Common phrases in different languages

• English: English /ˈiŋlɪʃ/, /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
• hello: hello /ˈhɛləʊ/, /ˈhɛlow/
• good-bye: good-bye /gʊd ˈbaɪ/, /gʊd ˈbaj/
• please: please /pliːz/, /pliz/
• thank you: thank you /ˈθæŋk juː/, /θɶŋk ju/
• that one: that one /ˈðæt wʌn/, /ðɶt wʌn/
• how much?: how much /haʊ ˈmʌʧ/, /haw mʌʧ/
• yes: yes /jɛs/, /jɛs/
• no: no /nəu/, /noʊ/
• sorry: sorry /ˈsɔɻi/
• I don't understand: I don't understand /aɪˈdəʊnt ʌndəːsˈtænd/
• where's the bathroom?: where's the bathroom? /wɛəz ðə ˈbɑ:θ ɻʊm/, /wɛɻz ðə bɶθ ɻum/
• generic toast: bottoms up! /'bɑ təmz ˈʌp/, /bɑ təmz ʌp/
• Do you speak English? /duː juː spiːk ˈɪŋliʃ/, /du ju spik ɪŋglɪʃ/

• Albanian: shqip /ʃkʲip/ (shkEEp) (listen)
• hello: tungjatjeta /tungʲatjɛta/ (tUhn-ngIAt-IEta) (listen)
• good-bye: mirupafshim /mirupafʃim/ (mEEr-Uh-oA-fshEEm) (listen)
• please: ju lutem /ju lutɛm/ (iU LU-tehm) (listen)
• thank you: faleminderit /faʟɛmindɛrit/ (fAh-leh-mEE-nde-rEEt) (listen)
• that one: atë /atə/ (ATEH) (listen)
• how much? sa është? /sa əʃtə/ (sAh ush-te) (listen)
• English: anglisht /angliʃt/ (ahn-GLEE-sht) (listen)
• yes: po /po/ (POE) (listen)
• no: jo /jo/ (IOH) (listen)
• sorry: më fal /mə fal/ (mUh FAL) (listen)
• I don't understand: nuk kuptoj /nuk kuptoj/ (nUhk KUP-toi) (listen)
• where's the bathroom?: ku është banjoja? /ku əʃtə baɲoja/ (kuh ush-tEh bA-nio-jA) (listen)
• generic toast: gëzuar /gəzuar/ (gUh-zuh-ar) (listen)
• Do you speak English?: flisni Anglisht? /flisni angliʃt/ (flee-snEE ahn-GLEE-sht) (listen)

• Arabic: العربيّة /alʔaraˈbiːjja/ (ahl-ah-rah-bee-yyah)
• hello: مرحبًا /marħaba/ (mar-hhah-bah)
• good-bye: إلى اللّقاء /ilalliˈqa/ (ila-lliqah)
• please: من فضلك
• thank you: شكرًا /ʃukran/ (shoe cran)
• that one: ذلك
• how much?: كمّ؟ /kam/ (cam)
• English: الإنجليزيّة /alʔinʒliːˈzijja/ (formal), /alʔinʤliːˈzijja/ (formal), /alʔingliːˈzijja/ (colloquial) (ahl-in-glee-zee-yyah)
• yes: نعم /naʕam/ (nah-ahm)
• no: لا /laː/ (laah)
• Where's the bathroom?: أين الحمّام؟ /ʔajnalħammaːm/ (ah-ee-nahl-hham-maahm)
• What is your name?: ما إسمك؟ /ˈmaː ʔismuk/
• Goodbye: مع السلام. /maʕa ssaˈlaːma/
• I don't know: لا آرف. /la: ˈʔaːrifu/
• I don't understand: لا أفحم. /laː ˈʔafħam/
• I don't remember: لا أتذكر. /laː ʔataˈðakkar/
• Welcome: اهلاً وسهلً بكم! /ahlan waˈsahlan bikum/
• I am sick: أنا مريض. /ʔanaː maˈriːdˁ/
• Hello: السلام عليكم!
• Hello (response), how are you?: وعليكم السلام! كيف الحال؟ /waʕalajkumu ssalaːm. kajfa lħaːl/
• Fine, and you?: بخير، الحمد لله. وكيف أنت؟ /bixajrin, alħamdu lilˁlˁahi. wakajfa ʔant/

• Basque: Euskara /ewskara/
• hello: kaixo /kajʃ̺o/
• good-bye: agur /aguɾ/
• please: mesedez /mesedes̺/
• thank you: Eskerrik asko /eskerikasko/
• that one: hori /hoɾi/
• how much?: zenbat /s̺enbat/
• English: ingelesa /ingelesa/
• yes: bai /baj/
• no: ez /es̺/
• generic toast:

• Breton: breton /"bʁetɔ̃n/
• hello: salud /"saːlyt/
• good-bye: kenavo /kenaˈvoː/
• please: mar plij /maʁ pliʃ/
• thank you: trugarez /tʁyˈgaːʁɛs/
• that one: hennezh /ˈennɛs/
• how much?: pegement ? /peˈgemɛn/
• yes: ya /ja/
• no: nann /nãn/
• sorry: digarez /diˈgaʁɛs/
• I don't understand: ne gomprenan ket /ne gɔ̃mpʁenãn ket/
• where's the bathroom?: pelec'h emañ ar sal dour ? /peˈlɛx ema aʁ zal duʁ/
• generic toast: yec'hed mat ! /jehɛt mat/
• Do you speak English? kaozeal a rit saozneg ? /kozeal a ʁit saoznɛk/

