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1 English
2 American
- 2.1 Arapaho (Algonquian)
- 2.2 Chickasaw (Muskogean)
- 2.3 Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan)
- 2.4 Quechua (Quechuan)
3 Austro-Asiatic
- 3.1 Khmer
- 3.2 Vietnamese
4 Balto-Slavic (Indo-European)
- 4.1 Belarusian
- 4.2 Bosnian
- 4.3 Bulgarian
- 4.4 Croatian
- 4.5 Czech
- 4.6 Latgalian (Baltic)
- 4.7 Latvian (Baltic)
- 4.8 Lithuanian (Baltic)
- 4.9 Macedonian
- 4.10 Polish
- 4.11 Russian
- 4.12 Serbian (Ekavian)
- 4.13 Slovak
- 4.14 Slovene
5 Iranian (Indo-European)
- 5.1 Kurdish
- 5.2 Pashto
- 5.3 Persian
- 5.4 Tajik
6 Caucasian
- 6.1 Avar
- 6.2 Georgian
- 6.3 Lezgi
7 Celtic (Indo-European)
- 7.1 Breton
- 7.2 Irish
- 7.3 Scottish Gaelic
- 7.4 Welsh
8 Creole languages
- 8.1 Belizean Kriol
- 8.2 Haitian Creole
- 8.3 Tok Pisin
9 Dravidian
- 9.1 Kannada
- 9.2 Malayalam
- 9.3 Tamil
- 9.4 Telugu
10 Finno-Ugric
- 10.1 Estonian (Baltic-Finnic)
- 10.2 Finnish (Baltic-Finnic)
- 10.3 Hungarian (Ugric)
- 10.4 Võro (Baltic-Finnic)
11 Germanic (Indo-European)
- 11.1 Afrikaans
- 11.2 Danish
- 11.3 Dutch
- 11.4 Old English
- 11.5 Faroese
- 11.6 Frisian
- 11.7 German (Standard)
- 11.8 Gronings
- 11.9 Icelandic
- 11.10 Low German
- 11.11 Norwegian
  - 11.11.1 Bokmål
  - 11.11.2 Nynorsk
- 11.12 Swedish
12 Other Indo-European languages
- 12.1 Albanian
- 12.2 Armenian
- 12.3 Greek
13 Indic (Indo-European)
- 13.1 Bengali
- 13.2 Gujarati
- 13.3 Hindi
- 13.4 Marathi
- 13.5 Urdu
14 Italic (Indo-European)
- 14.1 Catalan
- 14.2 French
- 14.3 Friulian
- 14.4 Galician
- 14.5 Italian
- 14.6 Latin
- 14.7 Lombard
  - 14.7.1 Eastern Lombard
  - 14.7.2 Western Lombard
- 14.8 Neapolitan
- 14.9 Portuguese
- 14.10 Romanian
- 14.11 Sardinian
- 14.12 Sicilian
- 14.13 Spanish
- 14.14 Venetian
15 Japonic
- 15.1 Japanese
- 15.2 Okinawan
16 Malayo-Polynesian
- 16.1 Hawaiian
- 16.2 Indonesian
- 16.3 Malay
- 16.4 Sundanese
- 16.5 Tagalog/Filipino
17 Niger-Congo
- 17.1 Mandinka (Mande)
18 Semitic
- 18.1 Arabic
- 18.2 Hebrew
- 18.3 Maltese
19 Sino-Tibetan
- 19.1 Standard Cantonese
- 19.2 Standard Mandarin
- 19.3 Nepal Bhasa (Tibeto-Burman)
- 19.4 Shanghainese
- 19.5 Taiwanese/Min Nan
20 Tai-Kadai
- 20.1 Thai
21 Turkic
- 21.1 Azeri
- 21.2 Turkish
22 Language isolates
- 22.1 Basque
- 22.2 Korean
23 See also

For other specific lists of common phrases, see Common phrases (disambiguation)

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. Common phrases may be of reference to: List of common phrases in various languages List of common phrases in constructed languages List of common phrases based on stereotypes List of catch phrases - (catch phrase, stock phrase) List of French phrases List of French phrases used by English speakers List of...

This page is intended as an introduction to the morphological and syntactic comparison between different languages. Languages are grouped by language family.

English

As a sample, here's English. Differences between British Received Pronunciation, General American, and Australian English are shown: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ...

Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	RP [aɪ ˈdəʊnt ˌʌn.dəˈstænd] GA [aɪ ˈdoʊnt ˌʌn.dɚˈstænd] AuE [ɑe dəʉnt ˌan.dəˈstæːnd]
Do you speak English?	RP [duː juː spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ] GA [du ju spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ] AuE [dʉː jʉː spiːk ɪŋglɪʃ]
Where's the nearest hospital?	RP [wɛəz ðə ˈnɪəɹəst ˈhɒspɪtl] GA [wɛɹz ðə ˈniɹəst ˈhɑspɪtl] AuE [weːz ðə ˈnɪəɹɪst ˈhɔspɪtl]
What's your name?	RP [wɒts jʊə neɪm] GA [wʌts jɚ neɪm] AuE [wɔts joː næɪm]

Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Australian English (AuE) is the form of the English language used in Australia. ...

American

Arapaho (Algonquian)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's your name?	Hótousíhi'?
My name is ____.	____ néé'eesíh'inoo.
I don't know/understand.	Neihoowóé'in.

The Arapaho language (also Arapahoe) language is a Plains Algonquian language spoken almost entirely by elders in Wyoming. ... The Algonquian (also Algonkian) languages are a subfamily of Native American languages that includes most of the languages in the Algic language family (the two Algic languages that are not Algonquian are Wiyot and Yurok of northwestern California). ...

Chickasaw (Muskogean)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's your name?	Nanta chiholhchifo?	[nanta tʃihoɬtʃifó]
My name is ___	___ saholhchifo	[___ sahoɬtʃifó]
Do you speak English?	English achinompolitaa?	[iŋgliʃ atʃiˑnompolíˑtaː]

The Chickasaw language (Chikashshanompa, IPA ) is a Native American language of Muskogean family. ... Pre-contact distribution of Muskogean languages Muskogean (also Muskhogean, Muskogee) is a language family of the U.S. Southeast. ...

Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Nitetlahtoa [Inglestlahtoli]?
What is your name?	Tlen mo tokatsin?

Nahuatl ( [1] is a term applied to a group of related languages and dialects of the Aztecan [2] branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, indigenous to central Mexico. ... Pre-contact distribution of Northern Uto-Aztecan languages (note: this map does not show the distribution in Mexico) Uto-Aztecan (also Uto-Aztekan) is a Native American language family. ...

Quechua (Quechuan)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Manam hap'irqanichu	AYA:[manam hapeɾχanitʃu] CUS:[manaŋ hapˡeɾanitʃu] Quechua Quechua (Runa Simi; Kichwa in Ecuador) is a Native American language of South America. ... The Quechuan languages are a family of related languages in South America. ... Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language. ... Cusco is a dialect of the Quechua language. ...
Do you speak English?	Inlish simita rimankichu?	[iŋliʃ simita ɾimaŋkitʃu]
Where is the bathroom?	Maypitaq armawasim?	AYA:[majpitaχ aɾmawasim] CUS:[majpitaχ aɾmawasiŋ] Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language. ... Cusco is a dialect of the Quechua language. ...
What is your name?	Imataq sutiykim?	AYA: [imataχ suti:kim] CUS:[imataχ suti:kiŋ] Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language. ... Cusco is a dialect of the Quechua language. ...
My name is ___	Sutiyqa ___m	AYA:[suti:χa __m] CUS:[sutejqa ___ŋ] Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language. ... Cusco is a dialect of the Quechua language. ...
I don't know	Mamam yachanichu	AYA:[manam jaʧaniʧu] CUS:[manaŋ jaʧniʧu] Ayacucho is one dialect of the Quechua language. ... Cusco is a dialect of the Quechua language. ...

