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The Hive Workshop is a very diverse multi-cultural / multi lingual community. Nearly all users are fairly proficient in the practice and use of the English language: as in real life, English often unites people from around the globe. It never ceases to amaze me just how well so many people can think and communicate so well in multiple languages.

This thread is designed for each of us to teach one another some basic phrases in our own language(s) so that we can expand our horizons, learn, and become better acquainted. I will post in some of the very basic words and phrases that I know; I'll be grateful if you guys can teach me others.


Phrase /
Word
DanishEn françaisGermanItalianRussianSpanish

hello /
good day
hej /
goddag
bonjourGuten Tagciao /
buongiorno
hola

goodbye /
good night
farvel /
godnat
au revoir /
bon soir
guten abendciao /
arrivederci /
buonanotte
adios

friendvenami(e) /
copain
freundamico/adrugamigo

peacefredpaixFriedenpacemirpaz

lovekærlighedAmourliebeamoreamor

please???s'il vous plaitbitteper favorepor favor

thankstakmercidankegraziespasibogracias


welcomevelkommenbienvenuewillkommenbenvenuto/abienvenido

helphjælpaiderhilfeAiutoayudar

The information is very incomplete. As everyone contributes their own language(s) to this thread, I should be able to make it more helpful and useful.

As the table indicates, help is needed: especially with languages not presently included.
Mandarin Chinese (Well, Some Of It)
Macedonian (note: Macedonian has an alphabet of over thirty letters)...

I can fill Serbian in:
...here are some phrases in Slovenian
In germany we have 3 articles...
Phrase / Word = Japanese
English = Spanish (without proper accents and tildes, because i'm lazy)
On Swedish:
Norwegian:
 
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Macedonian (note: Macedonian has an alphabet of over thirty letters, and English has only 26, so these words may sound a bit weird to a real Macedonian

Hello - Zrdavo

Goodbye - Chao

How are you? - Kako si?

Please - Te molam

Thank you - Blagodaram

Help! - Pomosh!

Life (this one is tricky; it involves a letter not in the Enligh alphabet) - Zjivot

Love (this one is also tricky) - Ljubov

Friends - Drugar

Would (as in "Would you?") - Dali

My name is xxxxxx - Moyoto ime e xxxxxxxx

Where are you from? - Od kade si?

Why? - Zoshto?

Where? - Kade?

What? - Shto?

How do I get to xxxxxx - Kako da stignam do xxxxxxx

I am from xxxxxxx - Yas sum od xxxxxxx

Latin (note: in Latin, sentences are not capitalized unless they stat with a proper noun, and if you see a V, prounounce it as an W)

I am xxxxxx - ego sum xxxxxxx

Where is xxxxxxx - ubi est xxxxxx

Why? - cur?

House - villa

Dog - canis

I am angry - ego sum irato

I work - ego laboro

I carry - ego porto

Wine - vino

Food - cibum

I eat food - ego cibum consumo

I see your money - ego video pecuniam tuus
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@Ralle: How do I pronounce thay weird little combination AE thing?
 
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In german it is danke not danka ;)

Also Hello is plain Hallo

All in all this is a good Idea but i think this will help understanding german better if you can speak english and know what the word is you want to translated:
http://dict.leo.org/

This site is german but it can translate most words from english to german and is a realy great side that helped me often and good.
Also i think there is a france version but i think that one is german - france.
The site also got a big board where you can ask things.
 
