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A collection of useful phrases in Interlingua, an international auxiliary language developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association.
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, Ido, Interlingua, Ishirkian, Kala, Klingon, Lingua Franca Nova, Lojban, Talossan, Toki Pona, Wightian