A handy dandy phrase sheet
A traveler's cheat sheet on how to say the basics and ask important questions in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and English
| English | French (Français) | Italian (Italiano) | German (Deutsch) | Spanish (Español) |
| Thank you | Merci (mair-see) | Grazie (grat-tzee- yay) | Danke (dahn-kah) | Gracias (grah-thee-yahs) |
| Please | S'il vous plaît (seel-vou-play) | Per favore (pair fa- vohr-ray) | Bitte (bih-tuh) | Por favor (por fah-bohr) |
| Yes | Oui (wee) | Si (see) | Ja (yah) | Sî (see) |
| No | Non | No | No | No |
| Do you speak English? | Parlez-vous anglais? (par-lay-vou on-glay) | Parla Inglese? (par-la een-glay-zay) | Sprechen Sie Englisch? (zprek-can zee een-glish) | Habla ingles usted? (ah-blah een-glais oo-sted) |
| I don't understand | Je ne comprende pas (zhuh nuh cohm-prohnd pah) | Non capisco (non ka-peesk-koh) | Ich verstehe night (eek fair-shtay-yuh neecht) | No comprendo (nohn cohm-pren doh) |
| I'm sorry | Je suis desolée (zhuh swee day-zoh-lay) | Mi dispiace (mee dees-pee-yat-chay) | Es tut mir leid (ehs toot meer lyd) | Lo siento (lo see-yen-toh) |
| How much is it? | Combien coute? (coam-bee-yehn koot) | Quanto costa? (kwan-toh coast-ah) | Wieviel kostet es? (vee-feel koh-steht es) | Cuánto cuesta? (kwan-toh kway-stah) |
| That's too much | C'est trop (say troh) | É troppo (ay troh-po) | Das ist zu teuer (dahs ihst tsoo toy-yer) | Eso es demasiado caro (ays-oh day-mahs-syah-doh kah-roh) |
| Good day | Bonjour (bohn-szourh) | Buon giorno (bwohn jour-noh) | Guten tag (goo-tehn tahg) | Buenos d?as (bway-nohs dee-hs) |
| Good evening | Bon soir (bohn swah) | Buona sera (bwoh-nah sair-rah) | Guten Abend (goo-tehn ah-bnd) | Buenos tardes (bway-nohs tar-days) |
| Good night | Bon nuit (bohn nwee) | Buona notte (bwoh-nah note-tay) | Gute nacht (goo-tehn nahckt) | Buenas noches (bway-nohs noh-chays) |
| Goodbye | Au revoir (oh-ruh-vwah) | Arrivederci (ah-ree-vah-dair-chee) | Auf wiedersehen (owf vee-dair-zay-yen) | Adiós (ah-dee-yohs) |
| Excuse me (to get attention) | Excusez-moi (eh-skooze-ay-mwa) | Scusi (skoo-zee) | Entschul-digung, bitte (ent-shool-dee-gung bih-tuh) | Perd?n-eme? (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| Excuse me (to get past someone) | Pardon (pah-rdohn) | Permesso (pair-meh-so) | Gestatten Sie (ge-shta-ten zee) | Perdóneme (pair-dohn-eh-meh) |
| Where is? | Où est? (ou eh) | Dov'é (doh-vay) | Wo ist? (voh eest) | Dónde está? (dohn-day eh-stah) |
| ...the bathroom | la toilette (lah twah-let) | il bagno (eel bahn-yoh) | die toilette (dee toy-leht-tah) | el servicio (el sair-bee-thee-yo)/el ba?o (el bahn-yoh) |
| ...train station | la gare (lah gahr) | la stazione (lah stat-zee-o-nay) | der bahnhof (dair bahn-howf) | la estación (lah es-tah-thee-yon) |
| to the right | à droite (ah dwa) | a destra (ah deh-strah) | rechts (rekts) | a la derecha (ah lah deh-ray-chah) |
| to the left | à gauche (ah goh-sh) | a sinistra (ah see-neest-trah) | links (leenx) | a la izquierda (ah lah eeth-kyair-dah) |
| straight ahead | en avant (ahn ah-vohn) or tout droit (too dwah) | avanti (ah-vant-tee)/ diritto (dee-ree-toh) | geradeaus (gair-raad-eh-ohws) | siga derecho (see-gah deh-ray-cho) |
| ticket | un billet (uh bee-yay) | un biglietto (bee-lyet-toh) | eine fahrkarte (eye-nuh faar-kar-tuh) | un billete (oon beel-yay-tay) |
