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Contents 1 English 2 American 2.1 Arapaho (Algonquian) 2.2 Chickasaw (Muskogean) 2.3 Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan) 2.4 Quechua (Quechuan) 3 Austro-Asiatic 3.1 Khmer 3.2 Vietnamese 4 Balto-Slavic (Indo-European) 4.1 Belarusian 4.2 Bosnian 4.3 Bulgarian 4.4 Croatian 4.5 Czech 4.6 Latvian (Baltic) 4.7 Lithuanian (Baltic) 4.8 Latgalian (Baltic) 4.9 Macedonian 4.10 Polish 4.11 Russian 4.12 Serbian (Ekavian) 4.13 Slovak 4.14 Slovene 5 Caucasian 5.1 Avar 5.2 Georgian 5.3 Lezgi 6 Celtic (Indo-European) 6.1 Breton 6.2 Irish 6.3 Scottish Gaelic 6.4 Welsh 7 Creole languages 7.1 Belizean Kriol 7.2 Haitian Creole 7.3 Tok Pisin 8 Dravidian 8.1 Malayalam 8.2 Tamil 8.3 Telugu 8.4 Kannada 9 Finno-Ugric 9.1 Estonian (Baltic-Finnic) 9.2 Finnish (Baltic-Finnic) 9.3 Hungarian (Ugric) 9.4 Võro (Baltic-Finnic) 10 Germanic (Indo-European) 10.1 Afrikaans 10.2 Danish 10.3 Dutch 10.4 Old English 10.5 Faroese 10.6 Frisian 10.7 German (Standard) 10.8 Icelandic 10.9 Low German 10.10 Norwegian 10.10.1 Bokmål 10.10.2 Nynorsk 10.11 Swedish 11 Other Indo-European languages 11.1 Albanian 11.2 Armenian 11.3 Greek 12 Indo-Iranian 12.1 Bengali 12.2 Gujarati 12.3 Hindi 12.4 Kurdish 12.5 Marathi 12.6 Persian 12.7 Urdu 13 Italic (Indo-European) 13.1 Catalan 13.2 French 13.3 Friulian 13.4 Galician 13.5 Italian 13.6 Latin 13.7 Portuguese 13.8 Romanian 13.9 Sardinian 13.10 Sicilian 13.11 Spanish 14 Japonic 14.1 Japanese 14.2 Okinawan 15 Malayo-Polynesian 15.1 Hawaiian 15.2 Indonesian 15.3 Malay 15.4 Sundanese 15.5 Tagalog/Filipino 16 Niger-Congo 16.1 Mandinka (Mande) 17 Semitic 17.1 Arabic 17.2 Hebrew 17.3 Maltese 18 Sino-Tibetan 18.1 Standard Cantonese 18.2 Standard Mandarin 18.3 Nepal Bhasa (Tibeto-Burman) 18.4 Shanghainese 18.5 Taiwanese/Min Nan 19 Tai-Kadai 19.1 Thai 20 Turkic 20.1 Azeri 20.2 Turkish 21 Language isolates 21.1 Basque 21.2 Korean 22 See also

For other specific lists of common phrases, see Common phrases (disambiguation)

This is a list of common phrases in various languages, for a general overview of ten to fifteen basic phrases in all of the major world languages, and certain interesting minor ones.

This page is intended as an introduction to the morphological and syntactic comparison between different languages. Languages are grouped by language family.

[edit] English

As a sample, here's English. Differences between British Received Pronunciation, General American, and Australian English are shown:

Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	RP [aɪ ˈdəʊnt ˌʌn.dəˈstænd] GA [aɪ ˈdoʊnt ˌʌn.dɚˈstænd] AuE [ɑe dəʉnt ˌan.dəˈstæːnd]
Do you speak English?	RP [duː juː spiːk ˈɪŋglɪʃ] GA [du ju spik ˈɪŋglɪʃ] AuE [dʉː jʉː spiːk ɪŋglɪʃ]
Where's the nearest hospital?	RP [wɛəz ðə ˈnɪəɹɪst ˈhɒspɪtl] GA [wɛɹz ðə ˈniɹəst ˈhɑspɪtl] AuE [weːz ðə ˈnɪəɹɪst ˈhɔspɪtl]
What's your name?	RP [wɒts jʊə neɪm] GA [wʌts jɚ neɪm] AuE [wɔts jʊə næɪm]

[edit] American

[edit] Arapaho (Algonquian)

Translation	Phrase
What's your name?	Hótousíhi'?
My name is ____.	____ néé'eesíh'inoo.
I don't know/understand.	Neihoowóé'in.

[edit] Chickasaw (Muskogean)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What's your name?	Nanta chiholhchifo?	[nanta tʃihoɬtʃifó]
My name is ___	___ saholhchifo.	[___ sahoɬtʃifó]
Do you speak English?	English achinompolitaa?	[iŋgliʃ atʃiˑnompolíˑtaː]

[edit] Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Nitetlahtoa [Inglestlahtoli]?	[]
What is your name?	Tlen mo tokatsin?	[]

[edit] Quechua (Quechuan)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Mana hap'irqani	[mana hapˡeɾqani]
Do you speak English?	Inlish simita rimankichu?	[iŋliʃ simita ɾimaŋkitʃu]
Where is the bathroom?	Maypitaq armawasim?	[majpitaχ aɾmawasi]
What is your name?	Imataq sutiykim?	[imataχ sutiŋkim]

[edit] Austro-Asiatic

[edit] Khmer

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Pronunciation	Remarks
I don’t understand.	ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ		Kngom men yol teh.
Where's the toilet?	តើបន្ទប់ទឹកនៅទីណា?		Ter bantub tek nov ti na?
Do you speak English?	តើអ្នកនិយាយ អង់គ្លេស ទេ?		Ter nak niyay Anglais teh?

