One of my friends is going to China to work in 5 days time. Although he is a Chinese, he cannot really speak Mandarin. So I imagined myself going to China and thinking of how it would be like for me to communicate with the locals. I believe that it would be pretty troublesome if I didn’t even know some of the common words. It applies to travelers in foreign countries. Learning at least these 16 common English words in another language would certainly make things easier for the travelers. Not everyone speaks English.
Anyways, here’s the super cool site that has the 16 commonly used English words translated into all the world’s languages. It’s very useful when you know at least how to say ‘thank you’ or ‘hello’. Locals may find you amusing and give you special treatment.
Here are the 16 polite words that comes in handy.
- Cheers!
- Excuse Me
- Good Afternoon
- Good Evening
- Good Morning
- Good Night
- Goodbye
- Hello
- I do not understand
- Nice to meet you
- No
- Please
- Thank you
- Thank you very much
- Yes
- You’re welcome
I know how to say ‘Good Morning’ in a few foreign languages like bonjour (French), o hayou gozaimasu (Japanese), selamat pagi (Malaysian) and cho san (Cantonese).
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English To Local Languages
Be polite when traveling
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You forgot a very important phrase “Where is the bathroom please?”!!
I think the most important is… “I’ll have a beer, please”. This should be known in as many languages as possible ;)
I think the most important phrase would be.. “I’ll have a beer, please.”