| first class | première classe (pruh-mee-yair klahs) | prima classe (pree-mah clah-say) | erste klasse (air-stuh klah-suh) | primera classe (pree-mair-ah klah-say) |
| second class | deuxième classe (duhz-zee-yem klahs) | seconda classe (say-cohn-dah clah-say) | zweite Klasse (tsvy-tuh klah-suh) | segunda classe (seh-goon-dah klah-say) |
| one way | Aller (ah-lay) | solo andata (so-low ahn-daht-tah) | Einfach (ayn-fahk) | ida (ee-dah) |
| round trip (return) | aller-retour (ah-lay-ray-tour) | andata e ritorno (ahn-daht-tah e ay ree-tour-noh) | hin und zurück (hin oont tzu-ruwk) | ida y vuelta (ee-dah ee bwehl-tah) |
| Just the supplement | Seulment le suppl?ment (suhl-mahn luh sou-play-mahn) | Soltanto il supplemento (soul-tahn-toh eel sou- play-men- toh) | Nur der zuschlag (noor dair tzu-shlahg) | Sólo el suplemento (soh-loh el soo-play-meyn-toh) |
| Just a seat reservation | Seulment une réservation (suhl-mahn oun ray-sair-vaht-tzsee-yon) | Soltanto una prenotazione (soal-tahn-toh oo-nah pray-no-tah-tsee-yohn-nay) | Nur eine reservierung (noor ai-nuh rez-air feer-oong) | sólo una reserva (soh-loh oo-nah ree-sair- bah) |
| I have a Eurailpass | J'ai le Eurailpass (szhay luh you-rail pahs) | Ho il rail Eurailpass (oh eel yoo-rail-pahs) | Ich habe eine Eurailpass (eek ha-buh ai-nuh yoo-rail-pahs) | Yo tengo el Eurailpass (yo tain-go hel yoo-rail-pas) |
| sleeping couchette | couchette (kou-shet) | una cucetta (oo-nah koo- chet-tah) | einen platz im schlafwagen (eye -nen plahtz eem schlahf-vah-gehn) | una litera (oon-ah lee-tair-ah) |
| berth in a sleeping car | une place wagon-lit (oou-n plahs en ahn vah goh-lee) | un posto nel vagone letto (oon poh-sto nell vah-goan nay let-toh) | einen Platz im Liegewagen (eye-nen plahtz eem lee-guh-vah- gehn) | una litera en el coche cama (oon- ah lee-tair-ah en el coh-chay kah-mah) |
| track | quai (kay) | binario(been-ar- ree- yoh) | Gleis (glice) | el andén (el ahn- dayn) |
| hotel | un hôtel (ehn oh-tel) | un albergo (oon al-bear-goh) | ein hotel (eye'n hoh-tehl) | un hotel (oon oh-tel) |
| single room | une chambre pour une personne (oou-n shaum-bra pour oou-n pair-sohn) | uno singolo (oo-noh seen-go-loh) | ein Einzelzimmer (eye'n eye'n tzehl-tzim-merr) | una habitación sencilla (oo- nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon sen-theey-yah) |
| double room with two beds | une chambre pour deux (oou-n shaum-bra pour douh) | una doppia con du letti (ooh-nah dope-pee-ya cone doo-way let-tee) | ein Doppelzimmer mit zwei Einzelbetten (eye'n doh-pel-tzim-merr mitt tsvy eyen-tsell-beht-tehn) | una habitación doble con dos camas (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn dohs cah-mas) |
| double room with one bed | une chambre avec un grand lit (oou-n shaum-bra ah-vehk ehn grawn lee) | una doppia col letto matrimoniale (oo-nah dope-pee-ya coal let-toh mat-tree-moan-nee-yaal-lay) | ein Doppelzimmer mit einem Doppelbett (eye'n doh-pel-tzim-merr mitt eye-nem doh-pell-bett) | una habitación doble con una cama matrimo-nial (oo-nah ah-bee-ta-thee-yon doh-blay kohn oo-nah cah-mah mah-tree-maon-yaal) |
| for two nights | pour deux soirs (pour douh swa) | per due notte (pair doo-way noh-tay) | für zwei nachts (fear tsvy nahkts) | por dos noches (poar dohs noh-chays) |
| with/without bath | avec (ah-vek)/sans (sahn) bain (baahn) | con/(coan)/senza (sen-zah) bagno (bahn-yoh) | mit (miht)/ohne (oh-nuh)/Bad (baad) | con (cohn)/ sin (seen) baño (bah-nyoh) |