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Phrase / WordFrench

hello / good daybon jour
goodbye / good nightbon soir
[r]friend[c]ami
peacepaix
loveamour
pleases'il vous plait
thanksmerci
welcomebienvenu
helpaider

Friend is either ami, amie, copain, or copine, I would use copain for the table
 
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Mandarin Chinese (Well, Some Of It):
hello / good day = ni hao ma
goodbye / good night = zai jian / wan an
friend = peng you
peace = idk
love = ai (verb)
please = qing ni (only used before a verb0
thanks = shie shie
welcome = idk
help = idk
 
I can fill Serbian in:

Hello - Zdravo//Здраво
Good Day - Dobar Dan//Добар Дан
Good Evening - Dobro Veche//Добро Вече
Friend - Drug/Prijatelj//Друг/Пријатељ
Peace - Mir//Мир
Love - Ljubav/(when used as a verb)Volim//Љубав/Волим
Please - Molim te/Молим те
Thanks - Hvala//Хвала
Welcome - Dobro Doshao (Male)/Dobro Doshla (Female)//Добро Дошао/Добро Дошла
Help - Pomotj//Помоћ

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Wolve, on Russian, Mir means World not peace, so try to find the real peace translation please =)
 
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To conclude with Yugoslavian languages (considering that Croatian and Serbian are basically the same), here are some phrases in Slovenian (as you can see, is very similar to serbian):

EnglishSlovenian
Hello/Good dayZdravo/Dober dan
Goodbye/GoodnightNasvidenje/Lahko noč
FriendPrijatelj
PeaceMir
LoveLjubezen
PleaseProsim
ThanksHvala
WelcomeDobrodošel
HelpPomoč
 
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ok let's go on:

In germany we have 3 articles...
der for male
die for female
das for things

but we also say: der Baum(tree)...there kinda is no rule for that, u just have to learn it :/

ice= das Eis PL: I think it also is das Eis

vegetable = das Gemüse PL: I think it also is das Gemüse

cars= das Auto PL: die Autos

map= die Karte PL: die Karten

book= das Buch PL: die Bücher

hell= die Hölle PL: die Hölle

heaven= der Himmel PL: I think there is no plural :)

head= der Kopf PL: die Köpfe

neck= der Hals PL: die Hälse

hand= die Hand PL: die Hände

stomach= der Magen PL: die Mägen

body= der Körper PL: die Körper

leg= das Bein PL: die Beine

foot= der Fuß PL: die Füße

finger= der Finger PL: die Finger

hair= das Haar PL: die Haare
 
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All I know in Russian is that "Da" means "Yes"... I know a bit of Japanese too;

(please note spelling may not be correct)
Ichi - One
Ni - Two
San - Three
Shi - Four
Gou - Five
Loku - Six
Shichi - Seven
Hachi - Eight
Ku - Nine
Ju - Ten
Taiko - Drum
O'Daiko - Whatever drum on stage is biggest (or tied for biggest)
Shime - Small drum resembling one found on a typical rock-band-drum-set (dunno if Kettledrum is the word I'm looking for to describe it or not...)
Matsuri - Festival
Hatchimake - Head-band
Don - Big (I think)
Domo Arigato - Thank you
Kamikaze - Divine Wind or God-Wind (Suicide Attack (also called a Banzai Charge))
 
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Phrase / Word = Japanese
hello / good day = Konichiwa (unless it is earlier than noon, in which it is ohayou gozaimas)
goodbye / good night = konbanwa is good evening, oyasuminasai is good night, mata ashta is see you tomorrow
friend = tomodachi
please =kudasai
thanks = domo arigato
welcome = doitashimashte
Also, big is ookii des
And yes, the kamikaze we know of as the suicide squads named themselves the divine wind because they flew in planes for what they thought to be a divine cause.
Hundred = hiyaku
Thousand = sen
Some others:
Nice to meet you= Hajimimashte
How are you= Ogenkideska?
I am fine = hai, genkides
Yes = hai
no = iie
My name is ___ = Watashi no namae wa ____ des.
I cannot speak English = Ego o hanashimasen
I cannot speak Japanese = Nihongo o hanashimasen
I live in ___ = ___ ni sundeimas
Where do you live? = Doko ni sundeimaska?
What languages to do you speak? Nango o hanashimaska?
What? = Nani?
Where = Doko?
Who = Dare?
What kind? = Donna
Good = iidesnea
Bad = ikunaides
Sad = sabishii des
Days of the week, starting with Sunday: Nichiyoubi, Getsuyoubi, Kayoubi, Suiyoubi, Mokuyoubi, Kinyoubi, Doyoubi
Sometimes = toki doki
High school = kou kou
Middle School = chuugakku
Elementary School = shougakku
College = Daigakku
How old are you? = Nansai des ka?
What grade are you in? Nannensei des ka?
Japan = Nippon

those are some basics, do what you will with them
--donut3.5--
 
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Here are the words translated from english to swedish and finnish.

