English (Germanic)

 

• English: English /"iN lIS/, /IN glIS/
• hello: hello /"hE l@U/, /hE low/
• good-bye: good-bye /'gUd "baI/, /gUd baj/
• please: please /pli:z/, /pliz/
• thank you: thank you /"T{Nk ju:/, /T&Nk ju/
• that one: that one /"D{t wVn/, /D&t wVn/
• how much?: how much /haU "mVtS/, /haw mVtS/
• yes: yes /jEs/, /jEs/
• no: no /n@u/, /now/
• sorry: sorry /'sOri/
• I don't understand: I don't understand /aI'd@Unt Vnd@:s't{nd/
• where's the bathroom?: where's the bathroom? /wE@z D@ "bA:T rUm/, /wErz D@ b&T rum/
• generic toast: bottoms up! /'bA t@mz "Vp/, /bA t@mz Vp/
• Do you speak English? /du: ju: spi:k "IN gliS/, /du ju spik IN glIS/

 

Albanian (Albanian)

 

• Albanian: shqip /shqip/ (shqEEp)
• hello: tungjatjeta /tun gjat ie ta/ (tUhn-ngIAt-IEta)
• good-bye: mirupafshim /mir uh pa fshim/ (mEEr-Uh-oA-fshEEm)
• please: ju lutem /iu lu tem/ (iU LU-tehm)
• thank you: faleminderit /fah le mi nde rit/ (fAh-leh-mEE-nde-rEEt)
• that one: atë /ateh/ (ATEH)
• how much? sa është? /sa ush te/ (sAh ush-te)
• English: anglisht /an gli sht/ (ahn-GLEE-sht)
• yes: po /poe/ (POE)
• no: jo /ioh/ (IOH)
• sorry: më fal /muh fal/ (mUh FAL)
• I don't understand: nuk kuptoj /nuk kup toi/ (nUhk KUP-toi)
• where's the bathroom?: ku është banjoja? /ku ush teh ba nio ia/ (kuh ush-tEh bA-nio-jA)
• generic toast: gëzuar /guh zu ar/ (gUh-zuh-ar)
• Do you speak English?: flisni Anglish? /fli sni ang lisht/ (flee-snEE ahn-GLEE-sht)

 

Arabic (Semitic)

Note that this is relevant only to Classical Arabic; since these are commonplace words, they're often changed in local dialects, meaning most Arabs, even educated ones, will have difficulty understanding these in common usage.

Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penult syllable (i.e. one preceding the last). For the SAMPA transcriptions, /h/ is a glottal fricative; /h./ represents a voiceless pharyngeal fricative; /‘/ represents a voiced pharyngeal fricative; /’/ represents a glottal stop, and /:/ represents lengthening of the preceding phoneme. These are represented as double letters in the "spelling guide", and should be emphasized; the other spellings should be apparent from comparison with the SAMPA transcription.

 

• Arabic: العربيّة /al ‘a ra bi y:a/ (ahl 'a ruh bee ya)
• hello: مرحبًا /mar h.a ban/ (mer hhuh bun)
• good-bye: إلى اللّقاء /i la l:i qa/ (ila-lliqa)
• please: من فضلك
• thank you: شكرًا /Su kran/ (shook run)
• that one: ذلك
• how much?: كمّ؟ /kam:/ (kamm)
• English: الإنجليزيّة /al in gli: zi y:a/ (al-ingleeziyya)
• yes: نعم /na ‘am/ (na 'am)
• no: لا /la:/ (laa)
• Where's the bathroom?: أين الحمّام؟ /a ’i nal h.a m:am/ (a'ina-l-hammam?, a ee null hhum mum?)

note: these were snagged off of Ajeeb.com (http://tarjim.ajeeb.com/ajeeb/default.asp?lang=1)'s Web translator, with SAMPA and spelling guide renderings a best-guess only.

 

Basque

Note on SAMPA: a comma after a fricative indicates that it is apical rather than laminal.

