How to Say PLEASE and THANK YOU in 50 Languages

When it comes to traveling in another country, the most important thing to remember is be polite! Well learn how to say bathroom too but also be polite. There is nothing worse than the loud tourist who expects the country their visiting to speak they’re language. You are in their domain, not yours. Don’t be the poopy pants traveler who starts saying words louder like you’re talking to your 90 year old grandmother, because odds are if they do understand you, they are now choosing to ignore you. Learning to get around a country where no one speaks english can be difficult enough but if you simply learn a few words prior to going, your efforts can make all the difference. Show your willingness to learn with the ever simple phrases “Please and Thank you”. Print this list and paste it into your travel books because here is how to say Please and Thank you in 50 Languages… so you never have an excuse.

PLEASE

AFRIKAANS – Asseblief (a-su-blief)
ALBANIAN – Ju Lutem
ARABIC – من فضلك=min fudlika (male) or min fudliki (female)
ARMENIAN – Խնդրեմ (khentrem) (kin-drum-yem)
BOSNIAN – Molim
BULGARIAN – Моля ()
CATALAN – Si us plau
CANTONESE – m’goi
CROATIAN – molim
CZECH – Prosím
DANISH – Venligst (Ven-isht)
DUTCH – Let
ESTONIAN – Palun
FINNISH – Ota
FRENCH – Veuillez
GERMAN – Bitte (bit-teh)
GREEK – Παρακαλούμε
HAWAIIAN – `Olu`olu, E `olu`olu `oe
HEBREW – אנא (bevekshah)
HINDI – कृपया (Kr̥payā) (kri-po-ya)
HUNGARIAN – Kerek (care-ek)
ICELANDIC –vinsamlegast
INDONESIAN – Harap
ITALIAN – Per favore
JAPANESE – してください。(Dōzo)
KOREAN – 주십시오. hasigi balabnida (ha-shi-gee ba-lib-na)
LATVIAN – lūdzu (lood-zoo)
LEBANESE – Izabetrid (e-za-bey-trid) (speaking to male) Izabetridi (speaking to a female)
LITHUANIAN – Prašome
MACEDONIAN – ве молиме (ve molime)
MALAY – Tolong
MALTESE – jekk jogħġbok (yek yoj-bok)
MANDARIN – 请 (ching)
MONGOLIAN – үү (üü)
NORWEGIAN – Vennligst
POLISH – proszę Prosheh
PORTUGUESE – Por favor
ROMANIAN – vă rog
RUSSIAN – пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)
SERBIAN – молим (molim)
SLOVAK – Prosím
SLOVENIAN – Prosim
SPANISH – Por favor
SWEDISH – Vänligen
TAMIL – தயவு செய்து (tayavu ceytu)
THAI – กรุณา (Kruṇā)
TURKISH – Lütfen
UKRAINIAN – Будь ласка (budʹ laska)
WELSH – os gwelwch chi’n dda (os gwelwch yn dda)
YIDDISH – ביטע (Byt’)
ZULU – sicela

THANK YOU

AFRIKAANS – dankie
ALBANIAN – faleminderit
ARABIC – shukran
ARMENIAN – Շնորհակալություն / chnorakaloutioun
BOSNIAN – hvala (HVAH-lah)
BULGARIAN – благодаря / blagodaria
CATALAN – gràcies (GRAH-si-as)
CANTONESE – M̀h’gōi
CROATIAN – hvala (VAH-lah)
CZECH – děkuji (Dye-koo-yih)
DANISH – tak (tahg)
DUTCH – dank u
ESTONIAN – tänan (TA-nahn)
FINNISH – kiitos (KEE-tohss)
FRENCH – merci
GERMAN – danke
GREEK – ευχαριστώ (ef-hah-rees-TOH)
HAWAIIAN – mahalo (ma-HA-lo)
HEBREW – .תודה / todah (toh-DAH)
HINDI – dhanyavād / shukriya
HUNGARIAN – köszönöm (KØ-sø-nøm)
ICELANDIC – takk (tahk)
INDONESIAN – terima kasih. (tuh-REE-mah KAH-see)
ITALIAN – grazie (GRAHT-zee)
JAPANESE – arigatô (ah-ree-GAH-toh)
KOREAN – 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida)
LATVIAN – paldies (PUHL-dyehs)
LEBANESE – choukrane
LITHUANIAN – ačiū (AH-choo)
MACEDONIAN – Благодарам / blagodaram (blah-GOH-dah-rahm)
MALAY – terima kasih (TREE-muh KAH-seh)
MALTESE – grazzi (GRUTS-ee)
MANDARIN – Xièxiè
MONGOLIAN – Баярлалаа (bayarlalaa)
NORWEGIAN – takk
POLISH – dziękuję (Jenkoo-yen)
PORTUGUESE – obrigado (male) / obrigada (female) (oh-bree-GAH-doo / oh-bree-GAH-dah)
ROMANIAN – mulţumesc (mool-tzoo-MESK)
RUSSIAN – спасибо (spuh-SEE-buh)
SERBIAN – xвала / hvala (HVAH-lah)
SLOVAK – Ďakujem (JAH-koo-yehm)
SLOVENIAN – hvala (HVAA-lah)
SPANISH – gracias (GRAH-syahs)
SWEDISH – tack
TAMIL – nandri
THAI – kop khun
TURKISH – teşekkür ederim (teh shek uer eh der eem)
UKRAINIAN – Дякую (DYAH-koo-yoo)
WELSH – diolch (DEE-ol’ch)
YIDDISH – a dank
ZULU – ngiyabonga

Never forget your manners.

HAPPY WANDERING

 

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