English
Hello/good day
Goodbye
Friend
Peace
Love
Please
Thanks

Swedish
Hej/god dag
Hejdå
Kompis
Fred
Kärlek
Snälla
Tack

Finnish
Hei/moi/hyvää päivää
Hei sitten
Ystävä
Rauha
Rakkaus
Kiltti
Kiitos
 
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*Steals donuts list of words*

English = Spanish (without proper accents and tildes, because i'm lazy)

Hello = Hola
Friend = Amigo
Please =Por favor
Thanks = Gracias / De nada
Big = grande
Hundred = ciento
Thousand = mil
Some others:
Nice to meet you= Ha
How are you= como estas (informal, like your friends) como esta (formal, like a teacher or parent)
I am fine = Estoy bien.
How's it going = como sigues
Yes = si
no = no
My name is ___ = Mi nombre es ______
I cannot speak English = No hablo ingles / no puedo hablar ingles
I cannot speak Spanish = No hablo espanol / no puedo hablar espanol
I live in ___ = Vivo en __
I'm from = Soy de __
Where do you live? = Donde vives (informal) Donde vive (formal)
What languages to do you speak? Nango o hanashimaska?
What? = Que?
Where = Donde?
Who = Quien?
What kind? = Que tipo?
Good = bien
Bad = mal
Sad = triste (I'm sad = Estoy triste)
Days of the week, starting with Monday: Lunes, martes, miercoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, domingo
Sometimes = casi
How old are you? = Cuantos anos tienes (informal) Cuantos anos tiene (formal). Also there is a tilde on the n in anos
Spanish = Espanol
Help me = Ayudame
 
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Germany also got different timezones, Guten Morgen Guten Tag and Guten Abend. But you dont hear that often, most of the time its:
Morgen, Tach or Nabend. For some people in the north of german you just say Moin, you can say it to whatever timezone and people will know you are from the north.
Also we use Hallo or Hi or Hey too, its not like we say all the time the long Gute xxxx. We are not that polite ;)
Its like you would say to everyone: Good Day to you Sir.
 
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I think good day in German is not correct. It's something like gouten mourgen or something, but don't put it in, I don't know how to spell it correctly.

Good Day = Guten Tag

Guten Morgen is from around 6:00-12:00

Guten Tag is from around 12:00-15:00

Guten Nachmittag is from around 15:00-18:00

Guten Abend is from around 18:00-24:00

We say "Gute Nacht" if somebody goes to bed.

But usually we just say Moin or Tach as Jirinal said, it's kind of a slang.

But it's not just in north-germany, I live in south-west and we also say it
 
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I copied this from SimonKurciski. You can compare Serbian and Macedonian :p

Serbian.

Hello - Zrdavo

Goodbye - Chao

How are you? - Kako si?

Please - Molim te

Thank you - Hvala

Help! - Pomoc!

Life - Zivot

Love (this one is tricky) - LJubav

Friends - Drugar OR PrijateLJ

Would (as in "Would you?") - Da li

My name is xxxxxx - Moje ime je xxxxxxxx

Where are you from? - Odakle si?

Why? - Zashto?

Where? - Gde?

What? - Shto?

