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Useful phrases

Arabic العربية

  • Hello مرحبا mar-ha-ban
  • Goodbye مع السلامة ma-a as-sa-LA-ma
  • Please من فضلك min FAD-lak
  • Thank you شكرا SHUK-ran
  • Yes نعم NA-am
  • No لا laa
  • Sorry آسف AA-sif
  • Excuse me لو سمحت law sa-MAHT
  • How are you? كيف حالك؟ kay-fa HAA-luk
  • I don't understand لا أفهم laa AF-ham
  • Do you speak English? هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟ hal ta-ta-KAL-lam al-in-glee-ZEE-ya
  • Help! النجدة! an-NAJ-da

Chinese 中文

  • Hello 你好 nǐ hǎo
  • Goodbye 再见 zài jiàn
  • Please 请 qǐng
  • Thank you 谢谢 xiè xie
  • Yes 是的 shì de
  • No 不是 bú shì
  • Sorry 对不起 duì bu qǐ
  • Excuse me 打扰一下 dǎ rǎo yí xià
  • How are you? 你好吗? nǐ hǎo ma
  • I don't understand 我听不懂 wǒ tīng bu dǒng
  • Do you speak English? 你会说英语吗? nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma
  • Help! 救命! jiù mìng

Dutch Nederlands

  • Hello Hallo HAH-lo
  • Goodbye Tot ziens tot zeens
  • Please Alstublieft als-tu-BLEEFT
  • Thank you Dank u wel dahnk u vel
  • Yes Ja yah
  • No Nee nay
  • Sorry Sorry SOR-ree
  • Excuse me Pardon par-DON
  • How are you? Hoe gaat het? hoo khaht ut
  • I don't understand Ik begrijp het niet ik buh-KHRAYP ut neet
  • Do you speak English? Spreekt u Engels? spraykt u ENG-uls
  • Help! Help! help

English

  • Hello Hello
  • Goodbye Goodbye
  • Please Please
  • Thank you Thank you
  • Yes Yes
  • No No
  • Sorry Sorry
  • Excuse me Excuse me
  • How are you? How are you?
  • I don't understand I don't understand
  • Do you speak English? Do you speak English?
  • Help! Help!

French Français

  • Hello Bonjour bon-ZHOOR
  • Goodbye Au revoir oh ruh-VWAR
  • Please S'il vous plaît seel voo PLEH
  • Thank you Merci mair-SEE
  • Yes Oui wee
  • No Non noh
  • Sorry Désolé(e) day-zo-LAY
  • Excuse me Excusez-moi ex-kew-zay MWAH
  • How are you? Comment allez-vous ? ko-mahn tah-lay VOO
  • I don't understand Je ne comprends pas zhuh nuh kom-prahn PAH
  • Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais ? par-lay voo ahn-GLEH
  • Help! Au secours ! oh suh-KOOR

German Deutsch

  • Hello Hallo HA-lo
  • Goodbye Auf Wiedersehen owf VEE-der-zay-en
  • Please Bitte BIT-teh
  • Thank you Danke DAHN-keh
  • Yes Ja yah
  • No Nein nine
  • Sorry Entschuldigung ent-SHOOL-di-goong
  • Excuse me Entschuldigen Sie ent-SHOOL-di-gen zee
  • How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? vee gayt es EE-nen
  • I don't understand Ich verstehe nicht ikh fer-SHTAY-eh nikht
  • Do you speak English? Sprechen Sie Englisch? SHPREKH-en zee ENG-lish
  • Help! Hilfe! HIL-feh

Greek Ελληνικά

  • Hello Γεια σας YA sas
  • Goodbye Αντίο an-DEE-o
  • Please Παρακαλώ pa-ra-ka-LO
  • Thank you Ευχαριστώ ef-ha-ri-STO
  • Yes Ναι neh
  • No Όχι O-hee
  • Sorry Συγγνώμη seeg-NO-mee
  • Excuse me Με συγχωρείτε me seen-ho-REE-teh
  • How are you? Τι κάνετε; tee KA-ne-teh
  • I don't understand Δεν καταλαβαίνω then ka-ta-la-VEH-no
  • Do you speak English? Μιλάτε αγγλικά; mee-LA-teh an-glee-KA
  • Help! Βοήθεια! vo-EE-thee-a

