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Essential Phrases
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AH-dah-kah AHN-dah BOH-leh bur-CHAH-kap BAH-sah ING-ger-is?
Do you speak English?
UNG-ga-luk-ku AANG-ga-lam teh-REE-yoo-MAA?
Do you speak English?
DWAY chee
Excuse me
ek-SKYOOZ mee
Excuse me
TOOM-pang-kahn / MAH-ahf
Excuse me / Sorry
man-NEEK-ka-VOOM / va-ruth-tha-MAH-ga i-rukk-ku-REE-dhu
Excuse me / Sorry
beh-RAH-pah har-GAH-nyah?
How much does this cost?
ee-dhu ev-VA-lavoo?
How much does this cost?
dwor SHAO
How much?
how MUCH
How much?
SAH-yah TEE-dak FAH-am
I don't understand
e-nakk-ku pu-ree-ya-VIL-lai
I don't understand
eye WANT too BUY
I want to buy
woh YAO MY
I want to buy...
SAH-yah MAH-hoo EE-nee
I would like this
ee-dhu VEN-doom
I would like this
BOO shr
No
noh
No
PLEEZ
Please
CHING
Please
teh-REE-mah KAH-sih
Thank you
NAN-dri
Thank you
dee mah-NAH-kah TAHN-das?
Where is the bathroom?
ka-ZHI-va-RAI eng-GAY oo-NA-dhu?
Where is the bathroom?
...dzai NAH-lee
Where is...?
WARE iz
Where is...?
SHR
Yes
yes
Yes
yah / TEE-dak
Yes / No
AAM / il-LAI
Yes / No
Greetings
HEL-oh
Hello
HEH-loh
Hello
NEE how
Hello
va-NAK-kam
Hello
THANK yoo
Thank you
SHYEH shyeh
Thank you
Emergency
bahng JOO
Help!
help
Help!
TOH-long / SAH-yah pur-LOO-kahn DOK-tor
Help! / I need a doctor
oo-dha-VEE / e-nakk-ku DAAK-tar VEN-doom
Help! / I need a doctor
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