Phrasebook

There are various hitchhiking phrasebooks to be found online. Since this is a wiki we can try to make the best one. A flexible one, where you can assemble your own phrasebook, with the languages you need for your trip.

• Western Europe phrasebook
• Nortern Europe phrasebook
• Eastern Europe phrasebook

• South America phrasebook

English

1. Hello
2. Excuse me..
3. Do you possibly drive in the direction of ...?
4. Could I get a lift to...?
5. - a gasstation / a service area / a parking place? / along the highway
6. Is the lift free? / I can't pay.
7. Do you speak ...? / any other languages / Could you speak slower, please?
8. yes / no / maybe / no thanks /
9. That’s great / perfect / bad / no problem
10. I don't understand. / I don't know.
11. I'm going to ... / Where are you going to?
12. My name is... / What's your name? / I’m from... / Where are you from?
13. I’m ... years old. / How old are you?
14. I study.... / My subjects are... / I’m in my ... year. / I will become a ....
15. I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. / I'm married.
16. I’m on holiday. / I visit friends in... / I'm hitchhiking around...
17. I will stay for... / I’m going back...
18. Don’t touch me! / Let me out! / Stop! / Help!
19. Can you drop me off here?
20. Thank you! / Have a nice day/trip!
21. Where can I find ...?
22. - the city centre / a map
23. - a toilet / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a campsite
24. - an internetcafe / a cashmachine / a bank
25. - a metrostation / a busstation / a trainstation
26. - the highway to ... / a good hitchhikingspot
27. water / (herbal) tea / hot chocolate / coffee
28. beer / (red, white) wine / juice
29. vegetarian / diner / bread / a cheap restaurant
30. Cheers! / Enjoy your meal!
31. I’m hungry / thirsty / fine / cold / hot / sick
32. north / east / south / west
33. yesterday / today / tomorrow
34. zero / one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten
35. eleven / twelve / thirteen / fourteen / fifteen / sixteen / seventeen / eighteen / nineteen / twenty
36. twenty-one / thirty
37. hour / day / week / month / kilometre
38. left / right / straight on / before/ after
39. this / next / last /
40. often / seldom / never / long / short
41. up / down / over / under
42. How far is it (on foot)? / Where are we?
43. How much does it cost? / What time is it?
44. We are looking for a place to sleep.
45. Where can we buy a ticket?
46. Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When?
47. How? / How much? / How long? / Which?
48. what is this?
    1. how about two hashtags?

or none?

1. 1. 1. or three?
2. one without a space?