Austro-Asiatic

Austro-Asiatic languages The Austro-Asiatic languages are a large language family of Southeast Asia, and also scattered throughout India and Bangladesh. ...

Khmer

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand.	ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ	[kʰɲum min jɔəl teː]
Where's the toilet?	តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅទីណា?	[taə bɑntup tɨk nɨw tiː naː]
Do you speak English?	តើអ្នកនិយាយ អង់គ្លេស ទេ?	[taə nɛəʔ nijiəj ʔɑŋkleːh teː]

Khmer (áž—áž¶ážŸáž¶ážáŸ’áž˜áŸ‚ážš) is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ...

Vietnamese

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Bạn có biết nói tiếng Anh không?
What's your name?	Bạn tên gì?
Where is the bathroom?	Nhà vệ sinh (toilet) ở đâu ạ?
I don't understand	Tôi không hiểu

Vietnamese pronouns are more accurately forms of address. ...

Balto-Slavic (Indo-European)

The Baltic languages are a group of related languages belonging to the Indo-European language family and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. ... Countries where a West Slavic language is the national language Countries where an East Slavic language is the national language Countries where a South Slavic language is the national language The Slavic languages (also called Slavonic languages), a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup...

Belarusian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand.	Не разумею.	/ɲe razuˈmʲeju/
Where's the bathroom?	Дзе туалет?	/ʥe tuaˈʎet/
Do you speak English?	Ці размаўляеце па-англійску?	/ʨi razmauˈʎajeʨe pa anɡˈʎijsku/

Bosnian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ne razumijem.
Where is the toilet?	Gdje je toalet?
What is your name?	Kako se zoveš?
Do you speak English?	Govorite li engleski?

Bulgarian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Не разбирам	[ne razbiram]
Where is the toilet?	Къде е тоалетната?	[kədɛ ɛ tɔaˈlɛtnata]
What's your name?	Как се казваш?	[kak sɛ kazvaʃ]
Do you speak English?	Говориш ли английски?	[govoriʃ li angli:ski]
I don't know.	Не знам.	[ne znam]

Croatian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ne razumijem.
Where is the bathroom?	Gdje je zahod?
What is your name?	Kako se zoveš?
Do you speak English	Govoriš/Govorite li engleski?
I don't know	Ne znam.

Czech

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand.	Nerozumím.	[nɛɾozumiːm]
Where's the bathroom?	Kde je tu toaleta?	[gdɛ jɛ tu toɐletɐ]
What's your name?	Jak se jmenujete?	[jak sɛ jmɛnujɛtɛ]
Do you speak English?	Mluvíte anglicky?	[mluviːtɛ ɐngliʦki]
Where is the nearest hospital?	Kde je nejbližší nemocnice?	[gdɛ jɛ nɛjbliʃiː nɛmoʦniʦɛ]

Latgalian (Baltic)

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])

Latgalian (a language) can mean one of two things: 1) It was a language spoken by Latgallians in a great part of the area what now is Latvia. ...

Latvian (Baltic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Es nesaprotu.
Where's the bathroom?	Kur ir tualete?
What's your name?	Kā tevi sauc?
Do you speak English? Formal	Vai tu runā angliski? Vai Jūs runājat angliski?

Lithuanian (Baltic)

Translation	Phrase	Comments
I don’t understand	(Aš) Nesuprantu
What's your name?	Kuo tu vardu? Koks tavo vardas?
Do you speak English?	Kalbi angliškai? Ar kalbate angliškai?	informal formal
Where is (the center)?	Kur yra (centras)?

Macedonian

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA	Comments
I don't understand	Hе разбирам (help· info)	[nɛˈrazbiram]
Where's the toilet?	Каде е тоалетот? (help· info)	[kadɛ ɛ ˈtɔalɛtɔt]	dialect forms include: нужник, клозет
What's your name?	Како се викате?	[kakɔ sɛ ˈvikatɛ]
Do you speak English?	Зборувате ли англиски? (help· info)	[zbɔˈruvatɛ liˈaŋgliski]
What time is it?	Колку е часот?	[kɔlku ɛ ˈʧasɔt]	colloq. "саатот"
I don't know	Hе знам	[ˈnɛznam]

Image File history File links Ne_razbiram. ... Image File history File links Kade_e_toaletot. ... Image File history File links Zboruvate_li_angliski. ... A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ...

Polish

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Nie rozumiem (help· info)	[ɲerɔˈzumʲem]
Where's the bathroom?	Gdzie jest łazienka? (help· info)	[ˌgdʑe jest waˈʑenka]
What's your name?	Jak masz na imię? (help· info)	[jak maʃ na ˈimʲe]
Do you speak English?	Czy mówi Pan po angielsku? (help· info) Czy mówi Pani po angielsku? (help· info) Czy mówisz po angielsku? (help· info)	[ʧɨˈmuvipan pɔan'gʲelsku] [ʧɨˈmuvipani pɔanˈgʲelsku] [ʧɨˈmuviʃ pɔanˈgʲelsku]	Pan — Mr., sir Pani — Mrs. both impersonal and informal

Image File history File links Nie_rozumiem. ... Image File history File links Gdzie_lazienka. ... Image File history File links POLISH.jak. ... Image File history File links Czy_mowi_pan. ... Image File history File links Czy_mowi_pani. ... Image File history File links Czy_mowi_sz. ...

Russian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Literal translation
I don’t understand	я не понимаю	[ja nʲɪ pə.nʲɪˈma.ju]
Do you speak English?	Вы говорите по-английски?	[vɨ gə.vʌˈrʲi.tʲɪ pʌ.ʌnˈglʲij.skʲɪ] (listen)
where’s the bathroom?	где здесь туалет?	[gdʲe zʲdʲesʲ tu.ʌˈlʲɛt]	where is the toilet?
what's your name?	Как вас зовут?	[kək vəz zʌˈvut]

Serbian (Ekavian)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Не разумем	[nɛ razumɛm]
Where's the toilet?	Где је тоалет?	[gdɛ jɛ tɔalɛt]
What's your name?	Како се зовеш?	[kakɔ sɛ zɔʋɛʃ]
Do you speak English?	Да ли говорите енглески?	[dali gɔʋɔritɛ ɛŋglɛski]

Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Shtokavian (Å tokavian, Å¡tokavski/ÑˆÑ‚Ð¾ÐºÐ°Ð²ÑÐºÐ¸) is the primary dialect of the Central South Slavic languages system, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian language. ...

Slovak

NOTE: 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.

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Nerozumiem	/ɲɛrozumi̯ɛm/
Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?	Kde je [záchod]?	/gɟɛ jɛ zaːxot/
What's your name?	Ako sa voláte?	/ako sa vola:ʂ/
Do you speak [English]?	Hovoríte [po anglicky]?	/hovoriːtʲɛ po aŋgliʦki/

Slovene

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's your name?	Kako ti je ime?
What's the time?	Koliko je ura?

Iranian (Indo-European)

Kurdish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ez tê nagehm
I don’t know	ez nizanim
Where's the bathroom?	destşu le kîveye?
Do you speak English?	tu inglîzî dizanî?
What is your name?	navê te cîye?