 

• Basque: Euskara /ews ka ra/
• hello: kaixo /kaj S,o/
• good-bye: agur /a gu4/
• please: mesedez /me se des,/
• thank you: Eskerrik asko /es ke rik as ko/
• that one: hori /ho 4i/
• how much?: zenbat /s,en bat/
• English: ingelesa /in ge le sa/
• yes: bai /baj/
• no: ez /es,/
• generic toast:

 

Catalan (Romance)

 

• Catalan: Català /k@t@'lA/
• hello: hola /'Ol@/
• good-bye: adeu /@'DEw/
• please: si us plau /sis'plAw/
• thank you: gràcies /'grAsi@s/; merci /'mErsi/
• sorry: perdo /p@r'Do/
• that one: aquest /@'kEt/ (masc.); aquesta /@'kEst@/ (fem.)
• how much?: quant val? /'kwAm'bAl/; quant es? /'kwAn'tes/
• yes: si /'si/
• no: no /'no/
• sorry: perdó /p@r'Do/
• I don't understand: No ho entenc /'no w@n'teN/
• where's the bathroom?: on es el bany? /'on'ez@l'BaJ/; on es el lavabo? /'on'ez@l'l@'BABu/
• generic toast: salut! /s@'lut/;
• Do you speak English?: Que parla angles? /k@ 'parl@ @n'glEs/
• Do you speak Catalan?: Que parla catal`a? /k@ 'parl@ k@t@'lA/

 

Chinese, Mandarin (Chinese)

Note: tone 1 is high and level; 2 is rising; 3 is dipping; 4 is falling. A dot following SAMPA palatals indicates a retroflexed phoneme. For more info, see pinyin.

 

• Mandarin Chinese: 普通话 (pu3-tong1-hua4) /p^hu t^hON hwa/ (poo-tongue-hwa) or 国语 (guo2 yu3) /kwO jy/ (gwaw yoo)
• hello: 你好 (ni3-hao3) /ni haw/ (knee-how)
• good-bye: 再见 (zai4-jian4) /tsaj cian/ (T'SIgh-JEn)
• please: 请 (qing3) /tSiN/ (cheeng)
• thank you: 谢谢 (xie4-xie4) /CjE-CjE/ (shyeh-shyeh)
• that one: 那个 (na3.ge) /nEj g@/ (nay guh)⁶
• how much?: 多少 (duo1-shao3) /dwO S.aw/ (dwaw shahw)
• English: 英文 (ying1-wen2) /YIN-w@n/ (yeeng won)
• yes: 是 (shi4) /S.r./ (sure)⁴
• no: 不是 (bu4-shi4) /pu S.r./ (Boo-Sure)⁵
• where's the bathroom?: 厕所在那里 (ce4 suo3 zai4 na2 li3?) /ts@ swO tsaj na li/ (tsuh swaw tzai nah lee?) -- Not the politest, but you'll get your point across!
• generic toast: 干杯 (gan4 bei4) /gan p@j/ (gahn bay)

 

Czech (Slavic)

 

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

 

Danish (Germanic)

 

• 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-nuh/
• how much?: hvor meget koster det? /vo MY-it/
• English: engelsk /ENG-uhlsk/
• yes: ja /ya/
• no: nej /nigh/
• can I take your picture?: Maa jeg tage et billede af dig?
• Where is the bathroom?: Hvor er der et toilet? /toa'laett/
• where do you come from?: Hvor kommer du fra?
• do you speak English?: Kan du tale engelsk?
• generic toast: skål /skal/

 

Dutch (Germanic)

 

• Dutch: Nederlands /nay-dar-laendhs/
• hello: hallo /ha-loh/
• good-bye: tot ziens /toth-zeens/
• please: alstublieft /aelst-ue-bleeft/
• thank you: dankjewel /daenck-jae-well/
• that one: die /dee/
• how much?: hoeveel /hoe-veel/
• English: Engels /engh-els/
• yes: ja /ya/
• no: nee /neh/
• generic toast: proost /prohw-st/

 

Esperanto (planned, based on European languages)

 

• Esperanto: Esperanto /EspEranto/
• hello: saluton /salut@Un/
• good-bye: ĝis /dZis/
• please: bonvolu /b@Unv@Ulu/
• thank you: dankon /dank@U/
• that one: tiu /ti@U/
• how much?: kiom /ki@Um/
• English: la angla /la angla/
• yes: jes /jes/
• no: ne /ne/
• Where is the bathroom?: Kie estas la necesejo? /kie Estas la nEtsEseIo/
• generic toast: je via sano /jE via sano/
• Do you speak English?: Ĉu vi parolas angle? /tSu vi parolas anglE/

 

Estonian (Finno-Ugric)

 

• 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?

 

Filipino (Tagalog)

Note: Stress is on the capitalized syllable.

