Here is a list of common phrases in various languages.

It is possible for tourists in a country whose language they do not understand to get along with a surprisingly short list of phrases, combined with pointing, miming, and writing down numbers on paper. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

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Examples

English (Germanic)

As a sample, here's English, according to British Received Pronunciation, followed by American English/Standard American English, if different: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Received Pronunciation (RP) is a form of pronunciation of the English language, sometimes defined as the educated spoken English of southeastern England. According to the Fowlers Modern English Usage (1965), the term is the Received Pronunciation. RP speech is non-rhotic, meaning that written r is pronounced only if... American English or U.S. English (en-US according to RFC 3066) is the diverse form of the English language used mostly in the United States of America. ...

The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

Afrikaans (Germanic)

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ...

Albanian (Albanian)

Note: All the above sounds are in the Ogg Vorbis format.

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Arabic (Semitic)

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. Arabic (العربية) is a Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Semitic languages are the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only family of this group spoken in Asia. ...

Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penult syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).

Bangla language (Indo-Aryan)

Pronunciation guide: Small letter t and d represent unaccented t and d pronunciations as in French. Capital letter T and D represent accented pronunciations in English. 'a' is pronounced as /a/ in 'father'. Small letter 'o' represents /o/ as in 'old'. Capital letter 'O' is /o/ as in 'log'. This article is about the Bengali language. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ...

Basque

Basque (Euskara in Basque) is the language spoken by the Basque people, who live in northern Spain and the adjoining area of southwestern France. ...

Belarusian (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Bosnian (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Breton (Celtic)

Breton (Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany in France. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ...

Bulgarian (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Catalan (Romance)

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Chinese, Cantonese (Sinitic)

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. Standard Cantonese refers to the most prestigious dialect of Cantonese (Yue), a vernacular variety of spoken Chinese. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... This article or section uses Ruby annotation. ... Standard Cantonese refers to the most prestigious dialect of Cantonese (Yue), a vernacular variety of spoken Chinese. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet used by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) the human vocal apparatus can produce. ...

Note: Cantonese, like most of the other Chinese languages, do not actually have words for "yes" and "no." Translations for "yes" and "no" given above actually mean "it is" and "it is not" and can be used for questions asking for confirmation. However, for certain yes/no questions, one would normally respond with the verb or the negation of the verb. For instance, to respond to a question such as "do you want to go?" one would respond with "go" or "not go."

Chinese, Mandarin (Sinitic)

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. Standard Mandarin refers to the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China on Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Tone refers to the use of pitch in language to distinguish words. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...

Usage Notes

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". Languages like Chinese, Irish, Toki Pona, and Welsh do not have words for "yes" or "no". Instead you repeat the main verb of the question in your answer. However, shaking your head in affirmation or negation works as expected, with the exception of answers to negative questions, in which usage is inverted — answering in the negative to "You don't like him?" would indicate that you do like him.

Measure words, in linguistics, are words (or morphemes) that are used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns. ...

Chinese, Shanghainese (Sinitic)

Unlike Mandarin and Cantonese, Shanghainese actually has the direct "yes" (éh/ai) similar to English. Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

Taiwanese (Sinitic)

The Han characters provided below are for reference only. They are not necessarily standard. Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-oÄ“ or Hō-ló-oÄ“; Chinese: 台語, 台灣話 or 福佬話; Hanyu Pinyin: TáiyÇ” or Táiwānhuà) is a language spoken fluently by about 60% of the population of Taiwan. ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

Croatian (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Czech (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Danish (Germanic)

Usage Notes

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.

Dutch (Germanic)

Englisc (Old English) (Germanic)

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Usage Note

No word directly corresponds to the word "please". Old English expressed the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.

Esperanto (International Auxiliary Language)

Esperanto flag Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ... An international auxiliary language (sometimes abbreviated as IAL or auxlang) is a language used (or to be used in the future) for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language. ...

Estonian (Finno-Ugric)

Geographical distribution of Finno-Ugric (Finno-Permic in blue, Ugric in green). ...

Finnish (Finno-Ugric)

Geographical distribution of Finno-Ugric (Finno-Permic in blue, Ugric in green). ...

French (Romance)

The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin...

Frisian (Germanic)

The translations provided following W: are in West Frisian, those following N: are in North Frisian (Mooring dialect). There are three languages within the Frisian language family: West Frisian language, spoken in the Netherlands East Frisian language, spoken in Germany North Frisian language, spoken in Germany This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Frisian is a Germanic language, or group of closely related languages, spoken by around half a million members of an ethnic group living on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. ... North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10000 people in North-Frisia (North Frisian Fraschlönj). ...

Friulian (Romance)

Friulian (friulano in Italian, Furlan in Friulian) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaetian languages family, spoken in the north-east of Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia province) by about 600,000 people, the vast majority of whom speaks also Italian. ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin...

Georgian (Caucasian)

The term Caucasian languages is loosely used to refer to a large and extremely varied array of languages spoken by more than 7 million people in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. ...

German (Germanic)

Greek (Greek)

False friends are pairs of words in two languages or letters in two alphabets that look or sound similar but differ in meaning. ...

Haitian Creole (Romance)

Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language based on the French language. ... Romance or romantic can refer to several things. ...

Hawaiian (Malayo-Polynesian)

Hawaiian is the ancestral language of the indigenous people of the Hawaiian Islands, the Hawaiians, a Polynesian people. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ...

Hebrew (Semitic)

The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... The Semitic languages are the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only family of this group spoken in Asia. ...

Hindi (Indo-Iranian)

Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Indo-Iranian languages (also called Aryan languages) are the eastern-most group of the living Indo-European languages. ...

