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Part of the Europe For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Most of the locals you encounter as you travel through Europe speak at least a little English. Still, most locals will appreciate being greeted in their native language, and will encourage your efforts to pick up a few new phrases. This chart lists some handy words and phrases in French, Italian, German, and Spanish to help you get the conversational ball rolling.
| English | French | Italian | German | Spanish |
| My name is... | Je m’appelle... (zhuh mah-pell) |
Mi chiamo... (me key-ah-mo) |
Ich heisse... (eek high-suh) |
Me llamo... (male)/ Me llama... (female) (may yah-moe/yah-mah) |
| Thank you | Merci (mair-see) |
Grazie (grat-tzee- yay) |
Danke (dahn-kah) |
Gracias (grah-thee-yahs) |
| Please | S’il vous plaît (seel-vou-play) |
Per favore (pair fa-vohr-ray) |
Bitte (bih-tuh) |
Por favor (por fah-bohr) |
| Yes/No | Oui/Non (wee/no) |
Si/No (see/no) |
Ja/Nein (yah/nine) |
Sí/No (see/no) |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? (par-lay-vou on-glay) |
Parla Inglese? (par-la een-glay-zay) |
Sprechen Sie Englisch? (zprek-can zee een-glish) |
Habla usted inglés? (ah-blah oo-sted een-glais) |
| Good day | Bonjour (bohn-szourh) |
Buon giorno (bwohn jour-noh) |
Guten tag (goo-tehn tahg) |
Buenos días (bway-nohs dee-hs) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir (oh-ruh-vwah) |
Arrivederci (ah-ree-vah-dair-chee) |
Auf wiedersehen (owf vee-dair-zay-yen) |
Adiós (ah-dee-yohs) |
| Excuse me | Pardon (pah-rdohn) |
Scusi (skoo-zee) |
Entschuldigung, bitte (ent-shool-dee-gung bih-tuh) |
Perdóneme (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| I’m sorry | Je suis desolée (zhuh swee day-zoh-lay) |
Mi dispiace (mee dees-pee-yat-chay) |
Es tut mir leid (ehs toot meer lyd) |
Lo siento (lo see-yen-toh) |
| How much is it? | Combien coûte? (coam-bee-yehn koot) |
Quanto costa? (kwan-toh coast-ah) |
Wieviel kostet es? (vee-feel koh-steht es) |
Cuánto cuesta? (kwan-toh kway-stah) |
| 1/2/3 | un (uhn)/ deux (douh)/ trois (twah) |
uno (oo-no)/ due (doo-way)/ tre (tray) |
eins (eye’nz)/ zwei (zv’eye)/ drei (dr’eye) |
uno (oo-noh)/ dos (dohs)/ tres (trays) |
| Where is the bathroom? | Où est la toilette? (ou eh lah twah-let) |
Dov’é il bagno? (doh-vay eel bahn-yoh) |
Wo ist die toilette? (voh eest dee toy-leht-tah) |
Dónde está el servicio/el
baño? (dohn-day eh-stah el sair-bee-thee-yo/el bahn-yoh) |
| I would like this/that | Je voudrais ce/ça (zhuh vou-dray suh/sah) |
Vorrei questo/quello (voar-ray kway-sto/ kwel-loh) |
Ich möchte dieses/das (eek mowk-tah dee-zes/dahs) |
Quisiera éste/ése (kee-see-yair-ah eh-stay/eh-seh) |
| ...a double room for X nights | une chambre pour deux pour X soirs (oou-n shaum-bra pour douh pour X swa) |
una doppia per X notte (ooh-nah dope-pee-ya pair X noh-tay) |
ein Doppelzimmer für X nachts (eye’n doh-pel- tzim-merr fear X nahkts) |
una habitacióndoble por X noches (oo-nah ah-bee-ta- thee-yon doh-blay poar X noh-chays) |
| with/without bath | avec (ah-vek)/ sans (sahn) bain (baahn) |
con/(coan)/ senza (sen-zah) bagno (bahn-yoh) |
mit (miht)/ ohne (oh-nuh) bad (baad) |
con (cohn)/ sin (seen) baño (bah-nyoh) |
| Check, please | La conte, s’il vous plaît (lah kohnt-ah seel-vou-play) |
Il conto, per favore (eel coan-toh, pair fah-voar-ay) |
Die Rechnung, bitte (dee rek-noong bit-tuh) |
La cuenta, por favor (lah kwain-tah por fah-bohr) |
| Is service included? | Le service est-il compris? (luh sair-vees eh-teal coam-pree) |
É incluso il servizio? (ey een-clou-so eel sair-veet-zee-yo) |
Ist die Bedienung inbegriffen? (ihst dee beh-dee-nung in-beh-grih-fen) |
Está el servicio incluido? (eh-stah el sair-bee-thee-yo een-clu-wee-doh) |