German

1. Hello - Hallo
2. Excuse me.. - Entschuldigen Sie,...
3. Do you possibly drive in the direction of ...? - Fahren Sie eventuell Richtung....
4. Could I get a lift to...? - Könnten Sie mich bis ...... mitnehmen?
5. - a gasstation / a service area / a parking place? / along the highway - - eine Tankstelle / ein Rastplatz / ein Parkplatz / entlang der Autobahn
6. Is the lift free? / I can't pay.- Ist es umsonst? / Ich kann nicht bezahlen.
7. Do you speak ...? / any other languages / Could you speak slower, please? - Sprechen Sie... / Andere Sprachen? / Könnten Sie etwas langsamer sprechen?
8. yes / no / maybe / no thanks /- ja / nein / vielleicht / nein, Danke
9. That’s great / perfect / bad / no problem - Das ist großartig / perfekt / schlecht / Kein Problem
10. I don't understand. / I don't know.- Ich verstehe es nicht / Ich habe keine Ahnung
11. I'm going to ... / Where are you going to?- Ich fahre nach... / Wo fahren Sie hin?
12. My name is... / What's your name? / I’m from... / Where are you from?- Mein Name ist.... / Wie heißen Sie? / Ich komme aus... / Woher kommen Sie?
13. I’m ... years old. / How old are you? - Ich bin .... Jahre alt. / Wie alt sind Sie?
14. I study.... / My subjects are... / I’m in my ... year. / I will become a .... - Ich studiere... / Meine Fächer sind... / Ich bin im .... Jahr. / Ich werde später...
15. I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. / I'm married. - Ich habe einen Freund/eine Freundin. / Ich bin verheiratet.
16. I’m on holiday. / I visit friends in... / I'm hitchhiking around... - Ich habe Ferien. / Ich besuche Freunde in.... / Ich trampe durch die Gegend.
17. I will stay for... / I’m going back... - Ich bleibe für... / Ich fahre zurück am....
18. Don’t touch me! / Let me out! / Stop! / Help! - Fassen Sie mich nicht an! / Lassen Sie mich raus! / Stop! / Hilfe!
19. Can you drop me off here? - Können Sie mich hier raus lassen?
20. Thank you! / Have a nice day/trip! - Vielen Dank! / Einen schönen Tag/Gute Reise noch!
21. Where can I find ...? - Wo finde ich...
22. - the city centre / a map - das Stadtzentrum / eine Karte
23. - a toilet / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a campsite - eine Toilette / einen Supermarkt / eine Apotheke / einen Zeltplatz
24. - an internetcafe / a cashmachine / a bank - ein Internetcafe / einen Bankautomaten / eine Bank
25. - a metrostation / a busstation / a trainstation - die U-Bahn / den Busbahnhof / den Hauptbahnhof
26. - the highway to ... / a good hitchhikingspot - die Autobahn nach... / eine gute Trampstelle
27. water / (herbal) tea / hot chocolate / coffee - Wasser / (Kräuter) Tee / heisse Schokolade / Kaffee
28. beer / (red, white) wine / orange juice - Bier / (Rot-, Weiss-) Wein / Orangensaft
29. vegetarian / diner / bread / a cheap restaurant - Vegetarisch / Abendessen / Brot / ein günstiges Restaurant
30. Cheers! / Enjoy your meal! - Prost! / Guten Appetit
31. I’m hungry / thirsty / fine / cold / hot / sick - Ich habe Hunger! / Durst / Mir geht es gut / Mir ist kalt / Mir ist heiss / Ich bin krank
32. north / east / south / west - Norden / Osten / Süden / Westen
33. yesterday / today / tomorrow - gestern / heute / morgen
34. zero / one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten - null / ein / zwei / drei / vier / fünf / sechs / sieben / acht / neun / zehn
35. eleven / twelve / thirteen / fourteen / fifteen / sixteen / seventeen / eighteen / nineteen / twenty - elf / zwölf / dreizehn / vierzehn / fünfzehn / sechszehn / siebzehn / achtzehn / neunzehn / zwanzig
36. twenty-one / thirty - einundzwanzig / dreißig
37. hour / day / week / month / kilometre - Stunde / Tag / Woche / Monat / Kilometer
38. left / right / straight on / before/ after - links / rechts / geradeaus / vorher / nachher
39. this / next / last / - diese / nächste / letzte
40. often / seldom / never / long / short - oft / selten / nie / lang / kurz
41. up / down / over / under - hoch / runter / über / unter
42. How far is it (on foot)? / Where are we? - Wie weit ist es noch (zu Fuss)? / Wo sind wir?
43. How much does it cost? / What time is it? - Wie viel kostet das? / Wie spät ist es?
44. We are looking for a place to sleep. - Wir suchen einen Schlafplatz
45. Where can we buy a ticket? - Wo können wir ein Ticket kaufen?
46. Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When? - Wer? / Was? / Wo? / Warum? / Wann?
47. How? / How much? / How long? / Which? - Wie? / Wie viel? / Wie lang? / Welche?