 

• English: Ingles (ing GLES)
• Filipino Pilipino (pi li PI noh)
• hello: kamusta (kah mus TAH)
• good-bye: paalam (pa A lam)
• please: paki- (pa KIH)
• thank you: salamat (sa LAH mat)
• that one: iyan (yawn)
• how much?: magkano? (mag KA noh?)
• yes: oo (awe awe) [o has neutral pronunciation]
• no: hindi (hin DE)
• sorry: pasensya po (pa SEN sha PO)
• I don't understand: Hindi ko maintindihan (hin DE ko MA intin di HAN)
• where's the bathroom?: Saan ang banyo? (sa AN ang BAN yoh?)
• generic toast: para sayo! (PA ra sa YOH) [literally - "this is for you"]
• Do you speak English? Nagsasalita ka nang Ingles? (nag SA sa lita kah nang ing GLES?)

 

Finnish (Finno-Ugric)

 

• Finnish: suomi /swo mi/ (sue-o-MI)
• hello: päivää (p}j v}:) (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 /n} ke mi:n/ (NACK-eh-MEAN)
• please:  ¹
• thank you: kiitos /ki: tos/ (key-toss)
• that one: tuo /tu o/ (to-oh)
• how much?: kuinka paljon /kujn ka pal jon/ (kuyn-kah pal-yon)
• English: englanti /EN lan ti/ (ENG-lan-TEH)
• yes: kyllä /ky l:}/ (kul-laeh)
• no: ei /ej/ (ey)
• sorry: anteeksi (AN-tehk-SI)
• where is the toilet?: missä on vessa? (MIS-sah on VEHS-sah)
• generic toast: kippis /ki p:is/ (KIP-pis)

 

French (Romance)

 

• French: français /frA~ sE/ ("fraw(n)-SAY")
• hello: bonjour /bO~ Zur/ ("boh(n)-zhure")
• good-bye: au revoir /o r@ vwar/ ("oh-reh-VWA")
• please: s'il vous plaît /sil vu plE/ ("seal vuh play")
• thank you: merci /mEr si/ ("mair-SEE")
• that one: cela /s@ la/ ("SEH-lah")
• how much?: combien /kO~ bjE~/ ("ko(n)m-BYEN")
• English: anglais /A~ glE/ ("ah(n)-GLAY")
• yes: oui /wi/ ("wee")
• no: non /nO~/ ("nah(n)")
• sorry: pardon /par-DOHN/ ("pahr-do(n)"), excusez-moi ("ex-KYU-say-mwa")
• I don't understand: Je ne comprends pas /Zh@ ne co~'pRahn 'pa/ ("ZHE ne CO(N)M-pro(n) Pah")
• where's the bathroom?: Où sont les toilettes? /u sO~ lE twa lEt/ ("ooh SO(N) lay twa-LET)⁸
• generic toast: Santé! /sA~te/ ("sahn-TAY")
• Do you speak English?: Parlez-vous anglais? /par lE vu A~ glE/ ("PAR-lay voo zah(n)-GLAY")

 

German (Germanic)

 

• German: Deutsch /dojtS/ (doytch)
• hello: hallo /h@ lo:/ (hullo in Received Pronunciation)
• good-bye: auf Wiedersehen /awf vi: dER se:n/ (owf vee dare zane)
• please: bitte /bI t@/ (bit uh)
• thank you: danke /daN kE/ (dong keh)
• that one: das /dAs/ ("dus" in "dust")
• how much?: wieviel /vi fi:l/ (vee feel)
• English: Englisch /EN glIS/ (eng glish)
• yes: ja /ja/ (jaa)
• no: nein /najn/ (nine)
• where's the bathroom?: Wo ist die Toilette? /vo ist di toilEte/ (voe ist dee toy-let-te)⁸
• generic toast: prosit /pro sit/ (pro seat) or prost /pro:st/ (brohst)
• Do you speak English?: Sprechen Sie Englisch? /SpRE CEn zi: EN glIS/ (Shpreh khen zee eng glish)
• I don't understand: Ich verstehe nicht. /IC fEr 'Ste: @ nICt/ (IS fair shtay uh nihht)
• Sorry: Entschuldigung /Ent 'SUl dI gUN/ (ant shool dih goong)

 

Greek

 

