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Add/edit texts here and comment at discussion page. Texts should be in UK English. | Add/edit texts here and comment at discussion page. Texts should be in UK English. | ||
| − | + | - a parking place : a layby (a parking place along | |
| + | - Is the lift free : for free ? | ||
==Phrases== | ==Phrases== | ||
* Hello | * Hello | ||
* Excuse me... | * Excuse me... | ||
| − | * | + | * (simply) Paris ? or : Are you going towards Paris ? ... |
| − | * Could I get a lift to …? | + | * Could I get a lift to …? (a lift = "a ride" in U.S. English) |
** a petrol station | ** a petrol station | ||
** a service area | ** a service area | ||
| − | ** a parking place | + | ** a layby (small parking place next to a highway) |
** along the highway | ** along the highway | ||
| − | * | + | ** The traffic circle (roundabout) |
| + | ** The junction | ||
| + | ** The North Frankfurt Junction .. or : Junction 54 | ||
| + | ** The T-junction | ||
| + | ** The crossroads | ||
| + | ** On the ring road | ||
| + | ** just before | ||
| + | ** just after | ||
| + | ** across the road | ||
| + | * for free? | I can’t pay. | ||
* Do you speak …? | any other languages | * Do you speak …? | any other languages | ||
| − | * | + | * please .. speak slower? |
* I don't understand | * I don't understand | ||
* I don't know | * I don't know | ||
* Yes | No | Maybe | No thanks | * Yes | No | Maybe | No thanks | ||
| − | * That's great | perfect | bad | no problem | + | * That's great | perfect | bad | no problem | OK | cool |
| + | * I'm not in a hurry | ||
* I'm going to … | Where are you going to? | * I'm going to … | Where are you going to? | ||
* My name is … | What's your name? | * My name is … | What's your name? | ||
* I'm from … | Where are you from? | * I'm from … | Where are you from? | ||
* I'm … years old. | How old are you? | * I'm … years old. | How old are you? | ||
| − | * I study | + | * I study X & Y | I'm in my … year. | I am studying to be a X… |
* I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. | * I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. | ||
* I'm married. | * I'm married. | ||
| + | * I have already texted my father. | ||
* I'm on holiday. | * I'm on holiday. | ||
| − | * I | + | * I'm visiting friends in … |
* I'm hitchhiking around … | * I'm hitchhiking around … | ||
| − | * I will stay for | + | * I will stay for X days/weeks… |
| − | * I'm going back | + | * I'm going back to… |
* Can you drop me off here? | * Can you drop me off here? | ||
* Don’t touch me! | * Don’t touch me! | ||
* Let me out! | * Let me out! | ||
| + | * Urghh ! ..pull over I'm going to puke ! (in your nice clean car) | ||
| + | * It's my period (menstrual period) | ||
* Stop! | * Stop! | ||
* Help! | * Help! | ||
* Thank you! | * Thank you! | ||
| + | * Cheers ! | ||
* Have a nice day/trip! | * Have a nice day/trip! | ||
* Where can I find …? | * Where can I find …? | ||
| − | ** the city centre | + | ** in the city centre |
| + | ** near the tourist office | ||
** a map | ** a map | ||
** a toilet | ** a toilet | ||
** a supermarket | ** a supermarket | ||
| + | ** the fruit market | ||
** a pharmacy | ** a pharmacy | ||
** a camp-site | ** a camp-site | ||
** an internet cafe | ** an internet cafe | ||
** a cash-machine | ** a cash-machine | ||
| + | ** A public Wi-Fi signal | ||
** a bank | ** a bank | ||
** a metro-station | ** a metro-station | ||
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** a train-station | ** a train-station | ||
** the highway to … | ** the highway to … | ||
| + | ** the toll road to | ||
| + | ** the small road to | ||
** a good hitchhiking spot | ** a good hitchhiking spot | ||
* Water | * Water | ||
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* Juice | * Juice | ||
* Beer | * Beer | ||
| + | * A smoke | ||
| + | * A smoke he he ! | ||
* (Red, white) wine | * (Red, white) wine | ||
* Vegetarian | * Vegetarian | ||
| + | * I don’t eat meat | ||
| + | * A Vegan | ||
* Diner | * Diner | ||
* Bread | * Bread | ||
| − | * | + | * Fruit |
* A cheap restaurant | * A cheap restaurant | ||
* Cheers! | * Cheers! | ||
* Enjoy your meal! | * Enjoy your meal! | ||
| − | |||
* Dumpster diving | * Dumpster diving | ||
* I'm hungry | * I'm hungry | ||
* I'm thirsty | * I'm thirsty | ||
| + | * I'm tired | ||
* I'm fine | * I'm fine | ||
* I'm cold | * I'm cold | ||
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* Before | After | * Before | After | ||
* This | Next | Last | * This | Next | Last | ||
| − | * Often | | + | * Often | Never | Sometimes | Rarely (hardly ever) |
* Long | Short | * Long | Short | ||
* Up | Down | * Up | Down | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 16 July 2013
This is a working page for Hitchwiki's Phrasebook. Mikael is making simple mobile version of phrasebook and it's good time to revisit original English phrases.