The Kurdish language is a language spoken in the region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ...

Pashto

English	Phrase	IPA	Comment
I don't understand	Za na pohidam	[zə nə pohidəm]
I don't know	Za na pizanadam/pizhanadam	[zə nə pizənədəm/piʒənədəm]
What is your name?	Sta nom (t)sa day(masc)/da(fem)	[stə nom (t)sə dəj/də]
What is this?	Da (t)sa da(y)	[də (t)sə də(j)]	day is masculine, da is feminine
Do you speak English?	Ta(so) Anglisi zeba/zheba wayay?	[tə(so) ɑŋlisi zebə/ʒebə wəjəj]
Where is the bathroom?	Tashnab chari day	[təʃnɑb tʃeri dəj]

Pashto (â€Ž, IPA: also known as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto â€Ž, Pashtoe, Pashtu, Pushtu, Pushtoo, Pathan, or Afghan language) is an Iranian language of the Indo-Iranian language family spoken by Pashtuns living in southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. ...

Persian

English	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
What is this?	اين چى است؟	In chi ast?	[in ʧi æst]
I don't understand.	.نمی‌فهمم .متوجه نمی‌شوم	Nemifahmam. Motevajeh nemishavam.	[nemifæhˈmæm] []
Do you speak English?	انگلیسی حرف می‌زنید؟	Engilisi harf mizanid?	[ˌengeliˈsi hæɾf mizænid]
Where is the bathroom?	دستشویی کجاست؟	Dastshuyi kojâst? Tuvâlet kojâst? Hamâm kojâst?	[tvɒˈlet koˈʤɒs]

Persian (Local names: ÙØ§Ø±Ø³ÛŒ FÃ¢rsi or Ù¾Ø§Ø±Ø³ÛŒ PÃ¢rsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...

Tajik

English	Orthography	IPA
What is this?	Ин чист?	[in ʧiːst]
I don't understand.	Намефаҳмам	[næmeːfæhˈmæm]
I don't know.	Намедонам	[næmeːdɒnæm]
Do you speak English?	Англисӣ гaп мезанед?	[ænglisiː gæp meːzæneːd]
Where is the bathroom?	Хонаи дастшуӣ кучост?	[xɒnæi dæstʃui kuˈʤɒːst]
What is your name?	Номатон чист?	[nomæton ʧiːst]

Tajik or Tadjik (Ñ‚Ð¾Ò·Ð¸ÐºÓ£, ØªØ§Ø¬ÛŒÚ©ÛŒ, tojikÃ) is a descendant of the Persian language spoken in Central Asia. ... The coat of arms of the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic circa 1929. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

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. ...

Avar

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's your name?	Дуда цIар щиб?	[duda ʦʼar ʃːip]

The modern Avar language (self-designation Ð¼Ð°Ð³Ð°Ñ€ÑƒÐ» Ð¼Ð°Ñ† language of the mountains or ÐÐ²Ð°Ñ€ Ð¼Ð°Ñ† Avar language) belongs to the Avar-Andi-Tsez subgroup of the Alarodian Northeast-Caucasian (or Nakh-Dagestani) language family. ...

Georgian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	ინგლისური იცით?	[ɪnglɪsʊrɪ ɪʦɪt]
I don’t speak Georgian	ქართული არ ვიცი	[kartʊli ar vɪʦɪ]

Lezgi

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
Do you speak Lezgi?	Вун Лезги чlалал рахазвани?	Vun Lezgi chalal raxazvani?
What is your name?	Ви тlвар вуч я?	Vi tor vuch ya?
My name is ___.	Зи тlвар ___ я.	Zi tor ___ ya.

Lezgi, also called Lezgian, is a language spoken by the Lezgi who live in southern Dagestan (a republic of Russia) and northern Azerbaijan. ...

Celtic (Indo-European)

The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, spoken by ancient and modern Celts alike. ...

Breton

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand:	Ne gomprenan ket	/ne gɔ̃mpʁenãn ket/
Where's the bathroom?:	Pelec'h emañ ar sal dour ?	/peˈlɛx ema aʁ zal duʁ/
Do you speak English?:	Kaozeal a rit saozneg?	/kozeal a ʁit saoznɛk/

Breton (Breton: Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany (Breizh) in France. ...

Irish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ní thuigim	[ɲiː hiɟimʲ]
Where's the bathroom?	cá bhfuil an leithreas?	[kˠɑː βilʲ ə ʎeɾ̻ʲəsˠ]
What's your name?	Cad is ainm duit/daoibh?	[kˠɑd̪ˠ is ænʲimʲ d̪ˠitʲ]

Scottish Gaelic

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand:	chan eil mi a' tuigsinn
Where’s the bathroom?:	càite a bheil an taigh bheag?
What's your name?:	Dè an t-ainm a th'ort?

// Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

Welsh

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What is your name?	Beth ydy dy enw di?
What time is it?	Faint o'r gloch yw hi?
I don't understand	Dydw i ddim yn deall
Do you speak English?	Wyt ti'n siarad Saesneg?

Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Creole languages

See also: Syntactic similarities of creoles

The grammars of creole languages often, though not universally, share a number of structural features, even in cases of languages which developed independently. ...

Belizean Kriol

My name is...: (mesolect) My name dah... or (basilect) I naym?...
What time is it? Weh taim now?
I don’t know: I noh know or Me noh know
What is it?: (Dah) Weh dis?
Where am I?: Weh I deh?
I don't understand : I (or me) nuh andastan
Where's the bathroom?: Weh di batroom deh?
What is your name?: (mesolect) Wat dah yu naym? (basilect) How yu naym?"Weh yu naym?

Belizean Creole, also called Belizean Kriol, Kriol or Belizean, is closely related to Miskito Coastal Creole, ColÃ³n Creole, and San AndrÃ©s and Providencia Creole. ... A mesolect is a register of spoken language whose character falls somewhere between the prestige of the acrolect and the informality of the basilect. ... In linguistics, a basilect is a dialect of speech that has diverged so far from the standard language that in essence it has become a different language. ... A mesolect is a register of spoken language whose character falls somewhere between the prestige of the acrolect and the informality of the basilect. ... In linguistics, a basilect is a dialect of speech that has diverged so far from the standard language that in essence it has become a different language. ...

Haitian Creole

Translation	Phrase
Where is the restroom (toilet, lavatory, WC)?	Kote twalèt la?
What's your name?	Kouman ou rele?
Where are you?	Kote ou ye?

Haitian Creole (Kreyòl ayisyen) is a creole language based on the French language. ...

Tok Pisin

I don’t know: mi no save (save is two syllables, sa-ve)
What's your name?: Husat nem bilong yu
Where is the bathroom?: westap waswas?
Do you speak English?: yu save tok inglis?

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Dravidian

The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages[1] that are mainly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of Afghanistan and Iran, and overseas in other countries such...

Kannada

Translation	Phrase	ITRANS transliteration	Literal meaning
What is your name?	ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು?	ninna hesarEnu?

Kannada (à²•à²¨à³à²¨à²¡ ) is one of the major Dravidian languages of southern India and one of the oldest languages in India. ... The Indian languages TRANSliteration (ITRANS) is an ASCII transliteration scheme for Indic scripts, particularly, but not exclusively, for DevanÄgarÄ« (used for the Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Nepali, Sindhi and other languages). ...