Indonesian Indonesia

  • Hello Halo HA-lo
  • Goodbye Selamat tinggal se-LA-mat TING-gal
  • Please Tolong TO-long
  • Thank you Terima kasih te-REE-ma KA-see
  • Yes Ya ya
  • No Tidak TEE-dak
  • Sorry Maaf MA-af
  • Excuse me Permisi per-MEE-see
  • How are you? Apa kabar? A-pa KA-bar
  • I don't understand Saya tidak mengerti SA-ya TEE-dak meng-ER-tee
  • Do you speak English? Bisa berbahasa Inggris? BEE-sa ber-ba-HA-sa ING-gris
  • Help! Tolong! TO-long

Italian Italiano

  • Hello Buongiorno bwon-JOR-no
  • Goodbye Arrivederci ar-ree-veh-DER-chee
  • Please Per favore per fa-VO-reh
  • Thank you Grazie GRAH-tsee-eh
  • Yes Sì see
  • No No no
  • Sorry Mi dispiace mee dee-SPYAH-cheh
  • Excuse me Mi scusi mee SKOO-zee
  • How are you? Come sta? KO-meh stah
  • I don't understand Non capisco non ka-PEES-ko
  • Do you speak English? Parla inglese? PAR-la een-GLEH-zeh
  • Help! Aiuto! ah-YOO-to

Japanese 日本語

  • Hello こんにちは kon-nichi-wa
  • Goodbye さようなら sa-yō-na-ra
  • Please お願いします o-ne-gai shi-mas
  • Thank you ありがとうございます a-ri-ga-tō go-zai-mas
  • Yes はい hai
  • No いいえ ii-e
  • Sorry ごめんなさい go-men na-sai
  • Excuse me すみません su-mi-ma-sen
  • How are you? お元気ですか? o-gen-ki des ka
  • I don't understand わかりません wa-ka-ri-ma-sen
  • Do you speak English? 英語を話せますか? ei-go o ha-na-se-mas ka
  • Help! 助けて! ta-su-ke-te

Korean 한국어

  • Hello 안녕하세요 an-nyeong-ha-se-yo
  • Goodbye 안녕히 계세요 an-nyeong-hi gye-se-yo
  • Please 부탁합니다 bu-ta-kam-ni-da
  • Thank you 감사합니다 gam-sa-ham-ni-da
  • Yes 네 ne
  • No 아니요 a-ni-yo
  • Sorry 죄송합니다 joe-song-ham-ni-da
  • Excuse me 실례합니다 sil-lye-ham-ni-da
  • How are you? 잘 지내세요? jal ji-nae-se-yo
  • I don't understand 이해가 안 돼요 i-hae-ga an dwae-yo
  • Do you speak English? 영어 할 줄 아세요? yeong-eo hal jul a-se-yo
  • Help! 도와주세요! do-wa-ju-se-yo

Portuguese Português

  • Hello Olá oh-LAH
  • Goodbye Adeus a-DEH-oosh
  • Please Por favor poor fa-VOR
  • Thank you Obrigado (m) / Obrigada (f) o-bree-GAH-doo / -dah
  • Yes Sim seeng
  • No Não nowng
  • Sorry Desculpe desh-KOOL-peh
  • Excuse me Com licença kong lee-SEN-sa
  • How are you? Como está? KOH-moo shtah
  • I don't understand Não entendo nowng en-TEN-doo
  • Do you speak English? Fala inglês? FAH-la een-GLESH
  • Help! Socorro! soo-KOH-hoo