• Catalan: Català /kətəˈlɑ/
• hello: hola /ˈɔlə/
• good-bye: adéu /əˈðɛw/
• please: si us plau /sisˈplɑw/
• thank you: gràcies /ˈgrɑsjəs/; mercès /mərˈsɛs/
• sorry: perdó /pərˈðɔ/
• that one: aquest /əˈkɛt/ (masc.); aquesta /əˈkɛstə/ (fem.)
• how much?: quant val? /ˈkwɑmˈbɑl/; quant es? /ˈkwɑnˈtəs/
• yes: sí /ˈsɪ/
• no: no /ˈno/
• I don't understand: No ho entenc /ˈno wənˈteŋ/
• where's the bathroom?: On és el bany? /ˈonˈezəlˈβaɲ/; on es el lavabo? /ˈonˈɛzəlˈləˈβɑβu/
• generic toast: Salut! /səˈlut/;
• Do you speak English?: Que parla anglès? /kə ˈpɑrlə ənˈglɛs/
• Do you speak Catalan?: Que parla català? /kə ˈpɑrlə kətəˈlɑ/

• Mandarin Chinese: 普通话 / 普通話 (pu3-tong1-hua4) /pʰù tʰɔ̋ŋ hwâ/ (poo-tongue-hwa) or 国语 / 國語 (guo2 yu3) /kwɔ̌ jỳ/ (gwaw yoo)

• hello: 你好 / 你好 (ni2-hao3) /nǐ hàw/ (knee-how)
• good-bye: 再见 / 再見 (zai4-jian4) /tsâj ciân/ (T'SIgh-JEn)
• please: 请 / 請 (qing3) /ʧìŋ/ (cheeng)
• thank you: 谢谢 / 謝謝 (xie4-xie4) /çjɛ̂-çjɛ̂/ (shyeh-shyeh)
• that one: 那个 / 那個 (nei4.ge) /nɛ̂j gə/ (nay guh)

• how much?: 多少 / 多少 (duo1-shao3) /dwɔ̋ ʂàw/ (dwaw shahw)
• English: 英文 / 英文 (ying1-wen2) /Yɪ̋ŋ wə̌n/ (yeeng won)
• yes: 是 / 是 (shi4) /ʂɻ̂/ (sure)

• no: 不是 / 不是 (bu2-shi4) /pǔ ʂɻ̂/ (Boo-Sure)5 or 否 / 否 (fou3) /fɔ̀/ (foe)
• where's the bathroom?: 厕所在那里 / 廁所在哪裏 (ce4 suo3 zai4 na2 li3?) /tsə̂ swɔ̀ tsâj nǎ lì/ (tsuh swaw tzai nah lee?) -- Not the politest, but you'll get your point across!
• generic toast: 干杯 / 乾杯 (gan1 bei1) /ga̋n pə̋j/ (gahn bay)

• Czech: Česky (CHEHskee) /ʧɛski/
• hello: dobry' den (DObree den) /dobri dɛn/ Literal translation: good day
• good-bye: na shledanou (nas KHLEdanow) /nas xlɛdano/
• please: prosím (PROseem)
• thank you: děkuji vam (DYEkooyi vam)
• that one: tam ten (tam ten)
• how much?: kolik (KOlik)
• English: anglicky (anglyscy)
• yes: ano /ɑno/
• no: ne /ne/
• generic toast: Na zdraví //

• Danish: dansk /dansk/
• hello: hej /hi/
• good-bye: farvel /fah-vel/
• please: 1 (Be understood. A matter of course, if not Vær venlig)

• thank you: tak /tack/
• that one: denne /DEN-neh/
• how much?: hvor meget koster det? /vo MY-it/
• English: engelsk /ENG-uhlsk/
• yes: ja /ya/
• no: nej /nigh/
• can I take your picture?: Må jeg tage et billede af dig?
• Where is the bathroom?: Hvor er der et toilet? /toiˈlett/
• where do you come from?: Hvor kommer du fra?
• do you speak English?: Kan du tale engelsk?
• generic toast: skål /skål/

• Dutch: Nederlands /nedərlɑns/ (NAY-der-lahnds)
• hello: hallo /hɑlo/ (hah-LOW)
• good-bye: tot ziens /tɔt zins/ (tott-ZEENS)
• please: alstublieft /ɑlstyblift/ (AHL-stu-BLEEFT)
• thank you: dankjewel /dɑŋkjəwɛl/ (DAHNK-ya-WELL)
• that one: die /di/ (dee)
• how much?: hoeveel /huːvel/ (who-VEIL)
• English: Engels /ɛŋəls/ (ENGels)
• yes: ja /ja/ (ya)
• no: nee /ne/ (ney)
• generic toast: proost /prost/ (prohw-st)

• Estonian: eesti
• hello: tere
• good-bye: head aega
• please: palun
• thank you: aitäh
• that one: see
• how much?: kui palju
• English: inglise
• yes: jah
• no: ei
• sorry: vabandage
• I don't understand: Ma ei saa aru
• generic toast: terviseks
• Do you speak English?: Kas te räägite inglise keelt?