Malayalam

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don't understand	എനിക്കു് മനസിലാകുന്നില്ല	[ˌenikʲɨ̆manəsilaːkun̪ːilːə]
Do you speak English?	താങ്കള്ക് ഇംഗ്ളീഷ് അറിയാമൊ	[ˈt̪aːŋkəɭkːˌiŋgɭiːʂarijaːˌmo]
Where's the bathroom?	കുളിമുറി എവിടെയാണു	[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).

Malayalam ( ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ...

Tamil

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
I don’t understand	எனக்குப் புரியவில்லை	ennaku puriyavillai
Where's the bathroom?	குளியலறை எங்கே உள்ளது?	kuliyalarai engai ullathu?
Do you speak English?	நீங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் பேசுவீர்களா?	neengal aanglilam paysuveerkala?

Spoken Tamil is very different from formal written Tamil. The above phrases are in written Tamil and thus are suitable for formal situations and stage delivery but sound stilted when used in everyday speech. Tamil ( ; IPA ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamils in India and Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. ...

Telugu

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Naaku artham kaledhu
Where is the bathroom?	bathroom ekkada?
Where are we going?	ekkadiki veluthunam?

Telugu (à°¤à±†à°²à±à°—à±) is a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. ...

Finno-Ugric

Approximate geographical distribution of areas where indigenous Finno-Ugric languages are spoken. ...

Estonian (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ma ei saa aru	[mɑ ei sɑː ˈɑ.ru]
Do you speak English?	Kas te räägite inglise keelt?	[kɑs te ˈræː.gi.te ˈing.li.se keːlt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet?	Kus on tualett/WC?	[kus on ˈtuɑ.lett/veːtseː]
What's your name?	Mis on teie nimi?	[mis on teˈie niˈmi]
I don’t know	Ma ei tea

Baltic-Finnic languages are a subgroup of Finno-Ugric languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 6 million people. ...

Finnish (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand	En ymmärrä (help· info)	[ʔen ˈʔymːærːæ]
Where is the toilet?	Missä on vessa? (help· info)	[ˈmisːæ on ˈʋesːɑ]
What's your name?	Mikä sinun nimesi on?	[ˈmikæ ˈsinun ˈnimesi on]	Informal
Do you speak English?	Puhutko englantia?	[ˈpuhutko ˈʔeŋlɑntiɑ]	Informal
I don’t know	En tiedä (help· info)	[ʔen ˈtiedæ]

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Hungarian (Ugric)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand	nem értem	/ˈnɛm eːrˈtɛm/
where's the bathroom?	Hol van a mosdó?	/ˈhol vɒn ɒ ˈmoʃdoː/
what's your name?	Mi a neve?	/mi ɒ nɛvɛ/	Formal
	Mi a neved?	/mi ɒ nɛvɛd/	Informal
Do you speak English?	Beszél angolul?	/ˈbɛseːl ˈɒŋgolul/

Ugric languages or Ugrian languages are generally held to be a branch of Finno-Ugric languages. ...

Võro (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Saa-ai arvo	[ˈsaːai ˈarvo]
Do you speak English?	Kas ti kõnõlõt inglüse kiilt?	[kas ti ˈkɨnələt ˈiŋklyse kɪːlt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet?	Kon om vannitarõ / peldik (WC)?	[konː omː / ˈvanʲnitarə / ˈpeltik (ˈveːˈʦeː)]
What's your name?	Miä ti nimi om?	[miæ ti ˈnimi omː]

The Vyronian language (vÃµro kiil) is a language belonging to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. ... Baltic-Finnic languages are a subgroup of Finno-Ugric languages, spoken around the Baltic Sea by about 6 million people. ...

Germanic (Indo-European)

Afrikaans

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ek verstaan nie	[ɛk fərstaːn nɪː]
Where's the bathroom?	Waar is die toilet?	[vaːr əs di toɪlət]
What's your name?	Wat is jou naam?	[vat əs jou naːm]
Can you speak English?	Kan jy Engels praat?	[kan jy əngəls praːt]

Look up Wiktionary:Swadesh lists for Afrikaans and Dutch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Danish

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA
where is the bathroom?	Hvor er toilettet? (help· info)
what's your name?	Hvad hedder du?
where do you come from?	Hvor kommer du fra? (help· info)
do you speak English?	Taler du engelsk? (help·info)
I don't understand	Jeg forstår ikke (help·info)

Image File history File links Da-hvor-er-toilettet. ... Image File history File links Da-kommer-fra. ...

Dutch

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ik begrijp het niet	/ɪk bəˈɣrɛip hət niːt/
do you speak English?	spreek je Engels?	/spreːk jə ˈɛŋəls/
I don’t know	ik weet het niet	/ɪk ʋeːt hət niːt/
Where is the bathroom?	waar is het toilet?
What is your name?	wat is uw/jouw naam?

Old English

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the bathroom?	Hwǣr is þæt gangsetl?	/ʍæːr is θæt ˈgɑŋsetl/
Where do you come from?	Hwanon cymst þu? (?)	/ˈʍɑnon kymst θuː/
do you speak English?	Spricst þu Englisce?	/sprikst θuː eŋgliʃe/
I don’t understand	Iċ ne understande	/iʧ ne underˈstɑnde/

Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

Faroese

Translation	Phrase
where's the bathroom?	Hvar er baðirúmið?
what's your name?	Hvussu eiter tú?
Do you speak English?	Dugir tú eingilskt?
I don’t understand	: Eg skilji ikki

Frisian

The translations provided following W: are in West Frisian, those following N: are in North Frisian (Mooring dialect). Frisian is a Germanic group of closely related languages, spoken by about half a million members of Frisian ethnic groups living on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. ... Frisian is a Germanic group of closely related languages, spoken by about half a million members of Frisian ethnic groups 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 10,000 people in North Frisia. ...

Translation	Phrase	IPA
where's the bathroom?	W: Wêr is hjir it húske? N: Weer as heer et hüüschen?	/ʍɛːr ɪs jɪrət hy.skə/ /wɪːr ɶs hɪːr ɶt hy. ʃɶn/
what's your name?	W: Hoe hytsto? N: Hü håtst dü?	// //
Do you speak English?	W: Kinne jo Ingelsk? N: Koost dü Aingelsch?	/kɪnə jo. ɪŋəlsk/ /koːstø ɶjɲəlʃ/
I don’t understand	W: Ik begryp it net N: Ik begrip et ai	/ɪk bəgri.pət nɛt/ /ɪk bɶgrɪpɶtɶj/

German (Standard)

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA
Where’s the bathroom?	Wo ist die Toilette? (help· info)	[voː ɪst diː toːˈlɛtə]
What's your name?	Wie heißen Sie?	[viː ˈhaɪsən ziːvv]
Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch? (help· info)	[ˈʃpʁɛçən ziː ʔɛŋlɪʃ]
I don’t understand	Ich verstehe nicht (help· info)	[ɪç fɐˈʃteːə nɪçt]
I don’t know	Ich weiß nicht	[ɪç vaɪs nɪçt]
Where do you come from?	Woher kommen Sie?	[voːhɛɐ kɔmn ziː]

Image File history File links CPIDL_German_-_Wo_ist_die_Toilette. ... Image File history File links CPIDL_German_-_Sprechen_Sie_Englisch. ... Image File history File links CPIDL_German_-_Ich_verstehe_nicht. ...

