“Language Emergency Kit”–ten rock-bottom minimum sentences for any trip:
- Where’s the bathroom? (vahr air too-a-lett’-en?)
- Thank you very much. (tuck saw mewcket)
- Please. (var so good)
- Yes. (yah.)
- No. (nay.)
- No, thank you. (nay, tuck)
- I’m sorry. (fur-lawt’ may).
- My husband is vegetarian. (min man air vegetaree-ansk’.)
- Without meat? (eutan churt?)
- Where can I access the Internet? (vahr kun yahg komma in paw internet?)
Two bonus sentences, in case you don’t have a vegetarian husband:
“Can we sit in a non-smoking area?” (kun vee sitta veed boord fur ickeh-rurkareh?)
“That’s beautiful.” (den air vack’-er)
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