[edit] Vietnamese

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Bạn có biết nói tiếng Anh không?
What's your name?	Bạn tên gì?
Where is the bathroom?	Nhà vệ sinh (toilet) ở đâu ạ?
I don't understand	Tôi không hiểu

[edit] Balto-Slavic (Indo-European)

[edit] Belarusian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand.	Не разумею.	/ɲe razuˈmʲeju/
Where's the bathroom?	Дзе туалет?	/ʥe tuaˈʎet/
Do you speak English?	Ці размаўляеце па-англійску?	/ʨi razmauˈʎajeʨe pa anɡˈʎijsku/

[edit] Bosnian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ne razumijem.
Where is the toilet?	Gdje je toalet?
What is your name?	Kako se zoveš?
Do you speak English	Govorite li engleski?

[edit] Bulgarian

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA	Remarks
Where is the toilet?	Къде е тоалетната?	Kŭde e toaletnata?	/kədɛ ɛ tɔaˈlɛtnata/
What's your name?	Как се казваш?	Kak se kazvaš?	//

[edit] Croatian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Ne razumijem.
Where is the bathroom?	Gdje je zahod?
What is your name?	Kako se zoveš?
Do you speak English	Govorite li engleski?
I don't know	Ne znam.

[edit] Czech

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand.	Nerozumím.	/nɛɾozumiːm/
Where's the bathroom?	Kde je toaleta?	/gdɛ jɛ toɐletɐ/
What's your name?	Jak se jmenujete?	/jak sɛ jmɛnujɛʃ/
Do you speak English?	Mluvíte anglicky?	/mluviːtɛ ɐngliʦki/
Where is the nearest hospital?	Kde je nejbližší nemocnice?	/gdɛ jɛ nɛjbliʃiː nɛmoʦniʦɛ/

[edit] Latvian (Baltic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Es nesaprotu.
Where's the bathroom?	Kur ir tualete?
What's your name?	Kā tevi sauc?
Do you speak English? Formal	Vai tu runā angliski? Vai Jūs runājat angliski?

[edit] Lithuanian (Baltic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	nesuprantu
What's your name?	Kuo tu vardu?
Do you speak English?	kalbi angliškai? (informal); ar kalbate angliškai? (formal)
Where is (the center)?	Kur yra (centras)?

[edit] Latgalian (Baltic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	es nasaprūtu nasaprūtu	[ˈæsʲ ˈnasapruːtu] [ˈnasapruːtu]
Do you speak English?	Ci jius runojat angliskai? Tu runoj angliskai?	[cʲi jius ˈrunojat ˈanʲgʲlʲiskai] [tu ˈrunoj ˈanʲgʲlʲiskai]	informal
Where is the toilet?	Kur ite tualets?	[ˈkur itʲæ ˈtualʲeʧ])

[edit] Macedonian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Audio	Remarks
I don't understand	не разбирам	[nɛˈrazbiram]	listen
where's the toilet?	Каде е тоалетот?	[kadɛ ɛ ˈtɔalɛtɔt]	listen	many dialectal forms also exist (i.e. "нужник", "клозет")
what's your name?	Како се викате?	[kakɔ sɛ ˈvikatɛ]
do you speak English?	Зборувате ли англиски?	[zbɔˈruvatɛ liˈaŋgliski]	listen
I don't speak Macedonian	не зборувам македонски	[nɛˈzbɔoruvam maˈkɛdɔnski]
What time is it?	Колку е часот?	[kɔlku ɛ ˈʧasɔt]		colloq. "саатот"
I don't know	незнам	[ˈnɛznam]

[edit] Polish

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Audio	Remarks
I don’t understand	Nie rozumiem	[ɲɛrɔˈzumiɛm]	listen
where's the bathroom?	Gdzie jest łazienka?	[ˌgdʑɛjɛst waˈʑeŋka]	listen
what's your name?	Jak masz na imię?	[jak maʃ na ˈimjɛ]
do you speak English?	Czy mówi Pan po angielsku? Czy mówi Pani po angielsku? Czy mówisz po angielsku?	[ʧɨˈmuvipan poaŋ'gɛ´lsku] [ʧɨˈmuvipani poaŋˈgɛlsku] [ʧɨˈmuviʃ poaŋˈgɛlsku]	listen listen listen	Pan — sir, Mr.; Pani — Mrs.; the third form is both impersonal and informal

[edit] Russian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Literal translation
I don’t understand	я не понимаю	[ja nʲɪ pə.nʲɪˈma.ju]
Do you speak English?	Вы говорите по-английски?	[vɨ gə.vʌˈrʲi.tʲɪ pʌ.ʌnˈglʲij.skʲɪ] (listen)
where’s the bathroom?	где здесь туалет?	[gdʲe zʲdʲesʲ tu.ʌˈlʲɛt]	where here (is) (the) toilet?
what's your name?	Как вас зовут?	[kək vəz zʌˈvut]

[edit] Serbian (Ekavian)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don't understand	не разумем	[nɛ razumɛm]
where's the toilet?	Где је тоалет?	[gdɛ jɛ tɔalɛt]
what's your name?	Како се зовеш?	[kakɔ sɛ zɔʋɛʃ]
do you speak English?	Да ли говорите енглески?	[dali gɔʋɔritɛ ɛŋglɛski]

[edit] Slovak

NOTE: If there are two ways of saying something (formal/informal), the formal one is used. Stress is always on the first syllable of the word.

