English (English) is the most widely understood language in the world and an invaluable tool for the tourist.
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Vowels
Consonants
Emphasis
Grammar
Travel Glossary
General signs
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Rudiments
- Good day.
- Good day.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
- Good evening.
- Good evening.
- Good night.
- Good night.
- Hey
- Hello
- How are you?
- How are you?
- Good thanks.
- I'm fine, thank you.
- What is your name?
- What is your name?
- My name is ______ .
- My name is ______.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
- Could you / would I ...
- Please.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome
- You're welcome.
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- Well
- Sorry (attracting attention)
- Excuse me.
- Sorry (apology)
- I'm sorry.
- Goodbye.
- Goodbye.
- bye
- Bye
- I do not speak English.
- I don't speak English.
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Is there anyone here who speaks Finnish?
- Help!
- Help!
- Precautionary!
- Look out!
- I do not understand
- I don't understand.
- Where is the toilet?
- Where is the toilet?
Ills
- Let me be at ease!
- Leave me alone!
- Do not touch!
- Don't touch!
- I call the police.
- I'll call the police.
- Police!
- Police!
- Stop! Thief!
- Stop! Thief!
- I need your help.
- I need your help.
- There is an emergency now.
- It's an emergency.
- I'm lost.
- I'm lost.
- My bag disappeared.
- I lost my bag.
- My wallet disappeared.
- I lost my Wallet.
- I'm sick.
- I'm sick.
- I'm hurt.
- I've been injured.
- I need a doctor.
- I need a doctor.
- Can I call?
- Can I use your phone?
Numbers
- 0
- zero
- 1
- one
- 2
- two
- 3
- three
- 4
- four
- 5
- five
- 6
- six
- 7
- seven
- 8
- eight
- 9
- nine
- 10
- ten
- 11
- Eleven
- 12
- twelve
- 13
- thirteen
- 14
- fourteen
- 15
- fifteen
- 16
- sixteen
- 17
- Seventeen
- 18
- eighteen
- 19
- nineteen
- 20
- twenty
- 21
- twenty-one
- 2X
- twenty--X
- 30
- thirty
- 40
- forty
- 50
- fifty
- 60
- sixty
- 70
- seventy
- 80
- eighty
- 90
- ninety
- 100
- one hundred
- 200
- two hundred
- 300
- three hundred
- 1000
- one thousand
- 2000
- two thousand
- 1,000,000
- million
- 1,000,000,000
- billion
- 1,000,000,000,000
- trillion
- 1,000,000,000,000,000
- quadrillion
- 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
- quintillion
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____
- half
- half
- less
- less
- more
- more
Time
- now
- now
- later
- later
- before
- before
- morning
- morning
- afternoon
- afternoon
- evening
- evening
- night
- night
Time
The 24-hour clock is hardly used in America.
- at one in the morning
- one o'clock AM
- at two in the morning
- two o'clock AM
- midday
- noon
- at 1 p.m.
- one o'clock PM
- at 2 p.m.
- two o'clock PM
- midnight
- Midnight
Duration
- _____ second
- _____ second (s)
- _____ minutes
- _____ minute (s)
- _____ hours
- _____ hour (s)
- _____ days
- _____ day (s)
- _____ weeks
- _____ week (s)
- _____ month / month
- _____ month (s)
- _____ year / year
- _____ year (s)
Days
- today
- today
- yesterday
- Yesterday
- tomorrow
- Tomorrow
- this week
- this week
- last week
- last week
- next week
- next week
- Sunday
- Sunday
- Monday
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Saturday
Months
- January
- January
- February
- February
- March
- March
- April
- April
- May
- May
- June
- June
- July
- July
- August
- August
- September
- September
- October
- October
- November
- November
- December
- December
Colors
- black
- black
- white
- white
- gray
- gray
- red
- red
- blue
- blue
- yellow
- yellow
- green
- green
- Orange
- orange
- violet
- purple
- brown
- brown
- pink
- pink
Transport
- Traffic
Place names
- America
- America
- Canada
- Canada
- Denmark
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Estonia
- Finland
- Finland
- France
- France
- Germany
- Germany
- Japan
- Japan
- Norway
- Norway
- Russia
- Russia
- Spain
- Spain
- Swedish
- Sweden
- U.S.
