Useful foreign phrases |
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Useful foreign phrases |
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Kinship |
Idioms |
Tongue twisters |
Proverbs |
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Note: in some case this phrase is translated as "Could you speak more slowly, please?"
| Language | Please speak more slowly |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Praat stadiger asseblief |
| Albanian | Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, ju lutem? (formal) Mund të flasësh pak më ngadalë, të lutem? (informal) |
| Alsatian | Redde lëngsemer, wënn 's beliebt |
| Amharic | እባክህ ቀስ ብለህ ተናገር። (i’bakih kes bileh tenagger) - m እባክሽ ቀስ ብለሽ ተናገሪ። (i’bakish kes bilesh tenaggeri) - f |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(mumkin titkallim bilrrāha) ممكن تتكلّم بالرّاحة |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Eza btrid, 7ki 3a mehlak |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(takallam bibuṭ' min fadlak/ik) تكلم ببطء من فضلك |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(tkellem beshwīya afak!) تكلم بشوية عفاك |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Խնդրում եմ, դանդաղ խոսեք: (Kh.ndrum em dandagh khosek) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Հաճիս աւելի կամաց կրնա՞ս խօսիլ: (Hajees avelee gamats guhrnas khoseel?) inf Հաճիս աւելի կամաց կրնա՞ք խօսիլ: (Hajees avelee gamats guhrnak khoseel?) frm |
| Aromanian | Vã plãcãrsescu zburãts niheamã ma peanarga (formal) Vã plãcãrsescu trãdzets-li zboarãli niheamã (informal) |
| Assamese | আপুনি অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি লাহে লাহে কওঁক? (aapuni anugroha kori laahe laahe kouk?) |
| Azeri | Zəhmət olmasa asta-asta danışın |
| Basque | Astiro-astiro hitz egin mesedez |
| Belarusian | Калi ласка,
размаўляйце
павольней! (Kali laska, razmauljajc'e pavol'nej!) |
| Bengali | আস্তে বলবেন কি? (aste bolben ki?) |
| Bhojpuri | तनी धीरे बोला (tani dhiire bola) |
| Breton | Komzit gorrekoc'h mar plij |
| Bulgarian | Моля, говорете по-бавно (Molja, govorete po-bavno) frm Моля, говори по-бавно (Molja, govori po-bavno) inf |
| Breton | Komzit gorrekoc'h mar plij |
| Catalan | Parli més a poc a poc, si us plau |
| Chamorro | Pot fabot kuentos ladespasio |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
你可唔可以講慢小小呀?
(néih hóm̀hóyíh góng maahn síusíu a) 請你講慢啲 (chéng néih góng maahn di) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
麻煩你講慢一點 [麻烦你讲慢一点] (máfan nĭ jiǎng màn yīdiǎn) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
請講佫卡慢 (chhìa kóng kóh khah bān) |
| Choctaw | Salaha hosh anumpoli |
| Cimbrian | Ich vórs-ach zo prèchtan mèeront laise |
| Cornish | Peidy clappia mouy cuzal? |
| Corsican | Parlate più lentamente per piacè |
| Croatian | Možeš li pričati sporije? (inf) Možete li pričati sporije? (frm) |
| Czech | ProsÃm mluv pomaleji (inf) Prosím mluvte pomaleji (frm) |
| Danish | Vil du tale lidt langsommere? |
| Dutch | Kunt u wat langzamer praten, alstublieft? |
| Esperanto | Parolu pli malrapide (mi petas) / Malrapidiĝu |
| Estonian | Palun rääkige aeglasemalt |
| Faroese | Hevði tú vinarliga kunna tosa eitt sindur seinni? |
| Finnish | Puhuisitteko hieman hitaammin? |
| French | Est-ce que vous pourriez parler plus lentement, s'il vous plaît? |
| Frisian (North) | Weesegödj än snååk en lait sanier |
| Friulian | Fevele planc par plàse! |
| Galician | Por favor, pode falar maís amodo? (frm) Por favor, podes falar maís amodiño? (inf) |
| Georgian | თუ შეიძლება უფრო ნელა ილაპარაკე (thu sheidzleba uphro nela ilaparake) |