• Greek: Ελληνική /e lI ni ki/ (el lin knee KEE)
• hello: **&Γειά σας (YASsas)
• please: παρακαλω /pa ra ka LO/ (puh rah kah LOW)
• thank you: Ευχαριστώ /Ef xa ris to/ (eff kha reess TOE)
• that one: εκείνο (ekEENo)
• how much: Πόσο κάνει; /pOs ka ni/ (POSSo kah knee)
• English: Αγγλικά /aN gli k@/ (ang glee kA)
• yes: ναι /nE/ (neh) (this is a false friend for many European language speakers)
• no: οχι /O xi/ (aw khee)
• sorry: συγγνωμη /siG'nOmi/
• I don't understand: Δεν καταλαβανω /'Den ka ta la 'vE no/ (then cut a la venn oh)
• where's the bathroom?: που εισται οι τουαλεττες; /pu is tE i tu a lE tEs/ (poo ehe te too uh LET tess)
• generic toast: Γειά μας /Ja mas/
• Do you speak English?: Μιλάτε αγγλικά; ;; /mi la tE aN gli k@/ (mee LAH te ang glee KA)

 

Hawaiian

 

• Hawaiian: Hawai`i /ha wa i ?i/ (ha why ee)
• hello: aloha /a lo ha/ (a low ha)
• good-bye: A hui hou. /A hu i ho u/ (a hoo-ee hoe)
• please: e `olu `olu `oe /e ?o lu ?o lu ?o e/ (ey owe-loo owe-loo owe-ay)
• thank you: mahalo /ma ha lo/ (ma ha low)
• yes: `ae /?a e/ (ah ay)
• no: `a`ole /?a ?o le/ (uh-oh lay)
• how much?: `ehia? /?e hi a/ (ay hee uh)
• Where is the restroom?: Aia i hea ka lumi ho`opaupilikia? /A i a i he a ka lu mi ho ?o pa u pi li ki a/ (ah ee ah ee ka loo mee hoe owe pow pee lee kee uh)
• generic toast: Ola /o la/ (Oh la)

(Other useful words in Hawaiian:)

• foreigner: haole "howlie"

 

Hebrew (Semitic)

 

• Hebrew: עברית ivrit
• hello: שלום shalom

 

• good-bye: להתראות lehitraot
• please: בבקשה bevakasha
• thank you: תודה toda
• that one: את זה et ze
• how much? כמה kama
• English: אנגלית anglit
• yes כן ken
• no: לא lo
• generic toast: לחיים le-chaim

 

Hindi (Indo-Iranian)

 

• Hindi: ' //
• hello: namaste
• good-bye: pirmelenge
• please: merker-bani seh
• thank you: shukriya
• that one: woh wala
• how much?: kitna
• English: angreji
• yes: haji
• no: ji nahi
• generic toast: '

 

Hungarian (Finno-Ugric)

 

• Hungarian: magyar /'mAJAr/
• hello: szervusz /'servus/ (szia, /'seeya/ common amongst friends)
• good-bye: viszontlátasra /'wesontlaatashra/
• please: kérem szépen /'keram seepan'
• sorry: bocsánat /'BOchanaat/
• thank you: köszönöm /'k2s2n2m/
• that one: az /'Az/
• how much?: mennyi? /'man yi/
• yes: igen /'igen/
• no: nem /'nEm/
• sorry:
• I don't understand: nem értem /'nEm er'tem/
• where's the bathroom?: Hol van a mosdó? /'hole wan o moshdoh/
• generic toast: egészségedre /'ageesheeged ray/
• Do you speak English?: Beszél Angolul? /'baseel ongoluul/

 

Icelandic (Germanic)

 

• Icelandic: islenska /i:s len ska/ (EES-len-ska)
• hello: goðan dag /go: Dan dag/ (GOH-than dahg)
• good-bye: bless /blEs:/
• please: gjörðu svo vel /gj2r Tu svo vel/ (GYUHR-thuh so vel)
• thank you: takk fyrir /tak: fy rir/ (tahk FEER-eer)
• that one: þetta /Te t:a/ (thetta)
• how much?: hversu /xver su/ (KVAIR-suh)
• English: enska /en ska/ (enn ska)
• yes: já /ja:/ (yow)
• no: nei /nej/ (nay)
• generic toast:  

 

Ido (planned, reformed version of Esperanto)

 