• Finnish: suomi /swo mi/ (sue-o-MI)
• hello: päivää /pæjvæː/ (pay-vaeh) (except the vowels are like "pay" with the vowel from "cat" followed by the vowel from "tick"; the syllable "vaeh" has the long syllable from "bad")
• good-bye: näkemiin /nækemiːn/ (NACK-eh-MEAN)
• please:  1
• thank you: kiitos /kiːtos/ (key-toss)
• that one: tuo /tuo/ (to-oh)
• how much?: kuinka paljon /kujnka paljon/ (kuyn-kah pal-yon)
• English: englanti /ɛŋlanti/ (ENG-lan-TEH)
• yes: kyllä /kylːæ/ (kul-laeh)
• no: ei /ej/ (ey)
• sorry: anteeksi /an teːk si/ ("On take see")
• where is the toilet?: missä on vessa? /missæ on vessa/(MIS-sah on VEHS-sah)
• generic toast: kippis /kip pis/ (KIP-pis)

• French: français /frɑ̃sɛ/ ("fraw(n)-SAY")
• hello: bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ ("boh(n)-zhure")
• good-bye: au revoir /o ʁəvwaʁ/ ("oh-reh-VWA")
• please: s'il vous plaît /sil vu plɛ/ ("seal vuh play")
• thank you: merci /mɛʁsi/ ("mare-SEE")
• that one: cela /səla/ ("SEH-lah")
• how much?: combien /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ ("ko(n)m-BYEN")
• English: anglais /ɑ̃glɛ/ ("ah(n)-GLAY")
• yes: oui /wi/ ("wee")
• no: non /nɔ̃/ ("nah(n)")
• sorry: pardon /paʁdɔ̃/ ("pahr-do(n)"), excusez-moi /ɛkskyzemwa/ ("ex-KYU-say-mwa")
• I don't understand: Je ne comprends pas /ʒə nə cõ'pʁɑ̃ 'pa/ ("ZHE ne CO(N)M-pro(n) Pah")
• where's the bathroom?: Où sont les toilettes? /u sɔ̃ le twa lɛt/ ("ooh SO(N) lay twa-LET)8
• generic toast: Santé! /sɑ̃te/ ("sahn-TAY")
• Do you speak English?: Parlez-vous anglais? /paʁ le vu ɑ̃ glɛ/ ("PAR-lay voo zah(n)-GLAY")
• I don't know: Je ne sais pas /ʒə nə sɑi 'pa/ ("ZHE ne Sa(i) Pah")

• Frisian: Frysk /fri.sk/ (freask)
• hello: a goeie /ɑ gujə/ (ah gooye)
• good-bye: oant sjen /ɔnt ʃɛn/ (ont shen)
• please: asjeblyft /ɑʃəbli.ft/ (ashebleaft)
• thank you: tige tank /'tiːɣə tɑnk/ (teaghe tank)
• that one: dy /di./ (dea)
• how much?: hoefolle? /hufolə/ (who folle)
• English: Ingelsk /iŋəlsk/ (ingelsk)
• yes: ja /ja/ (yaah)
• no: nee /ne./ (nay)
• where's the bathroom?: Wêr is hjir it húske? /Wɛːr ɪs jɪrət hy.skə/ (where is yirret hewske)
• generic toast: tsjoch /ʧoX/ (chokh)
• Do you speak English?: Kinne jo Ingelsk? /kɪnə jo. ɪŋəlsk/ (kinne yo ingelsk?)
• I don't understand: Ik begryp it net /ɪk bəgri.pət nɛt/ (ick begreapet net)
• Sorry: Pardon /pədɔn/ (p'donn)

• German: Deutsch /dojʧ/ (listen)
• hello: hallo /hə'lːoː/ (listen)
• good-bye: auf Wiedersehen /awf 'ʔviːdɛʁzeːn/ (listen)
• please: bitte /'bɪtːə/ (listen)
• thank you: danke /'daŋkɛ/ (listen)
• that one: das /'dɑs/ (listen)
• how much?: wie viel? /'vi 'ʔfiːl/ (listen)
• English: Englisch /'ɛŋlɪʃ/ (listen)
• yes: ja /'ja/ (listen)
• no: nein /'najn/ (listen)
• where's the bathroom?: Wo ist die Toilette? /'vo 'ʔist 'ʔdiː ʔtoi'lɛtːə/ (listen)
• generic toast: prosit /pʁo'zit/ (listen) or prost /'pʁoːst/ (listen)
• Do you speak English?: Sprechen Sie Englisch? /'ʃpʁɛçɛn 'ʔziː 'ʔɛŋlɪʃ/ (listen)
• I don't understand: Ich verstehe nicht. /'ɪç ʔfɛʁ'ʃteːə 'ʔnɪçt/ (listen)
• Sorry: Entschuldigung /ɛnt'ʃʊldɪgʊŋ/ (listen)

