If you speak a language not listed here,
please e-mail me at JAY.WIND@ATT.NET how to say
THANK YOU and other nice things in your language.
If you e-mail me a sound
clip to
I will add it to the SAY IT! column.
Prepared in the interest of promoting international peace and
understanding.
© 2023 by Jay Jacob Wind
Last updated May 18, 2023, with inputfrom Jovette Jolicoeur
For 170 national anthems, see www.nationalanthemsnow.com
For 200 national anthems, see www.national-anthems.net
For "PEACE" in 200 languages, see www.autom.teithe.gr/~vivia/peace.htm
For free translations between Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish, courtesy of Babylon.com, see www.pvtc.org/thankyous/babylon.html
For "THANK YOU" in 465 languages, see http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/thankyou.htm
For "I LOVE YOU" in 100 languages, see www.journeywoman.com/lovestories/ILoveYouin100DifferentLanguages.htm
For "MERRY CHRISTMAS" worldwide,
see www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/manylanguages.htm
For "MERRY CHRISTMAS" and "HAPPY NEW YEAR" worldwide,
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/christmas.htm>www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/christmas.htm
For International Domestic Violence and Abuse Agencies List in 70
languages,
see www.hotpeachpages.net/lang
For Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 331 Languages, see www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Best regards, Jovette
LANGUAGE | ||
PHRASE | SEE IT! | SAY IT! |
ENGLISH Europe (England), North America |
ENGLISH | ING'-LISH |
Hello | Hello | He-lo' |
How are you? | How are you? | Hou-ar'-yoo |
Very good | Very good | Ve-ri-good' |
Please | Please | Pleez |
Thank you | Thank you | Thenk'-yoo |
You're welcome | You're welcome | Yoor-wel'-com |
Goodbye | Goodbye | Good-bie' |
Peace | Peace | Pees |
I love you | I love you | Ie-lohv'-yoo |
ENGLISH Australia |
STRINE COURTESY OF Sunbear |
STRIEN |
Hello | G'Day Mate | Guh-Day'-Mayt |
How are you? | How are you? | Hou-ahr'-yoo |
Very good | Fine | Fien |
Please | Please | Pleez |
Thank you | Thanks | Thehnks |
You're welcome | It's a pleasure | Iht-ahp-leh'-zhoor |
Goodbye | G'bye | Guh-bie' |
Peace | Peace | Pees |
I love you | I love you | Ie-lohv'-yoo |
AMERICAN
SIGN LANGUAGE North America |
ASL courtesy of Rebecca Chavez |
ASL QuickTime videos |
Hello | The right open hand waves back and forth several times | http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/H/W1606.htm |
How are you? | Both middle fingers quickly sweep up and out from the chest. The eyebrows are raised in inquiry. | |
Very good | With the thumb resting on the upper part of the chest, the fingers are wiggled back and forth. | http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/F/W1255.htm
The thumb touches the middle of the chest with fingers extended. One thought is that this sign represents the ruffles on the shirt of a gentleman. |
Please | The sign for "please" is made by placing your flat right hand over the center of your chest. Move your hand in a clockwise motion (from the observer's point of view, use a circular motion towards your left, down, right, and back up) a few times. | See www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/p/please.htm
for a drawing and further discussion. See QuickTime video. |
Thank you | Touch the lips with the fingertips of one or both flat hands, then move the hands forward until the palms are facing up. | http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/T/W4102.htm
The hand moves out and down. This sign is similar to the gesture of kissing ones hand and extending the hand towards someone else in order to show ones gratitude. |
You're welcome | The right hand, fingers together and palm facing left, is placed in the upturned left palm, whose fingers point away from the body. The right hand slides straight out along the left palm, over the left fingers, and stops with its heel resting on the left fingertips. | |
Goodbye | The right open hand waves back and forth several times. (Also the sign for hello.) |
AFRIKAANS Africa (South Africa) |
AFRIKAANS courtesy of Ezmari Snder |
A-FRI-KA'-ANZ |
Hello | Hello | He-lo' |
How are you? | Hoe gaan dit? | Ho-gan'-dit? |
Very good | Baie goed | Ba'-i-gud |
Please | Asseblief | A'-se-blif |
Thank you | Dankie | Dan'-ki |
You're welcome | Plesier | Ple-sir' |
Goodbye | Totsiens | Tot-sinz' |
AGEWGNA Africa (Ethiopia) |
AGEWGNA courtesy of Mitaku Baruck |
A-GUN'-YA |
Hello | Dikitima | Di-ki-ti'-ma |
How are you? | Watashto | Wa-tash-to' |
Very good | Sinkuti | Sin"-ku-ti' |
Please | A'derr | A'-derr (the rr is rolled) |
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Dekdekchan | Dek-dek-chan' |
ASHANTI Africa (Ghana) |
ASHANTI courtesy of Samuel Osafo and Kwaku Agyapong |
A-SHAN'-TI courtesy of Tchaka Owen |
Hello | Etise | E-ti'-se |
How are you? | Wo hu tise | U-hu-ti'-se |
Very good | Eyeh paa | E-yeh-pa' |
Please | Mi pa wo kyew | Mi-pa-wo-ki-yoo' |
Thank you (very much) | Me da wo ase (pa paaa pa) (formal) Me daase (short form) |
Me-da-wo-a'-se (pa-pa'-pa) Me-dah'-say |
You're welcome | Me ma wo akwaaba | Me-ma-wo'-ak-wa"-bah |
Goodbye | Nante yiyie | Nan-te-yi-yi-eh |
In Ghana when we say Akan, it comprises of about
seven tribes (Asante,
Asante Akim, Akem, Kwawu, Akuapem, Brong Ahafo, and Fante) with a
slight difference, like American English, British English, and
Australia English. These areas cover about 2/3 of Ghana, so most of
other tribes can speak and understand it. -- Kwaku Agyapong |
ALBANIAN Central Europe (Albania) |
SHQIP courtesy of Maura Schwartz |
SHKIP courtesy of Maura Schwartz |
Hello | Mire dite | Meer-dee'-tah |
How are you? | Si je?(informal) Si jeni?(formal) |
See'-ye? See'-yeh-nee? |
Very good | Mire | Meer |
Please | Te lutem(informal) Ju lutem(formal) |
Teh-loo'-tehm Yoo-loo'-tehm |
Thank you | Faleminderit | Fah-leh-mehn-dehr'-iht |
You're welcome | S'ka gja | Skah'-dzah |
Goodbye | Mirupafshim | Meer-oo-pahv'-shihm |
AMHARIC
Africa (Ethiopia) |
AMHARIC courtesy of Tekle Semere |
AHM-HAHR'-EEK |
Hello | Tadias | Tah'-dee-yahs |
How are you? | Endeminhe (to a male) (or)Endemineshe (to a female) |
Ehn-deh-mihn-heh'
(or) Ehn-deh-mihn-ehsh' |
Very good | Dehena | Deh'-heh-nah |
Please | Yekerta | Yeh-kehr'-tah" |
Thank you | Amesegnalhu | Ah-meh-sehg-nahl'-hoo |
You're welcome | Menemadel | Meh'-nehm-ah-dehl" |
Goodbye | Dehenawale (to a male) (or)Dehenawaye (to a male) |
Deh'-heh-nah-wah"-lay
(or) Deh'-heh-nah-wie" |
ANDALUSIAN Europe (Spain) |
ANDALUSIAN courtesy of Jose A.Narbona |
AHN-DAH-LOO-SEE-AH'-NO |
Hello | Hola! | Oh'-lah |
How are you? | Q'hay! Co'-mo e'ta u'te'? |
'Kie Koh'-moh-eh-tah-oo"-te] |
Very good | ||
Please | Po'favo' | Poh'-fah-boh" |
Thank you | Grasia' | Grahs'-yah |
You're welcome | Bienveni'o | Bee-yehm'-beh-nee"-oh |
Goodbye | Adio' | Ah-dee-oh' |
Peace |
ARMENIAN | ARMENIAN | AHR-MEE'-NEE-AHN
courtesy of Noubar Tcheurekdjian |
Hello | Parev | Pah-rehv' |
How are you? | Inch pesek | Eench-behs-ehk' |
Very good | Shatlav | Shahd-lahv' |
Please | Hajetzek | Hah-jeh-tzek' Yeh-teh-guh-hah-jeek' |
Thank you | Shunorhagalam | Shuh-nohr-hah-gahl-ehm' |
You're welcome | Pareeyegak | Pah-ree-yeh-gahk' Pahn-muh-tcheh' |
Goodbye | Munakparov | Muh-nahk-pah-rohv' |
ARABIC (SAUDI) Asia (Middle East) |
ARABIC |
AH'-RAH-BEEK
courtesy of Ali Zinatbakhsh |
Hello | Assalaam alaykum | Sah-lah'-ahm-ah-lay'-kehm |
How are you? | Kef haalak (male) Kef haalik (female) |
Kie"-feh-hou'-lehk |
Very good | Mabsood Jayyid Jiddan |
Mahb-sood' Jah-yid-jihd'-dahn |
Please | Ne'em Min Faddlak Lo samaht |
Neh-ehm' Mihn-fahd-lahk' Loh-sah-maht' |
Thank you | Shukran Tislam Ahsant |
Shook-rahn' Tihs-lahm' Ah-sahnt' |
You're welcome | Afwan | Ahf-wahn' |
Goodbye | Ma'a Assalaama | Mah'-ah-ah-sah-lah"-mah |
Peace | Salaam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
ARABIC (Egyptian) Asia (Middle East) |
ARABIC | AH'-RAH-BEEK
courtesy of Steven Sullings |