- Current status: modifying original texts 16.7.2013
Add/edit texts here and comment at discussion page. Texts should be in UK English. - a parking place : a layby (a parking place along - Is the lift free : for free ?
Phrases
- Hello
- Excuse me...
- (simply) Paris ? or : Are you going towards Paris ? ...
- Could I get a lift to …? (a lift = "a ride" in U.S. English)
- a petrol station
- a service area
- a layby (small parking place next to a highway)
- along the highway
- The traffic circle (roundabout)
- The junction
- The North Frankfurt Junction .. or : Junction 54
- The T-junction
- The crossroads
- On the ring road
- just before
- just after
- across the road
- for free? | I can’t pay.
- Do you speak …? | any other languages
- please .. speak slower?
- I don't understand
- I don't know
- Yes | No | Maybe | No thanks
- That's great | perfect | bad | no problem | OK | cool
- I'm not in a hurry
- I'm going to … | Where are you going to?
- My name is … | What's your name?
- I'm from … | Where are you from?
- I'm … years old. | How old are you?
- I study X & Y | I'm in my … year. | I am studying to be a X…
- I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend.
- I'm married.
- I have already texted my father.
- I'm on holiday.
- I'm visiting friends in …
- I'm hitchhiking around …
- I will stay for X days/weeks…
- I'm going back to…
- Can you drop me off here?
- Don’t touch me!
- Let me out!
- Urghh ! ..pull over I'm going to puke ! (in your nice clean car)
- It's my period (menstrual period)
- Stop!
- Help!
- Thank you!
- Cheers !
- Have a nice day/trip!
- Where can I find …?
- in the city centre
- near the tourist office
- a map
- a toilet
- a supermarket
- the fruit market
- a pharmacy
- a camp-site
- an internet cafe
- a cash-machine
- A public Wi-Fi signal
- a bank
- a metro-station
- a bus-station
- a train-station
- the highway to …
- the toll road to
- the small road to
- a good hitchhiking spot
- Water
- (Herbal) tea
- Hot chocolate
- Coffee
- Juice
- Beer
- A smoke
- A smoke he he !
- (Red, white) wine
- Vegetarian
- I don’t eat meat
- A Vegan
- Diner
- Bread
- Fruit
- A cheap restaurant
- Cheers!
- Enjoy your meal!
- Dumpster diving
- I'm hungry
- I'm thirsty
- I'm tired
- I'm fine
- I'm cold
- I'm hot
- I'm sick
- Hour | Day | Week | Month
- Kilometre
- Left | right
- Straight on
- Before | After
- This | Next | Last
- Often | Never | Sometimes | Rarely (hardly ever)
- Long | Short
- Up | Down
- Over | Under
- How far is it (on foot)?
- Where are we?
- How much does it cost?
- What time is it?
- I'm looking for a place to sleep.
- Tent
- Where can we buy a ticket?
- Who? | What? | Where? | Why? | When?
- How? | How much? | How long? | Which?
- North | East | South | West
- Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow
- Zero
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-one
- Thirty
- Hundred
- Thousand
- Free hugs