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Nerozumiem	/ɲɛrozumi̯ɛm/
Where is [the bathroom (toilet)]?	Kde je [záchod]?	/gɟɛ jɛ zaːxot/
What's your name?	Ako sa voláš?	//
Do you speak [English]?	Hovoríte [po anglicky]?	/hovoriːcɛ po aŋgliʦki/

[edit] Slovene

Translation	Phrase	IPA
what's your name?	Kako ti je ime?	//			what's the time?	Koliko je ura?	//

[edit] Caucasian

[edit] Avar

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
What's your name?	Дуда цIар щиб?	Duda cʼar ššib?	/duda ʦʼar ʃːip/

[edit] Georgian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Transliteration	Literal meaning
Do you speak English?	ინგლისური იცით?	/ɪnglɪsʊrɪ ɪʦɪt/	Inglisuri itsit?
I don’t speak Georgian	ქართული არ ვიცი	/kartʊli ar vɪʦɪ/	Kartuli ar vitsi

[edit] Lezgi

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Transliteration	Literal meaning
Do you speak Lezgi?	Вун Лезги чlалал рахазвани?		Vun Lezgi chalal raxazvani?
What is your name?	Ви тlвар вуч я?		Vi tor vuch ya?
My name is __.	Зи тlвар __ я.		Zi tor __ ya.

[edit] Celtic (Indo-European)

[edit] Breton

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand:	Ne gomprenan ket	/ne gɔ̃mpʁenãn ket/
Where's the bathroom?:	Pelec'h emañ ar sal dour ?	/peˈlɛx ema aʁ zal duʁ/
Do you speak English?:	Kaozeal a rit saozneg?	/kozeal a ʁit saoznɛk/

[edit] Irish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ní thuigim	[ɲiː hiɟimʲ]
Where's the bathroom?	cá bhfuil an leithreas?	[kˠɑː βilʲ ə ʎeɾ̻ʲəsˠ]
What's your name?	Cad is ainm duit/daoibh?	[kˠɑd̪ˠ is ænʲimʲ d̪ˠitʲ]

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand:	chan eil mi a' tuigsinn
Where’s the bathroom?:	càit a bheil an taigh beag?
What's your name?:	Dè an t-ainm a th'ort?

[edit] Welsh

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What is your name?	Beth ydy dy enw di?
What time is it?	Faint o'r gloch yw hi?
I don't understand	Dydw i ddim yn deall
Do you speak English?	Wyt ti'n siarad Saesneg?

[edit] Creole languages

See also: Syntactic similarities of creoles

[edit] Belizean Kriol

• My name is...: (mesolect) My name dah... or (basilect) I naym?...
• What time is it? Weh taim now?
• I don’t know: I noh know or Me noh know
• What is it?: (Dah) Weh dis?
• Where am I?: Weh I deh?
• I don't understand : I (or me) nuh andastan
• I don't speak ...: I noh speak
• Where's the bathroom?: Weh di batroom deh?
• What is your name?: (mesolect) Wat dah yu naym? (basilect) How yu naym?"Weh yu naym?

[edit] Haitian Creole

Translation	Phrase
Where is the restroom (toilet, lavatory, WC)?	Kote twalèt la?
What's your name?	Kouman ou rele?
Where are you?	Kote ou ye?

[edit] Tok Pisin

• I don’t know: mi no save (save is two syllables, sa-ve)
• What's your name?: Husat nem bilong yu

[edit] Dravidian

[edit] Malayalam

Translation	Phrase	ISO 15919 Transliteration	IPA	Remarks
I don't understand	എനിക്കു് മനസിലാകുന്നില്ല	enikkŭ manasilākunnilla	[ˌenikʲɨ̆manəsilaːkun̪ːilːə]
Do you speak English?	താങ്കള്ക് ഇംഗ്ളീഷ് അറിയാമൊ	tāṅkaḷkk iṅgḷīṣ aṟiyāmo	[ˈt̪aːŋkəɭkːˌiŋgɭiːʂarijaːˌmo]
Where's the bathroom?	കുളിമുറി എവിടെയാണു	kuḷimuṟi eviṭeyāṇu	[ˈkuɭiˌmuri.ˌeʋiʈeˌjaːɳŭ]	This is literally asking for the location of a room where one can bathe. If you mean the toilet, it would be best to use the English word followed by എവിടെയാണു (eviṭeyāṇu).

[edit] Tamil

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
I don’t understand	எனக்குப் புரியவில்லை	ennaku puriyavillai
Where's the bathroom?	குளியலறை எங்கே உள்ளது?	kuliyalarai engai ullathu?
Do you speak English?	நீங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் பேசுவீர்களா?	neengal aanglilam paysuveerkala?

Spoken Tamil is very different from formal written Tamil. The above phrases are in written Tamil and thus are suitable for formal situations and stage delivery but sound stilted when used in everyday speech.

[edit] Telugu

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Naaku artham kaledhu
Where is the bathroom?	bathroom ekkada?
Where are we going?	ekkadiki veluthunam?

[edit] Kannada

Translation	Phrase	ITRANS transliteration	Literal meaning
What is your name?	ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರೇನು?	ninna hesarEnu?