How do I get to xxxxxx - Kako da stignem do xxxxxxx

I am from xxxxxxx - Ja sam iz xxxxxxx

 
On Swedish:

Hello = Hej / Hallå
Good day = Goddag
Goodbye = Adjö / Hejdå
Good night = God natt
Friend = Vän / Kompis
Peace = Fred
Love = Kärlek
Please = Snälla
Thanks = Tack
Welcome = Välkommen
Help = Hjälp
I = Jag
You (at one person) = Du
You (at many persons) = Ni
He = Han
She = Hon
It = Det
Yes = Ja
No = Nej
My name is... = Jag heter...
What is your name? = Vad heter du?
Poop = Bajs

Heh, download Pardon if you want to translate words and read dictionaries. I recommend it.
 
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The Hive Workshop is a very diverse multi-cultural / multi lingual community. Nearly all users are fairly proficient in the practice and use of the English language: as in real life, English often unites people from around the globe. It never ceases to amaze me just how well so many people can think and communicate so well in multiple languages.

This thread is designed for each of us to teach one another some basic phrases in our own language(s) so that we can expand our horizons, learn, and become better acquainted. I will post in some of the very basic words and phrases that I know; I'll be grateful if you guys can teach me others.


Phrase / WordFrenchGermanItalianRussianSpanish

hello / good daybon jourguten tagciao / buongiorno / buonanottehola

goodbye / good nightbon soirguten abendciao / arrivederciadios

friendcompain / amifreundamico/adrugamigo

peacepaixFriedenpacemirpaz

loveamourliebeamoreamor

pleases'il vous plaitbitteper favorepor favor

thanksmercidankegraziespasibogracias


welcomebienvenuwillkommenbenvenuto/abienvenido

helpaiderhilfeaiutoayudar

The information is very incomplete. As everyone contributes their own language(s) to this thread, I should be able to make it more helpful and useful.

As the table indicates, help is needed: especially with languages not presently included.

A small mistake. In the italian language, you set buonanotte (good night) in the good day part. It goes one below :)

And help is : Aiuto

Wish i helped
 
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Norwegian:

Hello - Halo/Hei

Goodbye - Hadet

How are you? - Hvordan går det?

Please - Hver så snill?

Thank you - Takk

Help! - Hjelp!

Friends - Venner

My name is - Mitt navn er/jeg heter

Where are you from? - Hvor er du fra?

Why? - Hvorfor?

Where? - Hvor?

What? - Hva?

I am from - Jeg er fra
 
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In Romanian:

Hello = Salut
Good day = Buna ziua
Goodbye = La revedere
Good night = Noapte buna
Friend = Prieten(a) / Amic(a)
Peace = Pace
Love = Dragoste
Please = Te rog
Thanks = Multumesc
Welcome = Bine ai venit
Help = Ajutor

For Help, we, IT engineers and advanced users sometimes use F1. :wink:

Cheers!
 
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If you need danish...:)

This is a list of funny and sweet words and sentences in danish (with translation into english:) In case you're going to Denmark:D :grin:

  • Words marked with a * is often used in Jotland (a halfisland, part of Denmark)
  • Letters marked in light blue, are mute.
Basic words:

Hello: Dav*; Møjn*; Hej; Goddag.

Goodbye: Farvel.

See you (later): Vi ses (senere)

I don't speak Danish, sorry: Undskyld, jeg taler ikke dansk.

How're you?: Hvordan har du det?

Life is good!: Livet er godt! (Det går godt!)

I'm feeling terrible: Jeg har det dårligt

What's your name?: Hvad er dit navn?

Where're you from?: Hvor er du fra?

I'm from Japan;England;Russia;Greenland: Jeg er fra Japan;England;Rusland;Grønland.