Gronings

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's this	Wat is dit?	/vas ðɪət'/
Where's the bathroom?	Woar is hier t gemak?	/vʊərs hɪt ɣmak/
What's your name?	Hou haitst doe?	/hau haɪstʉ/
Do you speak English?	Kinst doe Engels?	/kɪstʉ 'ɪŋəls/
I don’t understand	Ik begriep t nait	/'kbəɣrɣp' nɔjt/
I don't know	Ik wait t nait	/'kwaɪ' nɔjt/

Gronings can equally be defined as a Low Saxon dialects spoken in the Netherlands province of Groningen and in some adjoining areas: one in Groningen city, four in the outlands (or Ommelanden), and Westerwolds. ...

Icelandic

Translation	Phrase	IPA
where is this?	hvar er þetta?	[ˈkʰvar ɛr θ̠ɛʰta]
where's the bathroom?	hvar er salernið?	[kʰvar ɛr ˈsalɛrtnɪð̠]
What's your name	Hvað heitir þú?	[ˈkʰvað heɪtɪr θu]
I don't understand.	Ég skil ekki.	[jɛɣ skɪl ɛʰkɪ]
Do you speak English?	Talar þú ensku?	[ˈtʰalar θu ˈenskʏ]
I don't know.	Ég veit ekki.	[jɛɣ veɪt ɛʰkɪ]

Low German

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand	Deit mi leed	[daˑɪt mi ˈlɛˑɪt]	Literally: Causes me regret
I don’t understand	Ik verstah nich	[ɪk fɝˈstɒː nɪç]
Where's the bathroom?	Woneem is hier de Tante Meyer?	[veʊˈneːm ɪs hiʌ de ˌtaˑnte ˈmaˑɪɝ]	Literally: Where is the Auntie Myer here?
	Nich lang snacken! Kopp in'n Nacken!	[nɪç laˑŋ(k) ˈsnakŋ̍ kɔp ɪˈnakŋ]	Literally: No long talking! Head back!
Do you speak English?	Snackst ingelsch?	[snaks(t) ˈɪˑŋl̩̩̩ʃ]

Low German (also called Plattdeutsch, PlattdÃ¼Ã¼tsch or Low Saxon) is a name for the regional language varieties of the West Germanic languages spoken mainly in Northern Germany where it is officially called Niederdeutsch (Low German), and in Eastern Netherlands where it is officially called Nedersaksisch (Low Saxon). Low refers...

Norwegian

Bokmål

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the bathroom?	Hvor er toalettet?	[]
Where do you come from?	Hvor kommer du fra?	[]
Do you speak English?	Snakker du engelsk?	[]
Where is the nearest hospital?	Hvor er det nærmeste sykehuset?	[]
I don't understand.	Jeg forstår ikke.	[]

BokmÃ¥l (lit. ...

Nynorsk

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the bathroom?	kor/kvar er toalettet?	/kur æːr tuːɑːˈlete/
Where do you come from?	kor/kvar kjem du frå?	/kur çeːm dʉː froː/
Do you speak English?	talar du engelsk?	/ˈtɑːlɑr dʉ ˈeŋelsk/
Where is the nearest hospital?	kor/kvar er det nærmaste sjukehuset?	/kur æːr deː ˈnærmɑste 'ʃʉːkeˈhʉːse/

Nynorsk (Neonorwegian) is one of the two officially sanctioned written standards of the Norwegian language. ...

Swedish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What time is it?	Vad är klockan?	/vɑː æ ˈklɔkːan/
Where’s the toilet?	Var är toaletten?	/vɑːɾ æ tʊaˈlɛtːɛn/
What’s your name?	Vad heter du?	/vɑː ˈheːtɛɾ dʉ̟ː/
I don’t understand	Jag förstår inte	/ja fœ'ʂtoːɾ ˈɪntɛ/
Do you speak English?	Talar du engelska?	/ˈtɑːlaɾ dʉ ˈɛŋːɛlska/

Other Indo-European languages

Albanian

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA
I don’t understand	Nuk kuptoj (help· info)	[nuk kuptoj]
Where's the bathroom?	Ku është banjoja? (help· info)	[ku əʃtə baɲoja]
What's your name?	Si te quajnë?
Do you speak English?	Flisni Anglisht? (help· info)	[flisni angliʃt]

Image File history File links Albanian_nuk_kuptoj. ... Image File history File links Albanian_ku_Ã«shtÃ«_banjoja. ... Image File history File links Albanian_flisni_anglisht. ...

Armenian

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
I don't understand	չեմ հասկանում	chem haskanum
Do you speak English?	Անգլերեն խոսու՞մ ես	Angleren khosum es?
Where's the bathroom?	Լվացարանը որտե՞ղ է	lvatzaran@ vortegh e?

Greek

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don't understand.	Δεν καταλαβαίνω.	[ðe̞ŋ katalaˈve̞no̞]
What's your name?	Πώς σε λένε	[ˈpo̞s (s)e̞ ˈle̞ne̞]	Informal
My name is….	Με λένε….	[me̞ ˈle̞ne̞…]
Where are you from?	Από πού είσαι;	[apˈo̞ ˈpu ˈise̞]	Informal
Do you speak English?	Μιλάς Αγγλικά;	[miˈlas aŋgliˈka]	Informal
I don't know.	Δεν ξέρω.	[ðe̞ŋ ˈkse̞ro̞]
Where is the nearest hospital?	Πού είναι το πλησιέστερο νοσοκομείο;	[ˈpu ˈine̞ to̞ plisiˈe̞ste̞ro̞ no̞so̞ko̞ˈmio̞]

Indic (Indo-European)

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

Bengali

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
What is your name?	তোমার নাম কী? আপনার নাম কী?	[ˈt̪omaɹ ˈnam ˈki] [ˈapnaɹ ˈnam ˈki]	Formal
My name is ___.	আমার নাম ___।	[ˈamaɹ ˈnam ___]
I don’t know.	আমি জানি না।	[ˈami ˈdʒani na]
Do you speak English?	তুমি কি ইংরেজি বলতে পারো? আপনি কি ইংরেজি বলতে পারেন?	[ˈt̪umiki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹo] [ˈapniki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹen]	Formal
Which way is the nearest hospital?	সবচেয়ে কাছের হাসপাতালটা কোন দিকে?	[ˈʃɔbtʃe ˈkatʃʰeɹ ˈhaʃpat̪alʈa ˈkon d̪ike?]

Bengali or Bangla (à¦¬à¦¾à¦‚à¦²à¦¾, IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from Prakrit, PÄli and Sanskrit. ...

Gujarati

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
Where is your restroom?		Tamaaru aaramghar kyaa chhe?
What is your name?	તમારું નામ શું છે?	Tamaaru naam su chhe?
Where are you?	તમે ક્યાં છો?	Tame kyaa chho?
I am thirsty.	મને તરસ લાગે છે	Mane taras lagi chhe.
I am hungry.	મને ભૂખ લાગે છે	Mane bhukh lagi chhe.
Do you speak English?	???? ?? ???? ??? ??? ?	Tamne angrezi khabar chhe?

is an Indo-Aryan language, part of the greater Indo-European language family. ...

Hindi

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
I don’t understand.	मैं नहीं समझा/समझी	Maiṅ nahīṅ samjhā/samjhī.
I don’t know.	मैं नहीं जानता/जानती हूँ	Maiṅ nahīṅ jāntā/jāntī hūṅ.
What is your name?	तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?	Tumhārā nām kyā hai?
My name is ___.	मेरा नाम ... है	Merā nām ___ hai.
Do you speak English?	क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते/बोलती हैं?	Kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī haiṅ?

Hindi (à¤¹à¤¿à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥€) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ...

