Hitchwiki:Phrasebook

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: translating has begun 18.7.2013 —

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• Add/edit texts here and comment at discussion page. Texts should be in UK English. Add American/Canadian/Australian English notes at the end of the article or at translation tool.

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
• Hour | Day | Week | Month | Year
• 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?
• For free? | I can't pay.
• Do you speak ...? | any other languages
• Speak slower, please?
• 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!
• Sorry
• Are you OK ?
• Have a nice day/trip!
• Where can I find ...?
  • city centre
  • the tourist office
  • a map
  • a toilet
  • a supermarket
  • the fruit market
  • a pharmacy
  • a camp-site
  • an internet café
  • a public Wi-Fi / Internet
  • a bank
  • ATM
  • a bus stop
  • a metro station
  • a bus station
  • a train station
  • the highway to ...
  • the toll road to ...
  • the small road to ...
  • a good hitchhiking spot
• Smoke
• I'm thirsty
• Drink
  • Water
  • (Herbal) tea
  • Hot chocolate
  • Coffee
  • Juice
  • Beer
  • (Red, white) wine
• Cheers!
• I'm hungry
• Eat
  • Bread
  • Fruit
  • Meat
• Vegetarian
• Vegan
• I don't eat meat
• A cheap restaurant
• Enjoy your meal!
• Dumpster diving
• I'm tired
• I'm fine
• I'm cold
• I'm hot
• I'm sick
• What time is it?
• I'm looking for a place to sleep.
  • Tent
  • Hostel
  • Room
  • Hotel
• How much does it cost?
• Who? | What? | Where? | Why? | When?
• How? | How much? | How long? | Which?
• North | East | South | West
• Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow
• Where can we buy a ticket?
• Free hugs
• Can I leave my bag here for a while ?
• Zero
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Nine
  • Ten
  • Eleven
  • Twelve
  • Thirteen
  • Fourteen
  • Fifteen
  • Sixteen
  • Seventeen
  • Eighteen
  • Nineteen
  • Twenty
  • Twenty-one
  • Thirty
  • Forty
  • Fifty
  • Sixty
  • Seventy
  • Eighty
  • Ninety
  • Hundred
  • 226 Two hundred and twenty six
  • Thousand
  • 0.5Km - Half a kilometre
  • 0.25 - a quarter
  • 0.33 - a third

US English

• lift = ride
• lay-by = turnout / pullout
• petrol station = gas station
• Roundabout / traffic circle
• a cash machine = a cash machine, ATM, automated teller