Hungarian (Finno-Ugric)

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. Geographical distribution of Finno-Ugric (Finno-Permic in blue, Ugric in green). ...

• Hungarian: magyar /ˈmɒɟɒr/ ('MA-dyar)
• hello: Jó napot kívánok /ˈjoː nɒpot ˈkivaːnok/ ('JOH nup-ot 'KEEH-vaa-nock)
  • szia, /ˈsiɒ/ ('SEE-ya) is common amongst friends
• good-bye: viszontlátásra /ˈvisontˌlaːtaːʃrɒ/ ('WE-sont-LAAH-taash-ro)
• please: legyen szíves /ˈlɛɟɛn ˈsivɛʃ/ ('LEH-dyen 'SEE-vesh)
• thank you: köszönöm /ˈkøsønøm/ ('KEHR-ser-nerm)
• that one: az /ɒz/ (OZ)
• how much?: mennyi? /ˈmɛɲːi/ ('ME-nyi)
• I'd like...: kérek... /ˈkeːrɛk/ (KAY-reck)
• yes: igen /ˈigɛn/ ('EE-ghen)
• no: nem /nɛm/ (NEM)
• sorry: bocsánat /ˈboʧaːnɒt/ ('BOH-chaa-not)
• I don't understand: nem értem /ˈnɛm eːr'tɛm/ (NEM ayr-tem)
• I don't remember: nem emlékszem (NEM EM-lake-sem)
• where's the bathroom?: Hol van a mosdó? /ˈhol vɒn ɒ 'moʃdoː/ ('HOLE von o MOSH-doh)
• generic toast: egészségedre /ˈɛgeːʃːeːgɛdrɛ/ ('EH-gay-shay-ged-re)
• Do you speak English?: Beszél angolul? /ˈbɛseːl ˈɒŋgolul/ ('BEH-sayl 'ON-goh-lool)

Icelandic (Germanic)

• Icelandic: íslenska /iːslenska/ (EES-len-ska)
• hello: góðan dag /gouːðandaːγ/ (GOH-than dahg)
• good-bye: bless /blɛsː/
• please: gjörðu svo vel /gjør θʏ sɔ vɛːl/ (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
• thank you: takk fyrir /taʰk fɪːrɪr/ (tahk FEER-eer)
• that one: þetta /θe tːa/ (thetta)
• how much?: hversu mikið /xversʏ mɪːcɪð/ (KVAIR-suh mickith)
• English: enska /enska/ (enn skah)
• yes: já /jauː/ (yow)
• no: nei /nej/ (nay)
• generic toast: skál! /skauːl/ (scowl)

Indonesian (Malayo-Polynesian)

(note: N is pronounced like ng in king) The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ...

• Indonesian: bahasa Indonesia /ba-ha-sa in-do-ne-sia/
• hello:
  • halo /ha-lo/ (casual and on telephone)
  • selamat pagi /suh-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning)
  • selamat siang /... si-aN/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
  • selamat sore /... so-re/ (late afternoon)
  • selamat malam /... ma-lam/ (after dark)
• good-bye:
  • dadah /dah-dah/ (usual, informal)
  • selamat tinggal /... tiN-gal/ (said by person leaving)
  • selamat jalan /... ja-lan/ (said by person staying)
• please: tolong /toe-loN/
• thank you: terima kasih /tree-ma ka-sih/
• that one: itu /i-too/
• how much? berapa /buh-ra-pa/
• English: bahasa Inggris /ba-ha-sa iN-gris/
• yes: ya /ya/
• no: tidak /ti-da'/
• generic toast: selamat minum /suh-la-mat mi-noom/ (cheers)
• excuse me: maaf /ma-af/
• I don't understand: saya tidak mengerti /sa-ya ti-da' muh-Nur-ti/
• Do you speak English?: bisa bahasa Inggris? /bi-sa .../
• Where is the restroom?: di mana toilet? /di ma-na toy-let/

Irish (Celtic)

• Irish: Gaeilge /geləgɛ/ (GAY-lih-geh)
• welcome: fáilte /faːltʲə/(FALL-cha)
• good-bye: slán /slaːn/ (slawn)
• please: le do thoil /lɛ dɔ hil/ (leh duh hill)
• thank you: go raibh maith agat /gə rɛv mah agət/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
• sorry: tá brón orm (taː broːn urm)
• that one: é sin /eʃin/ (a:shin)
• how much?: cé mhéad /keː veːd/ (kay-vade)
• English: Béarla /beːr lə/ (BARE-lah)
• yes: Repeat verb, ex: "An bhfuil tú ag teach Mháirtín?" (Are you at Martin's house?), would be replied to by "Tá" If the conjugation of the verb is unknown, "Tá" will be understoof /ta:w/ (like taw, but more constricted, as in "toe")
• no: Negative of verb is supplied, though "Níl" (Isn't) should be understood /n'i:l/ (kneel)
• I don't understand: ní thuigim /niː higim/
• Where's the bathroom?: cá bhfuil an leithreas? (kaː vil un lehras)
• generic toast: sláinte /slaːntʲə/ (SLAWN-tye)

Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ...