Marathi

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Mala kalat nahi
I don’t know	Mala mahit nahi
What is your name?	Tuzha/Tumcha naav kay?
My name is ___.	Maazha naav ___ ahe
Forgive me	maaf karā
Where is _____?	_____ kuthe āhe?

Marathi (à¤®à¤°à¤¾à¤ à¥€ ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western India (Maharashtrians). ...

Urdu

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ميں نہين سمجھا	[mẽː nəhĩː səmdʒʰə/səmdʒʰiː]
I don’t know	مجھے نہين پتہ	[mudʒʰeː nəhĩː pət̪ə]
what is your name?	آپ کا نام کیا ہے؟	[ɑːpkə nɑːm kjɑː heː]
Do you speak English?	کيا آپ انگريزی بولتے/بولتی ہيں؟	[kjɑː ɑːp əŋgreːziː boːlt̪eː/boːlt̪iː hẽː]

The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, and Sanskrit influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ...

Italic (Indo-European)

The Italic subfamily is a member of the Centum branch of the Indo-European language family. ...

Catalan

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	No ho entenc	[ˈnowənˈteŋ]
Where's the bathroom?	On és el bany? On és el lavabo?	[ˈonˈezəlˈβɑɲ] [ˈonˈezəlləˈβɑβu]
What's your name?	Com et dius?	[ˈkɔmɘddˈiws]
Do you speak English?	Que parleu anglès? (formal) Que parles anglès? (informal) Parles anglés? (Valencian)	[kəpərˈlɛwənˈglɛs] [kəˈpɑrləzənˈglɛs] [pɑrləzənˈglɛs]

Catalan IPA: (catalÃ IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Land of Valencia (under the name of Valencian) and the Balearic Islands in Spain, and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian...

French

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand.	Je ne comprends pas.	[ʒə nə kɔ̃mprɑ̃ pa]
I don't know.	Je ne sais pas.
Do you speak English?	Parlez-vous anglais ?	[paʁle vu ɑ̃glɛ↗]
Where's the toilet?	Où sont les toilettes ?	[u sɔ̃ le twalɛt]
What's your name?	Comment vous appelez-vous?	[kɔmɑ̃ vu zap(ə)le vu]

Friulian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
recycle	No ai capît No capissi
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Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian, friulano in Italian) is a Romance language belonging to the Rhaetian family, spoken in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. ...

Galician

Translation	Phrase	Comments
I don’t understand	Non o entendo
Where's the bathroom?	¿Onde está/queda o baño?; ¿Onde está/queda o lavado?
What's your name?	¿Como te chamas?
Do you speak English?	¿Fala vostede inglés? ¿Falas inglés?	formal informal

Galician (Galician: galego, IPA: ) is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community with the constitutional status of historic nationality, located in northwestern Spain and small bordering zones in neighbouring autonomous communities of Asturias and Castilla y LeÃ³n. ...

Italian

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Non capisco (help· info)	[noŋ kaˈpi.sko]
I don’t know	Non so	[noŋ sɔ]
Where's the bathroom?	Dov'è il bagno? (help· info)	[doˈvɛ il ˈba.ɲːo]
What's your name?	Come ti chiami? (help·info)	[ˈkome ti ˈkjami]	informal
Do you speak English?	Parla inglese? (help· info)	[ˈpar.la iŋ.glɛ.ze]	formal

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Latin

Note: IPA shows both Ecclesiastical (EC) and Classical (CL) pronunciations. For more information, see Latin spelling and pronunciation. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The Roman alphabet or Latin alphabet was adapted from an Etruscan alphabet, to represent the phonemes of the Latin language. ...

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Non comprehendo	EC: [noŋ kompreˈhendo] CL: [noːŋ kompreˈhendoː]
where's the bathroom?	Ubi sunt latrinae?	EC: [ˈubi sunt laˈtrine] CL: [ˈubi sunt laˈtriːnai]
Do you speak English?	Loquerisne anglice?	EC: [lokweˈrisne ˈaŋgliʧe] CL: [lokʷeˈrisne ˈaŋglikeː]

Lombard

The term Lombard refers to a group of related dialects spoken mainly in Northern Italy (most of Lombardy and some areas of neighbouring regions), in Southern Switzerland (Ticino and GraubÃ¼nden). ...

Eastern Lombard

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Capése mìa	/kaˈpese ˈmia/	Brescian
Where's the bathroom?	Endo él èl bagn?	/ɛnˈdo el ɛl baɲ/	Brescian
What's your name?	Cóme se ciàmet?	/ˈkome se ˈtʃamɛt/	Brescian
Do you speak English?	Pàrlet Inglés?	/ˈparlɛt inˈgles/	Brescian

Eastern Lombard is a group of dialects spoken in the eastern portion of Lombardy, mainly in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia and Mantua and in the area around Crema. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165 - Density 2,087/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165 - Density 2,087/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165 - Density 2,087/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 kmÂ² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165 - Density 2,087/kmÂ² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant...

Western Lombard

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Capissi/intendi nò. Capissi minga.	[kaˈpisi/ĩnˈtendi ˈnɔ] [kaˈpɪsi 'mɪŋga]	Milanese Canzés
Where's the bathroom?	Indoa l'è el cess/gabinett? Induè ca l'è 'l cèss?	[indˈʊa ˈlɛ el ˈʧɛs/gabiˈnɛt] [induˈɛ ka ˈlɛl ˈʧɛs]	Milanese Canzés
What's your name?	Come te (se) ciàmet? Cumè ca ta ciamat?	[ˈkʊme te (se) 'ʧamet] [kuˈmɛ ka ta ˈʧamat]	Milanese (Informal) Canzés (Informal)
My name is ...	Se/me ciami ... Sa ciami ...	[se/me ˈʧami] [sa ˈʧami]	Milanese Canzés
Do you speak Milanese/Canzés?	T'el set el milanes? Ta parlat in canzés?	[tel ˈseːt el milaˈneːs] [ta ˈparlat in canˈʦe:s]	Milanese (Informal) Canzés (Informal)
What time is it?	Che ora l'è? Che ura l'è?	[ke ˈʊra ˈlɛ] [ke ˈura ˈlɛ]	Milanese Canzés
I don't know.	El sò nò. Só minga.	[el ˈsu ˈnɔ] [ˈso ˈmɪŋga]	Milanese Canzés

Western Lombard (Insubric) is a Lombard language variety spoken in Italy and Switzerland (Canton Ticino). ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ... Milanese (milanes, milanÃ©es, meneghin, meneghÃ¬n) is a variety of Lombard spoken in the city of Milan and in its province. ... CanzÃ©s is a variety of BrianzÃ¶Ã¶ spoken in the commune of Canz, Italy. ...

Neapolitan

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Nun capisco	[nun kaːpisk]
I don’t know	Nun 'o saccio	[nun ou satʃtʃ]
Where's the bathroom?	¿Arrò sta 'o bagno?	[Arrou staː ou baɲo]
What's your name?	¿Comme te chiame?	[Koumm t kiaːm]	informal
Do you speak English?	Tu capisce Nglése?'	[Tu kapiʃ Nglés]	polite

Neapolitan (autonym: napulitano; Italian: ) is a Romance language spoken in the city and region of Naples, Campania (Neapolitan: NÃ pule, Italian: Napoli); close dialects are spoken throughout most of southern Italy, including the Gaeta and Sora districts of southern Lazio, parts of Abruzzo, Molise, Basilicata, northern Calabria, and northern and...

