Beginner phrasebook
Basics that unlock short interactions.
Quick confirmation in everyday situations.
Quick confirmation in everyday situations.
Simple refusal or negative answer.
Simple refusal or negative answer.
Safe when you are unsure.
Safe when you are unsure.
Use when speech or text is unclear.
Use when speech or text is unclear.
Polite way to ask for repetition.
Polite way to ask for repetition.
Good when locals speak too quickly.
Good when locals speak too quickly.
Sets expectations without stopping the conversation.
Sets expectations without stopping the conversation.
Buys time at counters or in chats.
Buys time at counters or in chats.
Reassures someone after a small issue.
Reassures someone after a small issue.
Friendly response to a minor problem.
Friendly response to a minor problem.
Names, origin, introductions, and first contact.
Warm first-meeting phrase.
Warm first-meeting phrase.
Basic name question for introductions.
Basic name question for introductions.
Simple self-introduction pattern.
Simple self-introduction pattern.
Common small-talk question.
Common small-talk question.
Safe country-of-origin answer.
Safe country-of-origin answer.
Friendly greeting after hello.
Friendly greeting after hello.
Brief positive reply.
Brief positive reply.
Casual travel small talk.
Casual travel small talk.
Useful informal goodbye.
Useful informal goodbye.
Polite closing for service or conversation.
Polite closing for service or conversation.
Getting around, fares, stops, and turns.
Useful when asking staff or a hotel.
Useful when asking staff or a hotel.
Show the address while saying this.
Show the address while saying this.
Ask before starting a ride.
Ask before starting a ride.
Clear taxi direction.
Clear taxi direction.
Clear taxi direction.
Clear taxi direction.
Simple direction for drivers.
Simple direction for drivers.
Use when you arrive or need to get out.
Use when you arrive or need to get out.
Good before boarding.
Good before boarding.
Useful in train and bus stations.
Useful in train and bus stations.
Common airport-transfer phrase.
Common airport-transfer phrase.
Ordering, dietary needs, and paying.
Opening phrase at restaurants.
Opening phrase at restaurants.
Ask before ordering.
Ask before ordering.
Gets a local recommendation.
Gets a local recommendation.
Dietary restriction phrase.
Dietary restriction phrase.
Important before ordering unfamiliar food.
Important before ordering unfamiliar food.
Short drink request.
Short drink request.
Use when ready to pay.
Use when ready to pay.
Nice compliment after eating.
Nice compliment after eating.
Payment method question.
Payment method question.
Important safety phrase before ordering.
Important safety phrase before ordering.
Prices, sizes, receipts, and bargaining.
Essential market and shop question.
Essential market and shop question.
Useful for clothes and shoes.
Useful for clothes and shoes.
Ask about options.
Ask about options.
Clothing-store phrase.
Clothing-store phrase.
Useful but keep your tone friendly.
Useful but keep your tone friendly.
Common market bargaining phrase.
Common market bargaining phrase.
Confirms your purchase choice.
Confirms your purchase choice.
Politely avoids sales pressure.
Politely avoids sales pressure.
Ask before reaching the register.
Ask before reaching the register.
Useful for expenses and returns.
Useful for expenses and returns.
Finding entrances, exits, restrooms, and routes.
High-frequency public-place question.
High-frequency public-place question.
Useful for transit directions.
Useful for transit directions.
Checks walking distance.
Checks walking distance.
Pair with a phone map.
Pair with a phone map.
Common direction you may hear or give.
Common direction you may hear or give.
Location clue using a landmark.
Location clue using a landmark.
Simple way to ask for help.
Simple way to ask for help.
Useful for minor health needs.
Useful for minor health needs.
Helpful in stations and malls.
Helpful in stations and malls.
Show a name or address with this.
Show a name or address with this.
Check-in, room issues, and front desk requests.
Start check-in with this.
Start check-in with this.
Helps staff find the reservation.
Helps staff find the reservation.
Ask if arriving early.
Ask if arriving early.
Important before departure day.
Important before departure day.
Common front-desk issue.
Common front-desk issue.
Hotel maintenance phrase.
Hotel maintenance phrase.
Simple housekeeping request.
Simple housekeeping request.
Clarifies room package.
Clarifies room package.
Front desk travel help.
Front desk travel help.
Useful before check-in or after checkout.
Useful before check-in or after checkout.
Urgent help, medical needs, and lost documents.
Emergency attention-getter.
Emergency attention-getter.
Use in urgent safety situations.
Use in urgent safety situations.
Medical-help phrase.
Medical-help phrase.
Useful for sudden illness.
Useful for sudden illness.
Important travel emergency phrase.
Important travel emergency phrase.
Report theft clearly.
Report theft clearly.
Critical allergy warning.
Critical allergy warning.
Ask for urgent medical direction.
Ask for urgent medical direction.
Use for serious medical emergencies.
Use for serious medical emergencies.
Direct urgent-help request.
Direct urgent-help request.
Softeners, reactions, and courteous everyday phrases.
Quick apology.
Quick apology.
Gets attention politely.
Gets attention politely.
Warm stronger thanks.
Warm stronger thanks.
Reply to thanks.
Reply to thanks.
Ask before taking a seat.
Ask before taking a seat.
Polite gesture at doors or lines.
Polite gesture at doors or lines.
Softens an interruption.
Softens an interruption.
Appreciates extra help.
Appreciates extra help.
Positive social phrase.
Positive social phrase.
Encouraging send-off.
Encouraging send-off.
Connectivity, charging, SIM cards, and messages.
Ask in cafes, hotels, or shops.
Ask in cafes, hotels, or shops.
Follow-up after asking for Wi-Fi.
Follow-up after asking for Wi-Fi.
Useful when traveling all day.
Useful when traveling all day.
Explains why you need power.
Explains why you need power.
Phone-store starter phrase.
Phone-store starter phrase.
Good for names, prices, and addresses.
Good for names, prices, and addresses.
Useful for meeting points.
Useful for meeting points.
Explains why apps or maps are not working.
Explains why apps or maps are not working.
Use only when necessary and politely.
Use only when necessary and politely.
Simple way to continue later.
Simple way to continue later.