| German | Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen? |
| German (Bavarian) | Gäh, reen S a̦ bißl langgsama̦ |
| Greek (Modern) | Παρακαλώ μιλάτε πιο αργά
(Parakaló miláte pyo argá) - inf Παρακαλώ μίλα πιο αργά (Parakaló míla pyo argá) - frm |
| Gujarati | તમે મહેરબાની કરીને થોડું ધીરે બોલશો (tame meharbani karine thodu dhire bolso) |
| Haitian Creole | Souple pale dousma / Ou ka pale dousman souple? |
| Hausa | Fadi sannu sannu |
| Hawaiian | E ʻōlelo mālie |
| Hebrew | (efshar ledaber yoter le-at?) אפשׁר לדבּר יותר לאט? |
| Hindi | कृपया ज़रा धीरे बोलिये। (Kṛipayā zarā dhīre boliye) |
| Hungarian | Tudna lassabban beszélni? (frm) Tudnál lassabban beszélni? (inf) |
| Icelandic | Gætirðu talað hægar? Viltu tala svolítið hægar? |
| Indonesian | Tolong bicara pelan sedikit |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᑏ ᐅᖄᓚᓗᐊᙱᓚᑎᑦ (Atii uqaulahaluanngilutit/uqaalasaluanngilutit) |
| Iñupiaq | Atii uqaulasraluanngiluitin |
| Irish (Gaelic) | An miste leat labhairt níos moille? An bhféadfá labhairt níos moille, le do thoil? |
| Italian | Può parlare più lentamente? |
| Japanese | ゆっくり話してください
(yukkuri hanashite kudasai) ゆっくり言ってください (yukkuri itte kudasai) |
| Javanese | nuwun sewu, saged ngendiko langkung cetha |
| Kannada | ಸಲ್ಪ ಮೆಲ್ಲಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡಿ (salpa mellage mātāḍi) ಸಲ್ಪ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತಾಡಿ (salpa nidhāna'vāgi mātāḍi) |
| Kazakh | Ақырындап сөйлеңізші (Aqırındap söyleñizşi) |
| Khmer | សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ (sohm niyay yeut yeut) |
| Kinyarwanda | Vuga buhoro buhoro |
| Klingon | QIt yIjatlh |
| Korean | 천천히 말씀해 주세요 (Cheoncheonhi malssuemhae juseyo) |
| Lakota Sioux | Ȟ’ahíya wóglaka yo/ye / po/pe |
| Lao | ກະລຸນາເວົ້າຊ້າໆ (kálunaa wâo sâa sâa) |
| Latin | Sodes, loquere paulo lentius |
| Latvian | Lūdzu, runājiet lēnāk |
| Lithuanian | Prašom pakartoti lėtai, Prašom kalbėti lėčiau |
| Lojban | e'o ko masno lenu bacru / e'o ko jdika leka ce'u sutra lenu bacru |
| Luxembourgish | Schwätzt wann ech glift méi lues |
| Macedonian | Те молам зборувај побавно (Te molam zboruvay pobavno) - inf Ве молам зборувајте побавно (Ve molam zboruvayte pobavno) - frm |
| Malay | Boleh cakap perlahan sedikit? |
| Malayalam | മെല്ലെ പറയൂ (melle paṛayū) പതുക്കെ സംസാരിക്കാമോ? (pathukke samsarikkamo?) |
| Maltese | Jekk jogħġbok, tkellem iktar bil-mod |
| Māori | Tēnā koa, āta kōrero |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Loayr-shiu ny smelley, my sailliu (frm) Loayr ny smelley, my sailt (inf) |
| Marathi | कृपया जरा हळु बोला (kṛupayā jarā haḷu bolā) |
| Mongolian | Илүү удаан ярина уу (Iluu udaan yarina uu) |
| Navajo | Háázhó’ógo bee ádíní |
| Nepali | बिस्तारै भन्नुस् (bistaarai bhannus) |
| Norwegian | Vær vennlig og snakk saktere? Kan du være så snill å snakke litt saktere? |
| Occitan | Pòdes parlar mens aviat? (inf) Podètz parlar mens aviat? (frm) |
| Okinawan | よ一んな一話し吳みしぇーびり (yoonnaa hanashi kwimisheebiri) - frm よ一んな一話し吳みそーり (yoonnaa hanashi kwimisooree) - pl よ一んな一話し吳りよ (yoonnaa hanashi kwiriyo) - inf |
| Papiamento | Porfabor papia un tiki mas poko poko |
| Pashto | كرار كرار خبرې كوه (karaar karaar khabaree kawa) |
| Persian (Farsi) | ميشه آهسته تر صحبت کنيد؟ (mishe ahesteh tar sohbat konid) خواهش مي کنم آهسته تر صحبت کنيد (khahesh mikonam ahesteh tar sohbat konid) |
| Polish | Proszę mówić wolniej (frm) Mów wolniej (inf) |
| Portuguese | Por favor fale mais devagar, Por favor, fale mais lentamente Fale mais devagar (Brazil) |
| Punjabi | ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਹੌਲੀ ਬੋਲੋ ਜੀ। / تُسیں مہربانی کر کے ہولی بولی جی (tusī̃ kirpā karkē hɔlī bōlō jī) |