Italian (Romance)

• Italian: italiano /itaˈljano/ (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh) (listen)
• hello: ciao /ˈʧao/ (chah-ow) (listen)
• good-bye: arrivederci /arːiveˈderʧi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chee) (listen)
• please: per favore /per faˈvore/ (per fa-VOAR-ay)
• thank you: grazie /ˈgratsje/ (GRAT-zee-eh)
• that one: quello /ˈkwelːo/ (KWEL-low) (masculine); quella /ˈkwelːa/ (KWEL-lah) (feminine)
• how much? quanto /ˈkwanto/ (KWAN-tow)
• English: inglese /iŋˈglese/ (in-GLAY-say)
• yes: sì /si/ (see)
• no: no /no/ (no)
• sorry: scusa /ˈskuza/ (SKOO-za); scusi /ˈskuzi/ (SKOO-zee) (polite treatment)
• I don't understand: non capisco /noŋ kaˈpisko/ (non kuh pee skow)
• where's the bathroom?: dov'è il bagno? /doˈvɛ il ˈbaɲːo/ (do veh eel bah nyoh)
• generic toast: salute /saˈlute/ (sall-OO-teh); cincin /ʧinˈʧin/ (cheen cheen)

The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin...

Japanese

• Japanese: 日本語 (にほんご, nihóngo) /ni ho n go/ or /ɲi hoŋ go/ (nyee-hon-go)
• hello:
  • good day: 今日は (こんにちは, kónnichi wa) /ko ɲːi ʧi wa/ (kohn-nyee-chee-wa)
  • good evening: 今晩は (こんばんは, kónban wa) /ko n bã(ʊ̃) wa/ (kon bahn wah)
  • good morning: おはよう御座います (おはようございます, ohayou gozaimásu) /ohajo: gozajmas/ (oh ha yoh god zigh mahss), sometimes shortened to おはよう (ohayóu)
  • hello (on the telephone): もしもし (móshi-moshi) /moʃmoʃi/ (mosh moshy)
• good-bye:
  • good-bye: さようなら (sayóunara) /sajo: na ɾa/ (sigh yoh na ra)
  • good-bye (when leaving): いってきます (ittekimásu) / it:ekimas/ (ittay kimas)
  • good-bye (when being left): いってらっしゃい (itterasshái) /it:eraʃ:aj/ (ittay rash shy)
• please:
  • ...下さい (...ください, kudasái) /kudasaj/ (cuda-sigh) (as part of a sentence, i.e., "Please sit down.")
  • どうぞ (dóuzo) /do:zo/ (Often used when offering or allowing something to someone else. Similar to "go ahead" or "feel free".)
  • お願いします (おねがいします, onegái shimásu) /onegai ʃimas/ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss)
• thank you: 有り難う (ありがとう, arígatou) /a ɾi ga toː/ (ah-ri-ga-toe)
• sorry: ご免 (ごめん, gomén) /go me n/ (go men) inf. or 御免なさい (ごめんなさい, gomen nasái) /go me n na sa i/ (go men nah sigh)
• excuse me: 済みません (すみません, sumimasén) /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
• that one: それ (soré) /soɾe/ (so reh)
• how much? いくらですか。 (íkura désu ka) /i ku ɾa/ (i-ku-ra des ka)
• English: 英語 (えいご, eegó) /eː ŋo/ or /ej go/ (ay-go)
• yes: はい (hái) /haj/ (high)
• no: いいえ (iié) /iːe/ (ee-yeh)
• thanks (before eating): いただきます (itadakimás) /itadakimas/
• to be excused after eating: ごちそうさまでした (gotch-sou-samá déshita) /gotʃso:sama deʃta/
• where's the bathroom?: お手洗いはどこですか (おてあらいはどこですか, oteárai wa dóko desu ka) or just お手洗いどこ (おてあらいどこ, oteárai dóko) /oteaɾaj wa doko des ka/ /otearaj doko/ (o-tay-a-rye wa do-ko death-ka) (o-tay-a-rye do-ko)
• generic toast: 乾杯 (かんぱい, kampái) /kampaj/ (kam-pie)
• can you speak English?: 英語が話せますか, (えいごがはなせますか, eigó ga hanasemásu ka) /e: go ŋa ha na se mas ka/ (ay-go ga ha-na-say-mas-ka)
• foreigner: 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokújin) /gaj ko kudʒin/ (informally 外人 (がいじん, gaijín) (guy jean)

Kannada (Dravidian)

• Kannada: Kannada
• hello: Namaskaara
• good-bye: Hogibittu baruttene
• How are you?: Neevu hey-gay iddeera? (with respect)
• please: dayavittu
• thank you: dhanyavaadagalu
• that one: adu
• how much?: eshtu
• English: aangla
• yes: houdu
• no: illa
• generic toast:

Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ...

Khmer

• Khmer: ខ្មែរ khmer
• hello: សួស្ដី soursdey
• good-bye : លា ហើយ lea hey
• sorry: សូម ទោស som tos
• no problem: គ្មានបញ្ហា kmean panh-ha
• happy new year: សួស្ដី ឆ្នាំ ថ្មី soursdey chnamm tmei
• I love Khmer: ខ្ញុំ ស្រលាញ់ ខ្មែរ knhom sro-lanh khmer
• Thanks you: អរគុណ Or kun
• How much: ថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន Tlai punman
• yes: បាទ bart (male)/ ចាស៎ jah (female)
• no: ទេ teh
• I don't understand: ខ្ញុំ មិន យល់ ទេ kngom men yol teh
• where's the toilette?: តើ បន្ទប់ ទឹក នៅ ទី ណា? ter bantub tek nov ti na?
• Do you speak English?: តើ អ្នក និយាយ អង់គ្លេស ទេ? ter nak niyay Anglais teh?

Khmer is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ...

Korean

Note: Hangul Revised Romanization of Korean See also: Names of Korea Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... For complex historical reasons, there are three names of Korea in use today. ...

