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Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs
A collection of useful phrases in Interlingua. You can see them in many other languages by clicking on the English versions.
| English | Interlingua |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Benvenite! |
| Hello | Bon die! Salute! (on meeting) Holla! (to call attention) Vide! (to express surprise) Hallo! (on the phone) |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you? |
Como sta vos? |
| Multo ben, gratias. E vos? | |
| Long time no see | Quante tempore! |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Qual es vostre nomine? |
| Mi nomine es ... | |
| Where are you from? I'm from ... |
De ubi veni? |
| Io veni de ... | |
| Pleased to meet you | Contente de facer vostre cognoscentia! Il es un placer facer vostre cognoscentia! |
| Good morning | Bon matino! |
| Good afternoon | Bon die! |
| Good evening | Bon vespere! |
| Good night | Bon nocte! |
| Goodbye | Adeo! A revider! |
| Good luck | Bon fortuna! Bon sorte! |
| Cheers/Good health! | A vostre sanitate! A vostre salute! Bon sanitate! |
| Have a nice day | Ha un bon die! |
| Bon appetit | Bon appetito! |
| Bon voyage | Bon viage! |
| I don't understand | Io non comprende |
| Please speak more slowly | Parla plus lentemente, per favor |
| Please say that again | Dice que de novo, per favor |
| Please write it down | Registrar per scripto, per favor |
| Do you speak Interlingua? Yes, a little |
Parla nos interlingua? |
| Si, un pauc | |
| How do you say ... in Interlingua? | Come se dice ... in interlingua |
| Excuse me | Pardona me |
| How much is this? | Qunto costa isto? |
| Sorry | Pardono! |
| Please | Per favor |
| Thank you Response |
Gratias / Multe gratias |
| Il es nihil | |
| Where's the toilet? | Ubi es le w.c.? Ubi es le lavatorio? |
| This gentleman/lady will pay for everything |
Iste gentilhomine vole pager toto Iste seniora vole pagar toto |
| Would you like to dance with me? |
Amarea nos dansar con me? |
| I love you | Te ama |
| Get well soon | Recupera presto! |
| Leave me alone! | Lassin pace! |
| Help! Fire! Stop! |
Adjuta! Foco! Stoppa! |
| Call the police! | Telephona le policia! |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
Felice natal e eon anno nove |
| Happy Easter | Felice pascha |
| Happy Birthday | Felice anniversario |
| One language is never enough |
Un lingua es nunquam bastante |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Mi aeroglissator es plen de anguillas |
Interlingua phrases provided by Joey Cheng, with recordings by Jan Jurčík
Other collections of Interlingua phrases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br96-Hc5d7A
Esperanto, Interlingua, Ishirkian, Lingua Franca Nova, Lojban, Talossan, Toki Pona