətəˈlɑ]


  • English: Inggles
  • Visayan: Binisaya
  • Good day: Maayong adlaw
  • good-bye:paalam
  • How are you:Kumusta (ka na)
  • Where?: asa?
  • This one?: mao kini?/kani?
  • thank you: salamat
  • Do you speak English?: Makaistorya ka'g Ingles?
  • Do you speak Visayan?: Makaistorya ka'g Binisaya?
  • yes: Oo
  • no: Dili
  • this: kini, kani
  • clock: relo; orasan
  • What time is it?: unsa nang oras?
  • It's twelve o'clock: alas dose na
  • Do you understand?: kasabut ka?
  • How much?: pila?
  • Can I use your phone?: Pwede ko makagamit sa imong telepono?
  • Can I pay with dollars?: Pwede ko makabayad ug dolyares?
  • Have a good trip!: maayong pag biyahe!
  • Return soon: balik puhon
  • Good Luck: maayong swerte

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. However, non-use of the tones will not hinder comprehension for such simple phrases.

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 or nei1 go3 /niː1 kɔː3/ or /nei1 kɔː3/
that one 嗰個 go2 go3 /kɔː2 kɔː3/
how much/many? (ask for quantity) 有幾多呀 yau5 gei2 do1 aa3 /jɐu5 kei2 tɔː1 ɑː3/
how much? (ask for amount of money) 幾多錢呀 gei2 do1 cin2 aa3 /kei2 tɔː1 ts̚in2 ɑː3/
yes hai6 /hɐi6/
no 唔係 m4 hai6 /m̩4 hɐi6/
correct/right am1 /a:m1/
incorrect/wrong 唔啱 m4 am1 /m̩4 a:m1/
I don’t understand 我唔明白 ngo5 m4 ming4 baak6 /ŋɔː5 m̩4 mɪŋ4 bɑːk6/
Where's the washroom (toilet, lavatory)? 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, does 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 “want” or “not want”.

Note || Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language. 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 Literal meaning
Mandarin Chinese 国语 / 國語or
普通话 / 普通話
(guóyǔ)
(pǔtōnghuà)
[kwɔ̌ jỳ]
[pʰù tʰʊ̋ŋ xwɑ̂]
(gwo yu)
(poo-toong-hwa)
National language
Common speech
hello 你好 (ní hǎo) [nǐ xàw] (knee-how) You're good
good-bye 再见 / 再見 (zàijiàn) [tsâj ʨjɛ̂n] (dzai-jyen) Meet again, lit “to the next sighting”
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
sorry 对不起 / 對不起 (duì bù qǐ) (dway boo chee)
how much? 多少 (duōshǎo) [twɔ̋ ʂàw] (dwo shahw) Many few
English 英文 (Yīngwén) [jɪ̋ŋ wə̌n] (ing wen)
yes (shì) /ʂɻ̂/ (sher as in sherpa) See Usage Note 2 [It] is
no () [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! Bathroom at/in where
generic toast 干杯 / 乾杯 (gān bēi) [ka̋n pe̋j] (gahn bay) Dry glass/cup
  1. 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.
  2. This actually means “it is” and can only be used in an answer to a question with the verb “to be” (in casual speech, this can be neglected). 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. Shaking your head in affirmation or negation works as expected, though speakers should ensure they are answering negative questions as literally asked – answering in the negative to “You don’t like him?” would indicate that you do like him.

Note: Chinese characters for Shanghainese are not standardized and are provided for reference only. IPA transcription is for the Middle period of modern Shanghainese (中派上海话), pronunciation of those between 20 and 60 years old.

translation Northern Wu Lumazi IPA Simplified Chinese
Shanghainese (language): Zanheghaewo Zanheireiwo [zɑ̃.'he.ɦɛ.ɦʊ] 上海咸话
Shanghainese (people): Zanhegnin Zanheinin [zɑ̃.'he.ɲɪɲ] 上海人
I ghoo, gnou wo, ngu [ɦʊ], [ŋu]
we or I álá aelae [ɐˑ.lɐʔ] 阿拉
he/she ji yi [ɦi]
they jila yila [ɦi.la] 伊拉
you (sing.) non non [noŋ]
you (plural) na na [na] 人那
hello: non ho non ho [noŋ ] 侬好
good-bye: tsewe tzeiwei [ˈtse.ɦue] 再会
thank you: ziaja non zhaya non [ʑ̻ia.ja noŋ] 谢谢侬
sorry: tevéchi teivechi [te.vəˑ.ʨʰi] 对勿起
but, however: daezu, daezu ne deizi, deizi nei [dɛ.zɿ], [dɛ.zɿ.ne] 但是, 但是呢
please: tshin chin [ʨʰɪɲ]
that one: etsá, itsá eitzae, itzae [ˈe.tsɐʔ], [i.tsɐʔ] 哎只, 伊只
there: etá, itá eitae, itae [ˈe.tɐʔ], [i.tɐʔ] 哎耷, 伊耷
over there: emitá, imitá eimitae, imitae [ˈe.mi.tɐʔ], [i.mi.tɐʔ] 哎米耷, 伊米耷
here: gétá getae [gəˑ.tɐʔ] 搿耷
to have jeuté youte [ɦiɤɯ.təʔ] 有得
to exist, here, present: láhe laehei [lɐˑ.he] 辣海
now, current: jieze yizei [ɦi.ze] 现在
what time is it?: jieze citie tson? yizei citi tzon? [ɦi.ze ʨi.ti 'tsoŋ] 现在几点钟?
where: ghalitá, sadifan ralitae, sadifan [ɦa.ɺi.tɐʔ], [sa.di.fɑ̃] 何里耷, 啥地方
what: sa sa [sa]
who: sagnin sanin [sa.ɲɪɲ] 啥人
why: wesa weisa [ɦue.sa] 为啥
when: sazencuan sazenkuan [sa.zəɲ.kuɑ̃] 啥辰光
how: nanen, nana, nanenca nanen, nana, nanenka [na.nəɲ], [na.na], [na.nəɲ.ka] 哪能, 哪哪, 哪能家
how much?: cidie a? cidi a? [ʨi.di 'a] 几钿啊?
yes: eh ei [ˈe]
no: m, vézu, mmé, vio m, vezi, mme, vio [], [vəˑ.zɿ], [m̩məʔ], [viɔ] 呒、勿是、呒没
telephone number: diewo ghodeu diwo rodou [di.ɦʊ ɦɔ.dɤɯ] 电话号头
home: ólihian oelishan [oˑ.ɺi.ɕiã] 屋里向
Come to our house and play. to álá ólihian le bésian. to aelae oelishan lei beshan. [ ɐˑ.lɐʔ oˑ.ɺi.ɕiɑ̃ le bəˑ.ɕiã] 到阿拉屋里向来孛相(白相)!
Where's the restroom?: daseucae lélá ghalitá? dasoukei lelae ralitae? [da.sɤɯ.kɛ ɺəˑ.ɺɐʔ ɦa.ɺi.tɐʔ] 汏手间勒勒何里耷?
Have you eaten dinner?: javae chícoulé va? yavei chiekule va? [ɦia.vɛ ʨʰɪˑ.ku.ləʔ va] 夜饭吃过了伐?
I don’t know: ghoo véhioté. wo veshote. [ɦʊ vəˑ.ɕiɔ.təʔ] 我勿晓得
Do you speak English?: non Inven weté can va? non Inven weite kan va? [noŋ ˈɪn.vəɲ ɦue.təʔ kã va] 侬英文会得讲伐?
I love you: ghoo e non! wo ei non. [ɦʊ e noŋ] 我爱侬!
I adore you: ghoo emó non. wo eimoe non. [ɦʊ e.moʔ noŋ] 我爱慕侬
I like you a lot: ghoo lo huoehi non ghé! wo lo hueushi non re. [ɦʊ ɺɔ ˈhuø.ɕi noŋ ɦəʔ] 我老欢喜侬个!
news sinven shinven [ɕɪɲ.vəɲ] 新闻
dead sithélé shithele [ɕi.tʰəˑ.ləʔ] 死脱了
alive wéláhe welaehei [ɦuəˑ.lɐˑ.he] 活辣海

Unlike Mandarin, Shanghainese actually has the direct “yes” (eh/ei) similar to English.

The Han characters provided below are for reference only. They are not necessarily standard.

Translation Characters Romanization Remarks
Min Nan 閩南語 Bân-lâm-gú
Taiwanese 臺灣話 Tâi-oân-oē
Hokkien 福建話 Hok-kiàn-oē
Hello. 食飽未? Chia̍h pá boeh? (literally, Eaten full yet? Note: This greeting came about at a time when most of Taiwan was in poverty, so to say that one has had enough to eat would be to imply that the person is “doing well”.)
Goodbye. 平安 Pêng-an. (literally, Peace, can also be used as a greeting; primarily Christian usage.)
Please 拜託 Pài-thok
Thank you 勞力 Ló·-la̍t 感謝 (Kám-siā) (literally, "be grateful for, praise") or 感恩 (Kám-ún) is more common in Taiwan.
That one 彼個 Hit-ê
how much? 若濟? goā choē?
is
not 唔是 m̄-sī (literally, "not is")
Sorry 失禮 Sit-le
Embarrassed! 歹勢! Pháiⁿ-sè! (often used in response when offered/given something by a host)
I don't understand. 我聽無. Goá thiaⁿ bô. (literally, "I hear not")
Where's the bathroom? 便所佇叨? Piān-só· tī toh? (literally "bathroom is where?")
Cheers! 呼乾啦! Hō· ta lah! (literally, Let it [the cup/glass] be dry [empty]!)
Do you speak English? 你咁講英語? Lí kám kóng Eng-gú?
Translation Phrase IPA
Cook Islands Maori Māori Kūki 'Āirani
hello kia orāna, kia ora ana
good-bye kia manuia
thank you meitaki