• Korean: 한국어 hangugeo /hangugʌ/

• hello: 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo/anːjʌŋhasejo/ (ah nyuhng ha say yo)
• hello (to friends or someone younger): 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ah nyuhng)

• good-bye (when leaving): 안녕히게세요 annyeonghigeseyo /anːjʌŋhigɛsejo/ (ah nyuhng hee geh say yo)
• good-bye (when being left): 안녕히가세요 annyeonghigaseyo /anːjʌŋhigasejo/ (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo)
• good-bye (to friends or someone younger): 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ahn nyuhng)

• please may I have...: 주세요 juseyo /cusejo/ (ju say yo). Note: to be used after the object; e.g., Kimbap ju say yo. = Sushi roll, please.
• thank you: 고맙습니다 gomapseupnida /komapsɯmnida/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), 고마워 gomaweo /komawʌ/ (go mah woe)
• that one: 저것 jeogeot /cʌgʌt/ (juh gut)
• how much?: 얼마예요? eolmayeyo /ʌlmaɛjo/ (uhl ma eh yo)
• yes: 녜; ne /nɛ/ (neh) or 예 ye /jɛ/ (yeh)
• no: 아니오 anio /anio/ (ah nee oh) or 아뇨 anyo /anjo/ (ahn yoh)
• sorry: 미안합니다 mianhamnida /mianhamnida/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
• I don't understand: 모르겠습니다 moreugesseumnida /morɯkes'ɯmnita/ (mow l' guess 'im nee dah)
• where's the toilet?: 화장실이 어디예요? hwajangsili eodiyeyo /hwacaŋsili ʌtijɛjo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
• generic toast: 건배! geonbae /kʌnbɶ/ (gun beh) (final vowel is like 'a' in English "bat"), 위하여! wihayeo /wihajʌ/ (wee hah yuh)
• Do you speak English?: 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeongeo hal jul aseyo /jʌŋʌ hal cul asɛjo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)

Latin (Italic)

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) Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Italic subfamily is a member of the Centum branch of the Indo-European language family. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ...

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.

Latvian (Baltic)

• Latvian: Latviešu
• hello: Sveiks!
• goodbye: uz redzēšanos
• please: lūdzu
• thank you: paldies
• yes: jā
• no: nē
• how are you?: kā jums klājas?

The Baltic languages are a group of genetically-related languages spoken in the Northern Europe and belonging to the Indo-European language family. ...

Lithuanian (Baltic)

• Lithuanian: Lietuviškai ("lietu'vishkai")
• hello: labas ("lA-bas")
• goodbye: ate! ("ateh'")
• please: prašau("prashau")
• thank you: ačiū ("Ahchjooh")
• that one: tas(masculine), ta(feminnine) ("tas, ta)"
• how much?: kiek? ("kjEk")
• yes: taip ("taIp")
• no: ne ("ne'")
• sorry: atsiprašau ("Atsiprashau")
• I don't understand: nesupratau
• toast: į sveikatą! ("EE sveikAtA!")
• Do you speak English? kalbate angliškai?

The Baltic languages are a group of genetically-related languages spoken in the Northern Europe and belonging to the Indo-European language family. ...

Low Saxon (Germanic)

Low Saxon (in Low Saxon, Nedersaksisch, Neddersassisch, ) is any of a variety of Low German (Nedderdüütsch in Low Saxon) dialects spoken in northern Germany and the Netherlands. ...

Macedonian (Slavic)

Skopje Dialect The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

• Macedonian: makedonski /mA-keh-dOn-skee/ (maakehdonskee)
• hello: zdravo /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
• good-bye: priatno /priAtno/
• please: molam /mO-lUm/ (moluhm)
• thank you: fala /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
• that one: to (not as English to)
• how much?: kolku? /kolku/ (col-coo, co-, -co => cup)
• English: angliski /angliski/ (-skee)
• yes: da /dA/
• no: ne /neh/
• generic toast: na zdravje /nU zdrUvyeh/ Literal translation: to health!
• sorry: izvini /ezveene/
• I don't understand: ne razbiram /neh rUzbeerUm/
• Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Kade e klozetot? /kAde (y)eh klOhzehtOt/

Maltese (Semitic)

• Maltese language: Il-lingwa maltija /il lingwa ma:lti:ja/
• hello: merħba /merXba/
• good day: bonġu /bondZu:/
• bye: ċaw /tSaw/, saħħa /saXXa/
• please: jekk jogħġbok /jekk jo:dZbok/
• thank you: grazzi /grattsi/
• that one: dak /da:k/
• how much?: kemm? /kemm/
• yes: iva /i:va/
• no: le /le/
• sorry: jiddispjaċini /jiddispjatSi:ni/
• I don't understand: ma nifhimx /ma: nifimS/
• where is the toilet?: fejn it-tojlit? /fejn it tojlit/
• generic toast: saħħa! /saXXa/
• 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:Xa/

The Semitic languages are the northeastern subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic languages, and the only family of this group spoken in Asia. ...

Malay (Malayo-Polynesian)

• Malay language: bahasa Melayu /ba-ha-sa me-la-yu/
• hello:
  • selamat pagi /sə-la-mat pa-gi/ (morning)
  • selamat tengah hari /... təŋah ha-ri/ (around midday and in the early afternoon)
  • selamat petang /... pə-taŋ/ (late afternoon)
  • selamat malam /... ma-lam/ (after dark)
• good-bye:
  • selamat tinggal /... tiŋ-gal/ (said by person leaving) (lit., safe living [tinggal has connotations of residence, stay])
  • selamat jalan /... ʤa-lan/ (said by person staying) (lit., safe travelling)
• please: tolong /tɔ-lɔŋ/
• thank you: terima kasih /tə-ri-ma ka-sih/
• you're welcome: sama sama /sa-ma sa-ma/
• that one: itu /i-tʊ/
• how much?: berapa /bə-ra-pa/
• English language: bahasa Inggeris /ba-ha-sa iŋ-gəris/
• yes: ya /ja/
• no: tidak /ti-dak/
• excuse me: maaf /ma-af/
• I don't understand: saya tidak faham /sa-ja ti-dak fa-ham/
• Can you speak English?: bolehkah cakap bahasa Inggeris? /bo-leh-kah ʧakap .../
• Where is the restroom?: di mana tandas? /di mana tan-das/

The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who are native to the Malay peninsula, southern Thailand, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ...