French

1. Hello / Bonjour. Salut.
2. Excuse me / Excusez-moi
3. Do you possibly drive in the direction of ...? / Allez-vous en direction de ... ?
4. Could I get a lift to...? / Pouvez-vous m'amener jusqu'à ... ?
5. - a gasstation / a service area / a parking place? / along the highway / - une station service / / une aire de repos / / un parking / / le long de l'autoroute / /
6. Is the lift free? / / I can't pay. / Le trajet est gratuit? / / Je ne peux pas payer / /
7. Do you speak ...? / any other languages / Could you speak slower, please? Parlez-vous ...? / / une autre langue / / (Pouvez-vous parler) plus lentement, s'il vous plaît? / /
8. yes / no / maybe / no thanks / Oui / non / peut-être / non merci
9. That’s great / perfect / bad / no problem C'est bien / / parfait / / pas bon / / Pas de problème / /
10. I don't understand. / I don't know. Je ne comprends pas // Je ne sais pas / /
11. I'm going to ... / Where are you going to? Je vais à ... / / Où allez-vous? / /
12. My name is... / What's your name? / I’m from... / Where are you from? Je m'appelle ... / / Comment vous appellez-vous ? / / Je viens de ... / / D'où venez-vous? / /
13. I’m ... years old. / How old are you? J'ai ... ans / / Quel âge avez-vous? / /
14. I study.... / My subjects are... / I’m in my ... year. / I will become a .... J'étudie ... / / Mes matières sont... / / Je suis en (4e,5e,6e) année / / Je veux devenir ... / /
15. I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. / I'm married. J'ai un petit ami/une petite amie / / Je suis marié
16. I’m on holiday. / I visit friends in... / I'm hitchhiking around... Je suis en vacances / / Je vais voir des amis à ... / / je fais du stop autour de ... / /
17. I will stay for... / I’m going back... Je vais rester pendant ... / / Je reviens le .../ /
18. Don’t touch me! / Let me out! / Stop! / Help! Ne me touchez pas! / /Laissez-moi sortir! / /Stop! / / A l'aide ! / /
19. Can you drop me off here? Pouvez-vous me déposer ici, s'il vous plaît? / /
20. Thank you! / Have a nice day/trip! Merci! / / Bonne journée ! / / Bon voyage! / /
21. Where can I find ...? Où puis-je trouver...?
22. - a toilet / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a campsite - the city centre / a map - une toilette / / un supermarché / / une pharmacie / / un camping / / le centre-ville / / une carte / /
23. - an internetcafe / a cashmachine / a bank - un cybercafé / / un distributeur de billets / / une banque / /
24. - a metrostation / a busstation / a trainstation - une station de métro / / une station de bus / / une gare / /
25. - the highway to ... / a good hitchhikingspot - l'autoroute pour ... / / un bon endroit pour faire du stop / /
26. water / (herbal) tea / hot chocolate / coffee eau / / thé (aux herbes) / / chocolat chaud / / café/ /
27. beer / (red, white) wine / juice bière / / vin (rouge, blanc) / / jus / /
28. vegetarian / diner / bread / a cheap restaurant végétarien / / petit restaurant / /pain / / un restaurant pas cher / /
29. Cheers! / Enjoy your meal! Bon appétit!
30. I’m hungry / thirsty / fine / cold / hot / sick J'ai faim / / soif/ / bien / / froid / / chaud / / Je suis malade / /
31. north / east / south / west nord/ / est / / sud / / ouest / /
32. yesterday / today / tomorrow hier / / aujourd'hui / / demain / /
33. zero / one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten zero / / un / / deux / / trois / / quatre / / cinq / / six / / sept / / huit / / neuf / / dix / /
34. eleven / twelve / thirteen / fourteen / fifteen / sixteen / seventeen / eighteen / nineteen / twenty onze / / douze/ / treize/ / quatorze/ / quinze/ / seize/ / dix-sept/ / dix-huit/ / dix-neuf/ / vingt/ /,
35. twenty-one / thirty vingt-et-un / / trente/ /
36. hour / day / week / month / kilometre heure/ / jour/ / semaine/ / mois / / kilomètre / /
37. left / right / straight on / before/ after gauche/ / droite/ / tout droit / / avant / / après/ /
38. this / next / last ce/cette/ / prochain/prochaine/ / dernier/dernière/ /
39. often / seldom / never / long / short souvent/ / rarement/ / jamais/ / long// court//
40. up / down / over / under en haut/ / en bas/ / dessus/ / dessous//
41. How far is it (on foot)? / Where are we? C'est loin comment (à pied) ?/ / Où sommes-nous ?//
42. How much does it cost? / What time is it? Combien ça coûte ?/ / Quelle heure est-il ?//
43. We are looking for a place to sleep. Nous cherchons un endroit où dormir.//
44. Where can we buy a ticket? Où pouvons-nous acheter un billet ?//
45. Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When? Qui ?/ / Quoi ?/ / Où ?/ / Pourquoi ?// Quand ?//
46. How? / How much? / How long? / Which? Comment ?/ / Combien ?/ / combien de temps ?/ / Lequel : Laquelle ?//

Dutch

NL for in the Netherlands, B for in Belgium (but in both coutries they can understand both phrases)