Portuguese

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I didn’t understand	Não entendi.	[nɐ̃u̯ ẽtẽˈdʒi] (Brazilian) [nɐ̃u̯ ẽtẽˈdi] (European)
Where’s the bathroom?	Onde fica o banheiro? (Brazilian) Onde fica a casa de banho? (European)	[ˈõdʒi ˈfika u̯ bɐ̃ˈjei̯ɾu] (Brazilian) [ˈõdɨ ˈfika ˈkazɐ dɨ ˈbɐɲu] (European)
Do you speak English?	Fala inglês?	[fala ĩˈgles] (Brazilian) [falɐ ĩˈgleʃ] (European)
What time is it?	Que horas são?	[ki̯ ˈɔɾɐ sɐ̃u̯] (Brazilian) [ki̯ ˈɔɾɐʃ sɐ̃u̯] (European)

Romanian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand.	Nu înţeleg.	[ˈnu.ɨn.ʦe.leg]
Do you speak English?	Vorbiţi engleza?	[vor'biʦʲ.enˈgle.za↗]
Where is the bathroom?	Unde e toaleta?	[ˈun.de.je.to.a.le.ta↘]
What's your name?	Cum vă numiţi?	[ˈkum.və.nuˈmiʦʲ↘]

Sardinian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Non cumprenno
Where’s the bathroom?	Inue es su bagnu?

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Sicilian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What is your name?	Comu ti chiami?
What time is it?	Chi ura sunnu?
I don’t know	Nun lu sacciu

Sicilian (, Italian: ) is a Romance language. ...

Spanish

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	No comprendo No entiendo	[no komˈprendo] [no enˈtjendo]
I don’t know	No sé	[noˈse]
Where's the bathroom?	¿Dónde está el baño?	[dondesˈta elˈβ̞aɲo]
What's your name?	¿Cómo te llamas?	[ˈkomo te ˈʎamas]? [ˈkomo te ˈʝamas]?	informal
Do you speak English?	¿Habla inglés? (help· info)	[ˈaβ̞la iŋˈgles]	polite

Venetian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	No capiso
I don’t know	No so mìa
Where's the bathroom?	Ndo xeło el bagno?
What's your name?	Com'è che se ciama?
Do you speak English?	Pàrleło inglexe?

A business sign in Venetian Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people, mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. ...

Japonic

The Japonic languages or Japanese-Ryukyuan languages constitute a language family that is agreed to have descended from a common ancestral language known as Proto-Japonic or Proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan. ...

Japanese

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
I don't understand.	分かりません｡	Wakarimasen.	[ɰa^↑kaɺimase^↓ɴ]
Do you speak English?	英語が話せますか｡	Eigo ga hanasemasu ka?	[e^↑ːŋo ŋa ^↓ha^↑nasema^↓sɯ̥ka↗]
Where's the bathroom?	トイレはどこですか｡	Toire wa doko desu ka?	[to^↓iɺe ɰa ^↑do^↓kodesɯ̥ka↗]
What's your name?	お名前はなんですか｡	O-namae wa nan desu ka?	[o^↑namae ɰa na^↓ndesɯ̥ka↗]

Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

Okinawan

Translation	Phrase	IPA
what's this?	kure: nu:ndi bi:ga	?
I don’t understand	wakayabiran	?
Where's the bathroom?	hwu:ruya ma: yaibi:ga	?
Do you speak English?	inciriguciya naibi:miga	?

Okinawan (Okinawan Uchinaaguchi) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan on the southern island of Okinawa, as well as the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kume-jima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller islands located to the east of the main island of Okinawa. ...

Malayo-Polynesian

The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages used by some 351 million speakers. ...

Hawaiian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the restroom?	Aia i hea ka lua?	[aia i hea ka lua]
I don't understand	Maopopo iaʻu ʻole	[maopopo iaʔu ʔole]

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. ...

Indonesian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand.	Saya tidak mengerti	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ məŋərˈti/
I don't know.	Saya tidak tahu	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈta'u/
Do you speak English?	Bisa bahasa Inggris?	/ˈbisa baˈhasa ˈiŋgris/
I want to go to...	Saya mau pergi ke...	/ˈsaja mau̯ pərˈgi kə/
Where is the restroom?	Di mana kamar kecil?	/di ˈmana ˈkamarˈ ketʃil/
What's your name?	Siapa nama anda?	//

Malay

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Saya tidak faham	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈfaham/
Can you speak English?	Bolehkah kamu berbahasa Inggeris?	/boˈlehkah ˈkamu baˈhasa iŋgəˈris/
Where is the toilet?	Di manakah tandas?	/di ˈmanakah ˈtandas/
What's your name?	Nama anda siapa?	/ˈnama ˈanda siˈapa/

The Malay language, also known locally as bahasa Melayu, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Malay people who reside in the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, central eastern Sumatra, the Riau islands, and parts of the coast of Borneo. ...

Sundanese

Can you speak English?: Tiasa nyarios basa Inggris?
I don't understand: Abdi henteu ngartos
Where is the restroom?: Di mana jamban?

Sundanese (Basa Sunda, literally language of Sunda) is the language of about 27,000,000 people from the western third of Java or about 15% of Indonesian population. ...

Tagalog/Filipino

Note: The polite forms of some phrases — those which make use of the word pô — are generally 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, pô is not used. The word can also express sarcasm or irreverence if deliberately used for those purposes. Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where's the bathroom?	Nasaán (pô)ang banyo?	/ˌnasɐʔan ʔaŋ ˈbanjo/
What is your name?	Anó'ng pangalan mo?	/ʔaˈnɔŋ pɐˈŋalan mo/
I don’t know	Hindí ko (pô) alám	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) ʔaˈlam/
I don’t understand	Hindí ko (pô) naíintindihan	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) naˈiɪntindihan/
I don’t remember	Hindí ko (pô) natátandaan	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) naˈtatandɐʔan/
Do you speak English?	Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés?	/mɐˈrunɔŋ ka baŋ mɐgsaliˈta naŋ ʔɪŋˈglɛs/

Niger-Congo

Sub-families are in parentheses Map showing the distribution of Niger-Congo languages The Niger-Congo languages constitute one of the worlds major language families, and Africas largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. ...

Mandinka (Mande)

Do you speak English: I ye English kang moy le

The Mandinka language, sometimes referred to as Mandingo, is a MandÃ© language spoken by some 1. ... MandÃ© is the name of an ethnic group or nation, as well as a group of languages which are spoken in several countries in West Africa, including Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Dioula, Kagoro, Bozo, MendÃ©, Yacouba, and Vai. ...

Semitic

14th century BC diplomatic letter in Akkadian, found in Tell Amarna. ...

Arabic

Note: these phrases are Modern Standard Arabic, not colloquial; questions with second person perspective assume the question being directed to a male. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where's the bathroom?	أَيْنَ الحَمَّامُ؟	[ʔajn alħamˈmaːm]
What is your name?	مَا اسْمُكَ؟	[ma smuk]
I don’t know	لَا أَعْرِفُ	[laː ʔaʕrif]
I don’t understand	لَا أَفْهَمُ	[laː ʔafham]
Do you speak English?	أَتَتَكَلَّمُ الِإنْجْلِيزِيَّةَ؟	[ʔatatakal'lamu l ʔinglizi'jah]

Hebrew

Note: /ʕ/ and /ħ/ are usually realized as [ʔ] and [χ] â€œHebrewâ€ redirects here. ...

