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
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