Maori (Malayo-Polynesian)

• 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/

Māori (or Maori) is a language spoken by the native peoples of New Zealand and the Cook Islands. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ...

Malayalam (Dravidian languages)

• Malayalam: malayaalam
• hello: namaskaram
• good-bye: Poy varaamPoy varatte"
• please: dayavaayi
• thank you: nanni
• how much?: ethra?
• yes: athe
• no: illa or alla
• English: aangaleyam
• Whats your name:pere enthanu
• harassment:peedanam
• I love you: njaan ninne snehikkunnu
• Do you like me: ninakku enne ishtamaano
• what news?: enthokkeyaanu vishesham
• news: vaarthavishesham
• first: aadyamonnamathu
• water: vellam
• alphabet: aksharam
• food: bhakshanamaahaaram
• rain: mazha
• hotel: sathramhotel
• way: vazhi

Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ...

Marathi (Indo-Iranian)

• Marathi: maraaThee
• hello: namaskar
• good-bye: achhaa
• please: krupah yaa
• thank you: aa bhaar
• how much?: kitee
• yes: ho
• no: naa hee
• English: ingrajee

Marathi (मराठी) is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Indo-Iranian can refer to: The Indo-Iranian languages The prehistoric Indo-Iranian people, see Aryan This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan)

• 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?

Nahuatl is a Native American language indigenous to central Mexico. ... The Uto-Aztecan languages are a Native American language family. ...

Nigerian pidgin (English-based pidgin)

• Nigerian pidgin:  
• hello: How now
• good-bye: A go dey see yu now
• please: A beg
• thank you: Thank yu
• that one:  
• how much?:  
• English: Oyinbo
• yes: Yes
• no: No
• generic toast:  

A Pidgin, or contact language, is the name given to any language created, usually spontaneously, out of a mixture of other languages as a means of communication between speakers of different tongues. ...

Norwegian (Germanic) - Bokmål

• Norwegian: norsk /'nɔʃk/ (norsk)
• Hello: hallo /hɑ'luː/
• Hi: hei /hæi/
• Good-bye: farvel (formal and slightly old-fashioned)/fɑɾ'wel/ (far well); Ha det bra (a bit less formal); ha det (informal); hei /hæi/ (on the phone. never used like this by children or adolescents)
• Please: vær så snill /'wæːr so snil/
• Thank you: takk /tɑk/ (takh)
• That one: den /den/ (den) or det /deː/ (deh)
• How much?: hvor mye? /wuɾ myːə/
• English: engelsk /'eŋelsk/ or /'əŋəlsk/
• Yes: ja /jɑː/ (yah)
• No: nei /næj/ (nay)
• Can I take your picture?: kan jeg ta bilde av deg?
• Where is the bathroom?: hvor er badet?
• Where do you come from?: hvor kommer du fra?
• Do you speak English?: snakker du engelsk?
• Generic toast: skål /skoːl/
• Where can I find a restaurant?: hvor kan jeg finne en restaurant?
• Where is the nearest hospital?: hvor er det nærmeste sykehuset?
• Banana: banan

Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ...

Norwegian (Germanic) - Nynorsk

• 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?: kvar er toalettet?
• Where do you come from?: kvar kjem du frå?
• Do you speak English?: snakkar du engelsk?
• Generic toast: skål /skoːl/
• Where can I find a restaurant?: kvar kan eg finne ein restaurant?
• Where is the nearest hospital?: kvar er det nærmaste sjukehuset?

Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ...

O'odham (Uto-Aztecan)

• O'odham: O'odham ñiok /ɔʔɔtˀm ˈɲiɔk/
• English: Milga:n ñiok /miɮˈgaːn ˈɲiɔk/
• hello: Ṣap kaic /ʃap ˈkaiʧ/ (lit. what did you say?)
• good-bye: Do va ep em ñei /dɔ va ˈəp əm ɲəi/
• that one: hegai /həgaɪ/
• yes: ha'u /haʔʊ/
• no: pi'a /piʔa/

Oodham (often referred to by the names of its two nearly-identical main dialect groupings, Papago and Pima) is an Uto-Aztecan language of Southern Arizona and northern Sonora where the Papago and Pima reside. ... The Uto-Aztecan languages are a Native American language family. ...

Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch (Germanic)

(dialects may vary) Pennsylvania German, or Pennsylvania Dutch (Pennsilfaani-Deitsch), is a High German language spoken by 150,000 to 250,000 people in North America. ...

• Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani(isch)-Deitsch
• hello: hiya
• good-bye: bis schpeeder (bis shpayder) Until later
• please: please
• thank you: danki schee (dan-key shay)
• that one: da do (da daw)
• how much: Wie viel (wee feel)
• English: Englisch
• yes: Ya
• no: nee (nay)
• Can I take your picture?: Kann ich dei Pikder nemme? (can ich (Germanic 'ch' sounds like the H in huge) dye pic-der nay-me)
• Where is the washroom?: Wu is die Baadschtupp?
• Sorry I don't understand you.: Sorry, Ich verschteh dich net.

here are the modern german expressions:

• -
• hallo
• bis später (dialekt: bis späda)
• bitte
• Danke schön
• dieses hier, (dialects: des do, do da)
• Wie viel?
• Englisch
• ja
• nein
• Wo ist das Badezimmer? (Baadschtupp=Badestube, older word)
• Sorry/Tut mir Leid, ich verstehe dich nicht (dialect=I vasteh di net)

Polish (Slavic)

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ... The word masculine can refer to: the property of being biologically male masculinity, a traditionally male gender role the masculine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word feminine can refer to: the property of being biologically female femininity, a traditionally female gender role the feminine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word neuter can refer to: the property of being neither biologically male or female: being asexual the sterilization (castration, spaying, etc. ... The word masculine can refer to: the property of being biologically male masculinity, a traditionally male gender role the masculine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word feminine can refer to: the property of being biologically female femininity, a traditionally female gender role the feminine grammatical gender This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word neuter can refer to: the property of being neither biologically male or female: being asexual the sterilization (castration, spaying, etc. ...

Portuguese (Romance)

The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in Latin America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... For other uses, see Brazil (disambiguation). ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... For other uses, see Brazil (disambiguation). ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. ... For other uses, see Brazil (disambiguation). ...

Romanian (Romance)

• Romanian: româneşte /romɨˈneʃte/, limba română /ˈlimba roˈmɨnə/
• hello: Bună ziua /ˈbunə ˈziwa/
• good bye: La revedere /la reveˈdere/
• please: Vă rog /və ˈrog/
• thank you: Mulțumesc /multsuˈmesk/, Mersi /merˈsi/
• how much?: Cât? /kɨt/
• English: engleză /engˈlezə/
• do you speak English?: Vorbiţi engleză? /vorˈbitsʲ engˈlezə/
• yes: da /da/
• no: nu /nu/
• I don't understand: Nu înţeleg /nu ɨntseˈleg/
• generic toast: Noroc! /noˈrok/
• where's the bathroom?: Unde e baia? /ˈunde je ˈbaja/

The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin...

Russian (Slavic)

• Russian: русский /ˈrusskij/ (listen)
• hello: здравствуйте /ˈzdrastvujtʲe/ (listen) Literal translation: be healthy (imperative 2nd person singular/plural out of respect)
• good-bye: до свидания /dɔ sviˈdanjə/ (listen) Literal translation: until seeing
• please: пожалуйста /pɔˈʒalstə/ (listen)
• thank you: спасибо /spəˈsibə/ (listen)
• that one: тот /tot/ (listen)
• how much?: сколько /ˈskolʲkə/ (listen)
• English: английский /aŋˈgliskij/ (listen)
• yes: да /da/ (listen)
• no: нет /nʲet/ (listen)
• sorry: извините /izviˈnitʲe/
• I don't understand: не понимаю /nʲe pəniˈmaju/
• generic toast: за здоровье /za zdəˈrovʲe/ (listen) Literal translation: for health
• Do you speak English?: Вы говорите по-английски? /vy gɔvɔˈritʲe pɔ.aŋˈgliskij/ (listen)
• where's the bathroom?: где здесь туалет? /gdʲe zdʲesʲ tuaˈlʲet/
• I love you: я люблю тебя /ja lʲuˈblʲu tiˈbʲa/

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ... Imperative programming, as opposed to functional programming, is a sort of programming employing side-effect as central execution feature. ...

Sanskrit (Indo-Iranian)

• Sanskrit: sanskrta (also samskrta) /san (nasal n) skrr tuh/
• hello: namo namah //
• good-bye: - //
• please: - //
• thank you: anugurihiitosumi //
• that one: - //
• how much?: '- //
• English: aanglabhasha //
• yes: ava //
• no: - //
• generic toast: - //

The Sanskrit language (Skt. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ...

Sardinian (Romance)

• 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"

Sardinian (Sardu) is the main language spoken in the island of Sardinia, Italy, and is one of the most conservative Romance languages. ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin...

Scots (Germanic)

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 (or Lallans, meaning Lowlands), often Lowland Scots to distinguish it from the Gaelic of the Highlands, is used in Scotland, as well as parts of Northern Ireland and border areas of the Republic of Ireland, where it is known in official circles as Ulster Scots or Ullans but by... Doric is the name given to the dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north-east of Scotland. ... The glottal stop or voiceless glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in many spoken languages. ...

• 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]

Scottish Gaelic (Celtic)

• Gaelic: Gàidhlig (GAH-lick)
• welcome: fàilte (FAL-tyuh)
• good-bye: mar sin leat (mar SHIN let)
• please: mas e do thoil e (mah SHEH daw HOL eh)
• thank you: tapadh leat (TAH-pah let)
• sorry: tha mi duilich (hah mee DOO-leekh)
• that one: am fear sin (am fer SHIN)
• how much?: cia mheud (kah VIT)
• English: Beurla (BYER-luh)
• yes: 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)

Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, or just Gaelic (Gàidhlig; IPA: ), is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ...

Serbian (Slavic)

Ekavian Dialect The Serbian language or Serb language is one of the standard versions of the Central-South Slavic diasystem, formerly (and still frequently) called Serbo-Croatian. ... The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

• Serbian: srpski /srp-skee/ (srpskee)
• hello: zdravo /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
• good morning: dobro jutro
• good afternoon: dobar dan
• good evening: dobro veče
• good-bye: doviđenja /dOvidʲɛnʲɑ/ Literal translation: until we see again
• please: molim /mO-lim/ (moleam)
• thank you: hvala /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
• that one: to (not as English to)
• how much?: koliko? /ko-lɛ-ko/ (coleeco, co-, -co => cup)
• English: engleski /ɛn-glɛ-ski/ (-skee)
• yes: da /dA/
• no: ne /nɛ/
• generic toast: živeli! /ʒi-vɛ-li/ (zhivelee) Literal translation: live!
• sorry: izvinite /ezveene/ (formal)
• I don't understand: ne razumem /na rAzumam/
• Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Gde je toalet? /gdɛ jɛ toAlEt/
• Do you speak English?: Da li govorite engleski?