Hello | Assalaam alaykum | Sah-lah'-ahm-ah-lay'-kehm |
How are you? | Kef haalak (male) Kef haalik (female) |
Kie"-feh-hou'-lehk |
Very good | Mabsood Jayyid Jiddan |
Mahb-sood'
Jah-yid-jihd'-dahn |
Please | Ne'em Min Faddlak Lo samaht |
Neh-ehm'
Mihn-fahd-lahk' Loh-sah-maht' |
Thank you | Dua Netjer en ek (to a man) Dua Netjer en etj (to a woman) |
Doo'-ah-neht'-jehr-ehn-ehk" Doo'-ah-neht'-jehr-ehn-ehj" |
You're welcome | Afwan | Ahf-wahn' |
Goodbye | Ma'a Assalaama | Mah'-ah-ah-sah-lah"-mah |
Peace | Salaam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
ASHANTI Africa |
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Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Me daas | May-daahs' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
BASQUE Southwest Europe (Spain) |
LA LENGUA EUSKARA courtesy of Oskia Iaben |
LAH LEHNG'-WAH OOS-KAH'-RAH |
Hello | Saludo | |
How are you? | Zer moduz? | Zehr-moh'-dooz |
Very good | Ongi | Ohn'-gee |
Please | ||
Thank you | Eskerrik asko (or) Mila esker |
Ehs-keh-rick-ahk'-soh (or) Mee'-lah-ehs-kehr |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Agur | Ah'-goor |
BENE Africa |
BENE | BAY'-NAY |
Hello | Bai | Bah'-ee |
How are you? | Afwo | Ahf-woh' |
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
BENGALI Southern Asia (Bangladesh, India) |
BENGALI courtesy of Asim Ghosh |
BEHN-GAHL'-EE |
Hello | Kamon achho | Kay'-mohn-ahch"-hoh |
How are you? | Tumi kamon achho | Too-mee-kay'-mohn-ahch"-hoh |
Very good | Khoob bhalo or Bhalo aachhi |
Koob-hah'-loh or Vah-loh-ahch'-hee |
Please | Onugroho purbok or Daya koray |
Oh'-noo-goh-pohr"-bahk or Dah"-yah-koh-ray' |
Thank you | Dhonnyobaad | Dah'-nya-bahd" |
You're welcome | Ota Kichhu Na ("It's OK") or Eta To Amaar Soubhaggyo ("My Pleasure") or Shagatom |
Oh-tah-kih-choo-nah' or Eh'-tah-toh-ah-mahr'-soob-hahg-yoh" or Shah-hah-tohm' |
Goodbye | Abaar dekha hobey or Bidaay |
Ah'-boor-day"-kah-hoh'-vay or Bee-day'-ie |
Peace | Shaanti | Shahn'-tee |
Happy New Year | Shuvo Nobo Borsho | Shu'-voh-noh'-boh-bohr"-shoh |
BENGALI Southern Asia |
BENGALI Dialect |
BEN-GA'-LI courtesy of Mohamed Bhuiyan |
Hello | Dhannabade | Dah'-nah-bah"-dee |
How are you? | Kamun acha | Kah-moon-ah'-chah |
Very good | Balla acha | Bah'-lah-ah"-chah |
Please | Ashee | Ah-shee' |
Thank you | Ashee | Ah-shee' |
You're welcome | Ashee | Ah-shee' |
Goodbye | Anu graha | Ah-noo-grah'-hah |
BOSNIAN Central Europe |
BOSANSKI from http://home.freeuk.com/iandart |
BOH-ZAHN'-SKEE |
Hello | Zdravo (Hello) Dobar dan (Good day) |
Zdrah'-voh Doh'-bahr-dahn" |
How are you? | Kako ste? | Kah-koh'-steh |
Very good | Ja sam dobro (I am well) | Yah'-sahm-doh'-broh |
Please | Molim | Mohl-eem' |
Thank you | Hvala | Huh-vah"-lah |
You're welcome | |
|
Goodbye | Do videnja | Doh-vizh-eh'-nyeh |
BULGARIAN Central Europe |
BULGARSKI EZIK български език |
Bul'-gar-ski-ye-zik"
|
Hello | Dobro utro (Good morning)
Dobr vecher (Good evening) |
Do-bro"-u-tro
Do-br-veh"-cher |
How are you? | Kak ste | Kak-ste' |
Very good | Dobre | Do-bre' |
Please | Molya | Mol'-ya |
Thank you | Mnogo blagodarya | Mno'-go-bla-go-dar-ya" |
You're welcome | Molya | Mol'-ya |
Goodbye | Dovizhdane | Doh-vizh-dah'-nyeh |
BURMESE Southeast Asia |
BURMESE | BURMESE |
Hello | Mingalar par | Min-ga-lar-par' |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Chei-zu tin-bar-te Chezu ba |
Chei'-zu-tin-bar"-te Chei-zu-ba' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | ||
I love you | Chit-tey | Chit-tey |
CAMBODIAN Southeast Asia |
KHMER | KHMEHR' courtesy of Lina Chea |
Hello | Jimripsu | Jihm-rihp-soo'-ah |
How are you? | Sok sobiate | Sohk-soh-bie'-ah-teh |
Very good | Min ay | Mihn-ay' |
Please | |
|
Thank you | Orkun | Ohr-koon' |
You're welcome | Min ay | Mihn-ay' |
Goodbye | Jimriplia | Jihm-rihp-lee'-ah |
CANDOMBLE South America (Brazil) |
CANDOMBLE | KAHN-DOHM'-BLAY |
Hello | Sarava | Sah-rah-vah |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | ||
Peace |
CATALAN Southwest Europe (Spain) |
CATALAN courtesy of Maria Catala Serra |
CATALAN courtesy of Paco Rivi�re voicing by Jordi Plantalech |
Hello | Hola | Oh'-la |
How are you? | Com estas? | Kohm-ay-stahs' |
Very good | Molt b� | Mohl-bay' |
Please | Si us plau | See-oos-plah'-oo |
Thank you | Gr�cies | Grah'-see-ehs |
You're welcome | De res | Day-rays' |
Goodbye | Adeu | Ah-dyoo' |
CHALDEAN North of Iraq |
CHALDEAN See www.kaldu.org |
KAL-DEE'-YAN courtesy of Hazim Shabilla |
Hello | Shlama illokhun (to a group) Shlama illakh (to a female) Shlama illukh (to a male) |
|
How are you? | Dekhewotun (group) Dekhewaat (female) Dekhewit (male) |
|
Very good | Kulish Randa (all) | |
Please | In Basmalokhun (group) In Basmalakh (female) In Basmalukh (male) |
|
Thank you | Pshena b gawokhun (group) Pshena b gawakh (female) Pshena b gawukh (male) |
|
You're welcome | Gyanakh Basemta (female) Gyanukh Basemta (boy) |
|
Goodbye | Pushu Bishlama (group) Posh Bishlama (one person) |
|
Peace | Shlama | |
I love you | Kibanukh (female saying to male) Kibinakh (male saying to female) |
CHAMORRO Pacific Islands (Guam) |
CHAMORRO courtesy of Jeff Seager | CHA-MOR'-RO courtesy of Veronica Santos |
Hello | Hafa adai | Ha'-fa'-a-de"-i |
How are you? | Hafa adai | Ha'-fa'-a-de"-i |
Very good | Todu maulug | To'-du-mau"-lug |
Please | Pot fabot | Poht' fa-boht" |
Thank you | Si Yuus ma'ase or Gracias |
See dzoo'-oos mah-AH"-see or GRAH'-shuss |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | ||
What would you like? | Hafa malago'mu | Ha-fa-ma-la-go-mu |
Excuse me | Dispensa'yu | disPENSah-dzoo |
What's going on? | Hafa guaguaha | Ha-fa-gua-gua-ha |
CHEROKEE |
CHEROKEE courtesy of James Bird |
CHEROKEE |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye (see you later) | Dedadagohvyi Do Na Da Gahvoni Wado |
De-da-da-go'-vi |
CHICKASAW Native American |
courtesy of Linda Shafer |
courtesy of Linda Shafer |
Hello | Halito or Mishiho | ha-lee'-toe, mish-ee'-hoh |
How are you? | Chokma tah? | chohk-mah-tah? |
Very good | Achokma akinneh | a-chohk-mah ah-kin-neh |
Please | ||
Thank you | Yakoke | yah-koh-keh |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Ayali | a-yah-le |
Peace | Nan-aiya | nahn ah-yah |
I will love you forever | Chimi ihullo lechi bilia |
che-me ehn-hool-loh le-che bil-e-ya |
CHINESE (Cantonese) |
CHEUNKWOKWA courtesy ofFelix Chen |
CHOHN'-KOHW-WAH" courtesy of Felix Chen |
Hello | Wei | Way |
How are you? | Nay hoh mah? | Nay-hoh-mah'? |
Very good | Hoh hoh | Hoe-hoe' |
Please | Ng goi | Mm-goi' |
Thank you | Doh jeh | Doh-jeh' |
You're welcome | Ng sai haak hay | Mm-sai-haak-hay |
Goodbye | Joi geen | Joi-geen' |
CHINESE (Mandarin) |
ZHONGWEN (pinyin spelling) courtesy of Monica Byler |
TSONG'-WEHN
courtesy of Michael Yu |
Hello | Ni hao | Nee-hah'-oo |
How are you? | Ni hao ma? | Nee-hah'-oo-mah" |
Very good | Hen hao | Hoon-hah'-oo |
Please | Qing | Chihng |
Thank you | Xie-xie | Sheh-sheh' |
You're welcome | Bu keqi | Boo-kah-chee' |
Goodbye | Zai jian | Tsie-chehn' |
I love you | Wo ai ni | Woh-ie-nee' |
CHINESE dialect (Cantonese: toi-saan wah dialect) (Mandarin: tai-san hua dialect) |
TOI-SAAN WAH courtesy of Winston Mah |
TOI-SAAN-WAH" courtesy of Winston Mah |
Hello | Wei | Way |
How are you? | Ni hao ma? | Nee-hah'-oo-mah" |
Very good | Hao hao | How-how' |
Please | Ten ni | Tehn-nee' |
Thank you | Ode | Aw-deh' |
You're welcome | Msoila | Mm-soi-lah' |
Goodbye | Doygen | Doy-gen' |
CORNISH British Isles |
CORNISH courtesy of Charles Andrews |
COR'-NISH |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Murrastta why | Mew-ra-sta-whay |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
CREOLE Western Africa |
CREOLE | CREE'-OHL |
Hello | Kushe | Koo-sheh' |
How are you? | Owdibody | Ow-dee-bah'-dee |
Very good | Dibodywell | Dee-bah'-dee-wehl" |
Please | Aseh | Ah-seh' |
Thank you | Thanky | Thehn'-kee |
You're welcome | Okay | Oh-kay' |
Goodbye | Bye bye | Bie'-bie |
CROATIAN Europe (Croatia) |
HRVATSKI courtesy of Katie Bayford |