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  • Words of good use!:
Nose: Næse
Mouth: mund
Eye(s): Øje (pl.Øjne)
Hair: Hår
clothes: Tøj
Color: Farve
Yellow: Gul
Green: Grøn
Brown: brun
Red: Rød
Violet: Lilla
Orange: Orange
Desk/table: Bord
Chair: Stol
Boy: Dreng
Girl: Pige
lady: Dame
Man: Mand
Brother:Bror
Sister: Søster
Brother OR a sister: søsken
Mum/mother: Mor
Dad/father:Far
Sweet/cute: Sød/nuttet
Pretty/beautiful: Flot/køn; smuk
Orger/troll: Trold
Elf: Elver
Joy: Glæde
Hope: Håb
love: Kærlighed
marriage:Ægteskab
Divorce: skilsmisse
Loss: Savn
To miss(someone): at savne (nogen)
The living dead: De levende døde.
The spooky house!: Det uhyggelige hus!
Hell yir!: ja sgu!
  • Some sentences with or without meaning! :D
I'm an exchange student: Jeg er udviklingsstudent.

Come along!: Kom med!

Don't cry!: Græd ikke!

Sorry, I stepped on your feet!: Undskyld, jeg trådte dig over fødderne!

Where do I find a hospital/doctor?: Hvor finder jeg et hospital/en læge?

It's the wampire's bike!: Det er vampyrens cykel!

Do you ever feel fat?: Føler du dig nogensinde fed?

Where can I buy some flowers and chocolate for my wife?: Hvor kan jeg købe blomster og chokolade til min kone?

I'm pretty good with the green sniper!: Jeg er ret god med den grønne sniper!

Have you ever been to Rome?: har du nogensinde været i Rom?

To be or not to be: At være eller ikke at være.

How do you like your eggs?: hvordan kan du lide dine æg?


As you can see we put a lot of d's where they are for no good used, cause you can't hear them in the word! Crazy danes!

Enjoy!

Nina:thumbs_up:
 
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Let's add some Korean for the hell of it(I'll include the Korean Hangeul spellings as well, for anyone who has the language installed and is curious to see it)

Hello = Annyeonghaseyo?/안녕하세요? (And yea, it's a question- literally means "Do you have peace?"/ "Are you peaceful?")

Goodbye(said to someone who is leaving) = Annyeonghigaseyo/안녕히가세요(pronounced "an-nyahng hee kah say yo")
Goodbye(said by the person who is leaving) = Annyeonghigyeseyo/안녕히계세요. (pronunced an-nyahng hee keh say yo")

Friend = Chingu/친구
Please = Juseyo/주세요(pronounced "chuu say yo")
Thanks = Kamsahapnida/감사합니다(pronounced "kahm sahm ni da")
You're welcome = Ne/네(No one really says "you're welcome" in response to thanks, just "ne", which means "yes". More an acknowledgement of the thanks than anything)

One = Il/일 or Hana/하나(Korean uses two number systems, mainly one for raw numbers(the first) and one for counting objects(the second)).
Ten = Ship/십 or Yeol/열
Hundred = Baek/백
Thousand = Cheon/천

Nice to meet you = Mannaseo pankapseupnida/만나서 반갑습니다(pronounced "man na saw pahn kahp soom nee da)
How are you= See "Good Day"
I am fine = Kwaenchanheoyo/괜찮어요(pronounced "kwen-chahn-aw-yo")
Yes = Ne/네
no = Ani/아니 or Aniyo/아니요(the second is more polite)
My name is ___ = Je irumeun ____ issseupnida/제 이름은 ____ 있스니다(pronounced "je ee-roo-moon _____ iss-soom-nee-da")
I cannot speak English = Naneun yongeoreul an malhapnida/나는 용어를 안 말합니다. (pronounced "nah-noon yahng-aww-rule ahn mall-hahm-nee-da")
I cannot speak Korean = Naneun hangukeorul an malhapnida/나는 한극어를 안 말합니다. (pronounced "nah-noon hahn-gook-aww-rule ahn mall-hahm-nee-da

Korea = Hanguk/한극
United States = Miguk/미극
Japan = Ilbon/일본
England = Yong/용
Australia = Hosu/호수
Germany = Dogil/도길
 
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I've got something for Russian:

hello / good day: Privet/dobrij dehn

goodbye / good night: paka/dobrij vechear

love: Lubwa

please : Paszalusta

welcome: Privet (? dunno this one exactly but I think it could fit.)

