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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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