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B A

BASICS / MOST USED

S I

ESSENTIALS

C S

Hello. / Hi. (casual)
Sp Hola. OH-lah
It Ciao. / Salve. chow (chyow,

CHAH-oh) / SAHL-vay
Fr Salut. sah-LEW
Gr Hallo. HAH-loh
Po Ola. oh-LAH

Yes. Sp Si. see
It Si. see
Fr Oui. wee
Gr Ja. yah
Po Sim. seem

No.

 

^{Sp No. noh BIt No. noh AFr Non. nohn SGr Nein. nien I}Po Nao. naow_CGood day. S

Sp Buen dia.
bwen DEE-ah
It Buongiorno. bwohn-JOR-noh
Fr Bonjour. BOHN-zhoor
Gr Guten tag. GOO-ten tahk
Po Bom dia. bahm DEE-uh

Good morning. Sp Buenos dias.

BWEN-ohs DEE-ahs
It Buongiorno. bwohn-JOR-noh Fr Bonjour. BOHN-zhoor Gr Guten morgen.

GOO-ten MOR-gen

 

Po Bom dia. bahm DEE-uh

 

Good afternoon.

 

^{Sp Buenas tardes. BBWEN-ahs TARR-dess AIt Buon pomeriggio. Sbwohn poh-meh-RREE-djoh I}Fr Bonjour. (greeting) BOHN-zhoor_{CBon après midi. (parting) Sbohn ah-preh MIH-dee}

 

Gr Guten tag. GOO-ten tahk

 

Po Boa tarde.

 

BOH-uh TARRD-ih / tarrd

 

Good evening. Sp Buenas noches.

BWEN-ahs NOH-chess It Buonasera.
bwohn-ah-SEH-rrah Fr Bonsoir. BOHN-swah Gr Guten Abend.
GOO-ten AH-bent Po Boa noite.
BOH-ah noyt / NOYT-ih

Please.

 

^{Sp Por favor. por fah-VOR BIt Per favore. pehr fah-VOH-rray A}Fr S’il vous plait. seel voo play_{SGr Bitte / Bitte schon. IBIH-tuh / BIH-tuh shern CPo Se faz favor. / Por favor. seh Sfazh fuh-VOR / por fuh-VOR}

 

Sir (Mr.) / madam (miss)

Sp Senor / senora
sehn-YOR / sehn-YOR-rrah
It Signore / signora
seen-YOR-rray / seen-YOR-rrah
Fr Monsieur / madame
muh-syur / mah-DAHM
Gr Herr / Frau
hehr / frraow
Po Senhor / Senhora
sehn-YOR / sehn-YOR-rruh

A man / a woman

 

^{Sp Un hombre / una mujer B}oon OHM-brreh / OO-nah moo_{AKHEHR SIt Un uomo / una donna Ioon oo-OH-moh (WOH-moh) / COO-nah DOHN-nah SFr Un homme / une femme}

 

ahn om / ewn fam

Gr Ein Mann / eine Frau
ien man / IE-nuh frraow
Po Um homem / uma mulher
oom OH-mayng / OO-muh moolYEHR

Thank you. (Very much) Sp Gracias. (Muchas Gracias).
GRRAH-see-ahs
(MOO-chahs GRRAH-see-ahs) It Grazie. (Grazie mille).
GRRAHT-syay (GRRAHT-see
MEE-lay)

Thank you. (Very much)

 

^{Fr Merci. (Merci beaucoup). BMEHR-see (mehr-see boh-koo) AGr Danke. (Danke schon / vielen Sdanke). DAHN-kuh (DAHN-kuh Ishern / FEE-len DAHN-kuh) C}Po Obrigado(a). (Muito obrigado)._{Soh-brree-GAH-doo(-duh)}
(MWEENG-too oh-brree-GAHdoo)

You’r e welcome . (more polite) / Don’t mention it. (no problem) Sp De nada. deh NAH-dah
It Prego. / Di niente.