H-R-VAHTS'-KEE |
Hello | Helo (on the phone) Bog |
He-lo Bog |
How are you? | Kako si? (informal) Kako Ste? (formal, plural) |
Kah-koh'-see? Kah-koh'-steh? |
Very good | Vrlo dobro | V-h-r-loh-doh'-broh |
Please | Molim | Moh'-leem |
Thank you Thank you very much and go with God! |
Hvala Hvala Vam lijepa i BOG! |
H-vah'-lah H-vah'-lah-vam"-li-ye'-pa-i-Bog" |
You're welcome | Nama na te emu | Neh-mah-nah-tcheh'-moo |
Goodbye | Dovijenja | Doh-vee-jehn'-yah |
Peace | Mir | Meer |
Love | Ljubav | Lyoo'-bahv |
CZECH Central Europe (Czech Republic) |
CESKY courtesy of Lukas Macura |
CHES'-KI courtesy of Harry Kaufman |
Hello | Dobry den (or) Ahoj |
Doh-bree-dehn' (or)
Ah-hoy' |
How are you? | Jak se mate (formal) Jak se mas (informal) |
Yahk'-say-mah"-tay (or) Yahk'-say-mash' |
Very good | Velmi dobre | Vehl-mee-dohb'-zheh |
Please | Prosim | Proh-seem' |
Thank you | Dekuji Dekuju(commonly) |
Zhe-koo-yeh' |
You're welcome | Neni zac | Neh-nih-zach' |
Goodbye | Nashledanou(or) Sbohem(or) Ahoj |
Nah'-skhleh-dah'-noo
(or) Seh-boh-hehm"(or) Ah-hoy' |
DANISH Europe (Denmark) |
DANSK courtesy of Maura Schwartz |
DAHNSK courtesy of Maura Schwartz |
Hello | Hej(or)God dag | Hie (or) Goh-daw' |
How are you? | Hvordan har du det? | Vohr-dahn-hah'-doo-day |
Very good | Godt | Goht |
Please | Vaer saa venligt | Vehr-soh-vehn'-leet |
Thank you | Tak | Tahk |
You're welcome | Vaers gaa | Vehrs'-goh |
Goodbye | Farvel | Fah-vehl' |
DARI Southern Asia (Afghanistan) |
DARI courtesy of Farid Ghaznawi |
DAH'-REE courtesy of Farid Ghaznawi |
Hello | Salaam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
How are you? | Cheturasti | Cheh-too-rahs'-tee |
Very good | Bisyur khub | Bihs-yoor-khoob' |
Please | Lutfan | Loot'-fahn |
Thank you | Tashakor | Tah-shah-koor' |
You're welcome | Hwahesh | Hwah-hehsh' |
Goodbye | Khoda hafez | Khoh-dah-hah-fehz' |
DUTCH Europe (The Netherlands) |
DUTCH courtesy of Dominique Winkels and Paul van Driesten |
DUTCH courtesy of David Vanderhorst |
Hello | Hallo, Hoi, (or) Goedendag | Hah-loh (or) Hoy(or)Goh'-dehn-dahkh" |
How are you? | Hoe gaat het met jou
(informal) Hoe gaat het met u (formal) |
Hoo-wah-khaht'-heht-meht-hoo"
(or) Hoo-wah-khaht'-heht-meht-yeh" |
Very good | Heel goed | Heel-khaht' |
Please | Alstublieft | Ahl'-shtoob-leeft" |
Thank you | Dank je wel | Dahnk'-yoo-vehl" |
You're welcome | Graag gedaan | Grahg'-gay-dahn" |
Goodbye | Dag(or)Tot ziens | Dahg (or) Toht-zeens' |
DZONGKHA Asia (Bhutan) |
DZONGKHA courtesy of Bishwa Chhetri |
JOHN-KHAH' courtesy of Bishwa Chhetri |
Hello | Kuzug zangpo | Koo-zoog'-jahng-poh' |
How are you? | Ga chi mo | Gah-chee-moh' |
Very good | Leg som | Lehg-sohm' |
Please | Laa | Lah |
Thank you | Kaa din chhe | Kah-deen-chay' |
You're welcome | Laa | Lah |
Goodbye | Taa shi delek | Tah-shee-deh-lehk' |
ERITREAN Africa (Eritrea) |
TIGRIGNA | TI-GRI'-NI-AH |
Hello | Selam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
How are you? | Kemayaloka (to a male) (or)Kemaylahkhee (to a female) |
Keh-may'-ah-loh-kah'
(or)Keh-may'-lah-khee" |
Very good | Tzbuk alokhoo | Tzbook-ah-loo'-khoo |
Please | Bikibretka | Bih'-kih-breht"-kah |
Thank you | Yekenyeley | Yeh-kehn-yeh-lay' |
You're welcome | Genzebka (to a male) (or)Genzebkee (to a female) |
Gehn-zehb'-kah
(or)Gehn-zehb-kee |
Goodbye | Dehankun (to a male) (or)Dehankkunee (to a female) |
Deh-hahn-koon'
(or)Deh-hahn"-koo-nee' |
ESTONIAN Europe (Estonia) |
ESTONIAN courtesy of Merlen Avilk |
ESTONIAN |
Hello | Tere | Teh'-reh |
How are you? | Kuidas La heb | Kwee'-dahs-lah-hahb" |
Very good | Vegahasti | Vah'-gah-hah"-stee |
Please | Palun | Pah'-loon |
Thank you | Aitäh | Ie-tehkh' |
You're welcome | Palun | Pah'-loon |
Goodbye | Head aega | Hee'-ahd-ee"-gah |
FIJIAN Pacific Islands |
FIJIAN courtesy of Michael J. Doherty |
FIJIAN |
Hello | Bula | Mboo'-lah |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Vinaka | Bvi'-nah-kah |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
FILIPINO
(based on TAGALOG) East Asia (The Philippines) |
FILIPINO courtesy of Litong Roa and Catherine Martinez |
FIH-LIH-PEE'-NOH
(TAH-GAH'-LOHG) |
Hello Good morning Good afternoon |
Kumusta Magandang araw po Magandang umaga po Magandang hapon po Magandang gabi po |
Koo-moo-stah' Mah-gahn-dahng-ah-raw'-poh Mah-gahn-dahng-oo-mah'-gah-poh Mah-gahn-dahng-hah'-pohn-poh Mah-gahn-dahng-gah'-bee-poh |
How are you? | Kumusta ka | Koo-moo-stah-kah' |
Very good | Mabuti | Mah-boo'-tee |
Please | Paki (always a prefix) | Pah-kih' |
Thank you | Salamat | Sa-la'-mat |
You're welcome | Walang anuman | Wa-lang'-a-noo-man" |
Goodbye | Paalam | Pa-ah'-lam |
colors | |
See www.tagaloglang.com/learn/colors.htm |
I love you | Mahal kita | Ma-hal'-kee-tah" |
FINNISH Europe (Finland) |
SUOMI courtesy of Ilkka Ketola |
SOO-OH'-MEE
(courtesy of Jeanne Lakso) |
Hello | Hei (or) Terve | Hay (or) Tehr'-ve |
How are you? | Kuinka voit? Kuinka te voitte? |
Gwihn'-kah-voit Gwihn'-kuh-tay-voi"-teh |
Very good | Hyvin kiitos | Hoo'-vin-kee"-tohs |
Please | Ole kiltti | Oh-le'-kil"-ti |
Thank you | Kiitos paljon | Kee'-tohs bahl'-yohn |
You're welcome | Olkaa
hyv� Ei kest� |
Ohl'-kah-hyoo"-vah Ie'-kehs-tah |
Goodbye | N�kemiin Hyv�sti |
Nake'-meen Hyoo'-vahs-tee |
Peace | Rauha | Row'-hah |
FOLANI Africa |
FOLANI | FOH-LAH'-NEE
courtesy of Abdul Munim Mohamed |
Hello | Gam | Yahm' |
How are you? | Noi | Noy' |
Very good | Tamam | Tah-mahm' |
Please | Yadu be-em | Yah'-doo-beh"-ehm |
Thank you | Usay | Oo'-say |
You're welcome | Yota | Yoh'-tah |
Goodbye | Mipili | Mee-pee'-lee |
FRENCH Europe (France), North America (Canada) |
FRAN�AIS
courtesy of Tammy Huck |
FRAHN-SAY'
courtesy of Nguyen Huynh Khanh Linh |
Hello | BonjourorSalut | Bohn-zhoor' or Sah-loo' |
How are you? | Comment allez-vous?
(formal)(or) Comment vas-tu? (informal) |
Cohm'-ehn-tahl'-ay-voo'
(or) Cohm'-ehn-vah-too" |
Very good | Tr�s bien | Tray-bee-yen' |
Please | S'il vous pla�t
(formal)
(or) S'il te pla�t |
Sihl-voo-play'
(or) Sihl-teh-play' |
Thank you | Merci beaucoup | Mehr'-see-boh-coo' |
You're welcome | De rien(or) Je vous en prie |
Duh-ree-ehn'
(or) Zhe-voo-ahn-pree' |
Goodbye | Adieu(or)Au revoir | Ah-dyoo' (or) Oh-reh-vwahr' |
Peace | Paix | Pay' |
I love you | Je t'aime | Zheh-tehm' |
FULA Africa |
FULA | FOO'-LAH courtesy of Amadou Balde |
Hello | Jarama | Jah'-rah-mah |
How are you? | Tanalato | Tah-nah"-lah-toh' |
Very good | Tanaola | Tah-nah"-oh-ah'-lah |
Please | Fiala | Fee-ah'-lah |
Thank you | Adjarama | Ahd-jah"-rah-mah |
You're welcome | Toli | Toh'-lee |
Goodbye | Enonsie | Ehn-ohn'-sie |
GAELIC
Europe (Ireland) |
GAEILGE
(Irish) courtesy of Bob Flannery |
GWAYL-ge |
Hello | Dia dhuit | Jee'-ah-gwihch |
How are you? | Conas ta tu? | Cuhn'-uhs-thaw-too |
Very good | Te me go maith | Thaw'-may-guh-moh |
Please | Le d'thoil | Lehd-hehl' |
Thank you | Go raibh maith agat | Guh-roh-moh-uhg'-uht |
You're welcome | Ta failte romhat. | Thaw-fawlt'-cheh-roh"-aht |
Goodbye | Slan. | Slawn |
GEORGIAN Western Asia |
GRUZNYY courtesy of Manbiz |
GRUZ'-NI-YI |
Hello | Gagimarjos | Ga'-ji-mar'-jos |
How are you? | Rogora khar? | Ro-go-ra-khar' |
Very good | Dzaan kargad | Dza'-an-kar'-gad |
Please | Tu sheidzleba | Tu-sha-idz-le'-ba |
Thank you | Madloba | Mad-lo'-ba |
You're welcome | Arapers | A-ra-pers' |
Goodbye | Kargad | Kar'-gad |
GERMAN Europe (Germany) |
DEUTSCH courtesy of Monica Byler |
DOYCH |
Hello | Guten tag | Goo'-tehn-tahg" |
How are you? | Wie geht's (informal)
(or) Wie geht es Ihnen (formal) |
Vee-gayts'
(or) Vee-gayt-ehs-ee'-nehn |
Very good | Sehr gut | Zehr-goot' |
Please | Bitte | Bee'-teh |
Thank you | Danke sch�n | Dahn"-keh-shehn' |
You're welcome | Bitte sch�n | Bih"-teh-shayn' |
Goodbye | Auf wiedersehen | Auf-vee'-dehr-zayn |
I love you | lch liebe dich | Ihksh-lee'-beh-diksh |
GREEK Europe (Greece) |
ELLHNIKA courtesy of Vivia Nikolaidou |
EL-LEE-NEE-KAH'
courtesy of Vivia Nikolaidou |
Hello | Geia sou(informal) Geia sas (formal) |
Yah'-soo Yah'-sahs |