[edit] Finno-Ugric

[edit] Estonian (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Ma ei saa aru	[mɑ ei sɑː ˈɑ.ru]
Do you speak English?	Kas te räägite inglise keelt?	[kɑs te ˈræː.gi.te ˈing.li.se keːlt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet?	Kus on tualett/WC?	[kus on ˈtuɑ.lett/veːtseː]
What's your name?	Mis on teie nimi?	[]

[edit] Finnish (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Sound
I don’t understand	en ymmärrä	/en ˈymːærːæ/	(listen)
where is the toilet?	missä on vessa?	/ˈmisːæ on ˈʋesːa/	(listen)
what's your name?	mikä sinun nimesi on?	//	(listen)
Do you speak English?	puhutteko englantia?	/ˈpuhutːeko ˈeŋlantia/	(listen)
I don’t speak Finnish.	en puhu suomea	/ˈen pu-hu suo-mea/	(listen)
I don’t know	en tiedä	/en ˈtiedæ/	(listen)

[edit] Hungarian (Ugric)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand	nem értem	/ˈnɛm eːrˈtɛm/
where's the bathroom?	Hol van a mosdó?	/ˈhol vɒn ɒ ˈmoʃdoː/
what's your name?	Mi a neve?	//
Do you speak English?	Beszél angolul?	/ˈbɛseːl ˈɒŋgolul/

[edit] Võro (Baltic-Finnic)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
I don’t understand	Saa-ai arvo	[ˈsaːai ˈarvo]
Do you speak English?	Kas ti kõnõlõt inglüse kiilt?	[kas ti ˈkɨnələt ˈiŋklyse kɪːlt]
Where is the bathroom/toilet?	Kon om vannitarõ / peldik (WC)?	[konː omː / ˈvanʲnitarə / ˈpeltik (ˈveːˈʦeː])

[edit] Germanic (Indo-European)

[edit] Afrikaans

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ek verstaan nie	/ɛk fərstaːn nɪː/
Where's the bathroom?	waar is die toilet?	/vaːr əs di toɪlət/
What's your name?	Wat is jou naam?	/vat əs jou naːm/

[edit] Danish

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA
where is the bathroom?	hvor er toilettet? (help·info)
what's your name?	Hvad hedder du?
where do you come from?	hvor kommer du fra (help·info)
do you speak English?	taler du engelsk (help·info)
I don't understand	Jeg forstår ikke (help·info)

[edit] Dutch

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ik begrijp het niet	/ɪk bəˈɣrɛip ət niːt/
do you speak English?	spreek je Engels?	/spreːk jə ˈɛŋəls/
I don’t know	ik weet het niet	/ɪk ʋeːt ət niːt/
Where is the bathroom?	waar is het toilet?
What is your name?	Wat is jouw naam?

[edit] Old English

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
Where is the bathroom?	Hwǣr is þæt gangsetl?	/ʍæːr is θæt ˈgɑŋsetl/
where do you come from?	Hwanon cymst þu? (?)	/ˈʍɑnon kymst θuː/
do you speak English?	Spricst þu Englisce?	/sprikst θuː eɛŋgliʃe/
I don’t understand	Iċ ne understande	/iʧ ne underˈstɑnde/

[edit] Faroese

Translation	Phrase
where's the bathroom?	Hvar er baðirúmið?
what's your name?	Hvussu eiter tú?
Do you speak English?	Dugir tú eingilskt?
I don’t understand	: Eg skilji ikki

[edit] Frisian

The translations provided following W: are in West Frisian, those following N: are in North Frisian (Mooring dialect).

Translation	Phrase	IPA
where's the bathroom?	W: ʍêr is hjir it húske? N: ʍeer as heer et hüüschen?	/ʍɛːr ɪs jɪrət hy.skə/ /wɪːr ɶs hɪːr ɶt hy. ʃɶn/
what's your name?	W: Hoe hytsto? N: Hü håtst dü?	// //
Do you speak English?	W: Kinne jo Ingelsk? N: Koost dü Aingelsch?	/kɪnə jo. ɪŋəlsk/ /koːstø ɶjɲəlʃ/
I don’t understand	W: Ik begryp it net N: Ik begrip et ai	/ɪk bəgri.pət nɛt/ /ɪk bɶgrɪpɶtɶj/

[edit] German (Standard)

Translation	Phrase (with audio link)	IPA
Where’s the bathroom?	Wo ist die Toilette? (help·info)	[voː ɪst diː toːˈlɛtə]
What's your name?	Wie heißt du?	[viː haɪst du]
Do you speak English?	Sprechen Sie Englisch? (help·info)	[ˈʃpʁɛçən ziː ʔɛŋlɪʃ]
I don’t understand	Ich verstehe nicht (help·info)	[ɪç fɐˈʃteːə nɪçt]
I don’t know	Ich weiß nicht	[ɪç vaɪs nɪçt]
Where do you come from?	Woher kommen Sie?

[edit] Icelandic

Translation	Phrase	IPA
where is this?	hvar er þetta?	[ˈkʰvar ɛr θ̠ɛʰta]
where's the bathroom?	hvar er salernið?	[kʰvar ɛr ˈsalɛrtnɪð̠]
What's your name	Hvað heitir þú?
I don't understand.	Ég skil ekki.
Do you speak English?	Talar þú ensku?
I don't know.	Ég veit ekki.

[edit] Low German

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Remarks
I don’t understand	Deit mi leed	[daˑɪt mi ˈlɛˑɪt]	Literally: Causes me regret
	Ik verstah nich	[ɪk fɝˈstɒː nɪç]
Where's the bathroom?	Woneem is hier de Tante Meyer?	[veʊˈneːm ɪs hiʌ de ˌtaˑnte ˈmaˑɪɝ]	Literally: Where is the Auntie Myer here?
	Nich lang snacken! Kopp in'n Nacken!	[nɪç laˑŋ(k) ˈsnakŋ̍ kɔp ɪˈnakŋ]	Literally: No long talking! Head back!
Do you speak English?	Snackst ingelsch?	[snaks(t) ˈɪˑŋl̩̩̩ʃ]

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Bokmål

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the bathroom?	hvor er toalettet?	[]
Where do you come from?	hvor kommer du fra?	[]
Do you speak English?	snakker du engelsk?	[]
Where is the nearest hospital?	hvor er det nærmeste sykehuset?	[]
I don't understand.	Jeg forstår ikke.	[]