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
Where is the restroom?	איפה השירותים? ‏	[ˈʔejfo haʃejʁuˈtim]
What's your name?	?מה שִמְךָ ?מה שמֵךְ‏	[ma ʃimˈχa] [ma ˈʃmeχ]	masculine feminine
I don’t understand.	.אני לא מבין .אני לא מבינה	[ʔaˈni lo meˈvin] [ʔaˈni lo meviˈna]	masculine feminine
I don't know.	.אינני יודע .אינני יודעת	[ʔe'nɛni joˈdeaʕ] [ʔeˈnɛni joˈdaʕat]	masculine feminine
Where is the Hospital?	?איפה הבית חולים	['ʔejfo haˈbejt χoˈlim]}
Do you speak English?	?אתה מדבר אנגלית ?את מדברת אנגלית	[ʔaˈta medaˈbeʁ ʔanˈglit] [ʔat medaˈbeʁet ʔanˈglit]	masculine feminine

Maltese

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ma nifhemx	[maː nifemʃ]
Where is the toilet?	Fejn hi l-latrina?	[fejn i lːatrina]
What's your name?	X'ismek?	[ʃismek]
Do you speak English	Titkellem bl-ingliż?	[titkelːem bliŋliːs]

Sino-Tibetan

Sino-Tibetan languages in red. ...

Standard Cantonese

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. Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... It has been suggested that Tonal language be merged into this article or section. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the â€œInternational Phonetic Alphabetâ€. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ...

Translation	Phrase	Jyutping	IPA
I don’t understand.	我唔明	Ngo5 m4 ming4	/ŋɔː5 m̩4 mɪŋ4/
Where's the washroom (toilet, lavatory)?	洗手間喺邊呀？	Sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 aa3?	/sɐi2 sɐu2 kaːn1 hɐi2 piːn1 aː3/
Do you speak English?	你識唔識講英文呀？	Nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 ying1 man2 aa3?	/nei5 sɪk1 m̩4 sɪk1 kɔːŋ2 jɪŋ1 mɐn2 aː3/

Standard Mandarin

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.
When more than two sets of characters are shown, the first represent Simplified Chinese (SC), the second Traditional Chinese (TC). Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Tone (linguistics). ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: æ£é«”å—/ç¹é«”å—, Simplified Chinese: æ£ä½“å—/ç¹ä½“å—) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ...

Translation	Phrase	Pinyin	IPA	Comments
Where's the toilet?	SC: 厕所在哪里? TC: 廁所在哪裏?	Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ?	[tsʰɤ̂swɔ̀ tsâj nɑ̌lì]	Somewhat blunt
What is your name?	SC: 请问，您贵姓? TC: 請問，您貴姓?	Qǐng wèn, nín guì xìng?	[tɕʰìŋ wə̂n, nǐn kwêj ɕîŋ]	lit. "Excuse me, your honorable name?"
Do you speak English?	SC: 你说英语吗? TC: 你說英語嗎?	Nǐ shuō Yīngyǔ ma?

Nepal Bhasa (Tibeto-Burman)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Transliteration
I do not understand	जिं मथु	//	jin mathu
Where is the bathroom?	चबी गन दु थें?	//	chabee gana du then?

The Newar are the indigenous ethnolinguistic group of Nepals Kathmandu valley. ... The Tibeto-Burman family of languages (often considered a sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan language family) is spoken in various central and south Asian countries, including Myanmar (Burma), northern Thailand, and parts of Western China (Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai (Amdo), Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal...

Shanghainese

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. Shanghainese (ä¸Šæµ·è¨€è¯ [] in Shanghainese), sometimes referred to as the Shanghai dialect, is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the city of Shanghai. ...

translation	Northern Wu	Lumazi	IPA	Simplified Chinese
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?
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?

Taiwanese/Min Nan

The Han characters provided below are for reference only. They are not necessarily standard. Taiwanese (peÌh-oÄ“-jÄ«: TÃ¢i-oÃ¢n-oÄ“ or TÃ¢i-gÃ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: TÃ¡iyÇ”, TÃ¡iwÄnhuÃ ) is a dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken by about 70% of Taiwans population. ...

Translation	Characters	Romanization	Remarks
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?")
Do you speak English?	你咁講英語？	Lí kám kóng Eng-gú?

Tai-Kadai

The Tai-Kadai languages are a language family found in Southeast Asia and southern China. ...

Thai

Translation		Transliteration
what's your name?	คุณชื่ออะไร	kʰun chɯ̂ɯ àrai?
I don't understand.	ผม/ฉัน ไม่เข้าใจ	(Male) Pʰǒm (Female) tɕʰǎn mâi kʰâw chai
Do you speak English?	คุณพูดภาษาอังกฤษหรือไม่	Kʰun Pʰuːd pʰasǎː aŋkrìs rɯ̌ː mâi
Where is the toilet?	ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน	hɔ̂ŋ nâm yuː tʰiː nǎi
What is this?	นี่คืออะไร	Nìː khɯ: àrai?
I don't know.	ผม/ฉัน ไม่ทราบ	(Male) Pʰǒm (Female) tɕʰǎn mâi sàːb

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

Turkic

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Azeri

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	(Siz) ingiliscə danışırsınızmı?	/(siz) inɟiˈlisʤæ danɯ'ʃɯɾsɯnɯzmɯ/?
I don't understand	(Mən) başa düşmürəm.	/(mæn) baˈʃa ˈdyʃmyɾæm/
Where is the bathroom?	Ayaqyolu haradadır?	/ajagjoˈlu ˈhaɾ(a)dadɯɾ/?
Where is the nearest hospital?	Ən yaxın xəstəxana haradadır?	/ˈæn jaˈxɯn xæstæxaˈna ˈhaɾ(a)dadɯɾ/?
I don't know	(Mən) bilmirəm.	/mæn ˈbilmiɾæm/
What is your name?	(Sizin) adınız nədir? (formal, plural) (Sənin) adın nədir? (informal, singular) The Azerbaijani language, also called Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, or Azerbaijani Turkish, is the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan. ...	/(siˈzin) adɯˈnɯz ˈnædiɾ/? /(sæˈnin) aˈdɯn ˈnædiɾ/?

Turkish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	İngilizce biliyor musunuz?	/iŋgˈlizʤe bilijor musunuz/
I don't understand	Anlamadım.	/anˈlamadɯm/
Where is the bathroom?	Tuvalet nerede?	/tuaˈlet ˈnerede/
I don't know	Bilmiyorum.	/ˈbilmijorum/
What is your name?	(Sizin) adınız ne? (formal, plural)	/(siˈzin) adɯˈnɯz ˈnædiɾ/?

A more comprehansive Turkish phrases can be found at http://seslisozluk.com/?turkish_phrases=common+turkish+phrases+expressions

Language isolates

Basque

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Badakizu ingelesez?	/badakis̻u ingeles̺es̻/?
What's your name?	Zein da zure izena?	//

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Korean

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Translation	Phrase	RR	IPA
I don’t understand Informal	모르겠습니다 몰라	Moreugetsseumnida. Molla.	[moɾɯges͈ɯmnida] [molːa]
Where's the bathroom?	화장실이 어디에요?	Hwajangsiri eodieyo?	[hwaʥaŋɕiɾi ʌdiejo]
What's your name?	당신의 이름은 무엇입니까?	Dangsinui ireumeun mueosimnikka?	[taŋɕinɯi iɾɯmɯn muʌɕimnik͈a]
Do you speak English?	영어 할 줄 아세요?	Yeongeo hal jul aseyo?	[jʌŋʌ hal ʨ͈ul asejo]

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