24 official languages

The tiny phrasebook

Eight phrases, twenty-four languages. Locals everywhere speak more English than you speak their language, but the first "hello" in theirs changes the whole conversation.

Bulgarian

Bulgaria

Hello
Здравей (zdravey)
Please
Моля (molya)
Thank you
Благодаря (blagodarya)
Yes
Да (da)
No
Не (ne)
Excuse me
Извинете (izvinete)
How much?
Колко струва? (kolko struva?)
Cheers!
Наздраве (nazdrave)

Croatian

Croatia

Hello
Bok
Please
Molim
Thank you
Hvala
Yes
Da
No
Ne
Excuse me
Oprostite
How much?
Koliko košta?
Cheers!
Živjeli

Czech

Czechia

Hello
Dobrý den
Please
Prosím
Thank you
Děkuji
Yes
Ano
No
Ne
Excuse me
Promiňte
How much?
Kolik to stojí?
Cheers!
Na zdraví

Danish

Denmark

Hello
Hej
Please
Vær så venlig
Thank you
Tak
Yes
Ja
No
Nej
Excuse me
Undskyld
How much?
Hvad koster det?
Cheers!
Skål

Dutch

Netherlands, Belgium

Hello
Hallo
Please
Alstublieft
Thank you
Dank u wel
Yes
Ja
No
Nee
Excuse me
Pardon
How much?
Hoeveel kost het?
Cheers!
Proost

English

Ireland, Malta

Hello
Hello
Please
Please
Thank you
Thank you
Yes
Yes
No
No
Excuse me
Excuse me
How much?
How much?
Cheers!
Cheers

Estonian

Estonia

Hello
Tere
Please
Palun
Thank you
Aitäh
Yes
Jah
No
Ei
Excuse me
Vabandage
How much?
Kui palju maksab?
Cheers!
Terviseks

Finnish

Finland

Hello
Hei
Please
Ole hyvä
Thank you
Kiitos
Yes
Kyllä
No
Ei
Excuse me
Anteeksi
How much?
Paljonko maksaa?
Cheers!
Kippis

French

France, Belgium, Luxembourg

Hello
Bonjour
Please
S'il vous plaît
Thank you
Merci
Yes
Oui
No
Non
Excuse me
Excusez-moi
How much?
Combien ça coûte ?
Cheers!
Santé

German

Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium

Hello
Hallo
Please
Bitte
Thank you
Danke
Yes
Ja
No
Nein
Excuse me
Entschuldigung
How much?
Was kostet das?
Cheers!
Prost

Greek

Greece, Cyprus

Hello
Γεια σας (yia sas)
Please
Παρακαλώ (parakaló)
Thank you
Ευχαριστώ (efharistó)
Yes
Ναι (ne)
No
Όχι (óhi)
Excuse me
Συγγνώμη (signómi)
How much?
Πόσο κάνει; (póso káni?)
Cheers!
Γεια μας (yia mas)

Hungarian

Hungary

Hello
Szia
Please
Kérem
Thank you
Köszönöm
Yes
Igen
No
Nem
Excuse me
Elnézést
How much?
Mennyibe kerül?
Cheers!
Egészségedre

Irish

Ireland

Hello
Dia dhuit
Please
Le do thoil
Thank you
Go raibh maith agat
Yes
Sea
No
Ní hea
Excuse me
Gabh mo leithscéal
How much?
Cé mhéad?
Cheers!
Sláinte

Italian

Italy

Hello
Ciao / Buongiorno
Please
Per favore
Thank you
Grazie
Yes
No
No
Excuse me
Mi scusi
How much?
Quanto costa?
Cheers!
Cin cin

Latvian

Latvia

Hello
Sveiki
Please
Lūdzu
Thank you
Paldies
Yes
No
Excuse me
Atvainojiet
How much?
Cik maksā?
Cheers!
Priekā

Lithuanian

Lithuania

Hello
Labas
Please
Prašau
Thank you
Ačiū
Yes
Taip
No
Ne
Excuse me
Atsiprašau
How much?
Kiek kainuoja?
Cheers!
Į sveikatą

Maltese

Malta

Hello
Bonġu
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Thank you
Grazzi
Yes
Iva
No
Le
Excuse me
Skużani
How much?
Kemm?
Cheers!
Saħħa

Polish

Poland

Hello
Cześć / Dzień dobry
Please
Proszę
Thank you
Dziękuję
Yes
Tak
No
Nie
Excuse me
Przepraszam
How much?
Ile to kosztuje?
Cheers!
Na zdrowie

Portuguese

Portugal

Hello
Olá
Please
Por favor
Thank you
Obrigado / Obrigada
Yes
Sim
No
Não
Excuse me
Com licença
How much?
Quanto custa?
Cheers!
Saúde

Romanian

Romania

Hello
Bună
Please
Vă rog
Thank you
Mulțumesc
Yes
Da
No
Nu
Excuse me
Scuzați-mă
How much?
Cât costă?
Cheers!
Noroc

Slovak

Slovakia

Hello
Ahoj / Dobrý deň
Please
Prosím
Thank you
Ďakujem
Yes
Áno
No
Nie
Excuse me
Prepáčte
How much?
Koľko to stojí?
Cheers!
Na zdravie

Slovenian

Slovenia

Hello
Živjo / Dober dan
Please
Prosim
Thank you
Hvala
Yes
Da
No
Ne
Excuse me
Oprostite
How much?
Koliko stane?
Cheers!
Na zdravje

Spanish

Spain

Hello
Hola
Please
Por favor
Thank you
Gracias
Yes
No
No
Excuse me
Perdón
How much?
¿Cuánto cuesta?
Cheers!
Salud

Swedish

Sweden

Hello
Hej
Please
Snälla
Thank you
Tack
Yes
Ja
No
Nej
Excuse me
Ursäkta
How much?
Vad kostar det?
Cheers!
Skål

Pronunciation guides in parentheses where the alphabet differs. Regional and formal/informal variants exist everywhere, these are the friendly, safe-in-any-situation versions.