• Greek: Ελληνικά /ɛlini'ka/ (el leen ee KA)
• hello: Γειά σας /ja sas/ (YA sas)
• please: παρακαλώ /paraka'lɔ/ (puh rah kah LOW)
• thank you: Ευχαριστώ /ɛfxarɪ'stɔ/ (eff kha reess TOE)
• that one: εκείνο /e'kinɔ/ (e KEE no)
• how much: Πόσο κάνει; /'pɔsɔ 'kani/ (POSS o kah knee)
• English: Αγγλικά /aŋgli'ka/ (ang glee KA)
• yes: ναι /nɛ/ (neh) (this is a faux amis for many European language speakers)
• no: όχι /'ɔçi/ (AW hee)
• sorry: συγγνώμη /siŋ'nɔmi/ (sig NOE mee / sing NOE mee)
• I don't understand: Δεν καταλαβαίνω /ðɛn katala'vɛnɔ/ (THEN cut a la VENN oh)
• where's the bathroom?: Πού είναι οι τουαλέτες; /pu 'inɛ i tua'lɛtɛs/ (poo EE neh ee too uh LET tess)
• generic toast: Γειά μας! /'ja mas/ (YAH mass)
• Do you speak English?: Μιλάτε αγγλικά; /mi'latɛ aŋgli'ka/ (mee LAH teh ang glee KA)

• Hawaiian: Hawai`i /oːlelo hawaiʔi/ (ha why ee)
• hello: aloha /aloha/ (a low ha)
• good-bye: A hui hou. /ahuihou/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
• please: e `olu `olu `oe /eʔoluʔoluʔoe/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
• thank you: mahalo /mahalo/ (ma ha low)
• yes: `ae /ʔae/ (ah ay)
• no: `a`ole /ʔaʔole/ (uh-oh lay)
• how much?: `ehia? /ʔehia/ (ay hee uh)
• Where is the restroom?: Aia i hea ka lumi ho`opaupilikia? /aiaiheakalumihoʔopaupilikia/ (ah ee ah ee ka loo mee hoe owe pow pee lee kee uh)
• generic toast: Ola /ola/ (Oh la)

• foreigner: haole /haole/ "how-lay"

• Hebrew: עברית ivrit /ɪv'ʁɪt/
• hello: שלום shalom/ʃʌ'lom/

• good-bye: להתראות lehitraot /lɛhitʁʌ'ot/
• please: בבקשה bevakasha /bɛvʌkʌ'ʃʌ/
• thank you: תודה toda /to'dʌ/
• that one: את זה et ze /ɛt zɛ/
• how much? כמה kama /'kʌmʌ/
• English: אנגלית anglit /ʌn'glɪt/
• yes כן ken /kɛn/
• no: לא lo /lo/
• generic toast: לחיים le-chaim /lɛ'Xaim/

• Hindi: ' //
• hello: namaste
• good-bye: phir milenge
• please: meherbani seh
• thank you: dhanya-waad
• that one: woh wala
• how much?: kitna
• English: angrezi
• yes: hanji
• no: ji nahi
• sorry: maaf karna
• what?: kya?
• how?: kaise?
• generic toast: '

• Hungarian: magyar /'mɑgʲɑr/
• hello: szervusz /'servus/ (szia, /'seeya/ common amongst friends)
• good-bye: viszontlátásra /visontlaːtaːʃra/ ('we sont laa taash ra}
• please: kérem szépen /'keeram seepan'
• thank you: köszönöm /'køsønøm/
• that one: az /'ɑz/
• how much?: mennyi? /'menʲːi/
• yes: igen /'igen/
• no: nem /'nɛm/
• sorry: bocsánat /boʧaːnat/ ('BO chaa nat)
• I don't understand: nem értem /'nɛm eːr'tem/
• where's the bathroom?: Hol van a mosdó? /hol van a moʃdoː/ ('hole wan o moshdoh)
• generic toast: egészségedre /ɛgeːʃseːgedre/ ('ageesheeged ray)
• Do you speak English?: Beszél angolul? /beseːl angolul/ ('baseel ongoluul)

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

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

• Irish: Gaeilge /geləgɛ/ (GWAY-lih-geh)
• welcome: fáilte /faːltʲə/(FALL-cha)
• good-bye: slán /slaːn/ (slawn)
• please: le do thoil /lɛ dɔ hil/ (leh duh hill)
• thank you: go raibh maith agat /gə rɛv mah agət/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
• sorry:tá brón orm(taː broːn urm)
• that one: e sin /eʃin/ (a:shin)
• how much?: cé mhéad /keː veːd/ (kay-vade)
• English: Béarla /beːr lə/ (BARE-lah)
• yes: 4sea /ʃa/ (shah)
• no: 5ní hea /niː ha/ (knee-ha)
• I don't understand:ní thuigim /niː higim/
• Where's the bathroom?:cá bhfuil an leithreas?(kaː vil un lehras)
• generic toast: sláinte /slaːntʲə/ (SLAWN-tye)