Translation Phrase IPA
Croatian hrvatski
hello bog (more often: bok)
good day dobar dan
good-bye doviđenja
please molim (lit. I beg)
thank you hvala
you're welcome molim (polite), Nema na čemu
excuse me ispričavam se (lit. I excuse myself)
sorry oprosti, oprostite (polite)
that one onaj, taj
how much koliko?
yes da
no ne
generic toast uzdravlje! (lit. to your health), živjeli! (lit. live)
I don’t understand ne razumijem
My name is... Ime mi je or more often Zovem se... (lit. I'm calling myself...)
Where is the bathroom Gdje je zahod?
English engleski
Do you speak English Govorite li engleski?
What? Što?, Molim? (polite)
OK u redu (lit. in order)
I don't know ne znam
Translation Phrase Pronunciation IPA Remarks
Czech Česky CHEHskee /'ʧɛski/
Czech Republic Česká republika CHEHskah REHpublikah /'ʧɛskɐː ɾɛpublikɐ/
hello dobrý den DObree den /'dobɾiː dɛn/ Literal translation: Good day
good-bye na shledanou na sKHLEdanow /nɐ 'sxlɛdɐnou/ Literal translation: Until we see each other again
please prosím PROseem /'pɾosiːm/ Literal translation: I beg
thank you děkuji vám DYEkooyi vam /'ɟɛkuji vɐːm/
that one tamten tamten /tɐmtɛn/
how much? kolik KOlik /'kolik/
English anglicky anglytskee /ɐngliʦki/
yes ano /ɐno/ Sometimes shortened to /no/ (!)
no ne /ne/
sorry promiňte /pɾomiɲte/ Literal translation: Forgive
generic toast Na zdraví /nɐ zdɾɐviː/ Literal translation: To health
I don’t understand Nerozumím /nɛɾozumiːm/
Where's the bathroom? Kde je toaleta? /gdɛ toɐletɐ/
Do you speak English? Mluvíte anglicky? /mluviːtɛ ɐngliʦki/
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 nɐjdu ɾɛstɐurɐʦi/
Where is the nearest hospital? Kde je nejbližší nemocnice? /gdɛ nɛjbliʃiː nɛmoʦniʦɛ/
Translation Phrase Pronunciation Remarks
Danish dansk dansk
hello hej hi
good-bye farvel Audio file "Da-farvel.ogg" not found
please 1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not Audio file "Da-vær-så-venlig.ogg" not found)
thank you tak Audio file "Da-tak.ogg" not found
that one denne her Audio file "Da-denne-her.ogg" not found
how much? hvor meget? Audio file "Da-hvor-meget.ogg" not found
English engelsk Audio file "Da-engelsk.ogg" not found
yes ja Audio file "Da-ja.ogg" not found
no nej Audio file "Da-nej.ogg" not found
may I take your (sg) picture? Må jeg tage et billede af dig? Audio file "Da-billede-sg.ogg" not found
may I take your (pl) picture? Må jeg tage et billede af jer? Audio file "Da-billede-pl.ogg" not found
where is the bathroom? Hvor er toilettet? Audio file "Da-hvor-er-toilettet.ogg" not found IPA: /toiˈlet/
where do you come from? Hvor kommer du fra? Audio file "Da-kommer-fra.ogg" not found
do you speak English? Taler du engelsk? Audio file "Da-taler-du-engelsk.ogg" not found
generic toast skål Audio file "Da-skål.ogg" not found
I don’t understand Jeg forstår ikke
sorry Undskyld Audio file "Da-undskyld.ogg" not found
excuse me Undskyld mig Audio file "Da-undskyld-mig.ogg" not found
  1. No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Danish and Finnish express the concept of politeness in a request in various ways. One way is to smile while asking for something, another is to add tak (thank you) to the end of the question: “kan jeg få noget mere at drikke, tak”, although this is more of an anglicised form of Danish.
Translation Phrase IPA pronunciation
Dutch Nederlands /'neːdərlɑns/ (NAY-der-lahnds)
hello hallo /hɑ'loː/ (hah-LO)
Good morning goedemorgen /'ɣudəˌmɔrɣɛn/
Good afternoon goedemiddag /ˈɣudəˌmɪdɑx/
Good evening goedenavond /ˈɣudənˌɑʋɔnt/
good-bye tot ziens /tɔt 'ziːns/ (tott-ZEENS)
please alstublieft /ɑlsty'blift/ (AHL-stu-BLEEFT)
thank you dank u wel /dɑŋky'ʋɛl/ (DAHNK-u-WELL)
I'm sorry het spijt me
I don’t understand ik begrijp het niet /ɪk bə'ɣrɛip ət nit/ (Ick beyGRAYP hett neat)
that one die /diː/ (dee)
how much? hoeveel? /huː'veːl/ (who-VEIL)
English Engels /'ɛŋəls/ (ENGels)
do you speak English? spreek je Engels? /sprek 'ɛŋəls/ (Spray-k ya ENGels)
yes ja /jaː/ (ya)
no nee /neː/ (nei)
I don’t know ik weet het niet /ɪk ʋet ət nit/ (Ick WAY-T hett neat)
Where is the bathroom? waar is het toilet?
I don't feel well ik voel me niet lekker
That's okay dat is goed
generic toast proost /proːst/ (proh-st)
Translation Phrase IPA Comments
English Englisc /'ɛŋglɪʃ/
hello wes hāl
wesaþ hāl
/wɛz haːl/
/'wɛzaθ haːl/;
to one person
to more than one
good-bye God þē mid sīe /gɔd ðeː mɪd 'siə/ Literal: God be with you
please iċ bidde /ɪʧ 'bɪdːə/ or understood; see usage note.
thank you iċ þancie þē /ɪʧ 'θaŋkiə ðeː/
that one geon /jɔn/
how much? hū fela? /huː 'fela/
yes gēse /'jeːsə/
no /noː/
Where is the bathroom? Hwǣr 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? /sprɪʧəst ðuː 'ɛŋglɪʃə/
I don’t understand Iċ ne understande /ɪʧ ne ʊndɛr'standə/
  1. No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Old English expressed the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.
Translation Phrase IPA Literal meaning
hello saluton /sa'luton/ (I give you) a greeting
good-bye ĝis revido /ʤis re'vido/ until an again-seeing
please bonvolu /bon 'volu/ be well willing
thank you dankon /'dankon/ (I give you) thanks
you are welcome nedankinde /nedan 'kinde/ not-worth-thanking-ly
that one tiu /'tiu/
how much? kiom /'kiom/
English angla /'angla/
yes jes /jes/
no ne /ne/
I am sorry mi bedaŭras I regret
I do not understand mi ne komprenas /mi ne kom'prenas/
Where is the toilet? kie estas la necesejo? /'kie 'estas la neʦe'sejo/ where is the necessity-place?
generic toast Je via sano /je 'via 'sano/ to your health
Do you speak English? Ĉu vi parolas la anglan? /ʧu vi pa'rolas la 'anglan/ do you speak the English (language)?
Excuse me, I do not speak Esperanto well Pardonu min, mi ne bone parolas Esperanton /par'donu min mi ne 'bone pa'rolas espe'ranton/
I do not know Mi ne scias /mi ne 'sʦias/
Translation Phrase IPA Comments
Estonian eesti keel [ˈe:s.ti ke:l]
hello tere [ˈte.re]
good-bye head aega [heɑd.ˈɑe.gɑ] literally "(have a) good time"
please palun [ˈpɑ.lun] literally "I beg"
thank you aitäh
tänan
[ɑi.ˈtæh]
[ˈtæ.nɑn]

(a more formal expression, it literally means “I thank (you)”.)
you're welcome palun
pole tänu väärt
võta heaks
[ˈpɑ.lun]
[ˈpo.le tæ.nu ˈvæ:rt]
[ˈvɤ.tɑ heɑks]

literally "not worthy of a thanks"
this see [se:]
that one too
see
[to:]
[se:]
how much? kui palju? [kui ˈpɑl.ju]
English inglise keel [ˈing.li.se ke:l]
yes jah [jɑh]
no ei [ei]
sorry vabandage
vabandust
[ˈvɑ.bɑn.dɑ.ge]
[ˈvɑ.bɑn.dust]
I don’t understand Ma ei saa aru [mɑ ei sɑ: ˈɑ.ru]
generic toast terviseks [ˈter.vi.seks] literally "to/for health"
Do you speak English? Kas te räägite inglise keelt? [kɑs te ˈræ:.gi.te ˈing.li.se ke:lt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet? Kus on tualett/WC? [kus on ˈtuɑ.lett/ve:tse:]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Häid jõule ja õnnelikku uut aastat! [hæid ˈjɤu.le ja ˈɤn.ne.lik.ku u:t ɑ:s.tɑt]
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Sound
Finnish suomi /'suomi/ (SUE-o-mi) (listen)
hello hyvää päivää /'hyvæː 'pæiʋæː/ (hoo-vah pay-vaah) (listen)
päivää /'pæiʋæː/ (pay-vaah) (listen)
good-bye näkemiin /'nækemiːn/ (NACK-eh-MEAN) (listen)
please ole hyvä /'ole 'hyʋæ/ (ole hoo-vah) (listen)
kiitos /'kiːtos/ (key-tose) (listen)
thank you kiitos /'kiːtos/ (key-tose) (listen)
that one tuo /'tuo/ (to-oh) (listen)
how much? kuinka paljon /'kuiŋka 'paljon/ (queen-ka pal-yone) (listen)
English englanti /'eŋlanti/ (ENG-lan-TEH) (listen)
yes kyllä /'kylːæ/ (kul-lah) (listen)
joo (informal) /'joː/ (yo) (listen)
no ei /ei/ (ey) (listen)
sorry anteeksi /'anteːksi/ (on-take-see) (listen)
I don’t understand en ymmärrä /en 'ymːærːæ/ (en oom-mar-ra) (listen)
where is the toilet? missä on vessa? /'misːæ on 'ʋesːa/ (MIS-sah own VEHS-sah) (listen)
generic toast kippis /'kipːis/ (KIP-pis) (listen)
Do you speak English? puhutteko englantia? /'puhutːeko 'eŋlantia/ (poo-hoot-teh-koh eng-lawn-ti-a) (listen)
I don’t speak Finnish. en puhu suomea /'en pu-hu suo-mea/ (EN POO-hoo SUO-me-a) (listen)
I don’t know en tiedä /en 'tiedæ/ (en tee-eh-dah) (listen)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Literal meaning
French français /frɑ̃sɛ/ (“fraw(n)-SAY”)
hello bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ (“boh(n)-ZHURE”) good day
good-bye au revoir /o ʁəvwaʁ/ (“oh-reh-VWAR”) to the seeing-again
please s'il vous plaît /sil vu plɛ/ (“seal voo PLAY”) if it pleases you
thank you merci /mɛʁsi/ (“mare-SEE”)
you're welcome je vous en prie, de rien /ʒə vu zɑ̃ pʁi/ (“zhe voo zah(n) pree”, “de ree ah(n)”) I beg you of it, (It's) nothing
that one cela /səla/ (“suh-LAH”)
this one ceci /səsi/ (“suh-SEE”)
how much? combien /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ (“ko(n)m-BYEN”)
English anglais /ɑ̃glɛ/ (“ah(n)-GLAY”)
yes oui /wi/ (“wee”)
no non /nɔ̃/ (“noh(n)”)
sorry pardon
excusez-moi
/paʁdɔ̃/
/ɛkskyze mwa/
(“pahr-DO(n)”)
(“ex-ku-zay-MWA”)
I don’t understand Je ne comprends pas /ʒə kõpʁɑ̃ pa/ (“zhe ne co(n) m-pro(n) PAH”)
where's the toilet? Où sont les toilettes ? /u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/ (“ooh so(n) lay twa-LET”)8 Where are the toilets?
generic toast Santé !
Tchin ! (familiar)
/sɑ̃te/
/ʧin/
(“sah(n)-TAY”)
(“cheen”)
Santé ! = Health!
Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais ? /paʁle vu ɑ̃glɛ/ (“par-lay voo ah(n) -GLAY”)
Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well. Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas très bien français /paʁdɔne mwa ʒə paʁlə pa trɛ bjɛ̃ frɑ̃sɛ/ (par-dohn-ay MWAH may zheu neuh parl pah tray byen frah(n)-SAY) Pardon me, but I do not speak very well French.

The translations provided following W: are in West Frisian, those following N: are in North Frisian (Mooring dialect).