[edit] Nynorsk

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the bathroom?	kor/kvar er toalettet?	/kur æːr tuːɑːˈlete/
Where do you come from?	kor/kvar kjem du frå?	/kur çeːm dʉː froː/
Do you speak English?	talar du engelsk?	/ˈtɑːlɑr dʉ ˈeŋelsk/
Where is the nearest hospital?	kor/kvar er det nærmaste sjukehuset?	/kur æːr deː ˈnærmɑste 'ʃʉːkeˈhʉːse/

[edit] Swedish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
What time is it?	vad är klockan?	/vɑː æ ˈklɔkːan/
Where's the toilet?	var är toaletten?	/vɑːɾ æ tʊaˈlɛtːɛn/
What's your name?	Vad heter du?	//
I don’t understand	jag förstår inte	/ja fœ'ʂtoːɾ ˈɪntɛ/
Do you speak English?	Talar du engelska?	/ˈtɑːlaɾ dʉ ˈɛŋːɛlska/

[edit] Other Indo-European languages

[edit] Albanian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Sound
I don’t understand	nuk kuptoj	/nuk kuptoj/	(listen)
where's the bathroom?	ku është banjoja?	/ku əʃtə baɲoja/	(listen)
what's your name?	Si te quajnë?	//
Do you speak English?	flisni Anglisht?	/flisni angliʃt/	(listen)

Note: All the above sounds are in the Ogg Vorbis format.

[edit] Armenian

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA (Eastern-Western)
I don't understand	չեմ հասկանում	chem haskanum
Do you speak English?	Անգլերեն խոսու՞մ ես	Angleren khosum es?
Where's the bathroom?	Լվացարանը որտե՞ղ է	lvatzaran@ vortegh e?

[edit] Greek

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand	Δεν καταλαβαίνω	[ˌðe̞ŋ katalaˈve̞no̞]
What's your name?	Πώς σε λένε;	[ˈpo̞s se̞ ˈle̞ne̞]
Where are you from?	Από πού είσαι;	[apˈo̞ ˈpu ˈise̞]
Do you speak English?	Μιλάς / μιλάτε Αγγλικά;	[miˈlas / miˈlate̞ ˌaŋɡliˈka]

[edit] Indo-Iranian

[edit] Bengali

The transliteration of the following phrases into the Roman script is discussed in Bengali language.

Translation	Bengali script	IPA	Romanization
What is your name? Formal	তোমার নাম কী? আপনার নাম কী?	[ˈt̪omaɹ ˈnam ˈki] [ˈapnaɹ ˈnam ˈki]	Tomar nam ki? Apnar nam ki?
My name is ___.	আমার নাম ___।	[ˈamaɹ ˈnam ___]	Amar nam ___.
I don’t know.	আমি জানি না।	[ˈami ˈdʒani na]	Ami jani na.
Do you speak English? Formal	তুমি কি ইংরেজী বলতে পারো? আপনি কি ইংরেজী বলতে পারেন?	[ˈt̪umiki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹo] [ˈapniki ˈiŋɹedʒi ˈbol̪t̪e ˈpaɹen]	Tumi kì Ingreji bolte paro? Apni kì Ingreji bolte paren?

[edit] Gujarati

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
Where is your restroom?		Tamaaru shandhas kyaa chhe?
What is your name?	તમારું નામ શું છે?	Tamaaru naam su chhe?
Where are you?	તમે ક્યાં છો?	Tame kyaa chho?
I am thirsty.	મને તરસ લાગે છે	Mane taras lagi chhe.
I am hungry.	મને ભૂખ લાગે છે	Mane bhukh lagi chhe.

[edit] Hindi

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration
I don’t understand.	मैं नहीं समझा/समझी	Main nahīn samjhā/samjhī.
I don’t know.	मैं नहीं जानता/जानती हूँ	Main nahīn jāntā/jāntī hun.
What is your name?	तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?	Tumhārā nām kyā hai?
My name is ___.	मेरा नाम ... है	Mera nām ___ hai.
Do you speak English?	क्या आप अंग्रेज़ी बोलते/बोलती हैं?	Kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī hain?

[edit] Kurdish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ez tê nagehm
I don’t know	ez nizanim
Where's the bathroom?	destşu le kîveye?
Do you speak English?	tu inglîzî dizanî?
What is your name?	navê te cîye?

[edit] Marathi

Translation	Phrase	IPA
forgive me		maaf karā
Where is _____?		_____ kuthe āhe?

[edit] Persian

English	orthography	Romanization	IPA
What is this?	اين چى است؟	In chi ast? / In chie?	[in ʧi æst]
I don't understand.	.متوجه نمی شوم .نمی فهمم	Nemifahmam.motevageh nemishavam.	[nemifæhˈmæm]
Do you speak English?	انگلیسی حرف می زنید؟	Engilisi harf mizanid?	[ˌengeliˈsi hæɾf mizænid]
Where is the bathroom?	دستشویی کجاست؟	Dastshuyi kojâst? Tvâlet kojâst? Hamâm kojâst?	[tvɒˈlet koˈʤɒs]

[edit] Urdu

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Transliteration
I don’t understand	ميں نہين سمجھا	[mẽː nəhĩː səmdʒʰə/səmdʒʰiː]	main nahīn samjha/samjhī (m/f)
I don’t know	مجھے نہين پتہ	[mudʒʰeː nəhĩː pət̪ə]	mujhe nahi pata (m/f)
what is your name?	آپ کا کیا نام ہے؟	[ɑːpkə kjɑː nɑːm hɛː]	āp ka kyā nām hai?
Do you speak English?	کيا آپ انگريزی بولتے/بولتی ہيں؟	[kjɑː ɑːp əŋgreːziː boːlt̪eː/boːlt̪iː hẽː]	kya āp angrezī bolte/boltī (m/f) hain?