- U.S.
- China
- China
- Copenhagen
- Copenhagen
- London
- London
- Paris
- Paris
- Peter
- St. Petersburg
- Stockholm
- Stockholm
Bus and train
- How much does the ticket cost _____?
- How much is a ticket to _____?
- One ticket _____, please.
- One ticket to _____, please.
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Where is the _____ train / bus?
- Where is the train / bus to _____?
- Does this train / bus stop at _____?
- Does this train / bus stop in _____?
- When does the _____ train / bus leave?
- When does the train / bus for _____ leave?
- When does this train / bus arrive _____?
- When will this train / bus arrive in _____?
Instructions
- How do I get _____ ?
- How do I Get to _____?
- ... to the train station?
- ... the train station?
- ... to the bus station?
- ... the bus station?
- ... to the airport?
- ... the airport?
- ... downtown?
- ... downtown?
- ... a hostel?
- ... the youth hostel?
- ... to a _____ hotel?
- ... the _____ hotel?
- ... US / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- ... the American / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- ... to the Finnish consulate?
- ... the Finnish Consulate?
- Where is a lot ...
- Where are there a lot of ...
- ... hotels?
- ... hotels?
- ... restaurants?
- ... restaurants?
- ... bars?
- ... bars?
- ... attractions?
- ... sites to see?
- Can you show on the map?
- Can you show me on the map?
- Street
- street
- Turn left.
- Turn to left.
- Turn right.
- Turn to right.
- left
- left
- right
- right
- ahead
- straight ahead
- per _____
- towards the _____
- _____ is over
- past the _____
- before _____
- before the _____
- Beware of _____.
- Watch for the _____.
- intersection
- intersection
- north
- north
- South
- south
- east
- east
- west
- west
- rise
- Uphill
- downhill
- downhill
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi!
- _____, thank you.
- Take me to _____, please.
- How much does it cost to go _____
- How much does it cost to get to _____?
- There, thank you.
- (Take me) there, please.
Accommodation
- Do you have any vacancies?
- Do you have any rooms available?
- How much would there be room for one / two people?
- How much is a room for one person / two people?
- Does the room come with ...
- Does the room come with ...
- ... sheets?
- ... bedsheets?
- ...bathroom?
- ... the bathroom?
- ...phone?
- ... a telephone?
- ...TV?
- ... a TV?
- Can I see the room first?
- May I see the room first?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- ... bigger?
- ... bigger?
- ... cleaner?
- ... Cleaner?
- ...cheaper?
- ... cheaper?
- I'll take it.
- OK, I'll take it.
- I will stay _____ nights.
- I will stay for _____ night (s).
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Do you have a safety box?
- Do you have a safe?
- ... safety boxes?
- ... lockers?
- Is breakfast / dinner included in the price?
- Is breakfast / supper included?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- What time is breakfast / supper?
- Please clean my room.
- Please clean my room.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- I'd like to log out.
- I want to check out.
Monetary
- Do you accept euros?
- Do you accept euros?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Can I pay with credit card?
- Do you accept credit cards?
- Can you exchange money?
- Can you exchange currency for me?
- Where can I exchange money?
- Where can I get my currency exchanged?
- Can you exchange traveler's checks?
- Can you change a traveler's check for me?
- Where can I exchange traveler's checks?
- Where can I get a traveler's check changed?
- What is the exchange rate?
- What is the exchange rate?
- where is the nearest ATM
- Where is the nearest ATM?
Eating
- Table for one / two please.
- A table for one person / two people, please.
- Menu, please?
- Can I look at the menu, please?
- Can I see the kitchen?
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- Do you have local specialties?
- Is there a local specialty?
- I am vegetarian.
- I'm a vegetarian.
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat pork.
- I don't eat beef.
- I don't eat beef.
- Can you make it light?
- Can you make it "lite", please? (less fat)
- meal of the day
- fixed-price meal
- a la carte
- a la carte
- breakfast
- breakfast
- lunch
- lunch
- supper
- supper
- May I have _____.