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Frisian W: Frysk
N: Friisk
/fri.sk/
/fri:sk/
(freask)
(freask)
hello W: a goeie
N: moin
gujə/
/mOIn/
(ah gooye)
(moin)
good-bye W: oant sjen
N: adjiis
/ɔnt ʃɛn/
/Adji:s/
(ont shen)
(a-jease)
please W: asjeblyft
N: weesegödj
/ɑʃəbli.ft/
/ve:z&gödj/
(ashebleaft)
(veisegud-y)
thank you W: tige tank
N: foole tunk
/'tiːɣə tɑnk/
/fo:l&tunk/
(teaghe tank)
(foughle toonk)
that one W: dy
N: di
/di/
/dI/
(dea)
(dih)
how much? W: hoefolle?
N: hüfoole?
/hufolə/
/h^fo:l&/
(who folle)
(huh foughle)
English W: Ingelsk
N: Aingelsch
/iŋəlsk/
/&j:ñ&lS/
(ingelsk)
(ayngelsh)
yes W: ja
N: joo
/ja/
/jo:/
(yaah)
(yo)
no W: nee
N: nåån
/ne/
/nO:n/
(nay)
(nawn)
where's the bathroom? W: Wêr is hjir it húske?
N: Weer as heer et hüüschen?
/Wɛːr ɪs jɪrət hy.skə/
/wI:R &s hI:r &t hy. S&n/
(where is yirret hewske)
(vere is heret hewshen)
generic toast W: tsjoch
N: sünhäid
/ʧoX/
/sönhEId/
(chokh)
(sun-heyd)
Do you speak English? W: Kinne jo Ingelsk?
N: Koost dü Aingelsch?
/kɪnə jo. ɪŋəlsk/
/ko:stö &jñ@lS/
(kinne yo ingelsk?)
(coastuh ayngelsh)
I don’t understand W: Ik begryp it net
N: Ik begrip et ai
/ɪk bəgri.pət nɛt/
/Ik b&grIp&t&j/
(ick begreapet net)
(ick begripet ay)
Sorry W: Pardon
N: Fertrüt me
/pədɔn/
/ftr^t me/
(p'donn)
(f-trut meh)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Friulian furlan
hello mandi
good-bye a riviodisi
please par plasê
thank you graziis
that one chel (masculine)
chê (feminine)
how much? trop?
English inglês
yes /si/ (see)
no no /no/ (no)
sorry scuse
pardon
I don’t understand no ai capît
no capissi
I don’t speak Friulian jo no feveli il furlan
where's the bathroom? Dulà isal il bagn?
generic toast vive
cincin
prosit
Translation Phrase IPA
Galician: Galego
hello: Ola
good-bye: adeus
please: prégolle, por favor
thank you: graciñas; grazas
sorry: síntoo
that one: aquel (m.); aquela (f.)
how much?: ¿Canto custa?; ¿Canto é?
yes: si /ˈsɪ/
no: non
I don’t understand: Non o entendo
Where's the bathroom?: ¿Onde está/queda o baño?; ¿Onde está/queda o lavado?
generic toast: ¡Saúde!
Do you speak English?: ¿Fala vostede inglés? (formal), ¿Falas inglés? (informal)
Do you speak Galician?: ¿Fala vostede galego? (formal), ¿Falas galego? (informal)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Literal meaning
Georgian ქართული /kartʊli/ (Kartuli)
Hello! გამარჯობა! /gamarʤoba/ (Gamarjoba!) “victory”
How are you? როგორა ხარ? /rɔgɔra xar/ (Rogora khar?)
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 Phrase IPA Pronunciation Sound
German Deutsch /dɔɪ̯ʧ/ (doytsh) (listen)
hello Hallo /ˈhaloː/ (HAH-loh) (listen)
good-bye auf Wiedersehen /aʊ̯f ˈviːdɐzeːn/ (owf VEE-der-zayn) (listen)
please bitte /ˈbɪtə/ (BIT-tuh) (listen)
you’re welcome bitte schön /ˈbɪtə ʃøːn/ (BIT-tuh shurn)
thank you danke /ˈdaŋkə/ (DAHNG-kuh) (listen)
that one das da /das da/ (duss dah) (listen)
how much? wie viel? /vi fiːl/ (vee feel) (listen)
English Englisch /ˈʔɛŋlɪʃ/ (ANG-lish) (listen)
yes ja /jaː/ (yah) (listen)
no nein /naɪ̯n/ (nine) (listen)
I need help Ich brauche Hilfe /ʔiç ˈbʁaʊ̯χə ˈhɪlfə/ (ish BROW-khuh HEEL-fuh)
excuse me Entschuldigen Sie /ʔɛntˈʃʊldɪgən ziː/ (ent-SHOOL-dee-gen zee)
pardon me verzeihen Sie /fɐˈʦaɪ̯ən ziː/ (fair-TSEYE-en zee)
I am sick ich bin krank /ʔɪç bɪn kʁaŋk/ (ish bin krunk)
where’s the bathroom? Wo ist die Toilette? /voː ʔɪst diː toːˈlɛtə/ (vo ist dee toe-LET-tuh) (listen)
generic toast prosit
prost
/ˈpʁoziːt/
/pʁoːst/
(PRO-zeet)
(proast)
(listen)
(listen)
Do you speak English? Sprechen Sie Englisch? /ˈʃpʁɛçən ziː ˈʔɛŋlɪʃ/ (SHPRE-shen zee ANG-lish) (listen)
I don’t speak German Ich spreche kein Deutsch /ʔɪç ˈʃprɛçə kaɪ̯n dɔɪ̯ʧ/ (ish SHPRE-shuh kine doytsh)
I don’t understand Ich verstehe nicht. /ʔɪç fɐˈʃteːə nɪçt/ (ish fair-SHTAY-uh nisht) (listen)
Sorry Entschuldigung /ʔɛntˈʃʊldɪgʊŋ/ (ent-SHOOL-dee-gung) (listen)
I don’t know Ich weiß nicht /ʔɪç vaɪ̯s nɪçt/ (ish vice nisht)
Happy birthday Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag /ˈhɛɐ̯ʦlɪçən ˈglʏkvʊnʃ ʦʊm gəˈbʊɐ̯ʦtaːk/ (HAIRTS-lee-shen GLUKE-voonsh tsoom ge-BOORTS-tahk)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Greek ελληνικά /ɛlini'ka/ eh-lee-nee-KAH
hello γειά σας
γειά σου
/ja sas/
/ja su/
YA suss (formal/plural)
YA soo (informal/singular)
please παρακαλώ /paraka'lɔ/ pah-rah-kah-LOH
thank you ευχαριστώ /ɛfxari'stɔ/ ef-khah-ree-SSTOH
that one εκείνο /e'kinɔ/ eh-KEE-noh
how much? πόσο κάνει; /'pɔsɔ 'kani/ POH-soh KAH-nee
English αγγλικά /aŋgli'ka/ ung-glee-KAH
yes ναι /nɛ/ neh (this is a faux ami for many speakers of other European languages)
no όχι /'ɔçi/ OH-hee
sorry συγ(γ)νώμη /sig'nɔmi/ sigg-NOH-mee
I don’t understand δεν καταλαβαίνω /'ðɛŋ katala'vɛnɔ/ dheng kah-tah-lah-VEH-noh
where's the bathroom? πού είναι οι τουαλέτες; /'pu 'inɛ i tua'lɛtɛs/ poo EE-neh ee too-ah-LEH-tess
generic toast γειά μας /'ja mas/ YAH muss
Do you speak English? μιλάτε αγγλικά; /mi'latɛ aŋgli'ka/ mee-LAH-teh ung-glee-KAH
Translation Phrase (pronunciation)
Gujarati Gujarati
hello Kem chho (lit. How are you?)
good-bye Aavjo (lit. Come again)
yes haa
no naa
How much money? Ketla paisa?
Where is your restroom? Tamaru bathroom kya che?
Where are you? Tame kya cho?
I would like to drink some water Mane' pani piwu che
I am thirsty Mane' taras lagi che
I am hungry Mane' bhookh lagi che
What is your name? Tamaru naam su che?
My name is _____. Maru naam _____ che.
Translation Phrase
Haitian Ayisyen
hello bonjou
good-bye orevwa
please souple, tanpri
thank you mèsi
yes wi
no non
how much? Konbyen?
Where is the restroom (toilet, lavatory, WC)? Kote twalèt la?
where are you? Kote e la
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Hawaiian Hawaiʻi /oːlelo hawaiʔi/ (ha va ee)
hello aloha /aloha/ (a low ha)
good-bye A hui hou /ahuihou/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
please e ʻolu ʻolu ʻoe /eʔoluʔoluʔoe/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
thank you mahalo /mahalo/ (ma ha low)
yes ʻae /ʔae/ (ah ay)
no ʻaʻole /ʔaʔole/ (uh-oh lay)
how much? ʻehia? /ʔehia/ (ay hee uh)
Where is the restroom? Aia i hea ka lumi hoʻopaupilikia? /aiaiheakalumihoʔopaupilikia/ (ah ee ah ee ka loo mee hoe owe pow pee lee kee uh)
generic toast Ola /ola/ (Oh la)
Translation Phrase Transliteration IPA
Hebrew עברית ivrit /iv'ʁit/
hello/peace שלום shalom /ʃa'lom/
good-bye להתראות lehitra’ot /lehitʁa'ot/
nice to meet you נעים מאוד na’im me’od /na'im me'od/
please/you're welcome בבקשה bevakasha /bevaka'ʃa/
thank you תודה toda /to'da/
thank you very much תודה רבה toda raba
excuse me/sorry סליחה slicha
that one את זה et zeh /et ze/
how much? כמה?‏ kama /'kama/
how much does it cost? כמה זה עולה?‏‏‏ kama zeh oleh?
English אנגלית anglit /an'glit/
yes כן ken /ken/
no/not לא lo /lo/
generic toast (literally, “to life”) לחיים le-chaim /le'χaim/
good morning בוקר טוב boker tov
good evening ערב טוב erev tov
good night לילה טוב laíla tov
what's happening? מה קורה?‏ ma koreh?
what's happened? מה קרה?‏ ma karah?
one moment! רגע rega!
what's up? מה נשמע?‏ ma nishma?
what's up?/what's interesting? ‏מה העניינים?‏ ma ha'inyanim?
good טוב tov
where is the restroom? איפה השירותים?‏ eifo ha-sherutim?
I don’t understand (masculine form) אני לא מבין ani lo mevin
I don’t understand (feminine form) אני לא מבינה ani lo mevina
bon appetit בתיאבון bete'avon
Do you speak English (masculine form) אתה מדבר אנגלית?‏ atah medaber anglit?
Do you speak English (feminine form) את מדברת אנגלית?‏ at medaberet anglit?
Translation Phrase Transliteration
Hindi हिन्दी hindī
hello/goodbye (Hindu, north) नमस्ते namaste
hello/goodbye (Hindu, south) नमस्कार namaskār
hello/goodbye (Sikh) सत श्री अकाल sat śrī akāl
hello (Muslim) अस्सलाम अलैकुम assalām alaikum
hello (Muslim reply) वालैकुम अस्सलाम vālaikum assalām
goodbye (Muslim) ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़ khuda hāfiz
please* (Urdu) मेहरबानी करके mehrbānī karke
please* कृपया kṛipaya
thank you* (Sanskrit origin) धन्यवाद dhanyavād
thank you* (Arabic origin) शुक्रिया śukriyā
thank you very much बहुत बहुत ... bahut bahut ...
you're welcome (don’t mention it) कोई बात नहीं koī bāt nahīn
excuse me, sorry, please forgive me माफ़ कीजिये māf kījiye
excuse me (lit. please listen) ज़रा सुनिये zarā suniye
yes जी हाँ jī hān
no/not जी नहीं jī nahīn
good!/awesome!/oh.../really?!/well! अच्छा! acchā!
(all-purpose adj./interj.)
How are you? आप कैसे/कैसी हैं? āp kaise/kaisī hai?
(male/female respondent)
OK! ठीक है! ṭhīk hai!
one minute! (“just a sec”; interj.) एक मिनट ek minaṭ
I don’t understand मैं नहीं समझा/समझी main nahīn samjha/samjhī (m/f)
I don’t know मैं नहीं जानता/जानती हूँ main nahīn jāntā/jāntī hun (m/f)
English अंग्रेज़ी angrezī
what is your name? आप का नाम क्या है? āp ka nām kya hai?
my name is ... मेरा नाम ... है mera nām ... hai
It was nice to meet you आप से मिलकर बहुत ख़ुशी हुई āp se milkar bahut khuśī huī
It was nice to meet you too (lit. to me also) मुझे भी mujhe bhī
How much does this cost? इसका दाम क्या है? iska dām kya hai?
Do you speak English? क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते/बोलती है? kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī (m/f) hain?
  • *These are not used nearly as casually in Hindi and Urdu as they are in western languages. कृपया especially is used only in cases of true importance or urgency, and using it otherwise would sound incredibly stilted and formal. Instead, politeness is achieved by proper address and verb forms and body language/tone of voice.

Note: gy (ɟ) is pronounced like in would you; ny (ɲ) like in can you; ö and ő (ø) like in fur; a (ɒ) 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. The stress is always on the first syllable of the word, although secondary stressing is possible in compound words