• *These are not used nearly as casually in Urdu as they are in Western languages.

[edit] Italic (Indo-European)

[edit] Catalan

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	No ho entenc	[ˈnowənˈteŋ]
Where's the bathroom?	On és el bany? On és el lavabo?	[ˈonˈezəlˈβɑɲ] [ˈonˈezəlləˈβɑβu]
What's your name?	Com et dius?
Do you speak English?	Que parleu anglès? (formal) Que parles anglès? (informal) Parles anglés? (Valencian)	[kəpərˈlɛwənˈglɛs] [kəˈpɑrləzənˈglɛs] [pɑrləzənˈglɛs]

[edit] French

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Literal meaning
I don't understand.	Je ne comprends pas.	/ʒə nə kɔ̃mprɑ̃ pa/
Do you speak English?	Parlez-vous anglais ?	/paʁle vu ɑ̃glɛ↗/
Where's the bathroom?	Où sont les toilettes ?	/u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/	Where are the toilets?
What's your name?	Comment vous appelez-vous?	/kɔmɑ̃ vu zap(ə)le vu/	How do you call yourself/yourselves?

[edit] Friulian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	no ai capît no capissi
where's the bathroom?	Dulà isal il bagn?

[edit] Galician

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand:	Non o entendo
Where's the bathroom?:	¿Onde está/queda o baño?; ¿Onde está/queda o lavado?
What's your name?:	¿Como te chamas?
Do you speak English?:	¿Fala vostede inglés? (formal), ¿Falas inglés? (informal)

[edit] Italian

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Audio
I don’t understand	non capisco	/noŋ kaˈpi.sko/	(listen)
where's the bathroom?	dov'è il bagno?	/doˈvɛ il ˈba.ɲːo/	(listen)
what's your name?	Come ti chiami?	//	(listen)
Do you speak English?	Parla inglese? (formal)	/ˈpar.la iŋ.glɛ.ze/	(listen)

[edit] Latin

Pronunciations are first given in the Ecclesiastical Pronunciation (Based on Italian, and used in some ceremonies by the Catholic church, and usually heard in recordings of classical music). These pronunciations are followed by the classical pronunciation (a reconstruction of how scholars believe the Romans pronounced these expressions)

For example — “of light” lucis: /ˈluʧis/ is the ecclesiastical pronunciation while /ˈluːkis/ is how the ancient Romans said lucis .

Translation	Latin	IPA (Ecclesastical)	IPA (Classical)
I don't understand	non comprehendo	/noŋ kompreˈhendo/	/noːŋ kompreˈhendoː/
where's the bathroom?	ubi sunt latrinae?	/ˈubi sunt laˈtrine/	/ˈubi sunt laˈtriːnai/
Do you speak English?	loquerisne anglice?	/lokweˈrisne ˈaŋgliʧe/	/lokʷeˈrisne ˈaŋglikeː/

[edit] Portuguese

translation	phrase	IPA
I didn’t understand	(Eu) não entendi	/(ew) nãw ejtejdʒi/
Where’s the bathroom?	Brazil: Onde fica o banheiro?	[õdʒi fika u baɲɛjɾu]
	Portugal, others: Onde fica a casa de banho	[õdɨ fikɐ a caza dɨ baɲu]
Do you speak English?	BR. Você fala inglês? / Falas inglês? (depending on the region)	vose fala ĩɲglez
	PT. Você fala inglês? (formal) Falas inglês? (informal)

[edit] Romanian

English	Romanian	IPA
I don’t understand.	Nu înţeleg.	/ˈnu.ɨn.ʦe.leg/
Do you speak English?	Vorbiţi engleza?	/vor'biʦʲ.enˈgle.za↗/
Where is the bathroom?	Unde e toaleta?	/ˈun.de.je.to.a.le.ta↘/
What's your name?	Cum vă numiţi?	/ˈkum.və.nuˈmiʦʲ↘/

[edit] Sardinian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	Non cumprenno	//
where’s the bathroom?	Inue es su bagnu?	//

[edit] Sicilian

English	Sicilian
What is your name?	Comu ti chiami?
What time is it?	Chi ura sunnu?
I don’t know	Nun lu sacciu

[edit] Spanish

NOTE: For words ending in a vowel or the letters n or s, stress is on the penultimate (next to last) syllable. Words ending in other consonants, especially verbs, are stressed on the last syllable.

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Audio	Remarks
I don’t understand	no comprendo no entiendo	[nokomˈprendo] [noenˈtjendo]
I don’t know	no sé	[noˈse]
where is the bathroom?	¿Dónde está el baño?	[dondesˈtaelˈβ̞aɲo]
What's your name? （informal)	¿Cómo te llamas?	[ˈkomo te ˈʎamas?] [ˈkomo te ˈʝamas?]
Do you speak English? (direct polite)	¿Habla inglés?	[ˈaβ̞laiŋˈgles]	(listen)

[edit] Japonic

[edit] Japanese

Translation	Kanji or Kana	Rōmaji	IPA
I don't understand.	分かりません。	wakarimasen	[ɰa↑kaɺimase↓ɴ]
Do you speak English?	英語が話せますか。	eigo ga hanasemasu ka	[e↑ːŋo ŋa ↓ha↑nasema↓sɯ̥ka↗]
Where's the bathroom?	トイレはどこですか。	toire wa doko desu ka	[to↓iɺe ɰa ↑do↓kodesɯ̥ka↗]
What's your name?	お名前はなんですか?	o-namae wa nan desu ka	[o↑namae ɰa na↓ndesɯ̥ka↗]

[edit] Okinawan

Translation	Phrase	IPA
what's this?	kure: nu:ndi bi:ga	?
I don’t understand	wakayabiran	?
Where's the bathroom?	hwu:ruya ma: yaibi:ga	?
Do you speak English?	inciriguciya naibi:miga	?