Russian Русский

  • Hello Здравствуйте ZDRAST-vuy-tye
  • Goodbye До свидания da svi-DA-ni-ya
  • Please Пожалуйста pa-ZHAL-sta
  • Thank you Спасибо spa-SEE-ba
  • Yes Да da
  • No Нет nyet
  • Sorry Извините iz-vi-NEE-tye
  • Excuse me Простите pras-TEE-tye
  • How are you? Как дела? kak dye-LA
  • I don't understand Я не понимаю ya nye pa-ni-MA-yu
  • Do you speak English? Вы говорите по-английски? vy ga-va-REE-tye pa-an-GLEE-ski
  • Help! Помогите! pa-ma-GEE-tye

Spanish Español

  • Hello Hola OH-la
  • Goodbye Adiós ah-DYOS
  • Please Por favor por fa-VOR
  • Thank you Gracias GRAH-syahs
  • Yes Sí see
  • No No no
  • Sorry Lo siento lo SYEN-to
  • Excuse me Disculpe dees-KOOL-peh
  • How are you? ¿Cómo está? KO-mo es-TAH
  • I don't understand No entiendo no en-TYEN-do
  • Do you speak English? ¿Habla inglés? AH-bla een-GLES
  • Help! ¡Ayuda! ah-YOO-da

Swahili Kiswahili

  • Hello Jambo JAHM-bo
  • Goodbye Kwaheri kwa-HEH-ree
  • Please Tafadhali ta-fa-THA-lee
  • Thank you Asante a-SAN-teh
  • Yes Ndiyo n-DEE-yo
  • No Hapana ha-PA-na
  • Sorry Samahani sa-ma-HA-nee
  • Excuse me Samahani sa-ma-HA-nee
  • How are you? Habari yako? ha-BA-ree YA-ko
  • I don't understand Sielewi see-eh-LEH-wee
  • Do you speak English? Unazungumza Kiingereza? oo-na-zoon-GOOM-za kee-een-geh-REH-za
  • Help! Msaada! m-sa-A-da

Thai ไทย

  • Hello สวัสดีครับ / ค่ะ sa-wat-dee krap / ka
  • Goodbye ลาก่อน laa gòn
  • Please กรุณา ga-ru-naa
  • Thank you ขอบคุณครับ / ค่ะ kòp-kun krap / ka
  • Yes ใช่ châi
  • No ไม่ใช่ mâi châi
  • Sorry ขอโทษ kŏr tôht
  • Excuse me ขอโทษครับ / ค่ะ kŏr tôht krap / ka
  • How are you? สบายดีไหม sa-baai dee măi
  • I don't understand ไม่เข้าใจ mâi kâo jai
  • Do you speak English? พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม pûut paa-săa ang-grìt dâai măi
  • Help! ช่วยด้วย! chûay dûay

Turkish Türkçe

  • Hello Merhaba MER-ha-ba
  • Goodbye Hoşça kal HOSH-cha kal
  • Please Lütfen LUT-fen
  • Thank you Teşekkür ederim te-shek-KUR e-de-rim
  • Yes Evet e-VET
  • No Hayır HA-yuhr
  • Sorry Özür dilerim o-ZUR di-le-rim
  • Excuse me Affedersiniz af-fe-DER-si-niz
  • How are you? Nasılsınız? NA-suhl-suh-nuhz
  • I don't understand Anlamıyorum an-LA-muh-yo-rum
  • Do you speak English? İngilizce biliyor musunuz? in-gi-LIZ-je bi-li-YOR mu-su-nuz
  • Help! İmdat! IM-dat

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

  • Hello Xin chào sin chow
  • Goodbye Tạm biệt tahm byet
  • Please Làm ơn lahm uhn
  • Thank you Cảm ơn gahm uhn
  • Yes Vâng vuhng
  • No Không khohm
  • Sorry Xin lỗi sin loy
  • Excuse me Xin lỗi sin loy
  • How are you? Bạn khỏe không? bahn kweh khohm
  • I don't understand Tôi không hiểu toy khohm hyew
  • Do you speak English? Bạn nói tiếng Anh không? bahn noy tyeng ahn khohm
  • Help! Cứu với! kew vuh-ee