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks
Hungarian magyar /ˈmɒɟɒr/ ('MA-dyar)
hello Jó napot kívánok /ˈjoː nɒpot ˈkivaːnok/ ('JOH nup-ot 'KEEH-vaa-nock) literally "I wish you a good day"
szia /ˈsiɒ/ ('SEE-ya) common amongst friends (not deriving from the English “Seeya”)
good-bye viszontlátásra /ˈvisontˌlaːtaːʃrɒ/ ('VE-sont-LAAH-taash-ro) literally "to see you again"
please legyen szíves /ˈlɛɟɛn ˈsivɛʃ/ ('LEH-dyen 'SEE-vesh) literally “Be hearty”
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) literally “to your health”
Do you speak English? Beszél angolul? /ˈbɛseːl ˈɒŋgolul/ ('BEH-sayl 'ON-goh-lool)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Icelandic íslenska [ˈislenska] (EES-len-skah)
hello góðan dag(inn) [ˈkou̯ːð̠an daːɣ (dai̯ɪn)] (GOH-than dahg)
good-bye bless [blɛsː]
please gjörðu svo vel [ˈcœrð̠ʏ vɛːl] (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
thank you takk (fyrir)/þakka þér fyrir [taʰk ˈfɪːrɪr]/[ˈθ̠aʰka ð̠jɛr ˈfɪːrɪr] (tahk FEER-eer)
you're welcome verði þér að góðu [ˈvɛrð̠ɪ ð̠jɛr að̠ ˈkou̯ːð̠ʏ]
that one þetta [ˈθ̠ɛʰta] (THET-ta)
how much? hversu mikið [ˈkʰvɛrsʏ ˈmɪːcɪð̠] (KVAIR-suh MI-kith)
English enska [ˈenska] (EN-skah)
yes [jau̯ː] (yow)
no nei [neɪ̯] (nay)
generic toast skál! [skau̯ːl] (scowl)
I love you ég elska þig [jɛɣ ˈɛlska θ̠ɪɣ]
where is this? hvar er þetta? [ˈkʰvar ɛr θ̠ɛʰta]
I don't speak Icelandic ég tala ekki íslensku [jɛɣ ˈtʰala ˈɛʰcɪ ˈislɛnskʏ]
car bíll [pitl̥]
I need a lift/ride mig vantar far [mɪɣ ˈvan̥tar far]
I'm lost ég er villtur(male)/villt(female) [jɛɣ ɛr ˈvɪl̥tʏr/ˈvɪl̥t]]
I need help ég þarf hjálp [jɛɣ θ̠arf ˈçau̯l̥p]
airport flugvöllur [ˈflʏɣvœtl̥ʏr]
happy birthday til hamingju með afmælið [tɪl ˈhamiŋcʏ mɛð̠ ˈamaɪ̯lɪð̠]
where's the bathroom? hvar er salernið? [kʰvar ɛr ˈsalɛrtnɪð̠]
My name is___ ég heiti___ [jɛɣ ˈheɪ̯tɪ ___]
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Indonesian bahasa Indonesia /bahasa indoˈnesia/ bah-HAH-sah in-doh-NEH-syah
hello halo (casual and on telephone) /ˈhalo/ HAH-loh
welcome selamat datang /səˈlamat ˈdatang/ suh-LAH-maht DAH-tongue
good morning selamat pagi /səˈlamat ˈpagi/ suh-LAH-maht PAH-gee
good afternoon selamat siang (from 12 o'clock in the afternoon) /səˈlamat ˈsiaŋ/ suh-LAH-maht SI-ang
good evening selamat sore (from 3 p.m.) /səˈlamat ˈsore/ suh-LAH-maht SOH-reh
good night selamat malam (from 6 p.m.) /səˈlamat ˈmalam/ suh-LAH-maht MAH-lahm
good-bye dadah (usual, informal) /ˈdadah/ DAH-dahh
good-bye selamat tinggal (said by person leaving) /səˈlamat ˈtiŋgal/ suh-LAH-maht TING-gahl
good-bye selamat jalan (said by person staying) /səˈlamat ˈʥalan/ suh-LAH-maht JAH-lahn
please tolong /ˈtoloŋ/ TOH-long
thank you terima kasih /təˈrima ˈkasih/ tuh-REE-mah KAH-see
you're welcome terima kasih kembali /təˈrima ˈkasih kəmˈbali/ tuh-REE-mah KAH-see kuhm-BAH-lee
this one ini /ˈini/ EE-nee
that one itu /ˈitu/ EE-too
How much? Berapa? /bəˈrapa/ buh-RAH-pah?
yes ya /ja/ yah
no tidak /ˈtidaʔ/ TEE-dah'
generic toast selamat minum /səˈlamat ˈminum/ suh-LAH-maht MEE-num
Sorry maaf /maˈʔaf/ mah-AHF
I don't understand. Saya tidak mengerti. /ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ məŋərˈti/ SAH-yah TEE-dah' muh-nger-TEE.
I don't know. Saya tidak tahu. /ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈtahu/ SAH-yah TEE-dah' TAH-hoo.
English bahasa Inggris /baˈhasa ˈiŋgris/ bah-HAH-sah ing-GRIS
Do you speak English? Bisa bahasa Inggris? /ˈbisa baˈhasa ˈiŋgris/ BEE-sah bah-HAH-sah ing-GRIS?
I cannot speak Indonesian. Saya tidak bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia. /ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈbisa bərbiˈʨara baˈhasa indoˈnesia/ SAH-yah TEE-dah' BEE-sah ber-bee-CHAH-rah bah-HAH-sah in-doh-NEH-syah.
I want to go to... Saya mau pergi ke... /ˈsaja mau̯ pərˈgi kə/ SAH-yah mao per-GEE keh...
Where is the restroom? Di mana toilet? /di ˈmana ˈtoilet/ dee MAH-nah TOY-let?
Happy birthday! Selamat ulang tahun! /səˈlamat ˈulaŋ ˈtahun/ suh-LAH-maht OO-lahng TAH-hoon!
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Irish Gaeilge /geləgɛ/ (GAY-lih-geh)
hello Dia duit
welcome fáilte /faːltʲə/ (FALL-cha)
among i measc
good-bye slán /slaːn/ (slahn)
please le do thoil /lɛ hul/ (leh duh hool)
thank you go raibh maith agat /gə rɛv mah agət/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
sorry tá brón orm (taw brohn urm)
that one an ceann sin (An kyown shin)
how much? cé mhéad /keː veːd/ (kay-vade)
English Béarla /beːr lə/ (BARE-lah)
yes Sea (shah)
as an answer to 'Is it that?' Otherwise the correct verb form is necessary. Example: “An bhfuil tú tí Mháirtín?” (Are you at Martin's house?), would be replied to by “Tá” /ta:w/ taw. If the conjugation of the verb is unknown, 'Sea' (shah)will be understood.
no Ní hea (Nee ha)
as an answer to 'Is it that?' . Otherwise the correct verb form is necessary. Example: “An bhfuil tú ag tí Mháirtín?” (Are you at Martin's house?), would be replied to by “Níl” (Am not) /n'i:l/ (kneel). If the conjugation of the verb is unknown, 'Ní hea ' (Nee ha) will be understood.
I don’t understand ní thuigim /niː higim/
Where's the bathroom? cá bhfuil an leithreas? (kaw will un lehras)
generic toast sláinte /slaːntʲə/ (SLAHN-tyeh)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Audio
Italian italiano /i.ta.ˈlja.no/ (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh) (listen)
hello ciao /ˈʧa.o/ (chah-oh) (listen)
good-bye arrivederci /a.rːi.ve.ˈder.ʧi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chee) (listen)
please per favore /per fa.ˈvo.re/ (pehr fa-VOAR-ay) (listen)
thank you grazie /ˈgra.tsje/ (GRATS-yeh) (listen)
that one quello /ˈkwe.lːo/ (KWEL-low) (masculine) (listen)
quella /ˈkwe.lːa/ (KWEL-lah) (feminine) (listen)
how much? quanto /ˈkwan.to/ (KWAN-tow) (listen)
English inglese /iŋ.ˈglɛ.ze/ (in-GLEH-zeh) (listen)
yes /si/ (see) (listen)
no no /no/ (no) (listen)
sorry scusa /ˈsku.za/ (SKOO-za) (listen)
scusi /ˈsku.zi/ (SKOO-zee) (polite treatment) (listen)
I don’t understand non capisco /noŋ ka.ˈpis.ko/ (non kah pee skoh) (listen)
where's the bathroom? dov'è il bagno? /do.ˈvɛ il ˈba.ɲːo/ (doe VEH eel bah nyoh) (listen)
generic toast salute /sa.ˈlu.te/ (sall-OO-teh) (listen)
cincin /ʧin.ˈʧin/ (cheen cheen) (listen)
Do you speak English? Parla inglese? (formal) /'par.la iŋ.glɛ.ze/ (Par-lah een-gleh-zeh) (listen)
Translation Kanji or Kana Rōmaji IPA Approximate pronunciation
Japanese (language) 日本語 nihongo niho.ɴ.ɣo nee hon go
Good afternoon! こんにちは konnichi wa koɴ.ni.cɕi.ɰa kon nee chee wah
Good evening! こんばんは konban wa koɴ.ba.ɴ.ɰa kom ban wah
Good morning! おはようございます ohayō gozaimasu (casually shortened to ohayō) oha.joːɣoza.i.masɯ̥ ohio... go zah-ee mahss
Hello? (on the telephone) もしもし moshi moshi moɕi̥.mo.ɕi↗ moh-she moh-she
Good bye! (farewell) さようなら sayōnara sajoːna.ɺa sigh yoh... nah rah
Good bye! (I’ll be back.) 行って来ます ittekimasu iQ.te.ki.masɯ̥ eat-teh key-mahss
Good bye! (Come back soon.) 行ってらっしゃい itterasshai iQ.te.ɺa. Q.ɕa.i eat-teh rah shiah-i
See you later またね mata ne mah-tah neh
Please give me [...] / Please do [...] ...下さい kudasai kuda.sai koo-dah-sigh
Please. (Go ahead. / Be my guest.) どうぞ dōzo doːzo doh-zoh
Please [...] (request) お願いします onegai shimasu (often shortened to "onegai") one.ɣa.i.ɕi.masɯ̥ oh ne-guy she-mahss
Thank you. ありがとう arigatō aɺiɣa.toː ah-ree-gah-toh...
Excuse me. すみません sumimasen sumi.ma.se.ɴ sue-me-mah-sen
Sorry. (informal) ごめん gomen gome.ɴ go-men
I’m sorry. (formal) ごめんなさい gomen nasai gome.ɴ.na.sa.i go-men nah-sigh
That one. (near you) それ sore soɺe so-reh
That one. (over there) あれ are aɺe ah-reh
How much? (price) いくらですか ikura desu ka iku.ɺa.de.sɯ̥.ka↗ ee-koo-rah dess kah
English (language) 英語 eigo eːɣo ay-go
Do you speak English? 英語を話せますか eigo o hanasemasu ka eːɣo.ɣahana.se.masɯ̥.ka↗ ay-go woh hah-nah-seh-mahss kah
Yes. はい hai hai high
No. いいえ iie ii.e ee-eh
Bon appétit! (corresponds to the humble form of “I receive” in Japanese) いただきます itadakimasu ita.da.ki.masɯ̥ ee-tah-dah-key-mahss
Thank you for the meal. ごちそうさまでした gochisōsama deshita gocɕi̥.soːsa.ma.de.ɕi̥.ta go-chee-soh-sah-mah desh-ta
Where's the bathroom? トイレはどこですか toire wa doko desu ka? toi.ɺe.ɰadoko.de.sɯ̥.ka↗ toy-reh wah doh-koh dess kah
Cheers! (toast) 乾杯 kanpai ka.ɴ.pa.i kahm-pie
foreigner 外国人 gaikokujin (often shortened to gaijin) gai.ko.kuʑi.ɴ guy-koh-koo-jin
Translation Phrase ITRANS transliteration Pronunciation Literal meaning
Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ kannaDa (kanna Dah (‘D’ is with retroflex))
Hello ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ namaskAra (namas kārā) Salutations
Hello (informal) ಏನು ಸಮಾಚಾರ Enu samAchAra (eh nu sa maah chaah rah) What's up?
Good bye (when leaving) ಹೋಗಿ ಬರುತ್ತೇನೆ hOgi baruttEne (hoe gee barut tey ney ('T' is retroflex)) see you later
Good bye (when being left) ಹೋಗಿ ಬನ್ನಿ hOgi banni (hoe gee bun knee ('T' is retroflex) see you later
How are you? ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರ? nIvu hEgiddIra? (nee voo hey gay id dee rah)
What is your name? ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು? ninna hesarEnu? (ni nna he sa rE nu?)
Please ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು dayaviTTu (da yah viTTu ('T' is retroflex)) With mercy
Thank you ಧನ್ಯವಾದ dhanyavAda (dhan yah vaada Many thanks
Sorry, Excuse Me, Forgive Me ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ kshamisi (ksha mi si sorry
That one ಅದು adu (ah du)
How much? ಎಷ್ಟು? eshTu? (esh Tu ('T' is retroflex)
English ಆಂಗ್ಲ aangla (ahng lah)
Yes ಹೌದು houdu (how doo)
No ಇಲ್ಲ illa (ill ah)
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks
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
Thank you អរគុណ Or kun
How much ថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន Tlai punman
yes បាទ
ចាស៎
bart
jah
(male)
(female)
no ទេ teh
I don’t understand ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ kngom men yol teh
where's the toilet? 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

Translation Phrase RR IPA Pronunciation Remarks
Korean 한국어 hangugeo [haːngugʌ] hahn goo guh
Hello

안녕하세요
안녕
annyeonghaseyo
annyeong
[anːjʌŋɦasejo]
[anːjʌŋ]
ahn nyuhng ha say yo
ahn nyuhng
formal
informal; for friends or someone younger
good-bye


안녕히 계세요
안녕히 가세요
안녕
annyeonghi gyeseyo
annyeonghi gaseyo
annyeong
[anːjʌŋɦigesejo]
[anːjʌŋɦigasejo]
[anːjʌŋ]
ahn nyuhng hee geh say yo
ahn nyuhng hee ga say yo
ahn nyuhng
formal; when leaving (person addressed to is staying)
formal; when person addressed to is leaving
informal; for friends or someone younger
please may I have 주세요 juseyo [ʨusejo] ju say yo to be used after the object; e.g., 김밥 주세요. (Kimbap juseyo. = Sushi roll, please.)
thank you 고맙습니다 gomapseumnida [koːmaps͈ɯmnida] go mahp s'm nee dah
thanks 고마워 gomawo [koːmawʌ] go mah wuh informal; to friends or someone younger
that one 저것 jeogeot [ʨʌgʌt] juh gut
how much? 얼마예요? eolmayeyo [ʌlmajejo] uhl ma yay yo
yes




ne
ye
eung
[ne]
[jeː]
[ɯŋ]
neh
yeh
ung


informal
no


아니오
아뇨
아니
anio
anyo
ani
[anio]
[anjo]
[aniː]
ah-nee-oh
ah-nyoh
ah-nee


informal
sorry 미안합니다 mianhamnida [mianɦamnida] mee ahn hahm nee dah
I don’t understand

모르겠습니다
몰라
moreugetsseumnida
molla
[moːɾɯgets͈ɯmnida]
[moːla]
morru get s'm nee dah
mollah

informal
where's the toilet? 화장실이 어디예요? hwajangsiri eodiyeyo [hwaʥaŋɕiɾi ʌdijejo] hwah jahng shee ree uh dee yay yo
generic toast

건배!
위하여!
geonbae
wihayeo
[kʌnbɛ]
[wihajʌ]
gun beh
wee hah yuh
Do you speak English? 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeongeo hal jul aseyo [jʌŋʌ halʨ͈ul asejo] young uh hahl jool ah say yo

