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Travel Phrases –
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| English | French | German | Italian | Spanish |
| Please | S'il vous plaît (seel-vou-play) | Bitte (bih-tuh) | Per favore (pair fa-vor-reh) | Por favor (por fah-bohr) |
| Thank you | Merci (mair-see) | Danke (dahn-kah) | Grazie (grat-tsee-eh) | Gracias (grah-thee-yahs) |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? (par-lay-vou on-glay) | Sprechen Sie Englisch? (zprek-can zee een-glish) | Parla Inglese? (par-Ia een-gleh-zeh) | Habla usted Inglés? (ah-blah oo-sted een-glais) |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprende pas (zhuh nuh cohm-prohnd pah) | Ich verstehe nicht (eek fair-shtay-yuh neecht) | Non capisco (non ka-pee-skoh) | No comprendo (nohn cohm-pren doh) |
| Excuse me | Pardon (pah-r-dohn) | Gestatten Sie (ge-shta-ten zee) | Permesso (pair-meh-so) | Perdón-eme (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| I'm sorry | Ie suis desolée (zhuh swee day-zoh-leh) | Es tut mir leid (ehs toot meer lyt) | Mi dispiace (mee dees-pee-yat-chay) | Lo siento (lo see-yen-toh) |
| Yes | Oui (wee) | ja (yah) | Si (see) | Sí (see) |
| No | Non | No | No | No |
| Good day | Bonjour (bohn-szourh) | Guten tag (goo-tehn tahg) | Buon giorno (bwohn jour-noh) | Buenos dias (bway-nohs dee-hs) |
| Good evening | Bonsoir (bohn swah) | Guten Abend (goo-tehn ah-bnt) | Buona sera (bwoh-nah sair-rah) | Buenos tardes (bway-nohs tar-days) |
| Good night | Bon nuit (bohn nwee) | Gute nacht (goo-teh nahckt) | Buona notte (bwoh-nah note-tay) | Buenas noches (bway-nohs noh-chays) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir (oh-ruh-vwah) | Auf wiedersehen (owf vee- dair-zay-yen) | Arrivederci (ah-ree-vah-dair-chee) | Adiós (ah-dee-yohs) |
| How much is it? | Combien coûte? (coam-bee-yehn koot) | Wie viel kostet es? (vee-feel koh-steht es) | Quanto costa? (kwan-toh coast-ah) | Cuanto cuesta? (kwan-tob kway-stab |
| That's too much | C'est trop (say troh) | Das ist zu teuer (dahs ihst tsoo toy-yer) | E troppo (ay troh-po) | Eso es es demasiado caro (ays-oh day-mahs-syah-doh kah-roh) |
| Where is? | Où est? (ou eh) | Wo ist? (voh eest) | Dov'e (doh-vay) | Dónde esta? (dohn-day eh-stah) |
| the bathroom | la toilette (lah twah-let) | die toilette (dee toy-leht-tah) | il bagno (eel bahn-yoh) | el servicio (el sair-bee-thee-yo) |
| the train station | la gare (lah gahr) | der bahnhof (dair bahn-howf) | la stazione (lah stat-zee-o-nay) | la estación (lah es-tah-thee- yon) |
| to the right | à droite (ah dwa) | rechts (rekts) | a destra (ah deh-strah) | ala derecha (ah Iah deh-ray-chah) |
| to the left | à gauche (ah goh-sh) | links (leenx) | a sinistra (ah see-neest-trah) | ala izquierda (ah lah eeth-kyair- dah) |
| straight ahead | en avant tout droit (ahn ah- vohntoo dwah) | geradeaus (gair-raad-eh-ohws) | avanti diritto ah-vant-tee dee-ree-toh) | siga dere cho (see-gah deh-ray-cho) |
| a ticket | un billet (uh bee-yay) | eine fahrkarte (eye-nuh faar-kar-tuh) | un biglietto (bee-lyet-toh) | un billete (oon beel- yay-tay) |
| one way | aller (ah-lay) | einfach (ayn-fahk) | solo andata (so-low ahn-daht-tah) | ida (ee-dah) |
| round trip | aller-retour (ah-lay-ray-tour) | hin und zurück (hin oont tzu-ruwk) | andata ritorno (ahn-daht-tah e ay ree-tour- noh) | ida y vuelta (ee-dah ee bwehl-tah) |
| track | quai (kay) | Gleis (glice) | binario (been-ar-ree-yoh) | el anden (el ahn-dayn) |
| a hotel | un hôtel (ehn oh-tel) | ein hotel (eye'n hoh-tehl) | un albergo (oon al-bear-goh) | un hotel (oon oh- tel) |
| a room | une chambre (oou-n shaum-bra) | ein Zimmer (eye'n tzim-mer) | una camere (oo-noh kah-mair-eh) | una habitación (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon) |
| with/without bath | avec (ah-vek)/sans (sahn) bain (baahn) | mit (miht)/ ohne(oh-nuh) Bad (baad) | con (coan)/ senza (sen-zah) bagno (bahn-yoh) | con (cohn)/ sin (seen) baño (bah-nyo) |
| a restaurant | un restaurant (uhn ray-stah-rahn) | ein restaurant (eye'n reh- stow-rahn) | un ristorante (oon rees- toh-rahn-tay) | un restaurante (oon res-tau-rahn-tay) |
| I would like | je voudrais (zhuh vou-dray) | Ich möchte (eek mowk-tah) | Vorrei (voar-ray) | Quisiera (kee-see-yair-ah) |
| water | eau (oh) | Wasser (vah-sair) | acqua (ah-kwah) | agua (ah-wah) |
| red/white wine | vin rouge (vah roozhuh)/ blanc (blahn) | Rotwein (roht-vine)/ Weisswein (vice-vine) | vino rosso (vee-noh roh-so)/ bianco (bee-yahn-koh) | vino tinto (bee-noh teen-toh)/ blanco (blahn-coh) |
| beer | biére (bee-yair) | Bier (beer) | birra (beer-a) | una cerveza (oo-nah thair-bay-thah) |
| Check, please | La conte, s'il vous plait (lah kohnt seel-vou- play) | Die Rechnung, bitte (dee rek-noong bit-tuh) | Il conto, per favore (eel coan-toh pair fah-voar-ah) | La cuenta por favor (lah kwain-tah fah-bohr) |
I hope this quick list of Travel Phrases can be of help to you. Purchase a regular phrase book or check the end of your guidebook, if you need more material.
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