- I’ve added the German words and phrases, which I’m glad I remembered all of them.
- Thanks to my friend Tina for the Spanish translations.
- Thanks to Rotarian Arnold Capuloy for the Tagalog translations.
I’ll add the rest later, and make the page look a lot more presentable.
| English | German | Spanish | French | Italian | Greek | Japanese | Korean | Chinese (Mandarin) | Tagalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hello | hallo | hola | mabuhay | ||||||
| goodbye | tschüß | adios | paalam | ||||||
| yes | ja | si | oo | ||||||
| no | nein | no | hindi | ||||||
| please | bitte | por favor | pakiusap | ||||||
| thank you | danke | gracias | salamat po3 | ||||||
| you’re welcome | bitte | de nada | walang anuman | ||||||
| Excuse me. | entschuldigung Sie | Perdón | pasensya na | ||||||
| I’m sorry. | Tut mir leid. | Lo siento | Patawad. | ||||||
| Help me. | Hilfen mir. | Ayudame | Tulungan mo ako. | ||||||
| I would like … | Ich möchte gern… | Me gustaria… | Gusto kong… | ||||||
| water | das Wasser1 | agua | tubig | ||||||
| food | das Essen | comida | pagkain | ||||||
| beer | das Bier | una cerveza | beer | ||||||
| Cheers! | Prost! | Salud! | Tagay! | ||||||
| My name is… | Ich heisse… | Me llamo… | Ang pangalan ko ay… | ||||||
| What is your name? | Wie heissen Sie? | Como te llamas? | Anong pangalan mo? | ||||||
| Nice to meet you. | Nett Sie kennen zu lernen. | Mucho gusto. | Ikinagagalak kitang makilala. | ||||||
| How much? | Wie viel? | Cuanto cuesta? | Magkano? | ||||||
| Where is… | Wo ist… | Donde esta… | Saan ang… | ||||||
| bathroom | das Badezimmer2 | baño | banyo4 | ||||||
| Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? | Hablas ingles? | Nagsasalita ka ba ng Ingles? | ||||||
| What? | Was? | Que? | Ano? | ||||||
| Why? | Warum? | Por que? | Bakit? | ||||||
| I don’t understand. | Ich verstehe nicht. | No entiendo. | Hindi ko maintindihan. |
1 Although water is technically das Wasser, if you order it you will get carbonated water – and it’s disgusting. You’ll also get charged for it. Say das Leitungswasser (tap water) instead.
2 Das Badezimmer is the bathroom, as in the actual room. You’ll more commonly see and hear das WC (water closet).
3 Arnold says “salamat po (to an older person) salamat (to a younger person),” which I believe applies to the majority (if not all) of the phrases. Po is a sign of respect.
4 Arnold says the bathroom is more commonly called the CR (comfort room), and that’s the only way I ever heard it referred to when I was in the Philippines.