Useful Foreign Words and Phrases When Traveling
Real Answers from Real Travelers

By - Kevin Page
When travelling in any foreign country the words to know in their language are:
1 - Thank you
2 - Good Day and Good Morning.
3 - The numbers from one to ten.
When looking for English speakers ask “Do you speak English” in English.
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By - Frederick Robinson
Travelling by train/ferry to Greece with no Greek when I set out, I found very useful
(learned en route):
(The capital letters indicate the word-stress. ‘po-o’ is, minus the ‘h’, like Santa’s ‘hoho’):
‘paragallO’ - ‘please’; ‘efkharistO’ - ‘thank you’;
‘po-o EEneh -?’ - ‘where is - ?’; (a written name or map or picture is then helpful)
‘thayloh dthomAHtee-oh ya -’ (where ‘th’ is as in ‘thin’ and ‘dth’ as in ‘the’) -
‘I want a room for -’ ‘posoh kAHnee?’ - ‘How much (is)?’ (pointing at the relevant item)
Quite useful are: ‘kalimEhra’ - good morning/day; ‘kalispEHra’ - good evening; and
‘kalinEEkhta’ - goodnight.
By - Michael Hall
If traveling to spain you can use some of these basic words,
1 - Hello- hi is hola
2 - Good morning is buenas noches
3 - Good afternoon is buenas tardes
4 - Good evening/night is buenas noches
5 - Goodbye adios
6 - How are? is como estas
7 - I would like is me gustaria
8 - A pint of beer is una pinta de cerveza
9 - Thankyou is gracias
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