Kriol (Belizean) Creole, English based, Atlantic, Western

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  • Kriol:
  • My name is... I naym... (or) Mee naym...
  • What is your name? Weh yu naym?
  • What's up? Hello (informal) Weh di go aan?
  • Good morning. Good maanin.
  • How are you? Wassup wid yu?
  • Fine, thank you. I Aarait mein.
  • How much does this cost? Humoch dis kaas?
  • What time is it? Weh taim now?
  • I’ve had a wonderful time. I mi have wahn good taim.
  • It doesn’t matter. Ih noh mata.
  • Is that so? Fu chroo?
  • good-bye: “Lata”
  • please: “”
  • thank you: “”
  • that one: “Da one deh”
  • yes: “yeah”
  • no: “”
  • I don’t know: “Me nuh know”
  • Sorry: “”
  • I don’t understand: “I nuh understand”
  • See you tomorrow: “We wah link up tomorrow”
  • What is it?: “Weh dis”
  • Where am I?: “Weh I deh”
Translation Phrase Pronunciation
Kurdish Kurdî (Kur-di)
good morning beyanî baş (ba-ya-nî-bash)
good day Roj Baş (rozh-bash)
good-bye serçawan (sar-cha-wan)
welcome be xêr hatî (ba-xer-ha-ti)
please tikaye (t-ka-ya)
thank you spas (spas)
sorry bibûre (b-bu-ra)
that one howe, (ho-wa)
how much? çende (chan-da)
yes belê (ba-le)
no na (na)
I don’t understand tê nagem (te-na-gam)
where's the bathroom? awdes le kwêye? (aw-das-la-kue-ya)
Do you speak English? Tu inglîsî dezanî? (tu-in-gli-si-da-za-ni)

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) /'aweː/ (Ah-way)
welcome salve! /salve/ (Sal-vay) /salveː/ (Sal-way)
goodbye vale! /'vale/ (vah-lay) /'waleː/ (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-lood) /'ilːɛ, 'ilːa, 'ilːud/ (ill-leh, ill-lah, ill-lood)
how much? quot? /kwot/ (quote) /kwot/ (quote)
yes certe, ita vero /'ʧerte/ (CHAIR-tay) /'kɛrteː/ (ker-tay)
no non, nullo modo /'non, 'nulːo 'modo/ (noan, NUL-loh MO-doh) /'noːn, 'nuːlːo '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 soont lah-TREE-nay) /'ubi sunt la'triːnai/ (OO-bee soont lah-tri-neye) (neye rhyming with eye)
generic toast salutem! /sa'lutem/ (sah-LOO-taym) /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 ahngli-kay?)
Translation Phrase IPA Comments
I don’t understand es nasaprūtu
nasaprūtu
[ˈæsʲ ˈnasapruːtu]
[ˈnasapruːtu]
Do you speak English? Ci jius runojat angliskai?
Tu runoj angliskai?
[cʲi jius ˈrunojat ˈanʲgʲlʲiskai]
[tu ˈrunoj ˈanʲgʲlʲiskai]

informal
Where is the toilet? Kur ite tualets? [ˈkur itʲæ ˈtualʲeʧ])
  • Latvian: Latviešu
  • Hello (informal): Sveiki!
  • Hello (formal): Sveicināti!
  • Good day (formal): Labdien!
  • Good evening: Labvakar!
  • Good morning: Labrīt!
  • Goodbye: Uz redzēšanos!
  • Glad to meet you: Prieks iepazīties!
  • Please: Lūdzu!
  • Thank you: Paldies!
  • Yes:
  • No:
  • Sorry: Atvainojiet!
  • I don’t understand: Es nesaprotu
  • General toast: Priekā!
  • How are you? (formal): Kā jums klājas?
  • How are you? (informal): Kā tev iet?
  • Where's the bathroom?: Kur ir tualete?
  • Do you speak English? (formal): Vai Jūs runājat angliski?
  • Do you speak English? (informal): Vai tu runā angliski?
  • I love you: Es tevi mīlu
  • See you tomorrow: Tiksimies rīt!
  • What is it?: Kas tas ir?
  • Where am I?: Kur es esmu?
  • Where is the closest train station?: Kur atrodas tuvākā vilciena stacija?
  • What time is it?: Cik ir pulkstenis?
  • Happy Birthday: Daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā!
  • Happy New Year: Laimīgu jauno gadu!
  • Lithuanian: Lietuviškai (“lietu'vishkai”)
  • hello: labas (“lA-bas”)
  • goodbye: sudie! (“sudiE'“)
  • please: prašau(“prashau”)
  • thank you: ačiū (“Ahchjooh”)
  • that one: tas(masculine), ta(feminine)
  • how much?: kiek? (“kjEk”)
  • yes: taip (“taIp”)
  • no: ne (“ne'“)
  • sorry: atsiprašau (“atsiprashau”)
  • what?: ką?
  • I don’t understand: nesuprantu
  • Cheers! (toast): į sveikatą! (“EE sveikAtA!”)
  • Do you speak English?: kalbi angliškai? (informal); ar kalbate angliškai? (formal)
  • I love you: Aš tave myliu
  • Where is (the center) ? Kur yra (centras)?
  • You are a good friend. Tu - geras draugas.
Translation Phrase Pronunciation IPA Remarks
Low German Plattdüütsch PLUTdyuhtch /ˈplatdyːʧ/ Literally: Flat German
Platt PLUT /plat/ Literally: Flat
Nedderdüütsch NEDdudyuhtch /ˈnɛdɝdyːʧ/ Literally: Nether-German
Neddersassisch NEDduhzassish /ˈnɛdɝˌzasɪʃ/ Literally: Nether-Saxon
English Ingelsch INGelsh /ˈɪˑŋl̩̩̩ʃ/
Hello! Moin! MOYN /'mɔˑɪn/ Shortened from Moi(e)n Dag! = 'Pleasant day!'
Good-bye! Adschüüß! aTCHYUHS /aˈʧyːs/ From French Adieu!
Tschüüß! TCHYUHS /ˈʧyːs/ Introduced into German as Tschüß!
Please Wees so good VEHS zo goat /ˈveːs zo ˌgeʊt/ Literally: Be so good
Thank you! Velen Dank! fehln DUHNK /feːlnˈdaˑŋk/ Literally: Much thank
(Wees) bedankt! (vehs) buhDUHNKT /ˈ(veːs) beˈdaˑŋkt/ Literally: (Be) thanked
You are welcome Nich daarför nikh DOAHfur /nɪç ˈdɔʌfɶʌ/ Literally: Not for that
that one dat daar DUHT doah /ˈdat dɔʌ/
How much? Wo veel? voe FEHL /veʊ ˈfeːl/
yes ja, jo YAW, JAW, YOH /jɒː/, /ʥɒː/, /joː/
no nee NEH /neː/
Sorry! Nix för ungood nix fur OONgoat /nɪks fɶʌ ˈʊˑŋgeʊt/ Literally: Nothing for un-good (No offence)
Deit mi leed dite mee LAYT /daˑɪt mi ˈlɛˑɪt/ Literally: Causes me regret
I don’t understand Ik verstah nich ick fuhSTAW nikh /ɪk fɝˈstɒː nɪç/
Where's the bathroom? Woneem is hier de Tante Meyer? voeNEHM is heer de tuhntuh MY-uh /veʊˈneːm ɪs hiʌ de ˌtaˑnte ˈmaˑɪɝ/ Literally: Where is the Auntie Myer here?
generic toast Proost! PROHST /proːst/
Nich lang snacken! Kopp in'n Nacken! nikh lang(k) SNUCKng, COP in nuckng /nɪç laˑŋ(k) ˈsnakŋ̍ kɔp ɪˈnakŋ/ Literally: No long talking! Head back!
Do you speak English? Snackst ingelsch? snucks(t) INGelsh /snaks(t) ˈɪˑŋl̩̩̩ʃ/
Translation Phrase Pronunciation
Macedonian македонски makedonski
hello здраво zdravo
how are you? како си? kako si?
good day добар ден dobar den
good morning добро утро dobro utro
goodbye пријатно prijatno
please молам molam
thank you благодарам blagodaram
sorry извини izvini
that one тоа toa
how much? колку? kolku?
yes да da
no не ne
I don’t understand не разбирам ne razbiram
Where is the toilet? каде е тоалетот? kade e toaletot?
generic toast на здравје! na zdravje!
Do you speak English? Зборувате ли англиски? Zboruvate li angliski?
English англиски angliski
  • Maltese language: Il-lingwa maltija /il lingwa ma:lti:ja/
  • how are you?: kif inti?
  • hello: merħba /merX\ba/
  • good day: bonġu /bondZu:/
  • bye: ċaw /tSaw/, saħħa /saX\X\a/
  • 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 hi l-latrina? /fejn ee la-trina/
  • generic toast: saħħa! /saX\X\a/
  • do you speak English?: titkellem bl-ingliż? /titkellem bliNli:s/
  • Malta is a beautiful island: Malta hija gżira sabiħa /ma:lta i:ja gzi:ra sabi:X\a/
  • Malay language: bahasa Melayu /ba-ha-sa me-la-yu/ or /ba-ha-sə .../
  • 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/ or /tə-ri-mə .../
  • you're welcome: sama-sama /sa-ma sa-ma/ or /sa-mə sa-mə/
  • 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, sorry: maaf /ma-af/
  • I don’t understand: saya tidak faham /sa-ja ti-dak fa-ham/
  • Can you speak English?: Bolehkah kamu berbahasa Inggeris? /bo-leh-kah ka-.../
  • Where is the toilet?: Di manakah tandas? /di mana-kah 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/
Translation Phrase ISO 15919 Transliteration IPA Remarks
Malayalam മലയാളം malayāḷam [ˈmaləjaːɭəm]
hello നമസ്കാരം namaskāram [ˈn̪aməsˌkaːɾəm] This is a much more formal word than in English and there is no actual direct translation of the word "hello".
good-bye പോയിട്ടു വരട്ടെ pōyiṭṭu varaṭṭe [ˈpoːjiʈːu(.)ˌʋəɾəʈːe]
please ദയവായി dayavāyi [ˈd̪əjəʋaːji] This is slightly more formal than in English and not used as often.
thank you നന്ദി nandi [ˈn̪an̪ːi] It is written as if it were pronounced [ˈn̪an̪d̪i] (which is how it is pronounced when referring to the bull of Shiva)
How much is that? അതിന്റെ വില എന്താണു atiṉṯe vila entāṇu [ˈat̪ˌinte(.)ˌʋilə(.)ˌen̪t̪aːɳŭ]
yes അതെ / ശരി ate / śari [ˌat̪e] / [ɕəɾi] അതെ is used to say something is true, but ശരി is used when one is agreeing that one will do something.
no ഇല്ല / അല്ല illa / alla [ˈilːə] / [ˈalːə] Use ഇല്ല when talking about an action, the presence of someone/something and also used to say someone/something does not have something) and അല്ല when talking about the nature of someone/something.
sorry ക്ഷമിക്കണം / പൊറുക്കണം kṣamikkaṇam / poṟukkaṇam [ˈkʂəmikʲːəɳəm] / [ˈporukːəɳəm] These words both mean "forgive" in the imperative mood ("me" is implied and is not normally used in this context), and can be made more polite by saying "please" first.
English ഇംഗ്ളീഷ് iṅgḷīṣ [ˈiŋgɭiːʂ]
I don't understand എനിക്കു് മനസിലാകുന്നില്ല enikkŭ manasilākunnilla [ˌenikʲɨ̆manəsilaːkun̪ːilːə]
Do you speak English? താങ്കള്ക് ഇംഗ്ളീഷ് അറിയാമൊ tāṅkaḷkk iṅgḷīṣ aṟiyāmo [ˈt̪aːŋkəɭkːˌiŋgɭiːʂarijaːˌmo]
I don't speak Malayalam എനിക്കു മലയാളം അറിയത്തില്ല enikku malayāḷam aṟiyattilla [ˌenikʲɨ̆maləjaːɭəmarijət̪ˌːilːə]
Where's the bathroom? കുളിമുറി എവിടെയാണു kuḷimuṟi eviṭeyāṇu [ˈkuɭiˌmuri(.)ˌeʋiʈeˌjaːɳŭ] This is literally asking for the location of a room where one can bathe. If you mean the toilet, it would be best to use the English word followed by എവിടെയാണു (eviṭeyāṇu).