1. Hello - Hallo
2. Excuse me.. - Excuseer..
3. Do you possibly drive in the direction of ...? - Rijdt u toevalling in de richting van ...?
4. Could I get a lift to...? - Kunt u mij een lift naar ... geven?
5. - a gasstation / a service area / a parking place? / along the highway - - een tankstation / NL: een verzorgingsplaats / NL: een parkeerplaats, B: een parking / langs de snelweg
6. Is the lift free? / I can't pay.- Is de lift gratis? / Ik kan niet betalen.
7. Do you speak ...? / any other languages / Could you speak slower, please? - Spreekt u ...? een andere taal / Kunt u alstublieft wat langzamer praten?
8. yes / no / maybe / no thanks /- ja / nee/ misschien / geen dank /
9. That’s great / perfect / bad / no problem - Dat is geweldig / perfect / slecht / geen probleem
10. I don't understand. / I don't know.- Ik begrijp het niet / Ik weet het niet
11. I'm going to ... / Where are you going to?- Ik ga naar ... / Waar gaat u heen?
12. My name is... / What's your name? / I’m from... / Where are you from?- Ik heet ... / Hoe heet u? / Ik kom van ... / NL: Waar komt u vandaan? B: Vanwaar bent u?
13. I’m ... years old. / How old are you? - Ik ben ... jaar oud / Hoe oud bent u?
14. I study.... / My subjects are... / I’m in my ... year. / I will become a .... - Ik studeer ... / Mijn vakken zijn ... / Ik zit in mijn ... jaar. / Later word ik ...
15. I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend. / I'm married. - NL: Ik heb een vriendje/vriendinnetje, B: Ik heb een lief. / Ik ben getrouwd.
16. I’m on holiday. / I visit friends in... / I'm hitchhiking around... - Ik ben op vakantie. / Ik bezoek vrienden in ... / Ik lift door ...
17. I will stay for... / I’m going back... - Ik zal voor ... blijven / Ik ga ... terug.
18. Don’t touch me! / Let me out! / Stop! / Help! - Raak me niet aan! / Laat me eruit! / Stop! / Help!
19. Can you drop me off here? - Kunt u mij hier eruit laten?
20. Thank you! / Have a nice day/trip! - Dank u wel! / Nog een prettige dag/reis!
21. Where can I find ...? - Waar kan ik een ... vinden?
22. - the city centre / a map - - het centrum / een kaart
23. - a toilet / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a campsite - - een toilet / een supermarkt / een apotheek / een camping
24. - an internetcafe / a cashmachine / a bank - - een internetcafé / NL: een pin-automaat, B: een bancontact (not interchangable!) / een bank
25. - a metrostation / a busstation / a trainstation - - een metrostation / een bushalte / een treinstation
26. - the highway to ... / a good hitchhikingspot - de snelweg naar ... / een goede liftplaats
27. water / (herbal) tea / hot chocolate / coffee - water / (kruiden)thee / warme chocolademelk / koffie
28. beer / (red, white) wine / juice - bier / (rode, witte) wijn / sap
29. vegetarian / diner / bread / a cheap restaurant - vegetarisch (the product, a person is called: vegetariër) / avondeten / brood / een goedkope restaurant
30. Cheers! / Enjoy your meal! - Proost! / eet smakelijk!
31. I’m hungry / thirsty / fine / cold / hot / sick - Ik heb honger / dorst / Met mij gaat het goed / Ik heb het koud/ warm / Ik ben ziek
32. north / east / south / west - noord / oost / zuid / west
33. yesterday / today / tomorrow - gisteren / vandaag / morgen
34. zero / one / two / three / four / five / six / seven / eight / nine / ten - één / twee / drie / vier/ vijf / zes / zeven / acht / negen / tien
35. eleven / twelve / thirteen / fourteen / fifteen / sixteen / seventeen / eighteen / nineteen / twenty - elf / twaalf / dertien / veertien / vijftien / zestien / zeventien / achttien / negentien / twintig
36. twenty-one / thirty - éénentwintig / dertig
37. hour / day / week / month / kilometre - uur / dag / week / maand / kilometer
38. left / right / straight on / before/ after - links / rechts / rechtdoor / voor / achter
39. this / next / last / - dit/deze / volgende / laatste
40. often / seldom / never / long / short - vaak / zelden / nooit / lang / kort
41. up / down / over / under - boven / beneden / over / onder
42. How far is it (on foot)? / Where are we? - Hoe ver is het nog (te voet)? / Waar zijn we?
43. How much does it cost? / What time is it? - Hoeveel kost het? / Hoe laat is het?
44. We are looking for a place to sleep. - Wij zoeken een slaapplek.
45. Where can we buy a ticket? - Waar kunnen wij een NL: kaartje, B: ticket kopen?
46. Who? / What? / Where? / Why? / When? - Wie? / Wat? / Waar? / Waarom? / Wanneer?
47. How? / How much? / How long? / Which? - Hoe? / Hoeveel? / Hoelang? / Welke? </noinclude></noinclude>

Northern Europe

Don't bother to try asking in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish. Almost people speak English, and will be confused when you try to speak their language - and if you do speak it at a reasonable level, you won't need this phrasebook.

Eastern Europe

Russian is probably the most important language to learn, many older people speak or at least understand Russian, especially when their mother tongue is a Slavic language.

Southern Europe/South America

Spanish

1. Hola

2. Va usted a ...?

3. Yo podria ir con usted?

4.

5. Podria dejarme aqui?

6. Gracias por la ayuda.

7. Este, Oeste, Norte, Sur

External Links

• Global Vagabond Language Guide - Important phrases for hitchhikers in over 20 languages, including a printable edition of the Hitch-hiking Phrasebook for many European languages.