| Quechua | ¿Allichu, Allillamanta rimaykuwankimanchu? ¿Susigullawan rimaykuway! |
| Romanian | Puteţi să vorbiţi mai rar? |
| Romansh | Pudessas ti discurrer pli plaun? |
| Russian | Вы не могли бы говорить помедленнее? (Vy ne mogli by govorit’ pomedlennee?) - frm Помедленнее, пожалуйста! (Pomedlennee, požalujsta!) - inf |
| Saami | Hála gulul |
| Samoan | Fa'amolemole, ia fa'atelegese lau tautala |
| Scottish Gaelic | An urrainn dhut bruidhinn nàs maille? (inf) An urrainn dhuibh bruidhinn nàs maille? (frm/pl) |
| Serbian | Можеш
ли причати спорије? (Možeš li pričati sporije?) - inf Можете ли причати спорије (Možete li pričati sporije?) - frm |
| Shona | Ndinokumbirawo kuti musakurumidze kutaura |
| Sinhala | කරැණාකරල හෙමින් කියන්න (karunākarala hemin kiyanna) |
| Slovak | Hovorte prosím pomalšie |
| Slovenian | Govorite, prosim, bolj počasi Govorite počasi, prosim Govorite počasneje, prosim |
| Somali | Tartiib u hadal! |
| Spanish | Por favor hable más despacio |
| Swahili | Tafadhali sema polepole |
| Swedish | Var snäll och tala långsammare |
| Swiss German | Bitte schwätze Sie langsamer (frm) Bitte schwätz langsamer (inf) |
| Tagalog | Pwede mo bang bagalan ang iyong pagsasalita? |
| Tahitian | Faa taere te parau |
| Tamil | மெதுவாக பேசுங்கள் (medhuvaaga pesungal) |
| Tatar | äkrenrek söyleşígízçí |
| Telugu | దయచేసి నెమ్మదిగా మట్లాడండి ! (dhayachaesi nemmadhigaa matlaadaṅdi!) |
| Tetum | Favor ida koalia neneik ituan |
| Thai | พูดช้าลงหน่อย (pôot cháa long nòi) |
| Tibetan | ད་དུང་ག་ལེར་ག་ལེར་གསུང་གནང་དང་། (tâtung kalay-kalay soong nâng dâng) |
| Tigrinya | ቀስ ኢልካ ተዛረብ በጃኻ (Kes Elka Tezareb Bejaka) m/sg ቀስ ኢልኪ ተዛረቢ በጃኺ (Kes Elki Tezarebi Bejaki) f/sg |
| Tongan | Fakamolemole duku ho lea vave |
| Tswana | Bua ka bonya |
| Turkish | Lütfen daha yavaş konuşun |
| Ukrainian | Ви не могли б розмовляти повільніше (Vy ne mogly b rozmovljaty poviľniše) - frm Розмовляй повільніше (Rozmovliaj poviľniše) - inf |
| Urdu | (kya ap ise ahistah keh sakte hain?) کیا آپ آہستہ کہسکتےہیں؟ |
| Uzbek | Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring (frm) |
| Venetian | Parla più lento par piaser Parla più lento par cortexìa |
| Vietnamese | Làm ơn nói chậm hơn |
| Volapük | Begob, pükolös nevifikumo |
| Võro | Pallun kõnõlõ aigladsõmalt |
| Welsh | Siaradwch yn arafach, os gwelwch yn dda (formal) Siarad yn arafach, os gweli di'n dda (informal) |
| Wolof | Ndax mën nga wax ndànk su la neexee? |
| Yiddish | זײַ אַזױ גוט, און רעד פּאַמאַלעכער (Zay azoy gut, un red pamelekher) |
| Xhosa | Khawucothise |
| Yorùbá | Jọwọ, rọra maa sọrọ |
| Yucatec Maya | Je' u beytal a táan chambel |
| Zulu | Ngicela ukhulume kancane |
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Welcome | Hello | Good morning | Good afternoon | Good evening | Good night | How are you? | Long time no see | Please | Thank you | Excuse me | Sorry | Goodbye | Bon voyage | Pleased to meet you | What's your name? | Where are you from? | I (don't) understand | Please say that again | Please speak more slowly | Please write it down | Do you speak English? | Do you speak ...? | Speak to me in ... | How do you say ... in ...? | I don't know | Go away! | Leave me alone! | Help! Fire! Stop! | Call the police! | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year | Happy Easter | Happy Birthday | Good luck | Cheers! | Bon appetit | Would you like to dance? | How much is this? | Have a nice day | Where's the toilet? | Get well soon | I love you | I miss you | My hovercraft is full of eels | One language is never enough