About to travel to a country with a language you don’t know? Don’t worry we are here to help. We have compiled a little list of essential phrases to get you started on the road to happier, easier more conversational travel.
Its always best to learn a few key phrases before arriving in any new country. This can help you to communicate better, but also in most cases, just trying to converse in a foreign tongue can open up the local people to be more willing to assist you.
There are many cases, where simply using ’please’ in the mother language will keep that tourist-sickened shop keeper from spitting in your food.
If you have any corrections, suggestions or additions, please email them to us at info@hostelscentral.com.
| Phrase | French | Italian | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi, Hello | Salut, Bonjour | Ciao, Buon giorno | Hola |
| Goodbye | Au revoir | Arrivederci | Adiòs |
| Please | S’il vous plait | Per favore | Por favor |
| Thank you | Merci | Grazie | Gracias |
| Yes | Oui | Si | Si |
| No | Non | No | No |
| Excuse me | Excusez-moi | Scusa | Perdòn |
| Where is the bathroom? | Où se trouve les toilettes? | Dovè il bagno? | Donde esta banos? |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? | Parli inglese? | Habla Ingles? |
| Phrase | German | Dutch | Greek | Portugese |
| Hi, Hello | Hallo, Guten tag | Dag, Hallo | Gia, Yassou | Olá |
| Goodbye | Auf wiedersehen | Dag | Yassou | Adeus |
| Please | Bitte | Alstublieft | Parakalo | Por favor |
| Thank you | Danke | Dank je/u | Efcharisto | obrigado |
| Yes | Ja | Ja | Nai | Sim |
| No | Nein | Nee | Oxi | Não |
| Excuse me | Entschuldigung sie bitte | Neem me niet kwalijk | Signomi | Com licença, Desculpe |
| Where is the bathroom? | Wo sind die toiletten | Waar is de toilet | Pou einai to mapanio | Onde é o banheiro |
| Do you speak English? | Spredhen sie Englisch | Spreekt u het Engels | Milate Anglika | Você fala Inglês |
| Phrase | Russian | Japanese | Chinese (Mandarin) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi, Hello | privet | Konichiwa | Ni hao |
| Goodbye | pahkah | Syohnyrah | Zai jian |
| Please | pahzahlsta | onegai shimasu | qing |
| Thank you | spaseeba | Arigato | Xie xie |
| Yes | dah | Hai | Shi |
| No | nyet | I-ie | Bu |
| Excuse me | isveeneetyuh | Su Mi | Qing ni |
| Where is the bathroom? | Gdeh Tuahlet | Toyre wa doko deska | Xi shou jian zai na er? |
| Do you speak English? | Vwee guhvahryeetya pahn angleeski | Eigo ga dekimasu ka | Ni shuo ying yu ma? |
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