Slovak (Slavic)

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. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

• Slovak (adjective): slovenský (SLOvenskeee) /slovɛnskiː/
• Slovak (adverb): po slovensky (POslovenskee) /po slovɛnski/
• hello: dobrý deň (DObreee dyen) /dobriː ɟɛɲ/ Literal translation: good day
• good-bye: dovidenia (DOveedyeniya) /doviɟɛɲi̯a/
• please: prosím (Vás) (PROseeem vaas) /prosiːm vaːs/
• thank you: ďakujem (Vám) (DYAkooyem vaam) /ɟakujɛm vaːm/
• that one: tamten (TAMten) /tamtɛn/
• how much?: koľko (KOlko) /koʎko/
• English (adjective): anglický (ANglytskeee) /aŋgliʦkiː/
• English (adverb): po anglicky (POanglytskee) /po aŋgliʦki/
• yes: áno (AANO) /aːno/
• no: nie (niye) /ɲi̯ɛ/
• generic toast: Na zdravie (NAzdravye) /na zdravi̯ɛ/
• sorry: Prepáčte (PREpaachtye) /prɛpaːʧcɛ/
• I don't understand: Nerozumiem /NYerozoomyem/ (ɲɛrozumi̯ɛm/)
• Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Kde je [záchod]? (KDYE YE ZAA-khod) /gɟɛ jɛ zaːxot/
• Do you speak [English]?: Hovoríte [po anglicky]? (HOvoreeetye POanglytskee) /hovoriːcɛ po aŋgliʦki/

Slovene (Slavic)

• Slovene: slovensko /slɒ'venskɒ/
• hello: zdravo /'zdrɑvɒ/ Literal translation: healthy
• hello: živijo /'ʒɪʊjɒ/
• good-bye: nasvidenje (also na svidenje) /na'svɪdɛnjɛ/
• please: prosim /'prɔsim/
• thank you: hvala /'hvɑla/
• that one: tisti /'tɪstɪ/ (ti-, -ti => Tibet)
• how much?: koliko? /'kɔlɪkɒ/ (co-, -co => cup)
• English: angleško /ɑn'gleʃkɒ/
• yes: da /dʌ/ (official), ja (colloquial)
• no: ne /nɛ/
• generic toast: na zdravje /nɑ zdrɑʊjɛ/ Literal translation: to (our) health

The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Spanish (Romance)

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 standard 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. The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages or New Latin Languages, are a subset of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Latin dialects spoken by the common people in what is known as Latin Europe (Italian/Portuguese/Spanish Europa latina, French Europe latine) and Romania as Vulgar Latin... A verb is a part of speech that usually denotes action (bring, read), occurrence (to decompose (itself), to glitter), or a state of being (exist, live, soak, stand). Depending on the language, a verb may vary in form according to many factors, possibly including its tense, aspect, mood and voice. ...

• Spanish: castellano /kasteˈʎano/, /kasteˈʝano/ español /espaˈɲol/ (listen)
• hello: hola /ˈola/ (listen), also buenos días /bwenosˈðijas/
• good-bye: adiós /aˈðjos/ (listen), hasta luego /ˈastaˈlweɰo/
• please: por favor /por faˈβor/
• thank you: gracias /ˈgraθjas/, /ˈgrasjas/
• you’re welcome: de nada /deˈnaða/ (literally, it was nothing)
• sorry: perdón /perˈðon/
• that one: ése /ˈese/ (masculine); ésa /ˈesa/ (feminine)
• how much?: cuánto /ˈkwanto/
• English: inglés [iŋˈgles]
• yes: sí /ˈsi/
• no: no /ˈno/
• I don’t understand: no comprendo /nokomˈprendo/, no entiendo /noenˈtjendo/
• I don’t know: yo no sé /jonoˈse/
• where’s the bathroom?: ¿Dónde está el baño? /dondesˈtaelˈβaɲo/ (listen)
• generic toast: salud /saˈluð/ (literally, health)
• Do you speak English?: ¿Habla inglés? /ˈaβlaiŋˈgles/ (listen)

Swahili (Bantu)

Usage Note: Greetings in Swahili are a crucial aspect of Swahili culture; it is not uncommon for a conversation to last five minutes before it actually moves beyond saying "Hello". There is no generic word for "Hello" in the language, rather there are numerous options depending on the relative ages and/or race of the people involved, as well as singular and plural forms. A non-comprehensive list would include "hujambo" (reply "sijambo") for two people of similar age and race, "jambo" (reply "jambo") for between white and black people, "Shikamoo" (reply "Marahaba") for a young person to an elderly person, "Hodi" (reply "Karibu") when in the doorway of a house. There are additionally numerous informal greetings such as "Mambo", "Safi", and many more. Farewells are abrupt or even non-existent. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for a discussion of the nomenclature) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ... Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. ...