PRRAY-goh / dee nee-EN-tay Fr Je vous en prie. / De rien.
zhuh voo zon pree / duh ree-ahn
Jet’en prie. (familiar)
zhuh tyahn pree

You’r e welcome (more polite) / Don’t mention it (no problem) Gr Bitte shon. / Nichts zu danken. B BIH-tuh shern / nishts tsoo A_{DAHN-ken SPo De nada. dih NAH-duh I}

How are you? ^C(familiar / formal)^S

Sp Como estas / esta?
koh-mess-STAHS / STAH
It Come stai / sta?
KOH-may stie / stah
Fr Comment vas-tu / allez-vous? koh-mohn vah-too / tal-lay voo
Gr Wie geht es dir / ihnen?
vee gayt ess deer / EE-nen
Po Como estas / esta?
koh-moo-SHTASH / SHTAH

Fine, thanks. And you? (familiar / formal)

 

^{Sp Bien, gracias. Y tu / usted? Bbyen GRRAH-see-ahs ee too / Aoos-TED SIt Bene, grazie. E tu / lei? BEHInay GRRAHT-syay eh too / lay C}Fr Tres bien, merci. Et toi / vous?_{Streh byang MEHR-see (ay twah}
/ voo)

Gr Gut, danke. Und dir / ihnen? goot DAHN-kuh oont deer / EEnen

Po Bem, obrigado(-a). E tu / voce? bayn oh-brree-GAH-doo(-duh) ee too / voh-SAY

Excuse Me. (Getting attention) Sp Disculpe. dees-KOOL-peh It Scusi. SKOO-zee
Fr Excusez-moi.

eks-KEW-zay mwah

 

Excuse Me. (Getting attention)

 

^{Gr Entschuldigung. Behnt-SHOOL-dee-goong A}Po Disculpe. / Com licenca. dish_{SKOOLP / kahm lih-SAYN-suh I}

 

Excuse me. (To get past / by)^C Sp Perdon. / Con permiso. pehr^S

DOHN / kohn pehr-MEE-soh It Permesso. pehr-MESS-oh
Fr Pardon. pahr-DOHN
Gr Entschuldigen Sie.

ent-SHOOL-dee-gen zee

 

Po Com licenca.

 

kahm lih-SAYN-suh

 

Excuse Me! / Sorry!

Sp Perdon! / Lo siento!
pehr-DOHN / loh SYEN-toh
It Chiedo scusa! / Mi dispiace! KYAY-doh SKOO-zah / mee dees-PYAH-chay

Excuse Me! / Sorry!

 

^{Fr Pardon! / Desole! / Excusez-moi. Bpar-DOHN / day-zoh-lay / eksAKEW-zay mwah S}Gr Wie bitte! / Tut mir leid! vee BIH_{Ituh / toot meer liet CPo Perdao! / Disculpe! Spehrr-DAOW / dish-KOOLP}

Do you speak English? Sp Habla ingles?
AHB-lah een-GLESS
It Parla inglese?
PAHR-lah een-GLAY-zay Fr Parlez-vous anglais?
pahr-lay voo AHNG-glay Gr Sprechen Sie Englisch?
SHPRREH-khen zee EN-gleesh Po Fala ingles?
FAH-luh een-GLAYSH

I don’t speak……....…very well.

 

^{Sp No hablo muy bien Espanol. Bnoh AHB-loh mwee byen esApahn-YOHL S}It Non parlo molto bene Italiano._{Inohn PAR-loh MOHL-toh BEHCnay ee-tahl-ee-AH-noh SFr Je ne parle pas bien le}

 

Francais. zhuh nuh parl pah byang luh FRAHNG-say

Gr Ich spreche nicht sehr gut
Deutsch. eekh (ish) SHPRREHkhuh neekht (nisht) sayr goot doych

Po Nao falo muito bem Portugues. naow FAH-loo MWEENG-too bayn porr-too-GAYSH / porr-tooGAYZ

Could you repeat that, please? Sp Puede repetir eso, por favor? PWEH-deh rreh-peh-TEER EHsoh por fah-VOR

Could you repeat that, please?