How are you? | Ti kaneis (informal) Ti kanete (formal) |
Tay-kah'-nees Tee kah'-neh-teh |
Very good | Polu kala Opaa (celebratory) |
Poh-lee' kah-lah' Oh'-pah-ah |
Please | Parakalw
Karvos |
Pah-rah-kah-lel' |
Thank you | Euxaristw | Ev-kah-ree-stoh' |
You're welcome | Parakalw | Pah-rah-kah-lel' |
Goodbye | Geia sou(informal) Geia sas (formal) |
Yah'-soo Yah'-sahs |
Peace | Eirhnh | Ee-ree'-nee |
GREENLANDIC
North America (Greenland) |
GREENLANDIC
courtesy of Mark
Mange Tak
|
GREENLANDIC |
Hello | Inuugujoq, kutaa, haluu | |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you (very much) | Qujanaq (qujanarssuaq) | |
Welcome! | Tikilluarit! | |
Goodbye
(long-term parting) (short-term parting) |
Ajunnginniarnat Inuulluarit Takuss |
GUJARATI Southern Asia (India) |
GUJARATI courtesy of Yash Shah |
GOO-JAH-RAH'-TEE
courtesy ofShalin |
Hello | Namaste | Nah-mah'-stay |
How are you? | Kem cho? | Kehm'-choh |
Very good | Bau saaru chhe | Bah"-hoo-sah'-roo-cheh' |
Please | Maherbani | May-hehr-bah'-nee |
Thank you | Abhar | Ahb-hahr |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Avajo | Ah-vah'-joh |
HAUSA Africa |
HAUSA | HAUSA courtesy of Abdul Munim Mohamed |
Hello | Salaam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
How are you? | Ina sunanka | Ih-nah'-soo-nahn"-kah |
Very good | Sunani | Soo-nah'-nee |
Please | Yadu be'em | Yah'-doo-beh"-ehm |
Thank you | Usema | Oo-see'-mah |
You're welcome | Yota | Yoh'-tah |
Goodbye | Balin jahm | Bah'-lihn-jahm" |
HAWAIIAN Pacific Islands (Hawaii) |
HAWAIIAN courtesy of Monica Byler |
HAWAIIAN |
Hello | Aloha | Ah-loh'-hah |
How are you? | Pehea 'oe? | Pey-hey'-ah oy |
Very good | Maika'i no | Mai-kuh'-ee noh |
Please(literally "be kind you") | E 'olu'olu 'oe | Eh olu'-olu' oy |
Thank you | Mahalo | Mah-hah'-loh |
You're welcome (lit.: "a little thing") | He mea iki | Hey mey'-ah ee'-kee |
Goodbye | Aloha | Ah-loh'-hah |
Sincerely yours | Me ka mahalo | May-kah'-mah-hah'-loh |
HEBREW Western Asia (Israel) |
IVRIT | EEV-REET'
courtesy of Alex Lieberman |
Hello | Shalom | Shah-lohm' |
How are you? | Ma shlomkha? (to a male) Ma shlomekh? (to a female) |
Mah-shlohm-khah'
(M) Ma-shloh-maykh' (F) |
Very good | Tov ma'od | Tohv-may-ohd' |
Please | B'vakasha | Beh-vah'-kah-shah" |
Thank you | Toda raba | Toh-dah'-ra-bah" |
You're welcome | Alo davar | Ah-lo'-dah-vahr" |
Goodbye | Shalom | Shah-lohm' |
HINDI Southern Asia (India) |
HINDI | HIHN'-DEE
courtesy of Rashmi Lal |
Hello | Namaste | Nah-mah'-stay |
How are you? | Kaise ho | Kie-say'-hoh" |
Very good | Bahut atcha | Bah-hoht'-at-chah" |
Please | Kripaya | Krih-pah-yah' |
Thank you (very much) | (Bahut) Shoukriah(or) Dhanya wad |
(Bah-hoht') Shoo'-kree-yah" (or)Dhahn'-yah-wad" |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Namaste | Nah-mah'-stay |
HUNGARIAN Europe (Hungary) |
MAGYAR courtesy of Catherine Arnold and Nathalie Bresztyenszky |
MAHG'-YAR
and Ben Gioia |
Hello | Szia | See'-yah |
How are you? | Hogy vagy | Hohch-vah'-gee |
Very good | Nagyon jo | Nohg'-yohn-yoh" |
Please | K�rem sz�pen | Kay"-rehm-say'-pehn |
Thank you | K�sz�n�m | Koo'-seh-nehm |
You're welcome | Szivesen | See'-veh-shehn |
Goodbye | Viszontl�t�sra | Vee"-sohnt-lah-tahsh-roh' |
IBANI Africa (Nigeria, River State, Bonny People) |
�BANI courtesy of Emmanuel T. Ezekiel-Hart |
EE-BAH'-NEE |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Imiegbam | Ee-mee-ehg'-bahm |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | ||
I love you | I ebelemam | Ee-eh-behl-eh'-mahm |
ICELANDIC Europe (Iceland) |
�SLENSKA
courtesy of George Law |
EES-LEHN'-SKAH |
Hello | S�ll (to a
man) S�l (to a woman) |
Saytl Siel |
How are you? | Hvad segir�u gott? | Kvath seggirthuh goht |
Very good | Allt gott | Ahlt goht |
Please | Gj�r�u svo vel | Gyurrthuh svo vell |
Thank you | Takk | Tahk |
You're welcome | �a� var ekkert | Thath var ehkert |
Goodbye | Vi� sj�umst | Vith syau-uhmst |
Peace | Fri�ur | Frithuhr |
IGBO Africa (Nigeria) |
IGBO courtesy of IliNofu |
IHG'-BOH |
Hello | Kedu | Kay'-doo |
How are you? | Ke'kimelu | Kay'-kih-meh"-loo |
Very good Fine |
Omaka Odi mma |
Oh-mah'-kah Oh-dih'-mah" |
Please | Biko | Bee'-koh |
Thank you | Dalu | Dah'-loo |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Ka omesia | Kah'-oh-may"-syah |
Peace | Udo | Oo'-doh |
INDONESIAN East Asia (Indonesia) |
INDONESIAN courtesy of Saediman |
INDONESIAN |
Hello | Hallo | Hah-loh" |
How are you? | Apa kabar | Ah-pah'-kah-bahr" |
Very good | Baik | Bah-eek" |
Please | Silahkan | Sih-lah-kahn" |
Thank you | Terima kasih banyak | Teh-ree-mah'-kah-see-ban-yah" |
You're welcome | Selamat detang | Seh'-lah-maht-day-pahng" |
Goodbye | Selamat berpisahn | Seh'-lah-maht-behr-pih-sahn" |
ITALIAN Europe (Italy) |
ITALIANO courtesy of Run The Planet |
EE-TAH'-LEE-AH"-NOH |
Hello | Ciao / Buongiorno / Salve | Chow (or)Bohn-jhohr'-noh |
How are you? | Come va? | Coh'-may-vah" |
Very good | Molto bene | Mool'-toh-beh'-nay |
Please | Per favore / Per piacere | Pehr-fah-voh'-ray |
Thank you | Grazie | Mool'-tee-graht'-see-yah |
You're welcome | Prego | Pray'-goh |
Goodbye | Arrivederci Addio |
Ah-ree-vah-dehr'-chee
Ah-dih'-oh |
I love you | Ti amo | Tih-ah'-moh |
JAPANESE East Asia (Japan) |
NIHONGO courtesy of Saediman and Charels Allard Jr |
NEE-HOHN-GOH
(Japanese is unaccented) courtesy of Kenji Chikata |
Hello | Ohayo kozaimasu Konnichi wa |
Oh-hie-yoh-koh-zie-mah-soo
Koh-nee-chee-wah |
How are you? | Konnichi wa Ogenki desu ka |
Koh-nee-chee-wah
Oh-gehn-kee-deh-soo-kah |
Very good | Totemo ii yo Totemo ii desu |
Toh-teh-moh-ee-ee-yoh
Toh-teh-moh-ee-ee-deh-soo |
Please | Dozo Onegai shimasu |
Doh-zoh Oh-neh-gie-shee-ah-soo |
Thank you | Domo arigatou Arigatou gozaimasu |
Doh-mo-ah-ree-gah-too
Ah-ree-gah-too-koh-zie-mah-soo |
You're welcome | Dou itashimashite | Doo-ee-tah-shee-mah-shee-tay |
Goodbye | Sayounara | Sah-yoo-nah-rah |
I love you | Ai shite imasu | Ie-shih-teh-ih-mah-soo |
KANARESE Africa |
KANARESE |
KANARESE |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Tanyr wada | Tah-neer'-wah"-dah |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
KAREN Burma, Southeast Asia |
KAREN | KA-RIN' |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you (very much) | Da blu (do ma law) | Da-blu"-do-ma-law' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
KANNADA Karnataka, South India |
KANNADA courtesy of B J Suresh |
KAH-NAH'-DAH |
Hello | Namaskara | Nah-mah-skah'-rah |
How are you? | Neevu Hyagidera? | Nee'-voo-hyah-gee-deh"-rah |
Very good | Tumba Olle Adu | Toom'-bah'-oh-lee-ah"-doo |
Please | Daya Vittu | Dah'-yah-vih"-too |
Thank you | Dhanyavadagalu | Dhan'-yah-vah-dah-gah"-loo |
You're welcome | Nimage Swagatha | Nee-mahg'-ee-swah-gah"-thah |
Goodbye | Hogi Bartene | Hoh'-gee-bar-teh"-neh |
Peace | Shanti | Shan'-tee |
KAZAKH Central Asia |
KAZAKH courtesy of Azamat Ukpegaziyev |
KA'-ZAKH |
Hello | Salemetsiz be (polite) or Salem (to a close friend) |
|
How are you? | Kaliniz kalai? | |
Very good | Ote zhaksi | |
Please | Otinemin (not an exact translation) | |
Thank you | Rahmet | Ra-met' |
You're welcome | Ar kashan da dayinmin | |
Goodbye | Sau boliniz | |
Welcome to Kazakhstan! | Kazakhstanga kosh keliniz! | Ka-zakh-stan'-ga-kosh-ke-li"-niz! |
KIRGHIZ Asia |
KIRGHIZI | KEER-GEE'-ZEE |
Hello | Salaam | Sah-lah'-ahm |
How are you? | Hondaisyzlu | Hohn-die-sihz'-loo |
Very good | Abda yakshi | Ahb-dah-yahk-shee' |
Please | Nunkun bolso | Noon-koon-bohl'-sah |
Thank you | Rakhmat | Rahkh-maht' |
You're welcome | Ghosh gelingiz | Gohsh-geh-lihn'-geez |
Goodbye | Ghosh | Gohsh (the hard "G" is plosive) |
KIRUNDI Africa |
KIRUNDI Courtesy of Fidele Bare Gensabe |
KI-RUN'-DI |
Hello | Amahoro | A-ma-ho'-ro |
How are you? | Amahoro | A-ma-ho'-ro |
Very good | Mesza | Mes'-za |
Please | Dashobora | Da-sho'-bo-ra |
Thank you | Urakoze | U-ra-ko'-ze |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Amahoro | A-ma-ho'-ro |
KONKAMI Goa and Mangalore, South India |
KONKAMI courtesy of Carol Pinto |
KOHN-KAH'-MEE |