| Is breakfast included? | C'est compris le petit déjeuner? (say coam-pree luh p'tee day-zhuh-nay) | É incluso la prima colazione? (ah in-cloo-soh lah pree-mah coal-laht-zee-yoan-nay) | Ist Frühstück inbegriffen? (ihst froo-shtook in-beh-grih-fen) | Está incluido el desayuno? (eh-stah een-kloo-wee-doh el des-ah-yoo-noh) |
| May I see the room? | Puis-je voir la chambre? (pwee-zhuh vwah lah shawm-bra) | Posso vedere la camera? (poh-soh veh-dair-eh lah cah- mair-rah) | Kann ich das Zimmer sehen? (kahn eek dahs tsih-merr zay-en) | Se puede ver la habitación? (say pweh-day bear lah ah-bee-tah-thee'yohn) |
| restaurant | un restaurant (uhn ray- stah-rahn) | un ristorante (oon rees toh-rahn-tay) | ein restaurant (eye'n reh- stow-rahn) | un restaurante (oon res-tau-rahn-tay) |
| casual restaurant | un bistro(uhn bee-stro) or une brasserie (oon bra-sair-rhee) | una trattoria (oo-nah trah-toar-rhee-yah) or un'osteria (oon ohst-air-ee-yah) | bierhalle (beer-hall-uh) or weinstube (vine-shtoo-buh) or beisel (bye-zell) | tascas (tah-skas) |
| table for two | un table pour deux (uhn tah-bluh pour douh) | una tavola per due (oo-nah tah-voal-lah pair doo-way) | einen tisch für zwei (eye-nen tish fyour tsvy) | una mesa para dos (oo-nah meh-sah pa-rah dohs) |
| I would like | Je voudrais (zhuh vou-dray) | Vorrei (voar-ray) | Ich möchte(eek mowk-tah) | Quisiera (kee-see-yair-ah) |
| ...some (of) | un peu (de) (uhn puh (duh)) | un pó (di) (oon poh dee)) | ein bischen (von) (eye?n bih-shen (fawn)) | unos (de) (oo-nos (day)) |
| ...this/that | ce (suh)/?a (sah) | questo(kway-sto)/ quello (kwel-loh) | dieses (dee-zes)/dahs (dahs) | éste (eh-stay)/?se (eh-seh) |
| and | et (ay) | e (ay) | und (oond) | y (ee) |
| ...a glass of | une verre de (oun vair duh) | un bicchiere di (oon bee-key-yair-eh) | ein Glas von (eye?n glahs fohn) | un vaso de (oon bah-soh day) |
| ...fizzy/ still water | eau gazeuse (oh gah-zuhz)/ non gazeuse (no gah-zuhz) | acqua gassata (ah-kwah gah-saht-tah)/non gassata (noan gah-saht-tah) | Mineralwasser mit Kohlens?ure (meen-air-ahl-vah-sair mitt koh-len-zow-r)/ wasser (vah-sair) | agua con gas (ah-gwah cone gahs)/ sin gas (seen gahs) |
| ...red/white wine | vin rouge (vah roozhuh)/blanc (blahn) | vino rosso (vee-noh roh-so)/bianco (bee-yahn-koh) | Rotwein (roht-vine)/ Weisswein (vice-vine) | vino tinto (bee-noh teen-toh)/blanco (blahn-coh) |
| ...beer | bière (bee-yair) | birra (beer-a) | bier (beer) | una cerveza (oo-nah thair-bay-thah) |
| Check, please | La conte, s'il vous plaît (lah kohnt seel-vou-play) | Il conto, per favore (eel coan-toh pair fah-voar-eh) | Die Rechnung, bitte (dee rek-noong bit-tuh) | La cuenta por favor (lah kwain-tah por-fah-bohr) |
| Is service included? | Le service est-il compris? (luh sair-vees eh-teal coam-pree) | É incluso il servizio? (ay een-clou-so eel sair-veet-zee-yo) | Ist die Bedienung inbegriffen? (ihst dee beh-dee-nung in-beh-grih-fen) | Está el servicio incluido? (eh-stah el sair-bee-thee-yo een-clu-wee-doh) |
| When is it open? | Quand est-il ouvert? (coan eh-teal oo-vair) | Quando é aperto? (kwahn-doh ay ah-pair-toh) | Welches sind die Öffnungszeiten? (vel-kehs zint dee euf-noongs tsai-ten) | Cuándo abren? (kwahn-do ah-bren) |
| When does it close? | Quand est l'heure de fermeture? (coan eh lure duh fair-mah-tour) | Quando si chiude? (kwan-doh see key-you-day) | Wann schliesst es? (vahn shleest es) | Cuándo se cierra? (kwahn-do say thee-yair-rah) |
