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: modifying original texts 16.7.2013
Add/edit texts here and comment at discussion page. Texts should be in UK english.
Phrases
- Hello
- Excuse me...
- Do you possibly drive in the direction of …?
- Could I get a lift to …?
- a gas station
- a service area
- a parking place
- along the highway
- Is the lift free? | I can’t pay.
- Do you speak …? | any other languages
- Could you speak slower, please?
- I don't understand
- I don't know
- Yes | No | Maybe | No thanks
- That’s great | perfect | bad | no problem
- 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 … | My subjects are … | I’m in my … year. | I will become a …
- I have a boy-friend/a girl-friend.
- I'm married.
- I’m on holiday.
- I visit friends in …
- I'm hitchhiking around …
- I will stay for …
- I’m going back …
- Can you drop me off here?
- Don’t touch me!
- Let me out!
- Stop!
- Help!
- Thank you!
- Have a nice day/trip!
- Where can I find …?
- the city centre
- a map
- a toilet
- a supermarket
- a pharmacy
- a campsite
- an internetcafe
- a cashmachine
- a bank
- a metrostation
- a busstation
- a trainstation
- the highway to …
- a good hitchhiking spot
- water
- (herbal) tea
- hot chocolate
- coffee
- juice
- beer
- (red, white) wine
- vegetarian
- diner
- bread
- fruits
- a cheap restaurant
- Cheers!
- Enjoy your meal!
- I’m hungry
- I don’t eat meat
- thirsty
- fine
- cold
- hot
- sick
- hour | day | week | month
- kilometre
- left | right
- straight on
- before | after
- this | next | last
- often | seldom | never
- long | short
- up | down
- over | under
- How far is it (on foot)?
- Where are we?
- How much does it cost?
- What time is it?
- I’m looking for a place to sleep.
- Where can we buy a ticket?
- Who? | What? | Where? | Why? | When?
- How? | How much? | How long? | Which?
- north | east | south | west
- yesterday | today | tomorrow
- zero
- one
- two
- three
- four
- five
- six
- seven
- eight
- nine
- ten
- eleven
- twelve
- thirteen
- fourteen
- fifteen
- sixteen
- seventeen
- eighteen
- nineteen
- twenty
- twenty-one
- thirty
- Free hugs