Hello |
Marlo | Mahr'-loh |
How are you? |
Tu kaso Asaayee? | Too-kah'-soh-ah-saa"-yee? |
Very good |
Hav Boro Aasa |
Hahv-boh'-roe-ah"-sah |
Please |
Dayakarn |
Dah-yah-kahrn' |
Thank you |
Dev bore koru | Dehv'-boh-reh-koh"-roo |
You're welcome |
Dev bore koru |
Dehv'-boh-reh-koh"-roo |
Goodbye |
Melya |
Mehl'-yah |
KOREAN East Asia (Korea) |
KOREAN courtesy of Rickah and Mishael Mario Romero |
|
Hello |
Ahnyung hahsay yo |
Ahn'-yahng-hah-say-yoh' |
How are you? |
|
|
Very good |
|
|
Please |
Aneeo |
Ah-nee'-oh |
Thank you |
Kamsa hamnida |
Kahm'-sa-hahm-nee-dah" |
You're welcome |
|
|
Goodbye |
Chalga (informal) Annyeonghi Kaseyo |
Chahl'-ga Ahn-yay-ohn'-gee-kah-say"-oh |
KORO Arunachal Pradesh, India |
KORO see Wall Street Journal article |
KO'-RO |
Head |
Jew-prah |
|
Four |
Ko-play |
|
Six |
Soo-fee |
|
Bird |
Poh-lay |
|
Pig |
Leh-leh |
|
Sun |
May-nay |
|
Night |
May-pah |
|
Nose |
Keh-peh |
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Rain |
Moo-yoo |
|
Older Sister |
Oh-foh |
|
Thank you / You're Welcome |
Kah-plah-yeh |
UMIYAAY Native American |
KUMIYAAY | Koo-mi-YAY |
Hello | H�awak | Haaw'-kah |
How are you? | Mamuyuth mi-ay |
Ma-ma-yuth'-mi-ay" |
Very good Fine, thanks, and you? |
Ijan Ijan man maath 'a ? |
I-jan' I-jan'-man'-math'-a? |
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
LAKOTA Native American |
courtesy of Phyllis
Von Miller 3,000 words translated |
source
link various phrases spoken |
Hello | ||
How are you? | TOKEL NIYE | To-kel-ni'-ye |
Very good | LILA WASTE | Li-la-wa'-ste |
Please | CANL WASTE IYOKIPI |
Ca-nl-wa'ste I-YO-KI'-PI |
Thank you | PILAMAYAYE | Pi-la-ma-ya'-ye |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
LAOTIAN Southeast Asia (Laos) |
LAO courtesy of Bang Smith |
LAH'-OH courtesy of Sue Reach |
Hello | Sabai dee | Sa-bai'-di |
How are you? | Sabai dee | Sa-bai'-di |
Very good | Dee | Di |
Please | Satoo | Sa-too' (said with hands together) |
Thank you | Kob chie | Kobj-chai' |
You're welcome | Bopen ngang dok | Bo-pen'-nyang"-dok |
Goodbye | Sok dee | Sok-di' |
LATIN (Europe, formerly) |
LATINO courtesy of Mackie |
LA-TI'-No |
Hello | Salve | Sahl'-way |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Gratia | Grah'-tyah |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Vale (to one person) Valete (to a group) |
Wah'-lay Wah-leh'-tay |
LITHUANIAN Central Europe (Lithuania) |
LIETUVISKAI courtesy of Urte |
LIE-AH-TOO'-VISH-KIE courtesy of Urte |
Hello | Labas | Lah'-bus |
How are you? | Kaip gyveni? | Kaip'-gee-veh"-nih |
Very good | Labai gerai | La'-bey-ger"-ay |
Please | Prasau | Pra'-show |
Thank you | Aciu | Ah'-tcheu |
You're welcome | Prasau | Pra'-show |
Goodbye | Sudie | Su'-dei |
LUGANDA Africa (Uganda) |
LUGANDA courtesy of Ronald Mugga |
LU-GAN'-DA |
Hello | Ki kati | Chi-ka'-ti |
How are you? | Oli otya | O-li-ot'-ya |
Very good | Ndi bulungi | eN-di-bu-lun'-gi |
Please | Bambi | Bam'-bi |
Thank you | Webale nnyo | We-ba-li-enn'-yo |
You're welcome No problem |
Si nnyo Tewali nsonga |
Si-enn'-yo Te-wa-li-enn-son'-ga |
Goodbye (Peace) | Mirembe | Mi-rem'-be |
MACEDONIAN Southeastern Europe |
MAKEDONSKI courtesy of Valerie Nastovski |
MAH-KEH'-DOHN-SKEE" courtesy of Vasko Torkov |
Hello | Zdravo | Zdrah'-voh |
How are you? | Kako ste (formal) kako si (informal) | Kah-koh-stay', kah-koh-see' |
Good Very good |
Dobro Mnogu dobro |
Doh'-broh M'noh"-goo-doh-broh |
Please | Molam | Moh'-lam |
Thank you | Blagodaram Fala (informal) |
Blah'-goh-dah"-rahm Fah'-lah |
You're welcome (it's nothing) Nothing Please Welcome (also) another time |
Nema na shto Nishto Molam Poveli i drug pat |
Neh'-mah nah shtoh Nee'-shtoh Moh'-lam Poh'-veh-lee ee droog paht |
Goodbye | Dogledanje Prijatno |
Doh-gleh'-dahn-yeh Pree-yaht'-noh |
Peace | Mir | Mihr |
I love you | Te sakam | Teh'-sah-kahm" |
MALAGASY Africa (Madagascar) |
MALAGASY courtesy of Fanja Rasolomanana |
MALAGASY |
Hello | Manao ahoana | Mah-nah'-oo-ah-hoo-ah"-nah |
How are you? | Manao ahoana ny fahasalamanao | Mah-nah'-oo-ah-hoo-ah"-nah
nee-fah'-hah-sah-lah-mah-nah"-oo |
Very good | Tsara fa misaotra | Tsah'-rah-fa-mee-sah-oo'-trah |
Please | Azafady | Ah-zah-fah'-dee |
Thank you | Misaotra | Mee-sah-oo'-trah |
You're welcome | Tsy misy fisaorana | Tsee'-mih-see'-fee-sah-oo-rah"-nah |
Goodbye | Veloma | Veh-loo'-mah |
MALAY Southeast Asia (Malaysia) |
BAHASA MELAYU courtesy of Charley Cross |
BA-HA'-SA-MA-LA-YU and Chris Robinson and Jim Kushner |
Hello | Hello or Selamat Pagi (good morning) Selamat Tenggahari (mid-day) Selamat Petang (good afternoon) Selamat Malam (good evening as a greeting or good night as a departure). |
Heh-loh' Seh-lah'-maht-pah"-gee Seh-lah'-maht-tehn-gah-hah"-ree Seh-lah'-maht-peh"-tahng Seh-lah'-maht-mah"-lahm |
How are you? | Apa Khabar | Ah'-pah-kah"-bar |
Very good | Khabar Baik | Kah'-bar-bah"-ihk |
Please | Tolong (help me) or Sila |
Toh'-lohng or See'-lah |
Thank you | Terima kasih | Teh-ree'-mah-kah"-see |
You're welcome | Sama sama | Sah'-mah-sah"-mah |
Goodbye | Selamat jalan Selamat tinggal |
Sah-lah'-maht-jah-lahn"
Sah-lah'-maht-tihn-gahl" |
MALAYALAM Southern Asia (India) |
MALAYALAM | MAH-LAY-AH'-LAHM
courtesy of Mani |
Hello | Namaska ram | Nah-mah-skah'-rahm |
How are you? | Engane oon de | Ehn-gah-nay'-oon-day" |
Very good | Walare nalade | Wah-lah-ray'-nah"-lah-dah |
Please | Dayewu cide | Dah'-yeh-woo-see"-day |
Thank you | Opaga'arum | Oh'-pah-gah'-ah-room |
You're welcome | Waru waru | Wah-roo'-wah-roo" |
Goodbye | Namaska ram (or)Warete |
Nah-mah-skah'-rahm
(or) Wah-reh-tay' |
MALI Southern Africa |
MALI | MAH-LEE |
Hello | An sogoma | Ah-soh'-goh-mah" |
How are you? | Ika kene | Ee-kah'-kee-neh" |
Very good | Mekherela | Me-kher'-eh-lah" |
Please | Mideli | Mee'-deh-lee" |
Thank you | Ineche | Ee'-ne-chay" |
You're welcome | Ibisimila | Ee'-beh-see-meh-lah" |
Goodbye | Kanbe | Kahn-bay' |
Peace |
MALINKE Southern Africa |
MALINKE | MAH-LIHN'-KAH |
Hello | Ini sogoma | Ih-nee-soh-goh'-mah |
How are you? | Ika kenin | Ih-kah-kee'-nihn |
Very good | N'ka fissa | 'N-kah-fih'-sah |
Please | Isabari | Ih-sa-bah'-ree |
Thank you | Barika | Bah'-ree-kah |
You're welcome | I danse | Ee-dahn'-say |
Goodbye | Anbe | Ahn-bay' |
Peace | Here | Heh-ray' |
MALTESE Southern Europe |
MALTESE courtesy of John Bezzina |
MAHL-TEES' |
Hello | Merhba! | Mehr-hah-bah' |
How are you? | Kif inti? | Keef-ihn'-tee |
Very good | Tajjeb hafna | Tah-yeb-hahf'-nah |
Please | Jekk joghgbok | Yehk-yohg-bohk |
Thank you | Grazzi | Graht-see |
You're welcome | M'hemmx imniex | Mehm-ksihm-nihks |
Goodbye | Sahha | Sah'-hah |
Peace | Paci | Pah'-see |
MANDINGO Western Africa |
MANDINGO | MAHN-DIHN'-GOH |
Hello | Tana mansi | Tah-nah-mahn'-see |
How are you? | Tana tiye | Tah-nah-tee'-ay |
Very good | Tana tay | Tah-nah-tay' |
Please | Tana tay | Tah-nah-tay' |
Thank you | Tana tay | Tah-nah-tay' |
You're welcome | Tana tay | Tah-nah-tay' |
Goodbye | Alelewudi | Ah-leh-leh-woo'-dee |
MONGOLIAN Eastern Asia |
MONGOL | MON'-GOL |
Hello | Sainu | Sah'-noo |
How are you? | Sainu | Sah'-noo |
Very good | Mash sain | Mahsh-sahn' |
Please | ~ach (as a suffix) | ~akh |
Thank you | Vayarla | Vah-yahr-lah' |
You're welcome | Zugeer | Zu-gir' |
Goodbye | Vayarta | Vah-yahr-tah' |
NAVAJO Native American |
DINE BIZAAD
Courtesy of Mariana Kahn |
DIN-EH'-BI-ZAD" |
Hello | Ya'ateeh | Ya-ah-t'eh" |
How are you? | Ya'ateeh | Ya-ah-t'eh" |
Very good | Aoo'ya'teh | A-oo'-ya-ah-t'eh" |
Please | ||
Thank you | Ahehee' | A-xheh"-h'eh |
You're welcome | O-Ahehee' | Oh-a-xheh"-h'eh |
Goodbye | Hagoene | Ha-go"-ah-neh' |
NEPALI Eastern Asia (Nepal, Sikkim, and much of Bhutan) |
NEPALI courtesy of Matji |
NEPALI |
Hello | Namaste | Nah-mahs'-tay |
How are you? | Ke chha? | Kay-chah' |
Very good | Thik chha! | Thik-chah' |
Please | Please and you're welcome are not spoken in Nepali, they are too formal; only head gestures are used | |
Thank you | Dhanyabaad (formal) | Dahn-yah-bahd' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Namaste | Nah-mahs'-tay |