• Italian: italiano /ita'ljano/ (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh)
• hello: ciao /'ʧao/ (chah-ow)
• good-bye: arrivederci /arːive'derʧi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chi)
• please: per favore /per fa'vore/ (per fa-VOAR-ay)
• thank you: grazie /'gradzje/ (GRAT-zee-eh)
• that one: quello /'kwelːo/ (KWEL-low) (masculine); quella /'kwelːa/ (KWEL-lah) (feminine)
• how much? quanto /'kwanto/ (KWAN-tow)
• English: inglese /iŋ'gleze/ (in-GLAY-say)
• yes: sì /si/ (see)
• no: no /no/ (no)
• sorry: scusa /'skuza/ (SKOO-za); scusi /'skuzi/ (SKOO-zee) (polite treatment)
• I don't understand: non capisco /noŋ ka'pisko/ (non kuh pee show)
• where's the bathroom?: dov'è il bagno? /do'vɛ il 'baɲo/ (do veh eel bah nyoh)
• generic toast: salute /salute/ (sall-OO-teh); cincin /ʧin'ʧin/ (cheen cheen)

• Japanese: 日本語 (にほんご, nihongo) /ni ho n go/ or /ni hoŋ go/ (nee-hon-go)
• hello:
  • good day: 今日は (こんにちは, konnichiwa) /ko n:i ʧi wa/ (kohn-nee-chee-wa)
  • good evening: 今晩は (こんばんは, konbanwa) /ko n. ba n. wa/ (kon bahn wah)
  • good morning: おはよう御座います (おはようございます, ohayou gozaimasu) /ohajo: gozaimass/ (oh ha yoh go zigh mahss) sometimes shortened to おはよう (ohayou)
  • hello on telephone: もしもし (moshi-moshi) /moʃimoʃi/ (mow she mow she)
• good-bye: さようなら (sayōnara) /sajo: na ɾa/ (sigh oh na ra)
• please:
  • 下さい (ください, kudasai) /kudasa i/ (cuda-sigh) (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
  • どうぞ (dōzo) /do:zo/ (Often used when offering or allowing something to someone else. Similar to "go ahead" or "feel free")
  • お願いします (おねがいします, onegaishimasu) /onegaiʃimass/ (oh-ne-gai she-mahss) *thank you: ありがとう (arigatō) /a ɾi ga toː/ (ah-ri-ga-toe)
• sorry: ご免 (ごめん, gomen) /go me n/ (go men) inf. or 御免なさい (ごめんなさい, gomennasai) /go me n na sa i/ (go men nah sigh)
• excuse me: 済みません, すみません (sumimasen) /su mi ma se n/ (sue mee mah sen)
• that one: それ (sore) /soɾe/ (so reh)
• how much? いくら (ikura) /i ku ɾa/ (i-ku-ra)
• English: 英語 (えいご, eigo) /eː go/ or /ej go/ (ay-go)
• yes: はい (hai) /ha i/ or /haj/ (high)
• no: いいえ (iie) /iːe/ (ee-eh)
• thanks before eating: いただきます (itadakimasu)
• to be excused after eating: ごちそさまでした (gochisosamadeshita)
• where's the bathroom?: お手洗いはどこですか　 (おてらいはどこですか, otearai wa doko desu ka) or just お手洗いどこ　 (おてらいどこ, otearai doko) /oteaɾai wa doko des ka/ /otearai doko/ (o-tay-a-rye wa do-ko dess-ka) (o-tay-a-rye do-ko)
• generic toast: 乾杯 (かんぱい, kampai) /kampaj/ (kam-pie)
• can you speak English?: 英語話せるか？, (eigo hanaseru ka, えいごはなせるか) /e i go ha na se ɾu ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-ru-ka)
• foreigner: 外国人 (がいこくじん, gaikokujin) /ga i ko ku ji n/ or /gaj ko ku jin/ (informally 外人 (がいじん, gaijin) ["guy jean"])

• Korean: 한국어 hangugeo /hankukʌ/
• hello: 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo/anːjʌŋhasejo/ (ah nyuhng ha say yo), 안녕 annyeong /aːnjʌŋ/ (ah nyuhng)

• good-bye: 안녕히가세요 annyeonghigaseyo /anːjʌŋhikasejo/ (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo), 안녕 annyeong /anːjʌŋ/ (ah nyuhng)
• please: ??
• thank you: 고맙습니다 gomapseupnida /komapsɯmnita/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), 고마워 gomawo /komawʌ/ (go mah woe)
• that one: 저것 jeogeot /cʌkʌt/ (juh gut)
• how much?: 얼마예요? eolmayeoyo /ʌlmajʌjo/ (uhl ma eh yo)
• yes: 네 ne /ne/ (neh)
• no: 아니오 anio /anio/ (ah nee oh)
• sorry: 미안합니다 mianhamnida /mianhamnita/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
• I don't understand: 모르겠습니다 moreugesseumnida /morɯkes'ɯmnita/ (mow l' guess 'im nee tah)
• where's the bathroom?: 화장실이 어디에요? hwajangsili eodieyo /hwacaŋsili ʌtiɛjo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
• generic toast: 건배! geonbae /kʌnpɶ/ (gun beh) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat") , 위하여! wihayeo /wihajʌ/ (wee hah yuh)
• Do you speak English?: 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeongeo hal jul aseyo /jʌŋʌ hal cul asɛjo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)