Mandinka(Mande) (Congo-Niger)

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  • How are you: I be nyaadi
  • See you later: N be nyoo jee la
  • please: Dukare
  • thank you: Abaraka
  • that one: Woo
  • this one: Nying
  • how much?: Jelum?
  • Do you speak English: I ye English kang moy le
  • yes: Haa/Haaday
  • no: Haani
Translation Phrase Pronunciation
Marathi मराठी Marāṭhī
hello नमस्कार namaskār
good-bye अच्छा achhā
please कृपया kripayā
thank you आभार ābhār, dhanyawād
how much? किती? kitī?
yes हो ho, hoya
no नाही nāhī
forgive me maaf karā
Where is _____? _____ kuthe āhe?
English इंग्रजी iṅgrajī
  • Miskito: Miskito/Miskitu
  • Hello: Naku/Naksa
  • How are you?: Nah Ki Sma?
  • Goodbye: Aisabe
  • Thank You: Dangki/Dangki Poli
  • Yes: Au
  • No: Apu (In answer to something)/Apia (In the context of a sentence)
  • English: Inglis
  • Spanish: Ispil
  • Do you speak [English]?: Inglis aisisma?
  • My name is...: Yang nini...
  • What is your name?: Man nini?
  • For numbers, just use the standard english.
  • Nahuatl: Nawatlahtoli
  • hello: niltse
  • good-bye: nimitsittas
  • thank you: tlasohkamati
  • that one: inon
  • yes: kema (ordinary), kemakatsin (reverential)
  • no: ahmo (ordinary), ahmotsin (reverential)
  • English: Inglestlahtoli
  • Do you speak [English]?: Nitetlahtoa [Inglestlahtoli]?
  • What is your name?: Tlen mo tokatsin?
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Pronunciation
hello ज्वजलपा // jwajalapaa
Whats up? छु दु? // chhu du?
yes ख: // kha
no मखु // makhu
I do not understand जिं मथु // jin mathu
I do not know Nepal Bhasa जित नेपाल भाय मव // jita nepaala bhaaya mawa
Do you know Nepal Bhasa? छित नेपाल भाय व:? // chhita nepaala bhaaya wa?
Happy New Year न्हुगु दंया भिन्तुना // nhugu dan yaa bhintunaa
Where is the bathroom? चबी गन दु थें? // chabee gana du then?
Thank you सुभाय् // subhaay
Welcome लसकुस // lasakusa
Help ग्वाली // gwaalee
Good Morning भीं सुथ // bheen sutha
Good Night भीं बहनी // bheen bahanee
  • 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:  
  • What: wetin
  • Where is the toilet? : Na where toilet de?
  • He/She has left: He don kummot
  • Do you know...?: Yu sabe...?
  • Citizen: statsborger
  • Foreigner: utlending
  • Norwegian: norsk ['nɔʃc] (norsk)
  • Hello: hallo [hɑ'luː]
  • Hi: hei [hæɪ̯]
  • Good-bye: farvel (formal and slightly old-fashioned) [fɑɾ'ʋɛl] (farewell); [hɑːdə.bɾɑ] Ha det bra (a bit less formal); ha det (informal)
  • Please: vær så snill ['ʋæːʃɔ.'snɪl]
  • Thank you: takk [tʰɑk] (tak)
  • That one: den [dɛn] (den) or det [deː] (deh)
  • How much?: hvor mye? [ʋuɾ myːə]
  • English: engelsk ['ɛɲl̩sc]
  • Yes: ja [jɑː] (yah)
  • No: nei [næɪ̯] (nay)
  • Can I take your picture?: kan jeg ta bilde av deg?
  • Where is the bathroom?: hvor er badet/toalettet?
  • Where do you come from?: hvor kommer du fra?
  • Do you speak English?: snakker du engelsk?
  • Generic toast: skål [skɒːɫ]
  • Where can I find a restaurant?: hvor kan jeg finne en restaurant? [ˌʋuɾ.kʰɑnjæˈfɪnːɛnˌɾɛstʉˈɾɑŋ]
  • Where is the nearest hospital?: hvor er det nærmeste sykehuset?
  • Norwegian: norsk /'nɔʃk/ (norsk)
  • Hello: hallo /hɑ'luː/
  • Hi: hei /hæi/
  • Good-bye: Ha det bra (formal); ha det (informal)
  • Please: ver så snill /'wæːr so snil/
  • Thank you: takk /tɑk/ (takh)
  • That one: han/ho/den /den/ (den) or det /deː/ (deh)
  • How much?: kor mykje?
  • 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/kvar er toalettet?
  • Where do you come from?: kor/kvar kjem du frå?
  • Do you speak English?: talar du engelsk?
  • Generic toast: skål /skoːl/
  • Where can I find a restaurant?: kor/kvar kan eg finne ein restaurant?
  • Where is the nearest hospital?: kor/kvar er det nærmaste sjukehuset?
  • O'odham: O'odham ñiok /ɔʔɔtˀm ˈɲiɔk/
  • English: Milga:n ñiok /miɮˈgaːn ˈɲiɔk/ ('Milga:n' is O'odham for Spanish 'americano')
  • 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/
Translation Phrase IPA
English inciriguci ?
hello haisai (women can also say haitai) ?
good-bye cu: wuganabira ?
please unige: sabira (things), -kwimi so:re: (actions) ?
thank you iqpe: nihwe: de:biru ?
I’m sorry gubiri: sabira (being impolite), waqsaibi:ndo: (accidents, mistakes) ?
how much? caqsa nato:ibi:ga ?
what's this? kure: nu:ndi bi:ga ?
yes wu: ?
no wu: wu: ?
I don’t understand wakayabiran ?
Where's the bathroom? hwu:ruya ma: yaibi:ga ?
generic toast kari: ?
Do you speak English? inciriguciya naibi:miga ?

Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Deutsch (Germanic)

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(dialects may vary)

  • Pennsylvania Deutsch: Pennsilfaani(sch)-Deitsch
  • hello: hiya
  • good-bye: bis schpeeder (bis shpayder) Until later
  • please: please
  • thank you: danka schane (dan-key shay-n)
  • 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 you.: Sorry, Ich verschteh dich net.
English Persian
in orthography
Persian
in Romanization
Persian
in IPA
Hello! !ﺴﻼﻢ Salâm [sæˈlɒm]
Good-bye! !خداحافظ
 ?
Khodâ hâfez
Besalamat
[xoˈdɒ hɒˈfez]
[besælæmæt]
See you tomorrow. .تا فردا Tâ fardâ. [tɒ færˈdɒ]
Thank you. .متشكرم Motashakkeram. [motæʃækːeˈɾæm]
please لطفاً lotfan [lotˈfæn]
Good morning! !صبح بخير Sobh bekheyr! [sobh beˈxejɾ]
Good afternoon! !روز بخير Ruz bekheyr! [ɾuz beˈxejɾ]
Good evening! !شب بخير Shab bekheyr! [ʃæb beˈxejɾ]
yes بله
آره
bale (formal)
âre (informal)
[bæˈle]
[ɒˈɾe]
no نه na [næ]
How are you? حالت چطوره؟
حال شما چطور است؟
Hâlet che-toure? (informal)
Hâle shomâ che-tour ast? (formal)
[hɒˈlet ʧetou̯ˈɾe]
[hɒˈle ʃoˈmɒ ʧeˈtou̯ɾ æst]
how much چقدر
چند
che-ghadr
chand
[ʧeˈɣædɾ]
[ʧænd]
How much does it cost? قيمت‌اش چند است؟ Ghimatash chand ast? [ɣimæˈtæʃ ʧænd æst]
this one اين in [in]
that one آن ân [ɒn]
What is this? اين چى است؟ In chi ast? [in ʧi æst]
I don't understand. .ﻧﻤﻔﻬﻤﺪﻢ Nemifahmedam. [nemifæhmeˈdæm]
I don't understand Persian. .فارسی ﻧﻤﻔﻬﻤﺪﻢ Fârsi nemifahmedam. [fɒrˈsi nemifæhmeˈdæm]
I don't speak English. Engelisi harf nimizanam.
Do you speak English? Engelisi harf mizanid?
Where is the bathroom? Twalet kojâst?
Hamam kojâst?
tvɒlet kodʒɒst
I'm sick. Marizam.
Nâkhosham.
mærizæm.
nɒxoʃæm.
Please repeat that for me. Lotfan tekrar konid.
What does ___ mean in Persian? Be-Fârsi ___ yani che? befɒrsi ___ jæni tʃe
What does ___ mean in English? Be-Engelisi ___ yani che?
good khub xub
bad bad bæd
Please enter. Befar moid tu.
Bon appetit! Nusheh jân!
Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks
Polish language język polski,
polszczyzna
['jɛ̃zik 'pɔlski]
[pɔl'ʃʧizna]
listen
listen
hello cześć ['ʧɛɕtɕ] listen informal, used both for greeting and good-bye, lit. “honour”
good morning, good afternoon dzień dobry ['dʑɛɲ ,dɔbri] listen lit. “good day”
good-bye do widzenia [dɔvi'ʣɛɲa] listen lit. “until seeing”
good night dobranoc [dɔ'branɔʦ] listen
please proszę ['prɔʃɛ̃] listen
you're welcome proszę bardzo [ˌprɔʃɛ̃'barʣɔ] listen
don’t mention it nie ma za co [ˌɲɛma'zaʦɔ] listen lit. “(there's) nothing for it”
thank you dziękuję [dʑɛ̃'kujɛ̃] listen
this one m: ten
f: ta
n: to
[tɛn]
[ta]
[tɔ]
listen
that one m: tamten
f: tamta
n: tamto
['tamtɛn]
['tamta]
['tamtɔ]
listen
how much? ile? ['ilɛ] listen
English language język angielski ['jɛ̃zik aŋ'gɛ´lski]
yes tak [tak] listen
no nie [ɲɛ] listen
I don’t understand Nie rozumiem [ɲɛrɔ'zumiɛm] listen
where's the bathroom? Gdzie jest łazienka? [ˌgdʑɛjɛst wa'ʑeŋka] listen
generic toast: Na zdrowie! [na zdrɔv'ɛ] listen lit. “to health”
do you speak English? Czy mówi Pan po angielsku?
Czy mówi Pani po angielsku?
Czy mówisz po angielsku?
i'muvipan poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]
i'muvipani poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]
i'muviʃ poaŋ'gɛ´lsku]
listen
listen
listen
Pan — sir, Mr.; Pani — Mrs.; the third form is both impersonal and informal
what is it? Co to jest? [ʦɔtɔ'jɛst] listen
Welcome to Poland! Witamy w Polsce! [vi'tami 'fpɔlsʦɛ] listen
I love you Kocham cię ['kɔxamtɕɛ̃]
translation phrase IPA Pronunciation
Portuguese Português PT. /purtu'geʃ/
BR. /portu'gejs/
poor-too-GAYZH
por-too-GAYS
hello Olá (PT.)
Oi (BR.)
/ɔ'la/
/oi/ (?)
oh-LAA
OH-ee
good-bye Adeus ?
please: Por favor PT. /puɾ fɐ'voɾ/
BR. /poɾ fa'vo:/
POOR fah-VOHR
POHR fah-VOH
excuse me com licença / ? CON lee-CEN-sah
thank you obrigado (male speaker); PT. /obɾi'gaðu/
BR. /obɾi'gado/
oh-bree-GAH-dhoo
oh-bree-GAH-doh
obrigada (female speaker) PT. /obɾi'gaðɐ/
BR. /obɾi'gada/
oh-bree-GAH-dhah
oh-bree-GAH-dah
you're welcome De nada ? BR. JEE NA-dah
PT. DEE NA-thah
sorry desculpe-me (formal) ? BR. dis-COO-pee ME
PT. dis-COOL-pee ME
desculpa (informal) ? BR. dis-COO-pa
PT. dis-COOL-pa
help ajuda ?
how much does it cost? Quanto custa? ? KWAN-too CUHS-tah
Yes: Sim /sĩ/ SEEN
No: Não /nãw̃/ NA-o
I didn’t understand Eu não entendi ? EO NA-o ehn-TEN-ji
Where’s the bathroom? Brazil: Onde fica o banheiro? [õdʒi fika u baɲɛjɾu] OHN-jee FEE-ka OO ban-YEH-roo
Portugal, others: Onde fica a casa de banho [õdɨ fikɐ a caza dɨ baɲu] OHN-dih FEE-ka AH KAH-zah dee BAN-yoo
Generic toast Saúde PT. /sɐuðɨ/
BR. /saudʒi/
sa-OO-dhih
sa-OO-jee
English inglês ? eeng-LES
Do you speak English? BR. Você fala inglês?