What is your name? | Tapaainko naam ke ho? | |
My name is... | Mero naam... ho | |
Peace | Shaanti | Shahn'-tee |
NGOMBALE West Africa (Cameroon) |
NGOMBALE Courtesy of Matji |
NGOM'-BA-LE |
Hello | Ojame | Oh-zha'-may |
How are you? | Ongangshe | Oh-nyan'-sheh-eh |
Very good | Ngang a shue | Nyang-ah'-shoo-eh |
Please | Tesu | Te-soo' |
Thank you | Nge-ko | N-geh-koh' |
You're welcome | Nge-ko | N-geh-koh' |
Goodbye | Nbwo | N-bwoh' |
Peace | Mbwora | M-bwoh-ra |
NORWEGIAN Europe (Norway) |
NORSK courtesy of Espen Christian Brill |
NOHRSK |
Hello | Hei | Hay'-eh |
How are you? | Hvordan har du det | Vohr'-danh-ah-hah'-doo"-deh |
Very good Just fine |
Bra Bare bra |
Brah Bah'-rah-brah" |
Please | V�r s� snill | Vahr-soh-snihl' |
Thank you | Takk | Dahk |
You're welcome | V�r s�god | Vahr-soh-goo' |
Goodbye 'Bye (short form) |
Ha det bra Ha det |
Hah'-det-brah" Hah'-det |
NUBIAN Africa |
NUBI | NOO'-BEE
courtesy of Muhammed Ozman |
Hello | Maskagna | Mahs-kahg-nah' |
How are you? | Hikirfi | Hee-kihr'-fee |
Very good | Weyafil | Way-yah-feel' |
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Herago | Hehr-ah-goh' |
NUER Africa (Sudan) |
NUER | NOOR courtesy of Gatluack Kang |
Hello | Male |
Mah-leh' |
How are you? | Tidi |
Tee'-dee |
Very good | Mala |
Mah'-lah |
Please | Goal |
Gwahl |
Thank you | Cilocdateth |
See-lohk'-dah-tehs |
You're welcome | Ber |
Behr |
Goodbye | Werkamal |
Wehr-kah-mahl' |
OJIBWA Native America |
OJIBWA | OH-JIHB'-WAH courtesy of Winona LaDuke |
Hello | Aaniin | Ah-nihn' |
How are you? | Aaniin ezhichigeyaan | Ah-nihn' ehz-hih-kih-gay-yah'-ahn |
Very good | Mino ayaa | Mih-noh-ah-yan' |
Please | Daga | Dah-gah' |
Thank you | Miigwech | Mihg-wehk' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
OROMO Africa (Ethiopia) |
OROMIFFA courtesy of Lensa Etefa |
O-RO-MIF'-FA The consonant "dh" is an unvoiced plosive generated by the tongue clicking against the front of the palate. |
Hello | Akkam | A-kam' |
How are you? | Fayadha | Fa-ya'-dha |
Very good | Bayegari | Ba-ye'-ga-ree |
Please | Malo | Ma'-lo |
Thank you | Galatom | Ga-la-tohm' |
You're welcome | Fayadha | Fa-ya'-dha |
Goodbye | Naggaati | Nag-ga'-ti |
What's your name? | Meqaan kee enyu ? | Mi-kan-ki-en'-yoo? |
Are you married? | Fuutertta? | Foo-tert'-ta? |
I love you | Sin jaaledha | Sin-ja-a-led'-ha |
See you later | Walliergina | Wal-li-er-gi'-na |
Please give me a call | Naaf bilbilli | Na-af-bil-bil'-li |
Yesterday Today Tomorrow |
Kalessa Haar'a Boruu |
Ka-les'-sa Ha-ar'-a Bo-ru'-u |
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1 To'-ko 2 La'-ma 3 Sa-dii' 4 Aa-for' 5 Shen 6 Jaa 7 To-ru'-baa 8 Sa-de'-te' 9 Sa'-gaal 10 Kuu'-da-ni |
PALAUAN The Phillipines |
PALAUAN courtesy of Eve H. Ililau |
PA-LAU'-AN |
Thank You | Sulang | Soo lang |
Hello | Alii | ah lee |
Please | Adang | ah thang |
How are you? | Kewa Ngerang | ga wa nge r(rolled)ung |
Goodbye | Ma klukuk | mah kluu gook |
I like you | Soak kau | so wuk gau |
I love you | Betik a Renguk er Kau | betiga r(rolled)engook irgau |
Good | Ungil or Daijobu | oo ngeel or die ch Ohb |
See you later | Ma Ruil | mahw reel |
Your welcome | Diak a problem | dee yak ah problem |
Come and let's eat | Me domenguur | meh dOme ngoor |
Are you okay? | Ke Daijobu | geh die ch Ohb |
Yes | ochoi | oh ~ oi (the ch is almost a silent sound, the kind you make when struggling to pick up something heavy =)) |
No | Diak | dee yak |
I don't know | Ngaugai | ng ou kye |
PERSIAN Western Asia (Iran) |
FARSI | FAHR'-SEE |
Hello | Salaam (or) Khoosh amadi |
Sah-lah'-ahm (or)
Khoosh'-ah-mah-dee" |
How are you? | Aleshoma cheture (or) Khale shumah chist |
Ah-leh-shoh'-mah-cheh-too'-reh
(or) Khah'-lay-shoo-mah-cheest" |
Very good | Khubam (or) Khubaste |
Khoo-bahm' (or)
Khoo-bahs'-tay |
Please | Lotfen (or) Meher bani |
Loht-fehn' (or)
May-hehr-bah'-nee |
Thank you | Merci (or) Moshakir |
Mehr-see' (or)
Moh-shah'-keer |
You're welcome | Multe shatiram (or) Khoosh amadi |
Mool'-teh-shah-tee-rahm" (or) Khoosh'-ah-mah-dee" |
Goodbye | Hoda hafez (or) Masalaam |
Hoh-dah'-hah-fehz"
(or) Mah-sah-lah'-ahm |
POLISH Central Europe (Poland) |
POLSKA courtesy of Agnieszka Muczkowska |
POHL'-SKAH |
Hello | Dzieå dobry (or) Czesc | Zhe-do'-bre (or) Chesh |
How are you? | Jak sie masz | Yak-si-mash' |
Very good Nice to meet you |
Dobrze Milo mi Cie poznac |
Dohb'-zheh |
Please | Prosze | Pro'-zhe |
Thank you | Dziekuje bardzo | Zhe-koo'-yay bahrd'-zoh |
You're welcome | Proszę |
Pro'-zhe |
Goodbye | Do widzenia or Czesc | Doh-ve-zheh'-nea |
Peace | Pokoju | Po-ko-yu |
I love you | Kocham cię | Koh-ham-tye |
PORTUGUESE Europe (Portugal), South America (Brazil) |
PORTUGUES courtesy of Celyta Jackson |
POHR-TOO-GAYS'
courtesy of Philip Hardwick |
Hello | Ola | Oh'-lah |
How are you? | Como vai? | Koh'-mo-vah"-ee |
Very good | Muito bem | Moo'-ee-toh-bem" |
Please | Por favor | Pohr-fah-vohr' |
Thank you | Muito obrigado | Moo'-ee-toh-ohb-ree-gah'-doh |
You're welcome | De nada | Day-nah'-dah |
Goodbye | Adeus | Ah'-day-us |
PUNJABI Southern Asia (India) |
PUNJABI courtesy of Jimmy Grewal |
POON-JAH'-BEE
courtesy of Preeti Puri |
Hello | Sat sri akal | Saat-shree'-ah-kaal" |
How are you? [formal] [informal] [informal] [colloquial] |
Ki haal aah? Tuhaadaa kee haal hai jee? Toon kiven hain? Teraa kee haal hai? Kee haal chaal hai? Kee haal hai? Kiddaan? |
Kee-haal-ah? |
Very good
[fine; informal] |
Bora-chunga Meraa haal theek hai Theeke Tuhaadee kirpaa hai Vaahiguroo daa shukar hai Dhannvaad meraa haal theek hai |
Boh-rah"-chun-gah' |
Please | Meher-bani | May-hehr-bah'-nee |
Thank you | Shukria Dhannvaad Miharbaanee Tuhaadee kirpaa hai |
Soo'-kie-ree-ah"
Dahn-vadh' Mee-hahr-bah'-nee Too-hah'-dee-keer-pah"-hie |
You're welcome | no official word "theek-aah" means OK |
Theek-aah' |
Goodbye | Sat sri akal | Saat-shree'-ah-kaal" |
PUNJABI (related Dialect) Southern Asia (India) |
PUNJABI courtesy of Ray Khalid |
PUN-JA'-BI |
Hello | Kia hall hi | Kah-hohl"-hie' |
How are you? | Tum hesia hi | Toom-khe"-sah-hie' |
Very good | Bora-acha hi | Boh'-rah-ah"-cha-hie' |
Please | Meher-bani | May-hehr-bah'-nee |
Thank you | Sukria | Soo'-kie-ree-ah" |
You're welcome | Theek-hi | Tee"-ihk-hie' |
Goodbye |
PUSHTU Southern Asia (Afghanistan) |
PUSHTU courtesy of Farid Ghaznawi |
POOSH'-TOO
courtesy of Mani |
Hello | Eh(or)Sosrigal | Ay' (or)Sohs-ree-gahl' |
How are you? | Tabat sangde (or)Doseekesayho (or)Sengeyay |
Tah-bat'-sahng"-day
(or) Doh-see-keh-say-hoh' (or)Sehn-geh-yay' |
Very good | Derkha (or)Changa |
Dehr'-kha (or) Chahn'-gah |
Please | Meher bani | May-hehr-bah'-nee |
Thank you | Manena | Mah-neh'-na |
You're welcome | Pakher ragli (or)Bahot meher bani (or)Bufarma (or)Meknam |
Pah-khehr'-rahg-lee"
(or) Bah-hoht'-may-hehr-bah"-nee (or)Boo-fahr'-mah (or)Mehk-nahm' |
Goodbye | Paamaha dekha (or)Khodai poman |
Pah-ah-mah'-hah-deh-khah'
(or)Khoh-die' poh-mahn |
QUECHUA South America (Bolivia, Perú, Argentina) |
QUECHUA courtesy of Bernardo Camps |
KAY-CHWAH' |
Hello | Allillanchu | |
How are you? | Imainayan qashkanki | |
Very good | Kusa | |
Please | Allichu | |
Thank you | Yusulpayki, Paschi | Yoo-sool-pay'-kee, Pahs-chee' |
You're welcome | Hinallatapis(or) Imamanta | |
Goodbye | Wuasleglla |
ROMANIAN Central Europe (Romania) |
ROMANIAN courtesy of Lavinia Batica |
ROMANIAN |
Hello | Buna (or)Buna ziua |
Boo'-nuh (or)Boo-nuh-zy'-uah |
How are you? | Ce mai faci? | Che-may fa-chi? |
Very good | Foarte bine | Fo-arh'-te bi'-neh |
Please | Te rog | Teh-rohg' |
Thank you | Multumesc | Mool-tsu'-mehsk |
You're welcome | Cu placere | Koo-pluh-che'-reh |
Goodbye | La revedere | Lah-reh-veh-deh-reh |
RUSSIAN Asia (Russia) |
RUSSKIY YAZIK courtesy of Monica Byler |
ROOS'-KEE-YAH-ZEEK" |
Hello | Zdrastvuytye(or) Privet |
Zdrahst'-vuy-tee-yeh
(or) Pree-vyeht |
How are you? | Kak dela?(or) Kak vui? |
Kahk'-dee-lah" (or)
Kahk-voo-yee' |
Very good | Ochen khorosho | Oh'-chehn-khoh-roh-shoh' |
Please | Pozhalsta | Poh-zhal'-stah |