• Ido: Ido
• hello: bona jorno
• good-bye: adio
• please: bonvole
• thank you: danko
• that one: co
• how much: quanta
• English: angla
• yes: yes
• no: no
• generic toast:  

 

Indonesian (Malayo-Polynesian)

 

• Indonesian: bahasa Indonesia /ba ha sa in do ne si a/
• hello:
  • selamat pagi /se 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:
  • selamat tinggal /... tiN gal/ (said by person leaving)
  • selamat jalan /... ja lan/ (said by person staying)
• please: tolong /to loN/
• thank you: terima kasih /te ri ma ka sih/
• that one: itu /i tu/
• how much? berapa /be ra pa/
• English: bahasa Inggris /ba ha sa IN gris/
• yes: ya /ja/
• no: tidak /ti dak/
• generic toast:

 

Irish (Celtic)

 

• Irish: Gaeilge /ge l@ gE/ (GWAY-lih-geh)
• welcome: fáilte /fa:l t^j@/(FALL-cha)
• good-bye: slán /sla:n/ (slawn)
• please: le do thoil /lE dO hil/ (leh duh hill)
• thank you: go raibh maith agat /g@ rEv mah a g@t/ (guh rev MAH a-gut)
• sorry:tá brón orm(ta: bro:n urm)
• that one: e sin /Sin/ (a:shin)
• how much?: cé mhéad /ke: ved/ (kay-vade)
• English: Béarla /be:r l@/ (BARE-lah)
• yes: ⁴sea /Sa/ (shah)
• no: ⁵ní hea /ni: ha/ (knee-ha)
• I don't understand:ní thuigim(ni:hig-im)
• Where's the bathroom?:cá bhfuil an leithreas?(ka: vil un leh-ras)
• generic toast: sláinte /sla:n t^j@/ (SLAWN-tye)

 

Italian (Romance)

 

• Italian: italiano /i ta li a no/ (ee-tah-lee-AN-oh)
• hello: ciao /tSaw/ (chow)
• good-bye: arrivederci /a r:i ve der tSi/ (a-ree-veh-DARE-chi)
• please: per favore /per fa vo re/ (per fa-VOAR-ay)
• thank you: grazie /gra tsi e/ (GRAT-zee-eh)
• that one: quello /kwe l:o/ (KWEL-low)
• how much? quanto /kwan to/ (KWAN-tow)
• English: inglese /in gle se/ (in-GLAY-say)
• yes: sì /si/ (see)
• no: no /no/ (no)
• sorry: /es'kuza/ (ess koo za)
• I don't understand: non capisco /non k@ pi So/ (non kuh pee show)
• where's the bathroom?: dov'è il bagno? /do vE il ba Jo/ (do veh eel bah nyoh)
• generic toast: salute /sa lu te/ (sall-OO-teh)

 

Japanese

 

• Japanese: 日本語 nihongo /ni ho n go/ or /ni hoN go/ (nee-hon-go)
• hello:
  • こんにちは konnichiwa /ko n:i tSi wa/ (kohn-nee-chee-wa)
  • hello on telephone: もしもし moshi-moshi /mo Si mo Si/
• good-bye: さようなら sayōnara /sa jo: na ra/ (sigh oh na ra)
• please: 下さい kudasai /ku da sa i/ (ku-da-sigh) (as part of a sentence, ie, "Please sit down.")
  • どうぞ douzo /doh zo/ (possibly alone)
• thank you: ありがとう arigatō /a ri ga to:/ (ah-ri-ga-to-oh)
• sorry: ご免 gomen (go men)
• excuse me: 済みません sumimasen (sue mee mah sen)
• that one: それ sore /so re/ (so ray)
• how much? いくら ikura /i ku ra/ (i-ku-ra)
• English: 英語 eigo /e i go/ or /ej go/ (ay-go)
• yes: はい hai /ha i/ or /haj/ (high)
• no: いいえ iie /i: e/ (ee-eh)
• where's the bathroom?: ; トイレはどこですか　toire wa doko desu ka or just トイレどこ　toire doko /to i re wa do ko de su ka/ /to i re do ko/ (toy-ray wa do-ko des-ka) (toy-ray do-ko)
• generic toast: 乾杯 kanpai /ka n pa i/ or /kam paj/ (kam-pie)
• Do you speak English?: 英語話せますか eigo hanasemasu ka /e i go ha na se ma su ka/ (ay-go ha-na-say-mas-ka)
• foreigner: 外国人gaikokujin (informally gaijin)