[edit] Malayo-Polynesian

[edit] Hawaiian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where is the restroom?	Aia i hea ka lumi hoʻopaupilikia?	/aia i hea ka lumi hoʔopaupilikia/

[edit] Indonesian

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don't understand.	Saya tidak mengerti	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ məŋərˈti/
I don't know.	Saya tidak tahu	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈtahu/
Do you speak English?	Bisa bahasa Inggris?	/ˈbisa baˈhasa ˈiŋgris/
I want to go to...	Saya mau pergi ke...	/ˈsaja mau̯ pərˈgi kə/
Where is the restroom?	Di mana kamar kecil?	/di ˈmana ˈkamar ketʃil/
What's your name?	Siapa nama anda?	//

[edit] Malay

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	saya tidak faham	/ˈsaja ˈtidaʔ ˈfaham/
Can you speak English?	Bolehkah kamu berbahasa Inggeris?	/boˈlehkah ˈkamʊ baˈhasa iŋgəˈris/
Where is the toilet?	Di manakah tandas?	/di maˈnakah ˈtandas/
What's your name?	Siapa nama anda?	//

[edit] Sundanese

• Can you speak English?: Tiasa nyarios basa Inggris?
• I don't understand: Abdi henteu ngartos
• Where is the restroom?: Di mana jamban?

[edit] Tagalog/Filipino

Note: The polite forms of some phrases — those which make use of the word pô — are generally be used when speaking to persons of authority and seniority, or to show reverence to the person to whom spoken. With friends and in casual situations, pô is not used.

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Where's the bathroom?	Nasaán ang banyo?	/ˌnasɐʔan ʔaŋ ˈbanjo/
What is your name?	Anong pangalan mo?	//
I don’t know	Hindí ko (pô) alám	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) ʔaˈlam/
I don’t understand	Hindí ko (pô) naíintindihan	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) naˈiɪntindihan/
I don’t remember	Hindí ko (pô) natátandaan	/hɪnˈdi ko (po) naˈtatandɐʔan/
Do you speak English?	Marunong ka bang magsalitâ ng Ingglés?	/mɐˈrunɔŋ ka baŋ mɐgsaliˈta naŋ ʔɪŋˈglɛs/

[edit] Niger-Congo

Sub-families are in parentheses

[edit] Mandinka (Mande)

• Do you speak English: I ye English kang moy le

[edit] Semitic

[edit] Arabic

Note that this refers only to Modern Standard Arabic and not to the colloquial forms of Arabic spoken in daily life, which vary from place to place. Also, some of the following phrases are written to suit a male speaker.

Pronunciation guide: Stress in Arabic is most often on the penultimate syllable (i.e., the one preceding the last).

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
Where's the bathroom?	أين الحمّام؟	ayn al-hamaam?	/ʔajn alħamˈmaːm/
What is your name?	ما اسمك؟	maa ismuk?	/ˈma smuk/
I don’t know	لا أعرف	laa a'rifu	/laː ˈʕarifu/
I don’t understand	لا أفهم	laa afham	/laː ˈʔafham/

[edit] Hebrew

(note: /ʕ/ and /ħ/ are usually realized as /ʔ/ and /χ/, respectively)

Translation	Phrase	Transliteration	IPA
where is the restroom?	איפה השירותים?‏	Eifo ha-sheirutim?	/ˈʔejfo haʃejʁuˈtim/
what's your name?(masculine form)	מה שִמְךָ?‏	Mah shimkha?	/ma ʃimˈχa/
what's your name?(feminine form)	?מה שמֵךְ	Mah shmekh?'	/ma ˈʃmeχ/
I don’t understand. (masculine form)	.אני לא מבין	Ani lo mevin.	/ʔaˈni lo meˈvin/
I don't understand.(feminine form)	.אני לא מבינה	Ani lo mevina.	/ʔaˈni lo meviˈna/
I don't know. (masculine form)	.אני לא יודע	Ani lo yodea`.	/ʔaˈni lo joˈdeaʕ/
I don't Know.(feminine form)	.אני לא יודעת	Ani lo yoda`at.	/ʔaˈni lo joˈdaʕat/
Do you speak English? (masculine form)	?אתה מדבר אנגלית	Atah medaber anglit?	/ʔaˈta medaˈbeʁ ʔanˈglit/
Do you speak English?(feminine form)	?את מדברת אנגלית	At medaberet anglit?	/ʔat medaˈbeʁet anˈglit/

[edit] Maltese

Translation	Phrase	IPA
I don’t understand	ma nifhemx	/maː nifemʃ/
where is the toilet?	fejn hi l-latrina?	/fejn i lːatrina/
what's your name?	X'ismek??	/ʃismek/
do you speak English	titkellem bl-ingliż?	/titkelːem bliŋliːs/

[edit] Sino-Tibetan

[edit] Standard Cantonese

Note: Cantonese is a tonal language. Pronunciations provided below include numbers indicating tone. Tone 1 is high and level/falling; 2 is medium and rising; 3 is medium and level; 4 is low and falling; 5 is low and rising, 6 is low and level. For more info, see Standard Cantonese. The characters shown are Traditional Chinese characters. Pronunciation is given using Jyutping and IPA. However, non-use of the tones will not hinder comprehension for such simple phrases.