 

^{It Puo ripetere, per favore? Bpwoh rree-PEH-teh-rray pehrr Afah-VOH-rray S}Fr Pouvez-vous repeter,s’il vous _{Iplait? poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay Cseel voo play SGr Konnen Sie das bitte wieder}

 

holen? KER-nun zee dahs BIHtuh VEE-dehr-hohl-uhn

Po Importa-se da repetir, por favor? eem-PORR-tuh seh dah rrehpih-TEER por fuh-VOR

I am learning.

Sp Estoy aprendiendo.
ess-TOY ah-prrehn-dee-EN-doh
It Sto imparando.
stoh eem-pah-RRAHN-doh
Fr J’apprends. ZHUH-pron
Gr Ich lerne. ish LEHRN-uh

I am learning.

 

Po Eu estou aprendendo. EH-oo_{Bish-TOH ah-prrayn-DAYN-doo A}

I would like... / I want …^S Sp Quisiera / Quiero…^Ikee-see-EH-rrah / KYEH-rroh^C It Vorrei…vor-RRAY^S Fr Je voudrais… / Je veux…

zhuh voo-drray / zhuh vuh

Gr Ich mochte…
eekh (ish) MERKH-tuh
Po Queria / Quero…
kih-RREE-uh / KEH-rroo

Is it..?
Sp Es / esta..? ess / ess-TAH It E’..? eh
Fr C’est..? seh / say
Gr Ist es..? ist ess
Po E’..? eh

Is / Are there..?

 

^{Sp Hay..? ie (like eye in English) BIt C’e..? chay AFr Y a-t-il..? / Estce qu’il y a..? S}(yah-teel) ee a teel / ess keel ee _{Iah CGr Gibt es einen..? Sgipt ess IE-nun}

 

Po Ha..? ah

Can we have..?
Sp Podemos tomar..? / Podemos tener..? poh-DEH-mohs tohMAHR / poh-DEH-mohs tenEHR

It Possiamo avere..?
poh-see-AH-moh ah-VEH-rray
Fr Est-ce que nous pouvons avoir..? ess kuh noo poo-vahn ah-VWAH
Gr Konnen wir…..haben?
KER-nun veer….. HAH-bun

Can we have..?

 

^{Po Podemos ter..? B}poh-DEH-moosh tayr_A

Can you tell me…?^S Sp Puede decirme..?^IPWEH-deh deh-SEER-meh^C It Potete dirmi..?^Spoh-TEH-tay DEER-mee

Fr Pouvez-vous me dire..?
poo-vay voo muh deer
Gr Konnen Sie mir sagen..?
KER-nun zee meer ZAHG-uhn
Po Pode dizerme..?
pod dee-ZEHR-mih

Can you help me? Sp Puede ayudarme?

PWEH-deh ah-yoo-DARR-meh It Puo aiutarmi?
pwoh ah-yoo-TAHRR-mee Fr Pourriezvous m’aider?
poor-ay voo MAY-day

Can you help me?

 

^{Gr Konnen Sie mir helfen? B}KER-nun zee meer HELF-uhn_{APo Pode ajudar-me? Spod uh-zhoo-DAR-mih I}

Could I have...?^C Sp Podria tomar..? / Podria tener..? S poh-DRREE-ah toh-MAHR /
poh-DRREE-ah teh-NEHR

It Posso avere…?
POS-soh ah-VEH-rray
Fr Est-ce que je peux avoir..?
ess kuh zhuh puh ah-VWAH
Gr Konnte ich…..haben? KERNtuh ish (eekh)…..HAH-buhn
Po Posso ter…? / Pode trazer-me..? POS-soo tayr / pod trruh-ZAIRmih

The bathroom

 

^{Sp El cuarto de bano / el bano el BKWARR-toh deh BAHN-yoh / el ABAHN-yoh SIt Il bagno eel BAHN-yoh I}Fr La salle de bain / les toilettes lah _{Csal duh bahn / lay twah-let SGr Das Bad dahs baht}

Po A casa de banho / oo banho ah KAH-zuh dih BAHN-yoo /