North America phrasebook

Hitchhiking phrasebook for North America and Central America

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?

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 ?//

Spanish

1. Hi! / Good morning/afternoon/evening! – ¡Hola! / ¡Buenos días!/tardes!/noches!
2. Excuse me – Perdón
3. Are you going to... – Va Usted a ...?
4. Could I go with you? – Podría ir con usted?
5. Gas station / rest area / parking space / along the highway/motorway – gasolinera / estación de servicio / aparcamiento / por la autopista/autovía
6. Is it free? / I can't pay – Es gratis? / Es que no puedo pagar.
7. Do you speak ...? other languages? / Could you speak more slowly please? – Habla Usted ...? otros idiomas? / Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
8. Yes / No / Maybe / No, thanks – Si / No / Tal vez / No, gracias
9. Great / perfect / bad / no problem – Muy bien / Estupendo / Mal / No hay problema
10. I don't understand you / I don't know – No le entiendo. / No sé.
11. I'm going to / where are you going? – Voy a... / A donde va Usted?
12. My name is... / What's your name? / I'm from... / Where are you from? – Me llamo ... / Como se llama Usted? / Soy de ... / De donde es Usted?
13. I'm ... years old. / How old are you? – Tengo ... años. / Cuántos años tiene Usted?
14. I'm studying... – Estudio...
15. I have a boyfriend/girlfriend / I'm married. – Tengo novio/novia. / Estoy casado/casada.
16. I'm on holidays. / I'm visiting friends in... / I'm just travelling there. – Estoy de vacaciones. / Estoy visitando amigos en ... / Simplemente viajando por ahí.
17. I'm staying for... / I'm coming back... – Me quedo por ... / Vuelvo ...
18. Don't touch me! / Let me get out! / Stop! / Help! – No me toque! / Déjame salir! / Para! / Socorro!
19. Could you drop me off here? – Podría dejarme aquí?
20. Thanks for your help. / Have a good trip! – Gracias por su ayuda. / Buen viaje!
21. Where can I find... – Dónde puedo encontrar...?
22. the centre / a map – el centro / un mapa
23. a bathroom / a supermarket / a pharmacy / a camping spot – un baño / un supermercado / una farmacia / un campamento
24. an internetcafe / an ATM / a bank – un cibercafé / un cajero automático / un banco
25. a subway station / a bus station / a train station – una estación de metro / una estación de autobuses / una estación de trenes
26. the highway to / a good spot to hitchhike – la autopista a... / un buen lugar para pedir un aventón
27. water / tea / hot chocolate / coffee – agua / té / chocolate caliente / café
28. beer / (red, white) wine / juice – cerveza / vino (tinto, blanco) / sumo
29. vegetarian / without meat / a small restaurant / bread / a cheap restaurant – vegetariano|vegetariana / sin carne / un restaurante pequeño / pan / un restaurante barato
30. I am vegetarian / I do not eat meat / Could you make something / a quesadilla / taco / sopa without meat? - Soy vegetariano / No como carne / Podria hacer algo / una quesadilla / un taco / una sopa sin carne?
31. Would you have...? - Tendria...?
32. Cheers! / Enjoy! – ¡Salud! / !Buen provecho!
33. I'm hungry/thirsty/all right/cold/hot/sick – tengo hambre/sed / Estoy bien / tengo frío/calor / Estoy enfermo
34. North/south/east/west – norte/sur/este/oeste
35. yesterday/today/tomorrow/ – ayer/hoy/mañana
36. zero/one/two/three/four/five/six/seven/eight/nine/ten – cero/uno/dos/tres/cuatro/cinco/seis/siete/ocho/nueve/diez
37. eleven/twelve/thirteen/fourteen/fifteen/sixteen/seventeen/eighteen/nineteen/twenty – once/doce/trece/catorce/quince/diez y seis/diez y siete/diez y ocho/diez y nueve/veinte
38. hour/day/week/month/kilometre – hora/día/semana/mes/kilómetro
39. left/right/straight ahead/before/after – izquierda/derecha/recto/antes/después
40. this one/the next one/the last one – este/siguiente/ultimo
41. often/rarely/never/long/short – muchas veces/no tanto/nunca/largo/corto
42. up/down/on top of/under – arriba/abajo/sobre/debajo
43. How far is it on foot? / Where are we? – A qué distancia es de pie? / Donde estamos?
44. How much is it? / What time is it? – Cuanto cuesta? / Qué hora es?
45. I am / We are looking for a place to sleep. – Busco / Buscamos un sitio para dormir.
46. Where can I / we buy a ticket? – Donde puedo / podemos comprar un billete?
47. Who?/What?/Where?/Why?/When? – Quien?/Qué?/Donde?/Por qué?/ cuando?
48. How?/How much?/How much time?/Which? – como?/cuanto?/cuanto tiempo?/cual?