• Latin: Latina /la'tina/ ("lah-TEE-nah")
• hello: ave! /'ave/ ("Ah-vay")
• goodbye: vale! /'vale/ ("vah-lay")
• please: si placet /si 'plaʧet/ ("see PLAH-chet")
• thank you: gratias tibi ago /'gratias 'tibi 'ago/ ("GRAH-tee-as TI-bee AH-goh")
• that one: ille, illa, illud /'ilːe, 'ilːa, 'ilːud/ ("ILL-lay, ILL-lah, ILL-lud)"/
• how much?: quot? /kwot/ ("quote")
• yes: certe /'ʧerte/ ("CHAIR-tay")
• no: non, nullo modo /'non, 'nulːo 'modo/ ("noan, NUL-loh MO-doh")
• sorry: ignosce mihi /i'ɲoʃe 'mihi/ ("een-YOH-shay MEE-hee")
• I don't understand: non comprehendo /noŋ kompre'hendo/ ("noan com-pray-HEN-doh")
• where's the bathroom? ubi sunt latrinae /'ubi sunt la'trinæ/ ("OO-bee sunt lah-TREE-nay")
• generic toast: salutem! /sa'lutem/ ("sah-LOO-tehm")
• Do you speak English? loqueris anglice? /lo'kweris aŋ'gliʧe/ ("loh-quay-riss awn-glee-chay?")

• Low Saxon: Plattdüütsch /"Plutt deech/
• hello: moin /moyn/
• good-bye: tschüss /'chuss/
• please: bidde /bidde/
• thank you: danke /"ðæŋka/
• that one: düssen /"ðussan/
• how much?: wo veel /vo "Fayl/
• yes: jou /yow/
• no: nee /nay/
• sorry: tschulligung /'choo-lee-goonk/
• I don't understand: Ik vörstah nich / eek forstaa nix /
• where's the toilet?: wo is de tante Meyer? /vow is day tanne migher/
• generic toast: nich lang snacken - kopp in'n nacken! /neex lung snuckan 'kopp inAkan/
• Do you speak English?: snacks du englisch? /snucks doo english/

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

• Maori: Māori /maːoɾi/
• hello: tēnā koe /teːnaː koe/ (to one person), tēnā kōrua /teːnaː koːɾua/ (to two people), tēnā koutou /teːnaː koutou/
• good-bye (to those who are staying): e noho rā /e noho ɾaː/
• good-bye (to those who are leaving): haere rā /haeɾe ɾaː/
• please: koa /koa/
• thank you (or "good day" - literally "be well"): kia ora /kia oɾa/
• how much?: pēhea? /peːhea/
• yes: ae /ae/
• no: kaore /kaoɾe/

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

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

• Norwegian: norsk /'nɔʃk/ (norsk)
• hello: hallo /hɑ'luː/
• good-bye: farvel /fɑɾ'wel/ (far well)
• please: vær så snill /'wæːr so snil/
• thank you: takk /tɑk/ (takh)
• that one: den /den/ (den)
• how much?: hvor mye /wuɾ myːə/
• English: engelsk /'eŋelsk/
• 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?: kan du engelsk?
• generic toast: skål /skoːl/

• Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani(isch)-Deitsch
• hello: hiya
• good-bye: bis schpeeder
• please: please
• thank you: danki schee
• that one: da do
• how much: Wie viel
• English: Englisch
• yes: Ya
• no: nee
• Can I take your picture?: Kann ich dei Pikder nemme?
• Where is the washroom?: Wu is die Baadschtupp?
• Sorry I don't understand.: Sorry, Ich verschteh dich net.

• Polish: polski /pol-skih/
• hello: dzień dobry /jien dohb-rih/ Literal translation: good day
• good-bye: do widzenia /doh vidzenya/ Literal translation: until seeing
• please: proszę /proh-sheh/
• thank you: dziękuję /jien-koo-ye/ (almost a false cognate)
• that one: ten /ten/ (m), ta /tuh/ (f), to /toh/ (n)
• how much?: ile /ih-leh/
• English: angielski /un-ghiel-skih/
• yes: tak /tuhk/
• no: nie /nye/
• generic toast: na zdrowie /nah zdrovyie/ Literal translation: to (out) health

• Portuguese: português /purtu'geʃ/
• hello: olá /u'læ/
• good-bye: adeus /ə'deuʃ/
• please: por favor /pur fə'vɒr/
• thank you: obrigada (feminine) /ubri'gat/ or obrigado /ubri'gat/(masculine)
• sorry: perdoe /pər'do/ or desculpe /dəʃ'kulp/
• that one: aquele (masculine) /ə'kel/; aquela (feminine) /ə'kɛl/
• how much?: quanto? /kwãt/
• English: inglês /ĩg'leʃ/
• yes: sim /sĩ/
• no: não /naũ/
• I don't understand: Não compreendo /naũ cõprɛ̃t/
• where's the bathroom?: Onde fica o banheiro? /ũd fik o bã'eiro/
• generic toast: à vossa! /æ vɒs/ or "Saúde!"
• Do you speak English?: Fala inglês? /fal ĩg'leʃ/