• Swahili: Kiswahili /ki swa hi li/ (kee-swa-HEE-lee)
• hello: Jambo (ja m boh) or (ya m boh)
• good-bye: kwa heri /kwa he ri/ (kwa HAY-ree)
• please: tafadhali /ta fa ða li/ (tah-fah-tha-lee)

• thank you: asante /a san te/ (ah-SAHN-tey)
• that one: yule /ju le/ (YOO-lay)
• how much?: ngapi /ŋa pi/ (ng-AH-pee)
• English: Kiingereza /ki iŋe re za/ (kee-ing-reza)
• yes: ndiyo /n di jo/ (nn-DEE-yoh)
• no: hapana /ha pa na/
• generic toast: //

Swedish (Germanic)

• Swedish: svenska
• hello: hej /hey/
• good-bye: hej då (HEY-doh)
• please: tack (tahck) as in "yes, please" or snälla (snella) as in "please, show me to the station" or "var så god" (vahr saw goh) as in "please come in and make yourself at home"
• excuse me: ursäkta mig (uor-SECKTAH may)
• thank you: tack (tahck)
• that one: den där (den dehr)
• how much?: hur mycket? (huwr MICK-eh)
• English: engelska (ENG-el-skah)
• yes: ja /ja/ (yah)
• no: nej /nEj/ (neigh)
• generic toast: skål /skOl/ (skal or skol)
• banana: banan (buh-NAAN)
• what time is it?: vad är klockan? (vaad air KLAWCK-an)
• Where's the bathroom?: var är toaletten? (vahr eyr twah-LET-en)
• I don't understand: jag förstår inte (yah fur-SHTOHR in-teh)
• Do you speak English?: Talar du engelska? (TAH-lahr doo ENG-elska) [with NG as in 'siNGer', not as in 'fiNGer']

Tagalog / Filipino (Malayo-Polynesian)

• English: Inglés /ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (ing-GLES)
• Filipino: Pilipino /%pili"pino/ (pih-lih-PIH-noh)
• Tagalog: Tagalog /tɐ"galog/ (tah-GAH-lick)
• hello: kumustá /kumus"ta/ (koo-mus-TAH)
• good-bye: paalam /pɐ"ʔalam/ (pa-AH-lam)
• please: Depending on the nature of the verb, either pakí- /pɐ"ki/ (pah-KEE) or makí- /mɐ"ki/ (mah-KEE) is attached as a prefix to a verb. ngâ /ŋaʔ/ (ngah) is optionally added after verb to increase politeness.
• thank you: salamat /sɐ"lamat/ (sah-LAH-mat)
• that one: iyan /ʔi"jan/ (ee-YAN)
• how much?: magkano? /mɐg"kano/ (mag-KAH-noh?)
• yes: oo /"oʔo/ (O-awe) [o has neutral pronunciation]
• no: hindî /hɪn"dɛʔ/ (hin-DEH)
• sorry: pasensya pô /pɐ"sɛnʃa poʔ/ (pah-SEN-shah PO)
• I don't understand: Hindî ko maintindihan /hin'di ko mɐʔɪn%tɪndi"han/ (hin-DEE koh ma-in-TIN-dih-HAN)
• Where's the bathroom?: Nasaán ang banyo? /%nasɐʔan ʔaŋ "banjo/ (NA-sa-AN ang BAN-yoh?)
• generic toast: Mabuhay! /mɐ"buhaɪ/ (mah-BOO-high) [literally - "long live"]
• Do you speak English? Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Inglés? /mɐ"runɔŋ ka baŋ mɐgsali"ta naŋ ʔɪŋ"glɛs/ (mah-ROO-nohng kah bang mag-sah-li-TAH nahng eeng-GLESS?)

Tagálog is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ...

Tamil (Dravidian)

The letter ழ் is a consonant believed to be unique to Tamil and Malayalam Tamil is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ...

Tatar (Turkic)

• 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

The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça) is an Turkic language belonging to the Altaic branch of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. ... The Turkic languages are a group of closely related languages that are spoken by a variety of people distributed across a vast area from Eastern Europe to Siberia and Western China. ...

Telugu (Dravidian)

• Telugu: Andhra Bhasha /andʰra bʰaʃa/
• hello: namaskaaram /namaskaːram/
• good-bye: Selavu /selavu/
• please: Daya chesi /daja ʧesi/
• thank you: Dhanyavadamulu /dʰanjavadamulu/
• that one: adi /adi/
• how much?: Enta /enta/
• English: Aanglam /aːŋlam/
• yes: Avunu /avunu/
• no: Kaadu /kaːdu/

• generic toast: Kakarakaaya vepudu /kakarakaːja vepudu/

Telugu(తెలుగు) belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ...

Tok Pisin (Neo-Melanesian English creole)

• Tok Pisin: Tok Pisin
• hello: gut de
• good-bye: gut bai
• please: plis
• thank you: tenkyu
• that one: em
• how much?: haumas
• English: Inglis
• yes: yes
• no: nogat
• nevermind, it doesn't matter: maski
• I don't know: mi no save (save is two syllables sa-ve)

Tok Pisin (tok means word or speech, pisin means business) is the creole spoken in Papua New Guinea (PNG). ...

Turkish (Turkic)

• Turkish: Türkçe /tyrktʃe/
• hello: merhaba /merhaba/
• good day: Günaydin
• good bye: güle güle /gyle gyle/
• please: lütfen /lytfen/
• thank you: teşekkür ederim /teʃekyr ederim/
• how much: ne kadar
• English: İngilizce /ingilizdʒe/
• yes: evet
• no: hayır /hajɯr/

The Turkic languages are a group of closely related languages that are spoken by a variety of people distributed across a vast area from Eastern Europe to Siberia and Western China. ...

Ukrainian (Slavic)

Note: adjectives have different forms when describing feminine, masculine or neuter nouns. The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia. ...

Vietnamese (Austroasiatic)

The Austroasiatic languages are a large language family of Southeast Asia and India. ...

Yoruba (Benue-Congo)

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