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Revision as of 16:21, 27 December 2005
There are various hitchhiking phrasebooks to be found online. Since this is a wiki we can try to make the best one. A flexible one, where you can assemble your own phrasebook, with the languages you need for your trip.
- Western Europe phrasebook
- Nortern Europe phrasebook
- Eastern Europe phrasebook
- Southern Europe phrasebook
Northern Europe
Don't bother to try asking in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish. Almost people speak English, and will be confused when you try to speak their language - and if you do speak it at a reasonable level, you won't need this phrasebook.
Eastern Europe
Russian is probably the most important language to learn, many older people speak or at least understand Russian, especially when their mother tongue is a Slavic language.
Russian
Polish
Czech
Slovak
Hungarian
South-Eastern Europe
Slovenian
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
Bulgarian
Romanian
Albanian
Greek
Turkish
Spanish
1. Hola
2. Va usted a ...?
3. Yo podria ir con usted?
4.
5. Podria dejarme aqui?
6. Gracias por la ayuda.
7. Este, Oeste, Norte, Sur
Africa
Arabic
Bambara
Peul
Swahili
Asia
Japanese
Chinese
Hindi/Urdu
Farsi
Thai
Vietnamese
External Links
- Global Vagabond Language Guide - Important phrases for hitchhikers in over 20 languages, including a printable edition of the Hitch-hiking Phrasebook for many European languages.