• Romanian: româneşte /romɨ'neʃte/, limba română /'limba ro'mɨnə/
• hello: Bună ziua /'bunə 'ziwa/
• good bye: La revedere /la reve'dere/
• please: Vă rog /və 'rog/
• thank you: Mulţumesc /multsu'mesk/
• how much?: Cât costă? /kɨt 'kostə/
• English: englezeşte /engle'zeʃte/, limba engleză /'limba en'glezə/
• do you speak English?: Vorbiţi englezeşte? /vor'bitsi_0 engle'zeSte/
• yes: da /da/
• no: nu /nu/
• I don't understand: Nu înţeleg /nu ɨntse'leg/
• generic toast: Noroc! /no'roc/
• where's the bathroom?: Unde e toaleta? /'unde je twa'leta/

• Russian: Русский /russkij/ (listen)
• hello: Здравствуйте /zdrastvujtʲe/ (listen) Literal translation: (be) healthy (imperative 2nd person plural/singular out of respect)
• good-bye: До свидания /dɔ svidanja/ (listen) Literal translation: until seeing
• please: Пожалуйста /pɔʒalsta/ (listen)
• thank you: Спасибо /spasib^/ (listen)
• that one: тот /tot/ (listen)
• how much?: Сколько (listen)
• English: Английский /aŋgliskij/ (listen)
• yes: Да /da/ (listen)
• no: Нет /nyet/ (listen)
• generic toast: За здоровье (listen) Literal translation: for health
• Do you speak English?: Вы говорите по-английски? /vy gɔvɔritʲe pɔ.aŋgliskij/ (listen)

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

• Sardinian: sardu /'sarDu/ "sar-doo"
• good-bye: adiosu /a'Djosu/ "ah-dhyohsoo"
• bye-bye: a nos bidere /anos'biDere/ "a-nohss-BI-dere"
• please: pro piaghere /'pro pja'Gere/ "pro pee-ah-gh-er-ay"
• thank you: grassias /'grasias/ "GRAHSS-yahss"
• that one: cussu /'kusu/ "KU-hssoo"
• how much?: cantu /'kantu/ "KAHN-too"
• English: Ingresu /in'gresu/ "in-GRAY-soo"
• yes: eia /'eja/
• no: no /'no/
• sorry:
• I don't understand:
• where's the bathroom?:
• hello, and generic toast: salude /sa'luDe/ "saw-LOODHE"

• Serbian: српски (srpski) /srp-skee/ (srpskee)
• hello: здраво (zdravo) /zdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
• good-bye: довиђења (dovidjenja) /dOvidʲɛnʲɑ/ Literal translation: until we see again
• please: молим (molim) /mO-lim/ (moleam)
• thank you: хвала (hvala) /hvA-la/ Literal translation: praise
• that one: то (to) /tO/ (not as english to)
• how much?: колико? (koliko?) /ko-lɛ-ko/ (coleeco, co-, -co => cup)
• English: енглески (engleski) /ɛn-glɛ-ski/ (-skee)
• yes: да (da) /dA/
• no: не (ne) /nɛ/
• generic toast: живели! (živeli!) /ʒi-vɛ-li/ (zhivelee) Literal translation: live! (imperative 1st person plural)

• Slovak (adjective): slovenský (SLOvenskii) /slɔvɛnskiː/
• Slovak (adverb): po slovensky (POslovenski) /pɔslovɛnski/
• hello: dobrý deň (DObree dyeniy) /dɔbriː dj, 'ɛɲ/ Literal translation: good day
• good-bye: dovidenia (DOvidyeniya) /dɔ-vi-dj, 'ɛ-ɲʌ/
• please: prosím (Vás) (PROseem vaas) /p4ɔsi:m vʌːs/
• thank you: ďakujem (Vám) (DYAkooyem vaam) /dj, 'ʌkujɛm vʌːm/
• that one: tamten (TAMten) /tʌmtɛn/
• how much?: koľko (KOlioko) /kɔlj, '-kɔ/
• English (adjective): anglický (ANglytscyy) /ʌŋglickiː/
• English (adverb): po anglicky (POanglytscy) /pɔʌŋglicki/
• yes: áno (AANO) /ʌ: nɔ/ or hej (HEY) /hɛj/
• no: nie (niye) /ɲɛ/
• generic toast: Na zdravie (NAzdravye) /nʌzdɾʌvjɛ/
• sorry: Prepáčte (PREpaachtye) /pɾɛpʌːʧtj, 'ɛ/
• I don't understand: Nerozumiem /NYɛrozoomyem/ (ɲɛ-ɾOzu-mjɛm/
• Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?: Kde je [záchod]? (KDYE YE ZAA-khod) /gdɛ jɛ zʌːxɔd/
• Do you speak [English]?: Hovoríte [po anglicky]? (HOvoriitye POanglytscy) /hɔvoɾiːtj'ɛ pɔʌŋglicki/

• 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/
• no: ne /nɛ/
• generic toast: na zdravje /nɑ zdrɑʊjɛ/ Literal translation: to (our) health

