# Common Phrases in Different Languages

Directions

Locations

Medical

Body parts

Pain

Treatment

People

Verbs

Common Phrases in Different Languages

Other Words

Numbers

Other Phrases

"Pointy-Talky" books

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This section to the book is a selection of useful survival words and phrases, intended for when there are no available tourist phrase books. By necessity this must be short and kept to a small number of languages.

Language inclusions are in the following order: English, Spanish, French and German. Alternatively, the reader could pencil in the local translations to these important words when he has access to a local translator, wherever he is.

Military pilots used to be given a book called a pointey-talkie with pictures and useful phrases in both English and the local language for use if they had to escape. Modern world travelers also often are seen carrying a general purpose phrase book in preference to a dictionary. Any phrase "cheat sheet" is infinitely less useful than basic knowledge of the local language and instantly points you out as both an American and a potential naive robbery victim new onto the streets. A major problem with phrase books is that unless the answer is a yes or no you might never find the exact phrase that the local has just said. This section is not to be a substitute for learning a language or even a phrase book but rather a survival tool used with some gestures until either a guide or larger book can be obtained.

It is important that if you find someone who speaks some English to use only clear statements. For example "restroom" might be interpreted as a "resting room", a room for sleeping; instead be blunt and ask for a toilet. Always be simple and clear using the least amount of words possible. Never use slang, your pop slang words just don't translate into anything useful and might cause trouble. If you change your mind during a conversation be sure the other party understands clearly that you have changed your intent. Get your guide to repeat back what you said at the end of a conversation to ensure he has the right idea. It is a good idea to use drawings or write out what you are saying if this improves understanding. Don't worry too much if you confuse the gender of a word, people will almost always understand unless you are speaking about people, when in doubt just use masculine form.

Remember what we said in Get the Hell Out of Dodge don't flame too radical when visiting outside your home nation or if you are on the run until you get to know the cultural expectations.

### Directions

English | Spanish | French | German
directions | direcciones | directions | Richtungen
left | izquierda | gauche | links
right | derecha | droite | rechts
forward | adelante | vers l'avant | vorne
continue | continue | continuez | weiter
to the end | al extremo | a l'extremite | bis zum Ende
intersection | intersection | intersection | Kreuzung
traffic signal | senal de trafico | feux de signalisation | Ampel
railroad track | pista del ferrocarril | voie de chemin de fer | (Eisenbahn-) Schienen
river | rio | fleuve | FluB
bridge | puente | pont | Brucke
overpass | paso superior | passage superieur | Uberfuhrung
north | norte | du nord | Nord
south | sur | sud | Sud
east | este | est | Ost
west | oeste | occidental | West
yes | si | oui | Ja
no | no | non | Nein
I don't understand | No entiendo | je ne comprends pas | Ich verstehe nicht
please repeat | Repita por favor | sil vous plait repetition | Bitte wiederholen
speak slowly | hable lentamente | parlez lentement | Langsam sprechen

### Locations

English | Spanish | French | German
Where is the ... | Donde esta el/la ... | Ou est le/la ... | Wo ist der/die/das ...
food store | tienda | magasin de nourriture | Lebensmittelladen
toilet | labavo | toilette | Toilette
hotel | hotel | hotel | Hotel
youth hostel | albergue juvenil | pension de la jeunesse | Jugendherberge
hospital | hospital | hopital | Krankenhaus
embassy | embajada | ambassade | Botschaft
building | edificio | batiment | Gebaude
office | oficina | bureau | Buro
airport | aeropuerto | aeroport | Flughafen
rail station | estacion del tren | station de rail | Bahnhof
automated teller machine | cajero automatico | machine automatisee de teller | Geldautomat
postal office | oficina postal | bureau postal | Post
bus station | estacion de autobuses | gare routiere | Bushaltestelle
doctor | doctor | docteur | Arzt
telephone | telefono | telephone | Telefon
Internet cafe | cibercafe | Cafe d'Internet | Internetcafe
English bookstore | Libreria inglesa | Librairie anglaise | Englisches Buchgeschaft
bookstore | libreria | librairie | Buchgeschaft
hardware store | ferreteria | magasin de materiel | Baumarkt
bank | banco | banque | Bank
police station | comisaria de polidas | commissariat de police | Polizeirevier
government ministry of ... |  |  |
el ministerio de ... | ministere de gouvernement de la ... | Ministerium fur ... |
car rental shop | tienda del alquiler de coches | magasin de location de voiture | Autovermietung
bicycle shop | tienda de bicicletas | magasin de bicyclette | Fahrradgeschaft
camping area | area de acampada | secteur campant | Campingplatz