Thank you | Spasibo(or) Ochen blogodarno |
Spah-see'-bah (or) Oh'-chehn-bloh-goh-dahr'-na |
You're welcome | Ne za shto(or) Pozhalsta |
Nyeh-zah-shtoh'
(or) Poh-zhal'-stah |
Goodbye | Do svedanya | Dah-svee-dah'-nyah |
SAMI Finland, Norway, Sweden, NW Russia |
Sámi From www.uta.fi/~km56049/same/svocab.html by Kimberli Mäkäräinen |
SAH'-AH-MI |
Hello (when shaking hands) | Bures | Bu'-res |
How are you? | Mot manná? | Mot-ma-na' |
Very good | Bures dat manná | Bu'-res-dat-ma-na" |
Please |   |   |
Thank you | Giitu | Gi'-i-tu |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Báhcci dearvan (to one or two)
Báhcet dearvan (to three or more) |
Ba'-chi-dir-van
Ba'-chet-dir-van |
Peace | Ráfi | Ra'-fi |
SAMOAN Pacific Islands |
SAMOAN courtesy of Mereane Bailey-Murray |
SAH-MOH'-AHN |
Hello | Talofa | Tah-loh'-fah |
How are you? | Fa�apefea mai oe? | Fah'-ah-peh-feh-ah-mie-oh-eh |
Very good | Lelei atoa | Leh-lay-ah-toh-ah |
Please | Fa�amolemole | Fah�-ah-moh-leh-moh-leh |
Thank you | Fa'afetai | Fah'-ah-feh-tie |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Tofa | Toh'-fah |
SANGO Africa |
SANGO | SAHN'-GOH
courtesy of Tata Touomou |
Hello | Mbote | Mm-boh'-tay |
How are you? | Tonganayeh | Tohn'-gah'-nah-yeh" |
Very good | Yai kadape | Yah'-ee-kah-dah"-pay |
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
SERBIAN Europe |
SRB | SEHRB courtesy of Yail Latan |
Hello | Zdravo | Zdrah'-voh |
How are you? | Kako ste | Kah-koh-stay' |
Very good | Verlo dobre | Vehr-loh-doh'-bray |
Please | Molim | Moh'-lim |
Thank you | Hvala | Khvah'-lah |
You're welcome | Nema navchemu | Nay-mah-nahv-cheh'-moo |
Goodbye | Dovi jenja | Doh-vee-jehn'-jah |
Peace | Mir | Mihr |
SHONA Africa (Zimbabwe) |
SHONA courtesy of Nathalie Bresztyenszky |
SHOH'-NAH |
Hello (city) Good morning (rural - village) Good afternoon (rural) Good evening (rural) |
Kanjani Mangwanani Maskati Manheru |
Ken-john-ee Mong-wahh-nah-nee Maas-kaa-tee Man-air-rue |
How are you? | ||
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Ndatenda | Dah-tend-aa |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Fambai zsvakanaka Chisarai |
Faam-bah-yee shock-a-knock-aa Chee-saw-rah-ee |
SHOSHONE Native American |
SOSONI' DAIGWAPEHA Other Simple Shoshone Words |
SO-SO-NI' DA-IG-WA-PE'-HA |
Hello | ||
How are you? | ||
Very good | tsaandetsi' | |
Please | ||
Thank you | Ose Aishenda'ga |
Oh'-seh Ie-shehn'-dah-gah" |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye |
SINHALESE Southern Asia (India) |
SINHALA | SIHN-HAH-LAH'
courtesy of Iresha Fletcher |
Hello | Ayuboam | Ah-yoo-boh''-wahm |
How are you? | Kohomada | Koh-hoh-mah'-dah |
Very good | Hohudi | Hoh-hoo-die' |
Please | Karuna karala | Kah-roo-nah'-kah-rah-lah" |
Thank you | Estuti | Ehs-too'-tee |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Pasay hamuwaymuor Api ennam(plural) Mama ennam(singular) |
Pah-say'-hah-moo-way"-moo
Ah'-pee-ehn"-nam Mah-mah"-ehn"-nam |
SLOVAK Eastern Europe |
SLOVAK courtesy of Anna Dudikova |
SLO-VAK' |
Hello | Ahoj | A-hoi' |
How are you? | Ako sa m?� | A-ko-sa-maash" |
Very good | Velmi dobre | Vel'-mi do"-bre |
Please | Prosim | Pro'-sim |
Thank you | Dakujem | Dya-ku-yem' |
You're welcome | Prosim | Pro'-sim |
Goodbye | |
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Peace | Mier | Mi-er' |
I love you | Milujem ta | Mi-lu-yem'-tya" |
SOMALI Africa (Somalia) |
SOMALI | SOH-MAH'-LI
courtesy of Ali Mohamed |
Hello | ||
How are you? | Iska waran | Ihs-kah'-wah"-ran |
Very good | Waa fiianahay | Wah'-a-fee'-ah-nah-hay" |
Please | ||
Thank you | Mahadsanid | Mah-hehd'-sahn"-eed |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Nabad gelyo | Nah'-bahd-gehl"-yoh |
SOSSO Africa |
SOSSO | SOH'-SOH courtesy of Amadou Balde |
Hello | Inuale | Ih-noo-wah'-lay |
How are you? | Anyerife | Ahn-yeh'-rih-fay |
Very good | Afayera | Ah-fah'-yeh-rah |
Please | Awabe | Ah-wah-bay |
Thank you | Inuale | Ih-noo-wah'-lay |
You're welcome | Sesemar | Seh'-seh'marh |
Goodbye | Owo | Oh'-woh |
SPANISH Europe (Spain), Americas |
ESPAÑOL | EHSS-PA-NYOHL' |
Hello |
¡Hola! |
O'-lah |
How are you? | ¿Como está usted? | Koh-moh-eh-stah'-oo-stehd |
Very good | Muy bien | Moo-ee'-bee-yehn' |
Please | Por favor | Pohr-fah-vohr' |
Thank you | Muchas gracias | Moo'-chahs-grah'-see-yahs |
You're welcome | De nada | Day-nah'-dah |
Goodbye | Adios | Ah-dee-ohs' |
I love you | Te amo | Teh-ah'-moh |
SWAHILI Africa |
KISWAHILI courtesy of Hugh Matlock, Calogero Drago, Silas Soy, and Boaz Loroupe |
KEE-SWAH-HEE'-LEE
courtesy of Kamau Ngujuna |
Hello | Hujambo | Hu-jam'-bo |
How are you? | Habari gani? | Ha-bar'-i-ga"-ni |
Very good (No problem) No problem Fine |
Hakuna matata Hakuna tatizo (neno) Nzuri |
Ha-ku'-na-ma-ta"-ta
Ha-ku'-na-ta-ti"-zo (ne"-no) nZu'-ri |
Please | Tafadhali | Tah-fah-dha'-lee |
Thank you (so much) | Ahsante (sana) | A-san'-te (sa"-na) |
You're welcome | Karibu | Kah-ree'-boo |
Goodbye (till we meet again) | Kwa heri (ya kuonana) ! | Kwa-he'-ri (ya-ku'-o-na"-na) |
God bless you | Mungu akubariki | Mun-gu'-a-ku'-ba-ri"-ki |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | Moja, Mbili, Tatu, Nne, Tano, Sita, Saba, Nane, Tisa, Kumi | |
You are too intelligent | (Wewe) una akili sana | (we'-we) u'-na-a-ki'-li-sa"-na |
We are still in touch | Kwaheri ya kuonana rafiki |
SWEDISH Europe (Sweden) |
SVENSK courtesy of Monica Byler |
SVENSK |
Hello | Hej | Hay'-eh |
How are you? | Hur m�r du? | Hoor-mar'-doo |
Very good | Mycket bra | Mih-keht-brah' |
Please | Sn�lla
(or) �r du sn�ll |
Snah'-lah (or)Ahr'-doo-snahl" |
Thank you | Tack | Dahk |
You're welcome | Var s� god | Vahr-sah'-gohd |
Goodbye | Hej d�
(or) Adj� |
Hay'-eh-dah" (or)Ahd-yoh" |
I love you | Jag alskar | Yahg-ahl'-skahr |
TAMIL Southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka) |
TAMIL courtesy of Ven Sharma |
TAH-MEEL'
courtesy of Mani |
Hello | Wanakum | Wah-nah-koom' |
How are you? | Sowkiyama?(with
respect) Neengal, ennaikku epadi errukenge? Nee, ennaikku epadi erruke? (casual) |
Sow-kee-yah-mah' |
Very good | Ella seriairke | Eh'-la-sah-ree'-yah-ir-keh" |
How many miles did you run today? | Neengal, ennaikku evala,
miles, odunenge? (with respect) Nee, ennaikku evala, miles, odine? |
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Please | ||
Thank you | Nandri | Nahn'-dree |
You're welcome | Wanakum | Wah-nah-koom' |
Goodbye | Poy waren | Hoy-wah-rehn' |
TELUGU Southern Asia (India) |
TELUGU courtesy of Ramaiah Narla |
TEH"-LEH-GOO' More words |
Hello | Namaskaram | Nah-mah-skah'-rahm |
How are you? | Bagunnara andi? (with respect/strangers/elders) Bangunnava? (intimate, youngsters, casual) |
Bah-goo-nah'-rah-ahn'-do
Bah-goo-nah'-vah |
Very good | Aa, Bugunnanandi ("Yes, I'm fine," respectfully) Aa, Bagunna ("Yes, I'm fine," casually) Aa, Bagunnamandi ("Yes, we're fine," respectfully) Aa, Bagunnam ("Yes, we're fine," casually) |
Ah-bah-goo'-nah-nahn'-di
Ah-bah-goo'-nah Ah-bah-goo'-nah-nahm" |
Please | Daya chesi | Dah'-yah-cheh"-see |
Thank you | Dhanyavaadham | Dahn-yah-vad'-hahm |
You're welcome | Sare` Sare` or Adhaymundhi andi (Oh, that's nothing...don't mention it) |
Sah'-ray-sah"-ray or Ahd-ie-moon'-dee-ahn"-dee |
Goodbye | Velli vasthanu (I'll see you again
then) Velli vasthamu (we'll see you again then) |
Veh'-lee-vas-thah"-noo Veh'-lee-vas-thah"-moo |
TEMNE Western Africa |
TEMNE | TEHM'-NEH |
Hello | Topeh | Toh-peh' |
How are you? | Se kay | Seh-kay' |
Very good | Teh tye | Teht-yeh' |
Please | ||
Thank you | Teh tye | Teht-yeh' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Mandirao | Mahn-dih-rah-oh' |
TETUN East Timor |
TETUN courtesy of Jose A. Narbona |
TEH-TOON |
Hello | Ol� | Oh-lah' |
How are you? | ||
Very good | Tebtebes diak | Tehb-teh'-behs-dee-ahk" |
Please | Fav�r ida | Fah-bohr"-ee-dah |
Thank you | Obrigadu barak (to a male) Obrigada barak (to a female) |
Oh-bree-gah'-doo-bah-rahk" Oh-bree-gah'-dah-bah-rahk" |
You're welcome | La buat ida | Lah-boo-aht'-ee-dah |
Goodbye | Atelogu | Ah-teh-loh'-goo |
