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* Have a nice day/trip! | * Have a nice day/trip! | ||
* Where can I find …? | * Where can I find …? | ||
| − | ** | + | ** a good hitchhiking spot |
| − | ** | + | ** the highway to … |
| + | ** the toll road to … | ||
| + | ** the small road to … | ||
| + | ** city centre | ||
| + | ** tourist office | ||
** a map | ** a map | ||
** a toilet | ** a toilet | ||
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** an internet cafe | ** an internet cafe | ||
** a cash-machine | ** a cash-machine | ||
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** a bank | ** a bank | ||
** a metro-station | ** a metro-station | ||
** a bus-station | ** a bus-station | ||
** a train-station | ** a train-station | ||
| − | + | ** a public Wi-Fi / internet | |
| − | + | * Smoke | |
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| − | ** a | ||
| − | * | ||
* Drink | * Drink | ||
** Water | ** Water | ||
Revision as of 23:30, 17 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...
- Are you going towards …?
- Could I get a lift to …?
- just before
- just after
- a petrol station
- a service area
- a lay-by / rest area
- along the highway
- roundabout
- the junction
- the T-junction
- the crossroads
- on the ring road
- 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 … | I'm in my … year. | I am studying to be a …
- I'm on holiday.
- I'm visiting friends in …
- I'm hitchhiking around …
- I will stay for … days/weeks
- I'm going back to …
- Can you drop me off here?
- I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend.
- I'm married.
- I have already texted my father.
- Don’t touch me!
- Let me out!
- Pull over I'm going to puke!
- Stop!
- Help!
- Thank you!
- Cheers !
- Have a nice day/trip!
- Where can I find …?
- a good hitchhiking spot
- the highway to …
- the toll road to …
- the small road to …
- city centre
- tourist office
- a map
- a toilet
- a supermarket
- the fruit market
- a pharmacy
- a camp-site
- an internet cafe
- a cash-machine
- a bank
- a metro-station
- a bus-station
- a train-station
- a public Wi-Fi / internet
- Smoke
- Drink
- Water
- (Herbal) tea
- Hot chocolate
- Coffee
- Juice
- Beer
- (Red, white) wine
- Cheers!
- Eat
- Breadd
- Fruit
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- I don’t eat meat
- A cheap restaurant
- 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
- 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
- Room
- Hotel
- 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
US English
- lift = ride
- lay-by = turnout / pullout
- petrol station = gas station
- Roundabout / traffic circle