 

Klingon (Planned)

 

• Klingon: tlhIngan Hol /tKINAn xol/ ("Klingon language")
• hello: nuqneH /nuqnEx/ (literally "What do you want?", only said when someone approaches you, not the other way around)
• goodbye: Qapla' /qXAplA?/ (literally "Success!")
• please: ⁹
• thank you: qatlho' /qAtKo?/ (when speaking to one person), Satlho' /s`AtKo?/ (when speaking to more than one person)
• that one: Dochvetlh /d`otSvEtK/ (literally "that thing")
• how much?: 'ar? /?Ar/
• yes: HIja' /xIdZA?/ or HISlaH /xIs`lAx/ in response to a yes/no question; luq /luq/ in response to an order
• no: ghobe' /GobE?/
• sorry: jItlhIj /dZItKIdZ/ (literally "I apologise")
• I don't understand: jIyajbe' /dZIjAdZbE?/
• where's the bathroom?: puchpa' vISuch. nuqDaq 'oH? /putSpA? vIs`utS nuqd`aq ?ox/ (literally "I seek the bathroom. Where is it?")
• generic toast: 'IwlIj jachjaj /?IwlIdZ dZAtSdZAdZ/
• Do you speak English? DIvI' Hol DajatlhlaH'a'? /d`IvI? xol d`AdZAtKlAx?A?/
• foreigner: nov /nov/

 

Korean

Note: Hangeul Official Romanization of South Korea[?] /SAMPA/ See also: Korean names for Korea

 

• Korean: 한국어 hangugeo /han ku k7/
• hello: 안녕하세요 annyeonghaseyo/an nj7N se jo/ (ah nyuhng ha say yo), 안녕 annyeong /an nj7N/ (ah nyuhng)

 

• good-bye: 안녕히가세요 annyeonghigaseyo /an nj7N hi ka se yo/ (ah nyuhng hee ga say yo), 안녕 annyeong /an nj7N/ (ah nyuhng)
• please:
• thank you: 고맙습니다 gomapseupnida /ko map sMm ni ta/ (go mahp s'm nee dah), 고마워 gomawo /ko ma w7/ (go mah woe)
• that one: 저것 jeogeot /c7 k7t/ (juh gut)
• how much?: 얼마예요? eolmayeoyo /7l ma j7 yo/ (uhl ma yuh yo)
• yes: 네 ne /ne/ (neh)
• no: 아니오 anio /a ni o/ (ah nee oh)
• sorry: 미안합니다 mianhamnida /mi an ham ni ta/ (mee ahn hahm nee dah)
• I don't understand: 모르겠습니다 moreugesseumnida /mo rM kes' Mm ni ta/ (mow l' guess 'im nee tah)
• where's the bathroom?: 화장실이 어디에요? hwajangsili eodieyo /hwa caN sil i 7 ti E yo/ (hwah jahng see lee uh dee ay yo)
• generic toast: 건배! geonbae /k7n p&/ (gun ba) (2nd vowel is same as in English "bat") , 위하여! wihayeo /wi ha y7/ (wee hah yuh)
• Do you speak English?: 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeongeo hal jul aseyo /y7N 7 hal cul a sE yo/ (young uh hall jool a say yo)

 

Low Saxon (Germanic)

 

• Low Saxon: Plattdu:u:tsch /"Plutt deech/
• hello: moin /moyn/
• good-bye: tschüss /'chuss/
• please: bidde /bidde/
• thank you: danke /"D{Nka/
• that one: düssen /"Dussan/
• 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 bathroom?: wo is dat bad? /vow is dutt baad/
• generic toast: nich lang snacken - kopp in'n nacken! /neex lung snuckan 'kopp inAkan/
• Do you speak English?: snacks du englisch? /snucks doo english/

 

Lojban (a priori planned language)

 

• Lojban: la lojban /lah LOZH-bahn/
• hello: coi /shoy/
• good-bye: co'o /SHO-ho/
• please: pe'u /PEH-hoo/
• thank you: ki'e /KEE-heh/
• that one: ta /tah/
• how much?: la'u ma /LAH-hoo mah/
• English: le glibau /leh GLEE-bow/
• yes: .i go'i /ee GO-hee/
• no: .i na go'i /ee nah GO-hee/
• generic toast:

 