- I want _____.
- May I have something with _____.
- I want a dish containing _____.
- chicken
- chicken
- beef
- beef
- reindeer
- reindeer
- fish
- fish
- herring
- herring
- Baltic herring
- baltic herring
- ham
- ham
- sausage
- sausage
- cheese
- cheese
- lay eggs
- eggs
- salad
- salad
- (fresh) vegetables
- (fresh) vegetables
- (fresh) fruit
- (fresh) fruit
- bread
- bread
- toast
- toast
- noodles
- noodles
- rice
- rice
- beans
- beans
- May I have a glass _____?
- May I have a glass of _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- coffee
- coffee
- tea
- tea
- juice
- juice
- soda water
- sparkling water / seltzer / soda water / carbonated water
- water
- water
- beer
- beer
- red / white wine
- red / white wine
- May I have _____?
- May I have some _____?
- salt
- salt
- pepper
- black pepper
- butter
- butter
- Excuse me, waitress?
- Excuse me, waiter?
- I'm ready.
- I'm finished.
- Delicious.
- It was delicious.
- Can you clear the table?
- Please clear the table.
- Check please.
- The check, please.
Bars
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Do you serve alcohol?
- Do you have table service?
- Is there table service?
- One beer / two beers please.
- A beer / two Beers, please.
- Glass of red / white wine please.
- A glass of red / white wine, please.
- One pint please.
- A pint, please.
- One bottle please.
- A bottle, please.
- _____-_____, thank you.
- _____ (liquor) and _____ (mixer), please.
- whiskey
- whiskey
- vodka
- vodka
- rum
- rum
- water
- water
- soda water
- club soda
- tonic water
- tonic water
- orange juice
- orange juice
- cola
- Coke
- Do you have snacks?
- Do you have any bar Snacks?
- One more, please.
- One more, please.
- Second round, please.
- Another round, please.
- What time do you close?
- When is closing time?
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- Do you have this in my size?
- How much does this cost?
- How much is this?
- It is too expensive.
- That's too expensive.
- How about _____?
- Would you take _____?
- expensive
- expensive
- cheap
- cheap
- I can't afford it.
- I can't afford it.
- I don't want that.
- I don't want it.
- You're cheating on me.
- You're cheating me.
- I'm not interested.
- I'm not interested.
- Good, I'll take it.
- OK, I'll take it.
- Can I have a plastic bag?
- Can I have a bag?
- Do you also send goods (abroad)
- Do you ship (Overseas)?
- I need...
- I need ...
- ... toothpaste.
- ... toothpaste.
- ... toothbrush.
- ... a toothbrush.
- ... tampons.
- ... tampons.
- ... soap.
- ... soap.
- ... shampoo.
- ...shampoo.
- ... painkiller.
- ... pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin)
- ... a flu medicine.
- ... cold medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... razor blade.
- ... a razor.
- ... umbrella.
- ... an umbrella.
- ... sunscreen.
- ... sunblock lotion.
- ... postcard.
- ... a Postcard.
- ... stamps.
- ... postage stamps.
- ... batteries.
- ... batteries.
- ... stationery.
- ... writing paper.
- ... a pen.
- ... a pen.
- ... books in Finnish.
- ... Finnish-language books.
- ... Finnish language magazines.
- ... Finnish-language Magazines.
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- ... English-Finnish dictionary.
- ... an English-Finnish dictionary.
Driving
- I would like to rent a car.
- I want to rent a car.
- Can I get insurance?
- Can I get insurance?
- stop
- stop
- one-way
- one way
- give way / 'triangle'
- yield
- no parking
- no parking
- speed limit
- speed limit
- gas station
- gas station
- petrol
- petrol
- Diesel
- Diesel
Bureaucracy
- I have not done anything wrong.
- I haven't done anything wrong.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- Where are you spending me?
- Where are you taking me?
- Am I under arrest?
- Am I under arrest?
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- I want to talk to the Finnish / EU embassy
- I want to talk to the Finnish / European Union embassy / Consulate.
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- Can I just pay the fines now?
- Can I just pay the fine now?