THAI Southeast Asia (Thailand) |
THAI courtesy of Ian Batterbee |
TIE courtesy of Nantinee Sirivanakarn |
Hello | Sowatdi krup (said by a male) Sowatdi ka (said by a female) |
Soh-waht'-dee-kruhp" Soh-waht'-dee-kah" |
How are you? | Sabai dee roo | Sah-bie'-dee-roo" |
Very good | Sabai dee | Sah-bie'-dee |
Please | Prod | Prohd |
Thank you | Kabkoon krup (said by a male) Kabkoon ka (said by a female) |
Kab'-koon-krup" Kab'-koon-kah" |
You're welcome | Mai ben lie | Mie-behn-lie' |
Goodbye | Sowatdi krup (said by a male) Sowatdi ka (said by a female) |
Soh-waht'-dee-kruhp" Soh-waht'-dee-kah" |
TIBETAN Southeast Asia |
TIBETAN Courtesy of Tsering Sok |
TIBETAN |
Hello | Tashi delek | Ta'-shi-de"-lek |
How are you? | Dewo yin pe? | De'-wo-win"-pe |
Very good | Dewo yin | De'-wo-yin" |
Please | Ku chi | Ku'-chi |
Thank you | Tudiche | Tu'-di-che |
You're welcome | Gain yo ma re | Ghayn'-yo-ma"-re |
Goodbye | Tashi delek | Ta'-shi-de"-lek |
Lovingkindness | Jong zom zongpo | Jong-zom-zong'-po |
What is your name? | Kerang gi ming ga-ri re? | Ke'-rang-gi-ming-ga'-ri-re |
My name is ___ | Nye ming ___ re | Nye'-ming-___-re |
I am ___ | Nga ___ yin | Nga' ___ yin |
TONGA Pacific Islands |
TONGA | TOHN'-GAH courtesy of Ana Verity |
Hello | Malo e lelei | Mah-low' Eh' Leh-lei' |
How are you? | Fefe hake? | Feh-feh' Hah-keh' |
Very good | Sai 'aupito | Sah-ee' ow-pee-toh' |
Please | Kataki | Kah-tah-kee' |
Thank you | Malo | Mah-low' |
You're welcome | N/A | N/A |
Goodbye | Nofo a'Alu aPo'uli a | Noh-foh' ah' (If you are leaving)Ah-loo' ah' (If they are leaving)Poh-oolee' ah' = (Formal) |
TURKISH Europe / Asia (Turkey-T�rkiye) |
T�RKCE courtesy of Osman Atakan Tekin |
TOORK-SEH' courtesy of Jeroen Aarssen |
Hello | Merhaba | Mehr'-hah-bah |
How are you? | Nasilsin? Nasilsiniz? |
Nah-sihl-sihn' Nah-sihl-sih-neez' |
Very good | �ok iyi | Chok ee-yee' |
Please | L�tfen | Loot-fahn' |
Thank you | Tesekk�r ederim | Teh'-sheh-koor'-eh-deh'-reem |
You're welcome | Birsey degil Rica ederim |
Bir-shay'-de-il" Ree-dya'-eh-deh'-reem |
Goodbye | Hoscakal G�r�smek �zere |
Hohs-kah-kahl' Gihr-oosh-mehk' oo-zeh-reh' |
Peace | Baris | Bah-rish' |
UKRAINIAN Central Europe (Ukraine) |
UKRAINSKA courtesy of Scott Smith |
OOK-RAH-EEN'-SKAH |
Hello | Vitayu | Vee-tah'-yoo |
How are you? | Yak maetes' | Yawk mah'-yeh-tes |
Very good | Dobry | Doh'-bree |
Please | Preshu | Pray'-shoo |
Thank you | Dyakuyu Duzhe dyakuyu |
Jah-koo'-yoo Doo'-zheh jah'-koo-yoo |
You're welcome | Preshu | Pray'-shoo |
Goodbye | Do pobachennya | Doh poh-bah'-chen-yuh |
UKRAINIAN Central Europe (Ukraine) |
UKRAINYA courtesy of Oksana |
OOK-RAH-EEN'-YAH |
Hello | Pryvit | Pree-viht' |
How are you? | Yak spravy | Yahk-sprah'-vee |
Very good | Duzhe dobre | Doo'-zheh-doh"-bree |
Please | Bud laska | Bood'-lah"-skah |
Thank you | Dyakuyu Duzhe dyakuyu |
Jah-koo'-yoo Doo'-zheh-jah-koo"-yoo |
You're welcome | Nema zaczho | Neh-mah'-zah"-choh |
Goodbye | Do pobachennya | Doh'-poh-bah-chen"-yuh |
Peace | Mir Spokiy |
Meer Spoh'-kee |
URDU South Asia (India and Pakistan) |
URDU | OOR'-DOO |
Hello | Salaam (or)Namaste |
Sah-lah'-ahm (or) Nah-mahs'-tay |
How are you? | Keso ho | Kay-soh-hoh' |
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | Shoukriah | Shook-ree-ah' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Salaam (or)Namaste |
Sah-lah'-ahm (or) Nah-mahs'-tay |
UYDUR Central Asia (Turkestan) |
UYGUR | OO-EE-GOOR' courtesy of Gulnaz Abdukadir |
Hello | Yakhshimeses | Yahkh'-shee-may-says |
How are you? | Yakhshimeses | Yahkh'-shee-may-says |
Very good | Yakhshi | Yahkh'-shee |
Please | -eng (as an ending) | -ehng |
Thank you | Rakhmat | Rakh'-maht |
You're welcome | Arzy midu | Ahr'-zee-mie-doo |
Goodbye | Hosh | Hohsh |
UZBEK Central Asia (Uzbekistan) |
UZBEK | OOZ'-BEHK courtesy of Gulnaz Abdukadir and Elyor Fayzi |
Hello | Salom |
Sa-lom' |
How are you? | Ishlar Qale? |
Ish-lar-ka'-le? |
Very good | ||
Please | Iltimos |
Il'-ti-mos |
Thank you | Rakhmat | Rack-mat' |
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | Khayir |
Kha-yir' |
VIETNAMESE Southeast Asia (Vietnam) |
Tiếng Việt courtesy of Nguyen Huynh Khanh Linh |
Ti-eng'-vi-et" Vietnamese alphabet |
Hello | Xin chào | Sihn-chow' |
How are you? | Bạn khoẻ không? | Bahn-coh-khoh-knohng' |
Very good | Rất tốt | Raht-toht' |
Please | Vui lòng | Lahm-oon'or Sihn-vwee-lohng' |
Thank you | Cảm ơn bạn | Gahm-oon' |
You're welcome | Không có gì | Khohng-coh-chee' |
Goodbye | Tạm biệt | Tahm-byeht' |
Peace | Hòa bình | Hwah-been' |
WELSH Europe (British Isles) |
CYMRAEG courtesy of Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew |
KUM'-REG |
Hello | Hylo | Huh-loh' |
How are you? | Shw mae?or Sut 'dych chi? |
Shuh mieor Shud ukh ee |
Very good | Da iawn | Dahyown |
Please | Os gwelwch yn dda Os gwelwch chi'n dda |
Os gwel-ookh un thah Os gwel'-ookh-een thah ("th" as in "the," not as in "think") |
Thank you | Diolch | Dee-olkh |
You're welcome | Croeso | Croy'-soh |
Goodbye | Hwyl Da bo chi |
Hoo'-il Dah boh khee |
Peace | Heddwch | Heth'-ookh ("th" as in "the," not as in "think") |
WOLOF West Africa (Senegal and Gambia) |
WOLOF | WOH'-LOHF courtesy of Jarra Jagne |
Hello | Jaama ngam | Jar-ma-ngam' |
How are you? | Nanga def? | Nan-ga-dehf' |
Very good | Jaama rek | Jam-ah-rehk' |
Please | Baalma | Ba-al-ma' |
Thank you | Jerejef | Jay-ray-jayf' |
You're welcome | Nokoboka | Noh-koh-boh'-ka |
Goodbye | Jaama Jam | Jam-ah-jam' |
WYANDOTT (HURON) Native American |
WYANDOTT | WIE-AHN-DAHT' courtesy of Vocabularies of the Shawanoese and Wyandott Languages (Johnston, 1858) |
Hello | ||
How are you? | Tu,ough,qua,no,u. | Too-owf-kwah-noh-oo' |
Very good | ||
Please | ||
Thank you | ||
You're welcome | ||
Goodbye | ||
Peace | SCAN,O,NIE | Skahn-oh-nee' |
I love you | YU,NOW,MOI,E | Yoo-now-moi-ee' |
XHOSA Africa (South Africa) |
XHOSA | *OH'-SAH courtesy of Alfred Igbodo * a click of the tongue against the palate |
Hello | Sea alafiyah or Molo |
Say-ah-ah-lah'-fee-yah or Moh'-loh |
How are you? | Sea alafiyah or Unjani |
Say-ah-ah-lah'-fee-yah or Oon-jah'-nee |
Very good | Naku | Nah'-koo |
Please | Kao kudi | Kah'-oh-koo"-dee |
Thank you | Dankwa | Dahn'-kwah |
You're welcome | Danfia | Dahn'-fee-ah |
Goodbye | Dao kudi | Dah'-oh-koo"-dee |
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Xhosa translator � Xhosa to English lexicon � Xhosa Fact Sheet |
YIDDISH Europe, North America (New York) |
YIDDISH | YIDDISH courtesy of Pnina Wind and Helen Sloan |
Hello | A gitten tug Sholom aleichem |
Ah-gih'-tehn-tuhg" Sho'-lom-a-lay"-khem |
How are you? | Vos machts du? | Vohs-mahkhts'-doo |
Very good | Zehr gitt | Zehr'-giht |
Please | Zie azoy gutt | Zie-a-zoy"-giht |
Thank you | A scheinen dank Danke |
Ah-shie'-nen-dahnk" Dahn'-keh |
You're welcome | Gern ge schein | Gehrn-geh-shayn' |
Goodbye | Sie gezunt | Zie'-geh-zoont" |
YORUBA Africa (Nigeria) |
YORUBA courtesy of Samuel Awosika |
YOH'-ROO'-BA courtesy of Alfred Igbodo |
Hello | Bawoni Ekoro |
Bah-woh'-nee Eh-koh-roh' |
How are you? | Se alafia Le wa? Bawoni |
Seh-ah-lah"-fee-ah-leh'-wa? Bah-woh'-nee |
Very good | O dara | Oh-dah'-rah |
Please | Jowo Eje |
Joh'-wo Eh'-jeh |
Thank you | Modupe Oshe |
Moh-doo'-peh Oh-sheh' |
You're welcome | Kotope | Koh-toh'-peh |
Goodbye | Odabo | Oh-dah'-boh |
ZIMBABWEAN Africa (Zimbabwe) |
ZIMBABWEAN courtesy of Mboko Kudzai |
ZIMBABWEAN |
Hello | Mkoroi | M-koh-roi' |
How are you? | Makadii | Mah-kad-dee' |
Very good | Zvakanaka | Zvah-kah-nah'-kah |
Please | Ndinokumbirawo | N-dee'-noh-koom'-bee-rah"-woh |
Thank you | Maita Henyu or Tatenda | Mah-ee'-tah Heh'-nyoo or Tah-tehn'-dah |
You're welcome | Mundendeiko | Moon'-dehn-day'-koh |
Goodbye | Mojamba zvakanaka | Moh-jam'-bah-zvah-kah-nah'-kah |
Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) counted 6,703 natural human
languages,
so there are many left to go!
The top 100 languages (by population) are listed at http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/top100.html