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I thought this might be useful and interesting. I always try to learn to say the following phrases when I go to a new country with a new language:

1. How much?
2. Help
3. Know how to count to 10.
4. Left and right
5. What is that?

and the most important
WHERE IS THE BATHROOM?

To date I can say "where is the bathroom" in four languages and count to ten in four languages.

At the very least I always try to learn "hello" and "thank you." Its amazing how far a few words can take you!

how 'bout listing what all those phrases are in different languages?

(6.Where is the bathroom?)
(7. Hello)
(8. Thank you)
9. I'm looking for...
10. Please
11. Is there/do you have...

If you go to Bosnia, Serbia or Croatia:
1. Koliko
2. Pomoc
3. jedan dva tri cetiri pet sest sedam osam devet deset
4. lijevo (and ?? maybe that's why I always get lost...) desno (??)
5. Sta je to?
6. Gdje je WC?
7. Dobar dan / Cao
8. Hvala
9. Trazim..
10. Molim
11. Ima li...

12. Excuse me/pardon me
13. I'm sorry, but could you help me with.....
14. Thank you, but I'm not interested

1. How much?
2. Help
3. Know how to count to 10.
4. Left and right
5. What is that?
6. Where is........(the toilet)
7. Hello
8. See you later
9. Thank you
10. Delicious
11. Is there? / Do you have?
12. Excuse me/pardon me


(Thai)
(khab for man / Kha for woman)

1. Tow rai khab
2. Choei Choei!
3. nung, song, sam, see, har, hok, jed, bad, gao, sib
4. Sai and Kwar
5. Alai nan / nee (this)
6. (hawng nam)....yoo tee nai?
7. Sawasdee khab / kha
8. Laou jer gan
9. Kop khun khab / kha
10. Aroi
11. mee.............mai? (for example, does the room have Aircon?) mee air mai?
12. Kor thort khab / kha

quote:

Originally posted by Not the first Travis:
12. Excuse me/pardon me
13. I'm sorry, but could you help me with.....

I think 12, would cover learning the 'I'm sorry, but could you help me with.......'

Excuse me, where is.

Excuse me, what's this

Excuse me etc.........

Why bother? They all should learn English anyway!!!

(I'm joking...ha ha?)

I have lots of issues with languages, but the few phrase I always sort out are:

* Hello
* Thank you
* Vegetarian?

Smiles, thankfully, are international.

how about "Do you speak English?"

I THINK YOU SHOULD LEARN ALL THE INSULTS FIRST BECAUSE THE GUYS WHO TEACH YOU HAVE A RIGHT LAUGH AS YOU BADLY PRONOUNCE THEM AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS PEOPLE WHO INSULT YOU AND THINK THEY HAVE GOT AWAY WITH IT WILL GET A HUGE SHOCK WHEN YOU GIVE THEM AN EARFULL BACK

matengu, my dear bootie, pleEZZZZZZZZZZZ learn to use the caps lock key.

quote:

1. How much?
2. Help
3. Know how to count to 10.
4. Left and right
5. What is that?
6. Where is........(the toilet)
7. Hello
8. See you later
9. Thank you
10. Delicious
11. Is there? / Do you have?
12. Excuse me/pardon me

In French
1. Combien coute-il?
2. m'aide
3. un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix
4. gauche, a'droit
5. Que'est que ce?
6. Ou est.......?
7 Bonjour
8 Au demain, Au revior
9. Merci
10 Delicieux
11. Est-ce qu, Est-ce que vous avez?
12. Pardon moi

quote:

Originally posted by gymboy689:
how about "Do you speak English?"

Thai - Khun poot pah sah angrit dai mai krab?

quote:

1. How much?
2. Help
3. Know how to count to 10.
4. Left and right
5. What is that?
6. Where is........(the toilet)
7. Hello
8. See you later
9. Thank you
10. Delicious
11. Is there? / Do you have?
12. Excuse me/pardon me

In Danish

1. Hvor meget koster den?
2. Hjælp!
3. et to tre fire fem seks syv otte ni ti
4. Venstre / Højre
6. Hvor er....?
7. Hej
8. Vi ses
9. Tak
10. lækkert
11. Er der/ Har du?
12. Undskyld

It's difficult to pronounce.

Japanese (Gaijin version) DISCLAIMER: these aren't usually quite the right words, and you will say them wrong. But they are short enough to remember, and most Japanese will understand you and appreciate your effort.


1. How much? kore-wa ikuru desu ka?
2. Help sumimasen(excuse me), kiotsukete kudasai (take care), dozo[ (please) [this one is hard. Japanese don't ask for help - I understand that lifeguards have to *watch* for people drowning]
3. Know how to count to 10. ichi, ni, san, chi, go, roku, shichi, hatchi, ku, ju
4. Left and right hidari, migi
5. What is that? kore-wa (this) are-wa (that) nan desu-ka?
6. Where is........(the toilet) (O-teari-wa) doko desu-ka?
7. Hello konnichi-wa, ohayo (gozaimasu)
8. See you later ja, mata [informal]
9. Thank you domo [informal, male], arigato [more formal or female], arigato gozaimasu [formal])
10. Delicious oishe-desu!
11. Is there? / Do you have? ... (name of what you want) arimasu-ka?
12. Excuse me/pardon me sumimasen

a few other useful words and phrases:

please dozo
yes hai [This doesn't always mean "I agree". It can mean "I am listening attentively" or "I really wish I knew what the f$%k you are saying"]
it is different chigimasu [Japanese don't like to say or hear no. It seems impolite. If someone says "it is different" it means no way in hell, but in the nicest possible way]
what is the japanese word for this kore-wa, nihon tango nan desu-ka?
I don't understand wakarimasen
one more time dozo, mo ichido
slowly, please yukkuri, dozo
show me, please misete kudasai

The last few come from studying karate,not having sex. Where *are* your minds???

13. yes/ no
14. do you speak English?
15. I don't speak -

French 1. ça coute combien?
2. au secours
3. un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huite, neuf, dix
4. gauche, droite
5. qu'est-ce que c'est?
6. ou est/ ou se trouve le WC?
7. salut, bonjour
8. a plus, au revoir
9. merci
10. c'est delicieux..?
11. y a-t-il...?
12. pardon
13: oui, non/ ouais, nan
14. parlez-vous anglais?
15. desolee, je ne parle pas francais

Mandarin
1. Shi duo shao?
2. Jiu ming!
3. yi, er, san, shi, wu, liu, qi, ba, jiu, shi
4. zuo, you
5. [Che shuo/ma tong] zai na li?
6. Na shi shenme?
7. Ni hao
8. Zai jian
9. Xie xie
10. um, fei chang hao chi
11. Qing wen ni you [etc] ma?
12. dui bu qi
13. you normally repeat the verb for yes, and add a "bu" infront of the verb for no.
14. Qing wen ni hui jiang ingwen ma?
15. Dui bu qi, wo ting bu dong jong wen

Don't forget 16 (which should be 1, but you guys weren't thinking right)

beer, please


Silly booties, going straight for the serious stuff, and forgetting the most important bits.

j.

Asking for beer (Japanese)

(biiru-o) kudasai [You can substitute a name brand, like Sapporo or Kiren for biiru]

If you already have one in front of you, you can point at it and say dozo, mo ichido.

Useful phrases to know in Central America:

"Hello"
"Are you married?"
"Is your husband with you?"
"Do you want a boyfriend?"
"Would you like some tequila?"
"How much for the night?"
"How much for just an hour?"
"Would you like more tequila?"
"No, sir, she said she was single."
"Police! Police!"

bump* Any Indian language gurus?

Off there in 1 week