help: pamagitje

Ugh u got some mistakes.

hello / good day: Privet/dobrij den'
goodbye / good night: poka(to friend) and doswidaniya (to anyone else)/dobrij vecher
love: Lubov'
please : Pozaluysta
welcome: dobro pozalovat'!
help: pomogite\spasite
 
Ugh u got some mistakes.

hello / good day: Privet/dobrij den'
goodbye / good night: poka(to friend) and doswidaniya (to anyone else)/dobrij vecher
love: Lubov'
please : Pozaluysta
welcome: dobro pozalovat'!
help: pomogite\spasite

Sorry for that. I didn't know exactly how to translate/pronounce them into English.
 
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Unless this is just all masculine words, some of the French needs revision... although, absolutely no one cares about French...

En francais (with an accent cedille on the 'c'):
Hello: bonjour (one word) ou (or) salut
Goodbye: au revoir
Friend: ami(e) (most nouns change depending on the gender, masculin ou feminin) (In my opinion, ami(e) should come first, it's much more popular.)
Friend: copain (no 'm', it usually means a peer or schoolmate, but it also means friend)
Love: Amour (is the noun)
To Love: Adorer (congugates to: j'adore, tu adores, il/elle adore, nous adorons, vous adorez, ils/elles adorent) (not important if for love only the noun counts)
Welcome: bienvenue (has an 'e' at the end)

Okay... brushing up on the French isn't really necessary, no one online who speaks French even uses proper French anyways... French online: sa va? bon. a 2? bon. lawlz, qc a le meliur (seriously, go to USEast Canadian Diablo 2 server and check it out). Horray for Gr. 9 compulsory French class...
 
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English - Dutch
Hello - Hallo
Good day - Goeiendag (not to be confused with "goedendag" which is basically a flemish mace/club hybrid used in an important war in Flanders)
Goodbye - same (?)
see you later - Tot ziens (oftne used instead of "goodbye")
Good Night - Goedenacht
friend - Vriend
Peace - Vrede
Love - Liefde
Please - alstublieft ("alsjeblieft" to friends/family/...)
Thanks - Dank je / bedankt
Welcome - Welkom
Help - Help

obviously, since dutch, german and english share the same roots, you can notice it looks the same.

some remarks: we have 3 wordgenders (female, male, other) but male/female often use the same articles.
"oe" in "goed" (goedenacht) is spoken as "oo" in "good".
"Goodnight" is often translated as "slaapwel" when we go to bed.
...

how is "Orger/troll: Trold" a word of good use? :D
 
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First of all, before i mention some filipino words, i would like to tell you that our native language(which is the Filipino language) is somewhat shallow. Shallow in the sense that you can't translate all of english words to filipino words and a single filipin word can have multiple uses. Our current language today here today in the Philippines(in my opinion) is influenced by other language. The big evidence is the occurance of Tag-Lish Language or simple Tagalog-English Language(Tagalog is another kind of Filipino language. If there is another Filipino there, correct me if i am wrong XD.) Ok here are some filipino words/ phrases.

Filipino-->English(Sorry i misplaced the words. ^^)

Magandang umaga-->Good Morning
Magandang tanghali-->Good Afternoon(Magandang Tanghali is only used at 12-1 pm or during Lunch time)
Magandang hapon-->Good Afternoon(Used at 1pm-6pm)
Magandang gabi-->Good Evening
Kaibigan-->Friend
Pag-Ibig-->Love
Peace-->Kapayapaan
Halimaw-->Monster XD
Salamat-->Thank you
Tulong-->Help
Maligayang pagdating-->Welcome(Spoken to the people who just arrived or visited your place ex. Arrival of Tourists on the Airport)
Paalam-->Goodbye
Kamusta ka?-->How are you?
Mabuti naman, salamat-->I'm fine,thank you
Ate-->Sister
Kuya-->Brother
Nanay, Ina-->Mother
Tatay, Ama-->Father
Pamilya-->Family

Ill edit this post to add other words. ^^
 
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Polish is Missing!