Translation	Phrase	Jyutping	IPA
I don’t understand.	我唔明白	Ngo5 m4 ming4 baak6.	/ŋɔː5 m̩4 mɪŋ4 pɑːk6/
Where's the washroom (toilet, lavatory)?	洗手間喺邊度呀？	Sai2 sau2 gaan1 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3?	/sɐi2 sɐu2 kɑːn1 hɐi2 piːn1 tou6 ɑː3/
Do you speak English?	你識唔識講英文呀？	Nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2 aa3?	/nei5 sɪk1 m̩4 sɪk1 kɔːŋ2 jɪŋ1 mɐn2 ɑː3/

[edit] Standard Mandarin

Note: Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language. Tone 1 (e.g. mā) is high and level; 2 (e.g., má) is rising; 3 (e.g., mǎ) is low dipping; 4 (e.g., mà) is falling. For more info, see pinyin. Also note that the first set of characters preceding the slashes are in simplified Chinese characters and the ones following the slashes are in traditional characters. If the simplified- and traditional-character versions of a phrase are identical, only one phrase is shown.

Translation	Phrase	Pinyin	IPA	Remarks
Where's the toilet?	厕所在哪里 / 廁所在哪裏	Cèsuǒ zài nálǐ?	[tsʰɤ̂swɔ̀ tsâj nɑ̌lì]	Somewhat blunt
What is your name?	请问，您贵姓? / 請問，您貴姓?	Qǐng wèn, nín guì xìng?	[tɕʰìŋ wə̂n, nǐn kwêj ɕîŋ]	lit. "Excuse me, your honorable name?"
Do you speak English?	你说英语吗?	Nǐ shuō yīngyǔ ma?

[edit] Nepal Bhasa (Tibeto-Burman)

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Transliteration
I do not understand	जिं मथु	//	jin mathu
Where is the bathroom?	चबी गन दु थें?	//	chabee gana du then?

[edit] Shanghainese

Note: Chinese characters for Shanghainese are not standardized and are provided for reference only. IPA transcription is for the Middle period of modern Shanghainese (中派上海话), pronunciation of those between 20 and 60 years old.

translation	Northern Wu	Lumazi	IPA	Simplified Chinese
Where's the restroom?:	daseucae lélá ghalitá?	dasoukei lelae ralitae?	[da.sɤɯ.kɛ ɺəˑ.ɺɐʔ ɦa.ɺi.tɐʔ]	汏手间勒勒何里耷?
I don’t know:	ghoo véhioté.	wo veshote.	[ɦʊ vəˑ.ɕiɔ.təʔ]	我勿晓得
Do you speak English?:	non Inven weté can va?	non Inven weite kan va?	[noŋ ˈɪn.vəɲ ɦue.təʔ kã va]	侬英文会得讲伐?

[edit] Taiwanese/Min Nan

The Han characters provided below are for reference only. They are not necessarily standard.

Translation	Characters	Romanization	Remarks
I don't understand.	我聽無.	Goá thiaⁿ bô.	(literally, "I hear not")
Where's the bathroom?	便所佇叨?	Piān-só· tī toh?	(literally "bathroom is where?")
Do you speak English?	你咁講英語?	Lí kám kóng Eng-gú?

[edit] Tai-Kadai

[edit] Thai

Translation		Transliteration
what's your name?	คุณชื่ออะไร	khun chɯ̂ɯ àrai?

Polite language in Thai requires that a politeness marker be at the end of every phrase. The markers differ according to the gender of the speaker:

Gender of speaker	Marker	Transliteration
male	ครับ	khráp
female (question)	คะ	khá
female (statement)	ค่ะ	khâ

[edit] Turkic

[edit] Azeri

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	(Siz) ingiliscə danışırsınızmı?	/siz inɟiˈlisʤæ danɯ'ʃɯɾsɯnɯzmɯ/?
I don't understand	(Mən) başa düşmürəm.	/mæn baˈʃa ˈdyʃmyɾæm/
Where is the bathroom?	Ayaqyolu haradadır?	/ajagjoˈlu ˈhaɾ(a)dadɯɾ/?
I don't know	(Mən) bilmirəm.	/mæn ˈbilmiɾæm/

[edit] Turkish

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	İngilizce konuşuyor musunuz?	/iŋgˈlizʤe konuʃuˈjor musunuz/
I don't understand	Anlamadım.	/anˈlamadɯm/
Where is the bathroom?	Tuvalet nerede?	/tuaˈlet ˈnerede/
I don't know	Bilmiyorum.	/ˈbilmijorum/

[edit] Language isolates

[edit] Basque

Translation	Phrase	IPA
Do you speak English?	Badakizu ingelesez?	/badakis̻u ingeles̺es̻/?
What's your name?	Zer da zure izena?	//

[edit] Korean

Note: Hangul Revised Romanization of Korean

Translation	Phrase	RR	IPA
I don’t understand Informal	모르겠습니다 몰라	Moreugetsseumnida. Molla.	[moɾɯges͈ɯmnida] [molːa]
Where's the toilet?	화장실이 어디예요?	Hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?	[hwaʥaŋɕiɾi ʌdijejo]
What's your name?	당신의 이름은 무엇입니까?	Dangsinui ireumeun mueosimnikka?	[taŋɕinɯi iɾɯmɯn muʌɕimnik͈a]
Do you speak English?	영어 할 줄 아세요?	Yeongeo hal jul aseyo?	[jʌŋʌ hal ʨ͈ul asejo]

[edit] See also

• List of names of 1 to 10 in different languages
• Omniglot phrase lists
• Korean Words and Phraseses:Frases usuales en distintos idiomas

fr:Phrases usuelles en différentes langues ko:언어별 기초 회화 ms:Senarai frasa biasa dalam pelbagai bahasa pt:Frases comuns em diferentes línguas ro:Fraze uzuale în diferite limbi zh:各地常用會話列表