### Medical

#### Body parts

English | Spanish | French | German
My ...feels bad | Mi ... se siente mal | Mon ... sent le mauvais | Mein/meine ... tut weh
head | cabeza | tete | Kopf
eye | ojo | oeil | Auge
ear | oido | oreille | Ohr
nose | nariz | nez | Nase
stomach | estomago | estomac | Bauch
abdomen | abdomen | abdomen | Bauch
lower abdomen | bajo vientre | abaissez l'abdomen | Unterer Bauch
chest | pecho | coffre | Brust
lungs | pulmones | poumons | Lungen
throat | garganta | gorge | Rachen
teeth, tooth | dientes, diente | dents, dent | Zahne, Zahn
arm | brazo | bras | Arm
hand | mano | main | Hand
leg | pierna | jambe | Bein
foot | pie | pied | FuB
lower back | espalda | abaissez en arriere | unterer Rucken
spine | espina dorsal | epine | Wirbelsaule
kidney, kidneys | rinon, rinones | rein, reins | Niere, Nieren
bladder | vejiga | reservoir souple | Blase
vagina | vagina | vagin | Vagina
penis | pene | penis | Penis
testicle, testicles | testiculo, testiculos | testicules, testicule | Hoden, Hoden
wound | herida | blessure | Wunde
injury | lesion | dommages | Verletzung
bone | hueso | os | Knochen

#### Pain

English | Spanish | French | German
types of Pain | tipos de dolor | types de douleur | Schmerzarten
sharp pain | dolor agudo | douleur pointue | stechender Schmerz
ache | dolor | mal | Schmerz
pressure | presion | pression | Druck
sore | dolorido | endolori | Schmerz

#### Treatment

English | Spanish | French | German
Treatment | Tratamiento | Traitement | Behandlung
I do not want a transfusion | No deseo una transfusion | Je ne veux pas une transfusion | Ich mochte keine Transfusion
My blood type is (A B AB O) | Mi tipo de la sangre es (A B AB O) | Mon type de sang est (A B AB O) | Meine Blutgruppe ist (A B AB null)
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Only use new needles |  |  |
Utilice solamente las agujas nuevas | Employez seulement les nouvelles aiguilles | Verwenden Sie nur neue Nadeln |
I will pay for a new needle | Pagare una aguja nueva | Je payerai une nouvelle aiguille | Ich bezahle eine neue Nadel
... has his/her blood type | ... tiene su tipo de la sangre | ... a son type de sang | ... hat dieselbe Blutgruppe
... wants to give blood for a transfusion | ... desea dar la sangre para una transfusion | ... veut donner le sang pour une transfusion | ... spendet Blut
Call an ambulance | Llame una ambulancia | Appelez une ambulance | Rufen Sie einen Krankenwagen
I have American insurance | Tengo seguro americano | J'ai l'assurance americaine | Ich habe eine amerikanische Krankenversicherung
Would a larger hospital be able to help? | (,Un hospital mas grande podria ayudar? | Est-ce que un plus grand hopital pourrait aider ? | Konnte ein groBeres Krankenhaus helfen?
I am diabetic | Soy diabetico | Je suis diabetique | Ich bin zuckerkrank
I am allergic to ... | Soy alergico a ... | Je suis allergique a ... | Ich bin auf ... allergisch
I am taking ... | Estoy tomando ... | Je prends ... | Ich nehme ...

### People

English | Spanish | French | German
People | Gente | Les gens | Leute
me, I | yo | je | mir, ich
wife | esposa | epouse | Ehefrau
girlfriend | novia | petite amie | Freundin with definite article: die Freundin, meine Freundin
husband | marido | mari | Ehemann
boyfriend | novio | petit ami | Freund with definite article: der Freund, mein Freund
friend (male) | amigo | ami | Freund
amiga | amie | Freundin |
father | padre | pere | Vater
mother | madre | mere | Mutter
daughter | hija | fille | Tochter
son | hijo | fils | Sohn
relative | pariente | relatif | Verwandter (male)/Verwandte (female or plural)
soldier | soldado | soldat | Soldat (male)/Soldatin (female)
police officer | oficial de polida | officier de police | Polizist (male)/Polizistin (female)
man | hombre | homme | Mann
woman | mujer | femme | Frau
boy | nino | gargon | Junge
girl | nina | fille | Madchen
sir/mister | senor | monsieur | Herr
madam/Mrs. | senora | madame | Frau
miss | senorita | manque | Frau

### Verbs

English | Spanish | French | German
Verbs | Verbes | Verbes | Verben
came | vino | soyez venu | kam
went | fue | est alle | ging
is coming | esta viniendo | vient | kommt
is going | va | va | geht
fell | cayo | est tombe | fiel
hit | golpeo | coup |

### Common Phrases in Different Languages

traf (sb. hit sth.)/stieB (sb. hurt a bodypart) |  |  |
drove | condujo | a conduit | fuhr
rode | monto | est monte | fuhr (anything with weels)/ritt (anything with legs)
ran | funciono | a couru | rannte
took | tomo | a pris | nahm
stole | robo | etole | stahl
collision |  |  |