Nigerian pidgin[?] (English-based pidgin)

 

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

 

Norwegian (Germanic)

 

• Norwegian: norsk /'norsk/ (norsk)
• hello: hallo /ha'lu:/
• good-bye: farvel /far'wel/ (far well)
• please: vær så snill /'wE:r so snil/
• thank you: takk /t_hak/ (takh)
• that one: den /dEn/ (den)
• how much?: hvor mye /wur my:E/
• English: engelsk /EN Elsk/
• yes: ja /ja/ (yah)
• no: nei /nEj/ (nay)
• can I take your picture?: kan jeg ta bilde av deg?
• where is the bathroom?: hvor er badet?
• where do you come from?: hvor kommer du fra?
• do you speak English?: snakker du engelsk?
• generic toast: skål /sko:l/

 

Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch (Germanic)

(dialects may vary)

 

• 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 (Slavic)

 

• Polish: Polski /pol-skih/
• hello: dzień dobry /jien dohb-rih/ Literal translation: good day
• good-bye: do widzenia /doh vidzenya/ Literal translation: untill 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

 

Romanian (Romance)

 

• Romanian: romaneste
• hello: buna ziua
• good bye: la revedere
• please: va rog
• thank you: multumesc
• how much?: cat costa?
• English: englezeste
• do you speak English?: vorbiti englezeste?
• yes: da
• no: nu
• generic toast: noroc

 

Russian (Slavic)

 

• Russian: Русский /russkij/ (rooss key)
• hello: Здравствуйте /zdravstvujt^je/ (zdrav stvooy tyeh) Literal translation: (be) healthy (imperativ[?] 2nd person plural/singular out of respect)
• good-bye: До свидания /dO svidanja/ (daw svee da nya) Literal translation: untill seeing
• please: Пожалуйста /pazhalsta/
• thank you: Спасибо /spa si b^/ (spahseebah)
• that one: Это /E to/ (ehto)
• how much?: Сколько (skolko)
• English: Английский /aN glis kij/ (ahngleeskeey)
• yes: Да /da/
• no: Нет /nyet/
• generic toast: За здоровье za zdorovyeh Literal translation: for health
• Do you speak English?: Вы говорите по-английски? vy gavareetye pa-angliski

 

Sanskrit (Indo-Iranian)

 

• Sanskrit: ' //
• hello: namo namah //
• good-bye: ' //
• please: ' //
• thank you: anugurihiitosumi //
• that one: ' //
• how much?: ' //
• English: ' //
• yes: ava //
• no: ' //
• generic toast: ' //

 

Sardinian (Romance)

 

• 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 (Slavic)

 

• Serbian: српски (srpski) /srp-ski/ (-skee)
• hello: здраво (zdravo) /ZdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
• good-bye: довиђења (dovidjenja) /dO-vi-d'E-JA/ Literal translation: untill seeing
• please: молим (molim) /mO-lim/
• thank you: хвала (hvala) /hvA-la/
• that one: то (to) /tO/ (not as english to)
• how much?: колико? (koliko?) /co-lE-co/ (co-, -co => cup)
• English: енглески (engleski) /En-glE-ski/ (-skee)
• yes: да (da) /dA/
• no: не (ne) /nE/
• generic toast: живели! (živeli!) /Zi-vE-li/ Literal translation: live! (imperativ[?] 1st person plural)

 

Slovene (Slavic)

 

• Slovene: slovensko /slo-vEn-s-cO/
• hello: zdravo /ZdrA-vO/ (z like in zebra) Literal translation: healthy
• good-bye: na svidenje /na swE-den-yE/
• please: prosim /prO-sim/ (pro- => prospect, -sim => simulation)
• thank you: hvala /hvA-la/
• that one: tisti /tI-s-ti/ (ti-, -ti => Tibet)
• how much?: koliko? /co-lE-co/ (co-, -co => cup)
• English: angleško /A-nglE-S-co/
• yes: da /dA/
• no: ne /nE/
• generic toast: na zdravje /nA z-drA-oU-yE/ Literal translation: to (our) health

 

Spanish (Romance)

 