| Yesterday | Hier (ee-yair) | Ieri (ee-yair-ee) | Gestern (geh-stairn) | Ayer (ah-yair) |
| Today | Aujoud'hui (ow-zhuhr-dwee) | Oggi (oh-jee) | Heute (hoy-tuh) | Hoy (oy) |
| Tomorrow | Demain (duh-mehn) | Domani (doh-mahn-nee) | Morgen (mohr-gen) | Mañana (mah-nyah-nah) |
| Monday | Lundi (luhn-dee) | Lunedí (loo-nay-dee) | Montag (mohn-taag) | Lunes (loo-nays) |
| Tuesday | Mardi (mahr-dee) | Martedí (mar-tay-dee) | Dienstag (deens-taag) | Martes (mahr-tays) |
| Wednesday | Mercredi (mair-dray-dee) | Mercoledí (mair-coh-lay-dee) | Mittwoch (mitt-voak) | Miércoles (myair-coh-lays) |
| Thursday | Jeudi (zhuh-dee) | Giovedí (jo-vay-dee) | Donnerstag (dohn-ners-taag) | Jueves (kway-bays) |
| Friday | Vendredi (vawn-cruh-dee) | Venerdí (ven-nair-dee) | Freitag (fry-taag) | viernes (byair-nays) |
| Saturday | Samedi (saam-dee) | Sabato (sah-baa-toh) | Samstag (zahmz-taag) | S?bado (sah-bah-doh) |
| Sunday | Dimanche (dee-maansh) | Domenica (doh-men-nee-ka) | Sonntag (zohn-taag) | Domingo (doh-meen-goh) |
| 1 | un (uhn) | uno (oo-no) | eins (eye'nz) | uno (oo-noh) |
| 2 | deux (douh) | due (doo-way) | zwei (zv'eye) | dos (dohs) |
| 3 | trois (twah) | tre (tray) | drei (dr'eye) | tres (trays) |
| 4 | quatre (kah-truh) | quattro (kwah-troh) | vier (feer) | cuatro (kwah-troh) |
| 5 | cinq (sahnk) | cinque (cheen-kway) | f?nf (foonf) | cinco (theen-koh) |
| 6 | six (sees) | sei (say) | sechs (zeks) | seis (says) |
| 7 | sept (sehp) | sette (set-tay) | sieben (zee-ben) | siete (see-yay-tah) |
| 8 | huit (hwhee) | otto (oh-toh) | acht (ahkt) | ocho (oh-choh) |
| 9 | neuf (nuhf) | nove (no-vay) | neun (noyn) | nueve (nway-beh) |
| 10 | dix (dees) | dieci (dee-yay-chee) | zehn (tsain) | diez (dee-yaath) |
| 11 | onze (ownz) | undici (oon-dee-chee) | elf (elf) | once (ohn-thay) |
| 12 | douze (dooz) | dodici (doh-dee-chee) | zwölf (zvelf) | doce (doh-thay) |
| 13 | treize (trehz) | tredici (tray-dee-chee) | dreizehn (dry-tsain) | trece (tray-thay) |
| 20 | vingt (vahn) | venti (vent-tee) | zwanzig (tzvahn-tsig) | veinte (bain-tay) |
| 30 | trente (truhnt) | trenta (trayn-tah) | dreissig (drys-sig) | treinta (train-tah) |
| 40 | quarante (kah-rant) | quaranta (kwa-rahn-tah) | vierzig (feer-tsig) | cuarenta (kwa-rayn-tah) |
| 50 | cinquante (sahn-kant) | cinquanta (cheen-kwahn-tah) | fünfzig (foonf-tsig) | cincuenta (theen-kwain-tah) |
| 60 | soixante (swa-sahnt) | sessanta (say-sahn-tah) | sechzig (zehk-tsig) | sesenta (say-sayn-tah) |
| 70 | soixante-dix (swa-sahnt-dees) | settanta (seh-tahn-tah) | siebzig (seeb-tsig) | setenta (say-tain-tah) |
| 80 | quatre-vents (kat-tra-vahnt) | ottanta (oh-tahn-tah) | achtzig (ahkt-tsig) | ochenta (oh-chain-tah) |
| 90 | quatre-vents-dix (kat-tra-vahnt-dees) | novanta (no-vahn-tah) | neunzig (noin-tsig) | noventa (noh-bain tah) |
| 100 | cent (sant) | cento (chen-toh) | hundert (hoon-dairt) | ciento (thee-yen-toh) |
| 1,000 | mille (meel) | mille (meel-lay) | tausend (tau-zend) | mil (meel) |
| 5,000 | cinq mille (sank meel) | cinque milla (cheen-kway meel-lah) | fünftausend (foonf-tau-zend) | cinco mil (theen-koh meel) |
| 10,000 | dix mille (dees meel) | dieci milla (dee-yay-chee meel-lah) | zehntausend (tsayn-tau-send) | diez mil (dee-yaath meel) |
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This article was by Reid Bramblett and last updated in April 2011.
All information was accurate at the time.
Copyright © 1998–2013 by Reid Bramblett. Author: Reid Bramblett.