(vehicular) | colision (de vehfculos) | collision

(vehiculaire) | Kollision, Autounfall |

drank | bebio | a bu | trank
ate | comio | a mange | aB
repair | reparar | reparation | repariere (requesting, informal)/reparieren Sie (requesting, formal)
broke | roto | casse | hat kaputtgemacht (sb. broke sth.)/ging kaputt (sth. broke)

### Other Words

English | Spanish | French | German
Other Words | Otras Palabras | DAutres Mots | Andere Worte
Who | Quien | Qui | wer
what | que | ce qui | was
where | donde | la ou | wo
when | cuando | quand | wann
why | porque | pourquoi | warum
how | como | comment | wie
forbidden | prohibido | interdit | verboten
allowed/permitted | permitido | laisse | erlaubt
impossible | imposible |  |
impossible | unmoglich |  |
possible | posible | possible | moglich
please | por favor | svp | bitte
thank you | gracias | merci | danke
you're welcome | de nada | vous etes bienvenu | gern geschehen
sorry | lo siento | desole | Entschuldigung
excuse me | perdon | excusez-moi | Entschuldigen Sie mich
asylum | asilo | assylum | Asyl

### Numbers

English | Spanish | French | German
Other Words | Numeros | Nombres | Zahlen
one | uno | un | eins
two | dos | deux | zwei
three | tres | trois | drei
four | cuatro | quatre | vier
five | cinco | cinq | funf
six | seis | six | sechs
seven | siete | sept | sieben
eight | ocho | huit | acht
nine | nueve | neuf | neun
ten | diez | dix | zehn
twenty | veinte | vingt | zwanzig
thirty | treinta | trente | dreiBig
one hundred | cien | cent | hundert, einhundert
two hundred | doscientos | deux cents | zweihundert
three hundred | trescientos | trois cents | dreihundert
one thousand | mil | mille | tausend, eintausend
two thousand | dos mil | deux mille | zweitausend
three thousand | tres mil | trois mille | dreitausend

### Other Phrases

English | Spanish | French | German
Other Phrases | Otras Frases | DAutres Expressions | Andere Phrasen
Can I pay more to make it happen faster? | ^Puedo pagar mas para hacer que sea mas rapido? | Est-ce que je peux payer plus pour la faire se produire plus rapidement ? | Wenn ich mehr bezahle, geht es dann schneller?
I don't have that much money | No tengo tanto dinero | Je n'ai pas que beaucoup d'argent | Ich habe nicht so viel Geld
Is it available cheaper elsewhere? | ^Es mas barato en otro lugar? | Est-il meilleur marche disponible ailleurs ? | Gibt es das irgendwo billiger?
I am not happy | No soy feliz | Je ne suis pas heureux | Ich bin nicht glucklich
I am happy | Soy feliz | Je suis heureux | Ich bin glucklich
I am frightened | Estoy asustado | Je suis effraye | Ich habe Angst
let's be friends | seamos amigos | soyons des amis | Lass uns Freunde sein
I am not interested | No estoy interesado/a | Je ne suis pas interesse | Ich bin nicht interessiert
I have no cash | No tengo dinero efectivo | Je n'ai aucun argent comptant | Ich habe kein Geld
Please stop | Pare por favor. | Svp arret - faveur de por d'alto | Hor auf (informal)/Horen Sie auf (formal)
I am seeking (residency, | Estoy buscando (residencia, ciudadama, asilo) | Je cherche (residence, citoyennete, asile) | Wie bekomme ich eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung? Wie werde
citizenship, asylum) |  |  | ich Staatsburger? Wie bekomme ich Asyl?
Can I stay here? | ^Puedo permanecer aqw? | Est-ce que je peux rester ici ? | Kann ich hier bleiben?
I am lost | Estoy perdido | Je suis perdu | Ich kenne mich nicht mehr aus
I am sick | Estoy enfermo/a | Je suis malade | Ich bin krank (permanently)/Ich fuhle mich krank (I feel sick)

### "Pointy-Talky" books

The above-mentioned books that can be used to point at various things are still in print today. The most widely used ones are "Point It: Traveller's Language Kit" by Dieter Graf, "The Wordless Travel Book" by Jonathan Meader and various books and booklets produced by Kwikpoint, Me No Speak and ICOON. Besides bridging language barriers overseas, they can be used for the hearing or vocally impaired.

### Links

For those with internet access, the website http://www.spanish-kit.net/ offers an on-line course with free downloadable material for off-line studying.

Babelfish can provide quick (if rather basic) translation for many common languages http://world.altavista.com/

The BBC offers free online language lessons http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Last updated: 6 July 2011