• Spanish: castellano /kaste'Lano/ (kass-ta-LYA-naw); español /espa'Jol/ (ess-pahn-YOHL)
• hello: hola /'ola/ (OH-la)
• good-bye: adiós /a'Djos/ (ah-THYOHS)
• please: por favor /por fa'Bor/ (pour fah-VOAR)
• thank you: gracias /'graTjas/ (GRAHSS-yahss)
• sorry: perdon /per'Don/
• that one: ése /'ese/ (EH-seh) (masculine); ésa /'esa/ (EH-sah) (feminine)
• how much?: cuánto /'kwanto/ (KWAHN-taw)
• English: inglés /iN'gles/ (ing-GLESS)
• yes: sí /'si/ (see)
• no: no /'no/ (no)
• sorry: perdon /per'Don/
• I don't understand: No comprendo /'no kom'prendo/
• where's the bathroom?: ¿Donde esta el bano? /'donde es'ta el'BaJo/ (DON day esTAH el BA-nyaw)
• generic toast: salud /sa'luD/ (sah-LOOTHE)
• Do you speak English?: ¿Habla usted inglés? /'aBla us'teD iN'gles/ (AH blah OOS ted ing-GLESS)

 

Swahili (Bantu)

 

• 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 Da li/ (tah-fah-tha-lee)

 

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

 

Swedish (Germanic)

 

• Swedish: svenska
• hello: hej /hey/
• good-bye: hejdå (hey-doh)
• please: tack (tahck)
• thank you: tack (tahck)
• that one: den där (den dehr)
• how much?: hur mycket (huwr muwk-eh)
• English: engelska (eng-el-skah)
• yes: ja /ja/ (ya)
• no: nej /nEj/ (neigh)
• generic toast: skål /skOl/ (skal or skol)

 

Tamil (Dravidian)

 

• Tamizh: Tamizh /ta mil/
• hello: Vanakkam /va na k:am/
• good-bye: poit varen /po it va ren/
• please: dayavu koorndu /ta ja vu ko:n‘ tu/
• thank you: nandri /nan t‘i/
• that one: adhu /a t^hu/
• how much?: evvalavu /e v:a la vu/
• English: aangilam /a: Ni lam/
• yes: aamam /a: mam/
• no: illai /i l:aj/
• generic toast: poriyal /po ri jal/

 

Telugu (Indo-Dravidian[?])

 

• Telugu: Andhra Bhasha /an d^hra b^ha Sa/
• hello: namaskaaram /na mas ka: ram/
• good-bye: Selavu /se la vu/
• please: Daya chesi /da ja tSe si/
• thank you: Dhanyavadamulu /d^han ja va da mu lu/
• that one: mari ado /ma ri a do/
• how much?: Enta /en ta/
• English: Aanglam /a:N lam/
• yes: Avunu /a vu nu/
• no: Kaadu /ka: du/
• generic toast: Kakarakaaya vepudu /ka ka ra ka: ja ve pu du/

 

Tok Pisin (Neo-Melanesian English creole)

 

• Tok Pisin: Tok Pisin
• hello: gut de
• good-bye: gut bai
• please: plis
• thank you: tenkyu
• that one: em
• how much?: haumas
• English: Inglis
• yes: yes
• no: nogat
• generic toast:

 

Toki Pona (planned pidgin based on sources from around the world)

Words are accented on the first syllable.

 

• Toki Pona: toki pona
• hello: toki!
• good-bye: mi tawa (said by person leaving); tawa pona (said by person staying)
• thank you: pona
• that one: ni
• how much?: mute seme?
• English: toki Inli
• yes: lon⁴
• no: lon ala⁵
• generic toast: telo nasa pona!
• Do you speak English?: sina sona ala sona e toki Inli?

 

Ukrainian (Slavic)

 

• 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)

 

 

Welsh (Celtic)

 

• 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 language (Nguni languages, Bantu)

Note: [|] represents a lateral click, and [l.] represents a voiceless lateral fricative (equivalent to Welsh "ll").

 

• Xhosa: isiXhosa /i si |^ho sa/ (ee see kho sa)
• hello: Molo /mo lo/ (mow low)
• good bye: sala kakuhle /sa la ka ku l.e/ (sa la ka koo hlay)
• please: enkosi /N ko si/ ('ng ko see)
• thank you: enkosi kakhulu /N ko si ka k^hu lu/ ('ng ko see kuh coo loo)
• that one: le, lo, olu, oku, yona, yena etc. (depends on noun class)
• English: isiNgesi /i si Ne si/ (ee seeng ay see)
• yes: ewe /e we/ (ay way)
• no: hayi /ha ji/ (ha yee)