PT. Você fala inglês? (formal) Falas inglês? (informal)

? vo-CEH FAH-lah eeng-LES
FAH-lahs eeng-LES
I don't speak Portuguese! Eu não falo português! ? EO NA-o FAH-loo por-too-GAYZH

EO NA-o FAH-loo por-too-GAYS

Happy birthday! Feliz aniversário! ? fe-LIZ aa-ni-ver-SA-rioo
Happy new year! Feliz ano novo! ? fe-LIZ AA-noo NOO-voo
I need help! Eu preciso de ajuda! ? EO pree-SI-zoo DEE aa-JOO-daa
Excuse me, I don't speak Portuguese very well. Desculpe-me, eu não falo português muito bem. ? deez-KUW-pee MEE, EO NA-o FAA-loo por-too-GAYS MUY-too BENH
Could I use the phone? Eu poderia usar o telefone? ? EO po-dee-RI-aa uu-ZAAR OO tee-lee-FO-nee
English Romanian IPA pronunciation
Romanian (language) (limba) română /('lim.ba) ro'mɨ.nə/
Hello! Bună ziua! /bu.nə'zi.ǔa/
Good bye! La revedere! /la.re.ve'de.re/
Please. Vă rog /və'rog/
Thank you. Mulţumesc /mul.ʦu'mesk/
How much? Cât? /kɨt↘/
English (limba) engleză /('lim.ba) eŋ'gle.zə/
Do you speak English? Vorbiţi engleza /vor'biʦʲ.eŋ'gle.za↗/
Yes. Da. /da/
No. Nu. /nu/
I don’t understand. Nu înţeleg. /'nu.ɨn.ʦe.leg↘/
Cheers! Noroc! /no'rok/
Where is the bathroom? Unde e toaleta? /'un.de.ǐe.to.a.le.ta↘/
Translation Phrase Transcription Literal translation
Russian русский /ˈruskʲɪj/ (listen)
hello здравствуйте /ˈzdrastvujtʲɪ/ (listen) be healthy (imperative 2nd person plural/singular polite)
good-bye до свидания / svʲɪˈdanjə/ (listen) until seeing
please пожалуйста /paˈʐalustə/ (listen)
thank you спасибо /spʌˈsʲibə/ (listen)
that one тот /tot/ (listen)
how much? сколько? /ˈskolʲkə/ (listen)
English английский /anˈglʲijskʲɪj/ (listen)
yes да /da/ (listen)
no нет /nʲɛt/ (listen) “there isn’t” (short for не есть)
sorry извините /ɪzvʲɪˈnitʲɪ/
I don’t understand я не понимаю /ja nʲɪ pənɪˈmaju/
I don’t speak Russian я не говорю по‑русски /ja nʲɪ gəvʌˈrʲu pa.ˈruskʲɪ/
generic toast за здоровье / zdʌˈrovjɪ/ (listen) for health
Do you speak English? Вы говорите по‑английски? / gəvʌˈrʲitʲɪ pa.anˈglʲijskʲɪ/ (listen)
where’s the bathroom? где здесь туалет? /gdʲɛ zdʲesʲ tuaˈlʲɛt/ where here (is) (the) toilet?
I love you я тебя люблю /ja tʲɪˈbʲa lʲuˈblʲu/
Translation Phrase transliteration Literal meaning
Sanskrit संस्कृतम् saṁskṛtam
Hello नमो नमः, नमस्कारः namo namaḥ, namaskāraḥ Salutations
Good-bye पुनर्दर्शनाय punardarśanāya To meet again
Please कृपया kṛpayā With mercy
Thank you अनुगृहितोऽस्मि (for men)
अनुगृहितास्मि (for women)
anugṛhito'smi (for men)
anugṛhitāsmi (for women)
I am blessed
That one अयमेव ayameva
How much? कियत् kiyat
English आंग्लभाषा āṁglabhāṣā
Yes आम् , एवम् ām , evam
No न , नास्ति , नैवम् na, nāsti, naivam No, Does not exist, Not that
Generic toast शुभमस्तु shubhamastu Let good happen
  • Sardinian: sardu /'sarDu/ “sar-doo”
  • hello: bona die “bon-a dee-a”
  • good-bye: adiosu /a'Djosu/ “ah-dhyohsoo”
  • bye-bye: a nois bider /anois'biDer/ “a-nohss-BI-dere”
  • please: pro pragher /'pro pra'ger/ “pro praw-gare”
  • thank you: gràtzias /'gratsias/ “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: mi dispraghidu
  • I don’t understand: Non cumprenno
  • I don’t speak Sardinian: Non faeddo su sardu
  • where’s the bathroom?:
  • hello, and generic toast: saludos /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 with 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 leibh (mar SHIN laif)
  • please: mas e do thoil e (mah SHEH daw HOL eh)
  • thank you: tapadh leibh (TAH-pah ley)
  • sorry: tha mi duilich (hah mee DOO-leekh)
  • that one: am fear sin (am fer SHIN)
  • how much?: cia mheud (kah VIUT)
  • English: Beurla (BYER-luh)
  • yes: 2tha (hah)
  • no: 3chan 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 Speech

  • Serbian: српски srpski /srp-skee/ (srpskee)
  • hello: здраво zdravo /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
  • good morning: добро јутро dobro jutro
  • good afternoon: добар дан dobar dan
  • good evening: добро вече dobro veče
  • good-bye: довиђења doviđenja /dOvidʲɛnʲɑ/ Literal translation: until we see again
  • please: молим molim /mO-lim/ (moleam)
  • thank you: хвала hvala /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
  • that one: то to (not as English to)
  • how much?: колико? koliko? /ko-lɛ-ko/ (coleeco, co-, -co => cup)
  • English: енглески engleski /ɛn-glɛ-ski/ (-skee)
  • yes: да da /dA/
  • no: не ne /nɛ/
  • generic toast: живели! živeli! /ʒi-vɛ-li/ (zhiveli) Literal translation: live!
  • sorry: извините izvinite /ezveeneete/ (formal)
  • I don’t understand: не разумем ne razumem /na rAzUmem/
  • Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Где је тоалет? Gde je toalet? /gdɛ jɛ toAlEt/
  • Do you speak English?: Да ли говорите енглески? Da li govorite engleski?
English Sicilian
Yes
No No
Thank you Grazzî
Please Pi fauri
What is your name? Comu ti chiami?
What time is it? Chi ura sunnu?
I don’t know Nun lu sacciu
Goodbye Nni videmu

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 zaːxot/
  • Do you speak [English]?: Hovoríte [po anglicky]? (HOvoreeetye POanglytskee) /hovoriːcɛ po aŋgliʦki/
  • Slovene: slovensko /slɒ'vinskɒ/
  • 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 => Tibet)
  • how much?: koliko? /'kɔlɪkɒ/ (co-, -co => cup)
  • English: angleško /ɑn'gleʃkɒ/
  • yes: da // (official), ja (colloquial)
  • no: ne //
  • generic toast: na zdravje / zdrɑʊjɛ/ Literal translation: to (our) health

NOTE: For words ending in a vowel or the letters n or s, stress is on the penultimate (next to last) syllable. Words ending in other consonants, especially verbs, are stressed on the last syllable. Exceptions require a written accent. The th [θ] pronunciation is typical of European Spanish as spoken in most of Spain, and is replaced by the s pronunciation in Latin America and some regions of Spain, such as the Canary Islands.

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Remarks
Spanish castellano

español
/kasteˈʎano/
/kasteˈʝano/
/espaˈɲol/
let's go vámonos /'bamonos/
hello hola /ˈola/ listen
good morning buenos días /bwenosˈð̞iːas/ listen lit. good days
goodbye adiós /aˈð̞jos/ listen from a Dios to God
see you (soon) hasta luego /ˈastaˈlweɰo/ listen lit. until (we see) later
please por favor /por faˈβ̞or/ listen lit. by favour
thank you gracias /ˈgraθjas/
/ˈgrasjas/
listen
you’re welcome
don’t mention it
de nada /deˈnað̞a/ listen lit. (it was) of nothing
sorry perdón /perˈð̞on/ listen lit. (I beg your) pardon
pardon me perdóneme /pɛɾˈð̞o.ne.me/
I’m sorry lo siento /loˈsjɛn.to/ listen lit. I feel (bad) for it
forgive me discúlpame
disculpe (formal)
/disˈkul.pa.me/
this one éste (masculine)
ésta (feminine)
/ˈeste/
/ˈesta/
listen
listen
that one ése (masculine)
ésa (feminine)
/ˈese/
/ˈesa/
that yonder aquél (masculine)
aquella (feminine)
/aˈkel/
/aˈkeʎa/
/aˈkeʝa/
how much? ¿cuánto? /ˈkwanto/
English inglés [iŋˈgles]
yes /ˈsi/
no no /ˈno/
I don’t understand no comprendo
no entiendo
/nokomˈprendo/
/noenˈtjendo/
I don’t know no sé /noˈse/
where is the bathroom? ¿Dónde está el baño? /dondesˈtaelˈβ̞aɲo/
generic toast salud /saˈluð̞/ lit. health
Do you speak English? (direct polite) ¿Habla inglés? /ˈaβ̞laiŋˈgles/ (listen) polite question
What is your name? ¿Cómo se llama? polite question
I hope (to wish, to hope) Ojalá /oxaˈla/

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”.[citation needed] 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 /ŋga pi/ (ng-AH-pee)
  • where?: wapi /wa pi/ (WA-pee)
  • English: Kiingereza /ki iŋge re za/ (kee-ing-reza)
  • yes: ndiyo /n di jo/ (nn-DEE-yoh)
  • no: hapana /ha pa na/
  • generic toast: //
  • no worries: hakuna matata /ha ku na ma ta ta/ (ha-KOO-na ma-TA-ta)
  • Swedish: svenska /'svɛnska/
  • hello: hej /hɛj/ (hey)
  • good-bye: hej då /hɛj doː/ (HEY-doh)
  • please: tack /tak/ (tahck) as in “yes, please” or snälla /'snɛla/ (snella) as in “please, show me to the station” or “var så god” /vaʂɔ'guːd/ (vahr saw gohd) as in “please come in and make yourself at home”
  • excuse me: ursäkta mig /'ʉːʂɛkta mɛj/ or /ʉ'ʂɛkta mɛj/ (uor-SECKTAH may)
  • sorry: förlåt / (ferlawht)
  • thank you: tack /tak/ (tahck)
  • that one: den där /dɛn dæːɾ/ (den dehr)
  • how much?: hur mycket? /hʉːɾ 'mʏkːɛ/ (huwr MICK-eh)
  • English: engelska /'ɛŋːɛlska/ (ENG-el-skah)
  • yes: ja /jɑː/ or /ja/ (yah)
  • no: nej /nɛj/ (neiy)
  • generic toast: skål /skoːl/ (skal or skol)
  • banana: banan /ba'nɑːn/ (buh-NAAN)
  • what time is it?: vad är klockan? /vɑː æ 'klɔkːan/ (vaad air KLAWCK-an)
  • Where's the bathroom?: var är toaletten? /vɑːɾ æ tʊa'lɛtːɛn/ (vahr eyr twah-LET-en)
  • I don’t understand: jag förstår inte /ja fœ'ʂtoːɾ 'ɪntɛ/ (yah fur-SHTOHR in-teh)
  • Do you speak English?: Talar du engelska? /'tɑːlaɾ 'ɛŋːɛlska/ (TAH-lahr doo ENG-elska) [with NG as in 'siNGer', not as in 'fiNGer']

Note: The polite forms of some phrases — those which make use of the word — should generally be used when speaking to persons of authority and seniority, or to show reverence to the person to whom spoken. With friends and in casual situations, is not used. Also, in modern written Filipino/Tagalog, diacritical marks are omitted.

Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation
Tagalog Tagalog /tɐ"galog/ (ta-GA-log)
Filipino Pilipino /%pili"pino/ (pi-li-PI-no)
Hello/How are you? Kumustá/Kumustá ka? /kumus"ta (ka)/ (ku-mus-TAH (KA?))
I’m fine, and you? Mabuti namán, ikáw? /mɐ"butɛ nɐ"man, ʔi"kaʊ̯/ (ma-BU-ti na-MAN, iKAW?)
Good-bye Paalam (pô) /pɐ"ʔalam (poʔ)/ (pa-AH-lam (PO))
Please pakí-(verb) (pô) /pɐ"ki (poʔ)/ (pah-KI (PO))
Thank you Salamat (pô) /sɐ"lamat (poʔ)/ (sa-LAH-mat (PO))
You're welcome Waláng anumán (pô) (literally, “No problem”) /ʊɐ"laŋ ʔɐnu"man (poʔ)/ (wa-LANG a-nu-MAN (PO))
That one (object far from person spoken to) Iyon (pô) [demonstrative] Ayun (pô) [reflective] /ʔi"jon (poʔ)/ (i-YON (PO), a-YUN (PO))
That one (object near to/held by person spoken to) Iyan (pô) [demonstrative] Ayan (pô)" [reflective] /ʔi"jan (poʔ)/ (i-YAN (PO))
How much? Magkano (pô)? /mɐg"kano (poʔ)/ (mag-KAH-no (PO)?)
English Ingglés /ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (ing-GLES)
Yes Oo / Opò (polite form) /"oʔo/, /"opoʔ/ (O-o) / (O-po) (all o's pronounced neutral)
No Hindî /hɪn"diʔ/, /hɪn"dɛʔ/ (hin-DI) or (hin-DE)
No (polite form) Hindí pô /hɪn"di (poʔ)/ (hin-DI PO)
Where's the bathroom? Nasaán ang banyo? /%nasɐʔan ʔaŋ "banjo/ (NA-sa-AN ang BAN-yoh?)
What is your name? (casual) Anó ang pangalan mo? /ʔɐ"no ʔaŋ pɐ"ŋalan mo/ (ah-NOH ang pa-NGA-lan MOH?)
What is your name? (formal) Anó pô ang inyóng pangalan? /ʔɐ"no poʔ ʔaŋ ʔɪn"joŋ pɐ"ŋalan/ (ah-NOH PO ang in-YONG pah-NGA-lan?)
Sorry Paumanhín (pô) /pɐʔuman"hin (poʔ)/ (pa-u-man-HIN (PO))
I don’t know Hindí ko (pô) alám /hɪn"di ko (po) ʔa"lam/ (hin-DI ko (PO) a-LAM)
I don’t understand Hindí ko (pô) naíintindihan /hɪn"di ko (po) na"iɪntindihan/ (hin-DI ko (PO) na-I-in-tin-di-han)
I don’t remember Hindí ko (pô) natátandaan /hɪn"di ko (po) na"tatandɐʔan/ (hin-DI ko (PO) na-TA-tan-da-an)
Welcome/Generic toast Mabuhay! (literally, “Long live!”) /mɐ"buhaɪ/ (ma-BU-hai)
I am sick Masamâ (po) ang pakiramdám ko (literally, “I’m not feeling well”) /masɐ"maʔ (po) ʔaŋ pɐkiɾɐm"dam ko/ (ma-sa-MAH po ang pa-ki-ram-DAM ko)
Do you speak English? Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés? /mɐ"runɔŋ ka baŋ mɐgsali"ta naŋ ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (ma-ROO-nong ka BANG mag-sa-li-TA nang ing-GLES?)
Translation Phrase Pronunciation IPA
Tamil தமிழ் t̪ɐmɨɹ
hello வணக்கம் Vanakkam vanakːam
good-bye சென்று வருகிறேன் sentru varukireen sentu varukireen
please தயவு செய்து thayavu 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 ennaku puriyavillai
Where's the bathroom? குளியலறை எங்கே உள்ளது? kuliyalarai engai ullathu?
generic toast (not used in formal occasions and to elders): Hey! டேய்! dei de:i
English ஆங்கிலம் aangilam aːŋilam
Do you speak English? நீங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் பேசுவீர்களா? neengal aanglilam paysuveerkala?

Please note that spoken Tamil is very different from formal written Tamil. The above phrases are in written Tamil and thus sound very awkward and stilted when used in everyday speech.

  • 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/
  • I don’t understand: Naaku artham kaledhu
  • Where is the bathroom ?: bathroom ekkada ?
  • How are you?: ela Vunnaru ?
  • Language: Basha
  • Where are we going ?: ekkadiki veluthunam ?
  • What, where, why, when, who, how, : enti, ekkada, endhuku, eppudu, evaru, ela
Translation Transliteration
hello/goodbye สวัสดี sawàtdii
goodbye ลาก่อน lææ-kɔ̀ɔn
thank you ขอบคุณ khɔ̀ɔp khun
you're welcome ไม่เป็นไร mâi pen rai
yes ใช่ châi
no ไม่ใช่ mâi châi
excuse me, sorry ขอโทษ khɔ̌ɔ thôot
How are you? สบายดีไหม sàbaay dii mǎay?
I am fine สบายดี sàbaay dii
what is your name? คุณชื่ออะไร khun chɯ̂ɯ àrai?
my name is ... ผม/ดิฉันชื่อ... phǒm/dìchǎn chɯ̂ɯ...
nice to know you ยินดีที่ได้รู้จัก yindii thîi dâi rúucàk
nice to know you too เช่นกัน chen gun
How much does this cost? ราคาเท่าไร ra ka thao rai?

Polite language in Thai requires that a politeness marker be at the end of every phrase. The markers differ according to the gender of the speaker:

Gender of speaker Marker Transliteration
male ครับ khráp
female (question) คะ khá
female (statement) ค่ะ khâ

Tok Pisin (Neo-Melanesian English creole)

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  • Pidgin: 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
  • nevermind, it doesn’t matter: maski
  • I don’t know: mi no save (save is two syllables sa-ve)
Translation Phrase IPA
hello merhaba meɾhaba
welcome hoş geldiniz hoʃ gʲeldiniz
good morning günaydιn gʲynajdɯn
good afternoon iyi günler gʲynleɾ
good evening iyi akşamlar akʃamlaɾ
good night iyi geceler gʲedʒeleɾ
good bye hoşçakal/hoşçakalιn hoʃtʃakal/hoʃtʃakalɯn
please lütfen lytfen
thank you teşekkür ederim teʃekʲyɾ edeɾim
how much ne kader ne kadeɾ
English İngilizce iŋgilizdʒe
Turkish Türkçe tyɾktʃe
yes evet evet
no hayιr hajɯɾ

Note: adjectives have different forms when describing feminine, masculine or neuter nouns.

Translation Phrase IPA pronunciation Literally
Ukrainian українська, f.

український, m.
українське, n.

/uˌkraˈjinˌsjka/

/uˌkraˈjinˌsjkɪj/
/uˌkraˈjinˌsjkɛ/

ooh-kra-YEEN-ska

ooh-kra-YEEN-skiy
ooh-kra-YEEN-ske

hello привіт /prɪˈvit/ pri-VEET “greetings”
good-bye до побачення /do poˈbaˌtʃenˌnja/ doh po-BAH-chen-nyah “until seeing”
please будь ласка /budj ˈlaˌska/ bood LA-ska “be kind”
thank you дякую /ˈdjakuju/ DYA -koo-yoo
Translation Phrase IPA Transliteration
Urdu اردو urd̪uː ordu
hello (Urdu) اسلام و عليکم əsəlɑːm wɑːleːkum As-Salam-Wa-Alaikum
hello (Urdu, Reply to Hello) و عليکم السلام wɑːleːkum əsəlɑːm Wa-Alaikum-As-Salam
goodbye (Urdu) خداحافظ xud̪ə hɑːfiz Khuda Hafiz
please* (Urdu) مہربانی فرماکے meːhrbɑiː fərɑːkeː mehrbānī farmake
thank you* (Urdu) شکريہ ʃukrijə śhukriyā
thank you very much بہت بہت شکريہ bəhut̪ bəhut̪ ʃukrijə bahut bahut śhukriyā
welcome خوش آمديد xuʃ əmd̪eːd̪ Khush Amdaidn
excuse me معاف کيجۓ mɑːf kiːdʒiːjeː māf kījiye
don’t mention it کوئ بات نہيں koiː bɑːt̪ nəhiː koī bāt nahī
yes جی ہاں dʒiː hɑ̃ː jī hān
no/not جی نہيں dʒiː nəhĩː jī nahīn
good/right اچھا ətʃʰə̃ acchan
(all-purpose adj./interj.)
How are you? آپ کيسے ہيں/کیسی ہيں؟ ɑːp keːseː hẽː/keːsiː hẽː āp kaise hai/kaisī hai? (m/f)
OK! ٹھيک ہے ʈʰiːk hẽː ṭhīk hai!
one minute! (“just a sec”; interj.) ايک منٹ eːk minəʈ ek minaṭ
I don’t understand ميں نہين سمجھا mẽː nəhĩː səmdʒʰə/səmdʒʰiː main nahīn samjha/samjhī (m/f)
I don’t know مجھے نہين پتہ mudʒʰeː nəhĩː pət̪ə mujhey nahi pata (m/f)
English انگريزی əŋgreːziː angrezī
what is your name? آپ کا کیا نام ہے؟ ɑːp kjɑː nɑːm hẽː āp ka kya nām hai?
my name is ... میرا نام ... ہے meːrə nɑː ... hẽː mera nām ... hai
It was nice to meet you آپ سے مل کر بہت خوشی ہوئ ɑːp seː milkər bəhut̪ xuʃiː huiː āp se milkar bahut khuśī huī It was nice to meet you
It was nice to meet you too (lit. to me also) مجھے بھیez mudʒʰeː bʰiː mujhe bhī
How much does this cost? اس کی کیا قيمت ہے؟ iskiː kjɑː qiːmət̪ hẽː iski kya qeemat hai?
Do you speak English? کيا آپ انگريزی بولتے/بولتی ہيں؟ kjɑː ɑːp əŋgreːziː boːlt̪eː/boːlt̪iː hẽː kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī (m/f) hain?
  • *These are not used nearly as casually in Urdu as they are in western languages.
Translation Phrase Pronunciation
Vietnamese tiếng Việt tyeng vyet
Hello xin chào sin tsao
Good bye tạm biệt tahm byet
Yes koh
No không khong
Thank you cảm ơn kahm uhn
You're welcome không có chi khong koh tsee
Sorry xin lỗi toy sin loy
English tiếng Anh tyeng ahn
Do you speak English? Bạn có biết nói tiếng Anh không? bahn koh byet noy tyeng ahn khong?
Please làm ơn lahm uhn
Who? ai? aye?
What? cái gì? kie zee? / kie yee?
When? khi nào? khee now?
Where? ở đâu? uh doh?
Why? tại sao? tie sao?
How? như thế nào? nyue theh now?


Translation Phrase IPA Comments
Võro võro kiil [ˈvɤro kɪ:l]
hello tereq [ˈtereʔ]
good-bye hääd aigo [hæ:d ˈaiko] literally "(have a) good time"
please pallõsi [ˈpal:əsiʔ] literally "I would beg"
thank you aiteh
tennäsi
[aiˈtex]
[ˈten:æsiʔ]

(a more formal expression, it literally means “I would thank (you)”.)
you're welcome pallõsi [ˈpal:əsiʔ]
this seo
taa
[sʲo:]
[ta:]
that one tuu [tu:]
how much? ku pall'o? [ku ˈpalʲlʲo]
English inglüse kiil [ˈiŋ:klyse kɪ:l]
yes jah [jax]
no ei [eiʔ]
sorry andkõ andis [ˈantkəʔ 'anʲdʲis]
I don’t understand Saa-ai arvo ['sa:ai ˈarvo]
generic toast tervüses [ˈtervyses] literally "to/for health"
Do you speak English? Kas ti kõnõlõt inglüse kiilt? [kas ti ˈkɨnələt ˈiŋklyse kɪ:lt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet? Kon om peldik / WC? [kon: om: ˈpeltik / 've:'ʦe:]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hüvvä joulu ja õnnõlikku vahtsõt aastakka! [hyv:ä ˈjoulu ja ˈɨn:əlik:u 'vahtsət a:stak:a]

Welsh (Celtic)

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  • Welsh: Cymraeg (kum-RAig)
  • English: Saesneg (SAY-sneg)
  • Good morning!: Bore da! (bo-re da)
  • Good afternoon!: P'nawn da! (p'nown da)
  • Welcome!: Croeso! (KROY-so)
  • Goodbye!: Da boch chi! (da BO-khi)
  • Cheerio!: Hwyl fawr! (hooil vowR)
  • Good night!: Nos da! (noss da)
  • Please: Os gwelwch chi'n dda (oss GWEL-oo-khin dha)
  • Thank you: Diolch (DEE-olkh)
  • Thank you very much: Diolch yn fawr (DEE-olkh'n vowR)
  • You're welcome: Da chi (dah khee)
  • No thank you: Dim diolch (dim dee-olkh)
  • Yes: Ie (EE-eh), Do (doh), Oes (oyss), Ydy (UD-ee) etc.

There are at least 20 words for “yes”.

To answer “yes” you must agree with the question.

“Oes...?” (Is there...?) is answered with “Oes” (Yes there is).

“Ydy...?” (Is he/she...?) is answered with “Ydy” (Yes he/she is).

“Ydw...?” (Am I...?) would however be answered appropriately with “Ydych” (Yes you are) and vice versa.

“Ie” (Yes) is only used when a proper question hasn’t been asked, or in reply to “Ai...?” (Is it...?).

“Do” (Yes I did, Yes you did, etc.) is used in reply to questions in the past tense.

  • No: Na (nah)

To contradict someone or to give a more definite “no” you can however precede the words for “yes” with “na” or “nag”, e.g. “Nag oes!” (No there isn’t!) (The opposite of Do is Naddo.)

  • (I’m) sorry!: Mae'n flin gen i! (mye'n vleen Gen ee)
  • Isn’t it? Wouldn’t it? Aren’t they? Won’t we? etc.: Ynte? (un-teh)
  • Cheers! Good health!: Iechyd da! (YEKH-id dah)

Yoruba (Benue-Congo)

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  • hello: Ba wo ni
  • good-bye: O da bo
  • please: E jo
  • thank you: O se/E se
  • that one: Iyen
  • how much?: E lo?
  • English: Oyinbo
  • yes: Be ni
  • no: Be ko

See also

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