• Spanish: castellano /kaste'ʎano/ (kass-teh-LYA-naw); español /espa'ɲol/ (ess-pahn-YOHL)
• hello: hola /'ola/ (OH-la)
• good-bye: adiós /a'ðjos/ (ah-THYOHS)
• please: por favor [por fa'βor] (pour fah-VOAR)
• thank you: gracias /'graTjas/ (GRAHSS-yahss)
• sorry: perdón [per'ðon]
• that one: ése /'ese/ (EH-seh) (masculine); ésa /'esa/ (EH-sah) (feminine)
• how much?: cuánto /'kwanto/ (KWAHN-taw)
• English: inglés [iŋ'gles] (ing-GLESS)
• yes: sí /'si/ (see)
• no: no /'no/ (no)
• I don't understand: no comprendo [nokom'prendo], no entiendo
• where's the bathroom?: ¿Dónde está el baño? ['dondes'tael'βaɲo] (DON day esTAH el BA-nyaw)
• generic toast: salud [sa'luð] (sah-LOOTHE)
• Do you speak English?: ¿Habla usted inglés? [ˈaβlawsˈteðiŋˈgles] (AH blah OOS ted ing-GLESS)

• 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: Kingereza /ki ŋe re za/ (k-ing-reza)
• yes: ndiyo /n di jo/ (nn-DEE-yoh)
• no: hapana /ha pa na/
• generic toast: //

• Swedish: svenska
• hello: hej /hey/
• good-bye: hejdå (HEY-doh)
• please: tack (tahck)
• 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)

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

• Taiwanese: 台灣語 Tâi-oân-oē, 福建語 Hō-ló-oē, 南蘭語
• hello: Chiah pá boeh? (literally, Have you eaten yet?)
• goodbye: 平安 pêng-an (literally, Peace)
• please: pài-thok
• thank you: To-siā
• that one: hit-ê
• how much?: goā choē?
• yes: 是 sī
• no: 唔是 m̄-sī
• sorry: pháiⁿ-sè
• I don't understand what is said: 我++ Goá thiaⁿ bô
• where's the bathroom?: Piān-só· tī toh?
• cheers!: Hō· taⁿ lah! (literally, Let it [the cup/glass] be dry [empty]!)
• do you speak English?: 您+講英文? Lí kám kóng Eng-bûn?

• Tamil: Tamizh /tamiɮ/
• hello: Vanakkam /vanakːam/
• good-bye: poit varen /poit varen/
• please: dayavu koorndu /tajavu koːnʕtu/
• thank you: nandri /nantʕi/
• that one: adhu /a tʰu/
• how much?: evvalavu /evːalavu/
• English: aangilam /aːŋilam/
• yes: aamam /aːmam/
• no: illai /ilːaj/
• generic toast: poriyal /porijal/

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

• generic toast: Kakarakaaya vepudu /kakarakaːja vepudu/

• 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

• Ukrainian: Українська (Ukrayins`ka)
• hello: Здоровенькі були (Zdoroven`ki buly) Literal translation: (may we) be healthy
• good-bye: до побачення (Do pobachennya)
• please: Будь-ласка (Bud` laska)
• thank you: Дякую (Dyakuyu)
• that one: Цей (Tcey)
• how much?: скільки (Skil`ky)
• English: Англійська (Angliys`ka)
• yes: Так (Tak)
• no: Ні (Ni)
• generic toast: За кохання (Za kohannya)

• Vietnamese: Tiếng Việt
• hello: chào (á-lô /álo/ on the telephone)
• good-bye: chào
• please: xin /sin/
• thank you: cám ơn
• that one: đó
• how much?: bao nhiêu
• yes: vâng (northern), dạ (southern), có (when answering questions with "có" in them)
• no: không /koN/
• sorry: xin lỗi
• I don't understand: Tôi không hiểu
• where's the restroom?: Phòng cầu tiêu ở đâu?
• Do you speak English? Ông biết nói tiếng Anh không? (Ông to a man, Bà to a woman, Con to a child)

• Welsh: Cymraeg /kum-REYEG/
• hello: s'mae? /smy/
• good-bye: hwyl /HOO-il/
• please: os gwelwch yn dda /oss GOOEL-ook 'n tha/
• thank you: diolch /DEE-olk/
• that one: honno /HON-no/ (feminine); hwnnw /HOO-noo/ (masculine).
• how much?: faint? /vie-nt/
• English: Saesneg /SAUS-neg/
• yes: 4ie /ee-yay/ Note: This is a false friend for Japanese speakers.
• no: 5na /na/
• generic toast: iechyd da /YEKid dar/

• Xhosa: isiXhosa /isiǁʰosa/ (ee see kho sa)
• hello: Molo /molo/ (mow low)
• good bye: sala kakuhle /salakakuɬe/ (sa la ka koo hlay)
• please: enkosi /ŋkosi/ ('ng ko see)
• thank you: enkosi kakhulu /ŋkosi kakʰulu/ ('ng ko see kuh coo loo)
• that one: le, lo, olu, oku, yona, yena, etc. (depends on noun class)
• English: isiNgesi /isiŋesi/ (ee seeng ay see)
• yes: ewe /ewe/ (ay way)
• no: hayi /haji/ (ha yee)

• Numbers in various languages
• Common phrases in constructed languages

• Dictionaries, Grammars, and other online language resources