Come on, where's all the Polish?

Common Phrases
Hello - Cześć.
How are you? - Jak śie masz?
Good. - Dobrze.
Thank you. - Dziękuje.
Thanks. - Dzięki.
Good morning/day. - Dzień dobry.
Good evening. - Dobry wieczór.
Good night. - Dobranoc.
I need help. - Potszebuję pomocy.
Can you help me? - Czy możesz mi pomóc?
Friend. - Kolega/Przjaćiel.
Welcome. - Witamy.
Peace. - Mir.
Love. - Miłość.
Please. - Proszę.
I can't speak English. - Nie potrafię mówić po angielsku.
English. - Angielski.
England. - Anglia.
Poland. - Polska.
Polish. - Polski.
German. - Niemiecki.
Germany. - Niemiec.
Sorry. - Przepraszam.

Pronounciation Key
Polish ń = Spanish ñ
Polish ć = English ch
Polish ś = English sh
Polish ł = English w
Polish w = English v
Polish ó = English oo

Other Special Pronounciations
Polish ą = Pronounced like in the french word "mutton."
Polish ę = Pronounced like the french word "rien."
Polish ź = Pronounced like an english "sh" but with the hardness of a "z."
Polish ż = Pronounced "dj."
Polish y = Like "i" in the english word "still."

I'll update it later if there's anything to add.

Edit I] Made three corrections to the common phrases section.
 
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You'll need this in case you want to write in Spanish:

¡ ¿ ñ Ñ á é í ó ú Á É Í Ó Ú

I'm too lazy to look back the pages for any other Spanish list. Here's mine anyway.

Oh,and Zerpentos, i took the liberty to use and slightly modify your word list. Hope you don't mind.

Hello - Hola
How are you? - ¿Cómo estás?
Good - Bueno (m.), buena (f.), bien (bien = also means "well")
Thank you - Gracias
Thanks - Gracias
Good morning/day - Buenos días
Good afternoon - Buenas tardes
Good evening - Buenas noches
Good night - Buenas noches
I need help - Necesito ayuda
Can you help me? - ¿Puedes ayudarme?
Friend, partner, dude - Amigo, colega, compadre
Welcome - Bienvenido (male), bienvenida (female)
Peace - Paz
Love - Amor
Love (v.) - Amar
Please - Por favor
I don't speak English. - No hablo inglés
Latin America - Latinoamérica
Latin American - Latinoamericano
Spanish - Español, Castellano (castellano = more like "castillian", which means Spanish too)
English - Inglés
England - Inglaterra
Poland - Polonia
Polish - Polaco
German - Alemán
Germany - Alemania
Sorry - Disculpa (informal), disculpe (formal)

I'd post German aber ich weiss noch nur ein bisschen Deutsch and it'll take a time until I fully dominate it.
 
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Sticky.

Oh,and Zerpentos, i took the liberty to use and slightly modify your word list. Hope you don't mind.

Not at all, in fact, I'm glad I was finally able to be of some good use.

This thread should be stickied... It could be a sort of sub-project that could introduce foreign WC3 users with some basic knowledge of english to the site. It sounds like an interesting concept.:infl_thumbs_up:
 
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Here are the words in my language, Bosnian:

Hello - Ćao, Zdravo
How are you? - Kako si
Good - Dobro
Thank you - Hvala
Thanks - Hvala
Good morning - Dobro jutro
AGood afternoon/day - Dobar dan
Good evening - Dobro veče
Good night - Laku noć!
I need help - Treba mi pomoć
Can you help me? - Mozes li mi pomoći
Friend, partner, dude - prijatelj, drug, jaran
Welcome - Dobrodošao(male), dobrodošla (female)
Peace - Mir
Love - Ljubav
Please - Molim te
Sorry - Izvini!
ć and č are pronounced like ch
š is pronounced like sh
đ is pronounced like dj together
There are no reading rules, you read every word as it is written!
 
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