Many Languages

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So many languages(modified 11/03)

My goal here was to learn basic phrases in many languages so that if I met someone from somewhere unusual, I could introduce myself or say a few basic things in their own language.

German (Deutsch)
Phrase	Pronunciation	Meaning
Guten Tag / Morgen / Abend	Goo-ten tahkg / mOr-gehn / ah-behnd	Good day / morning / evening
Ich heisse John.	IH hah-E-suh Yohahn.	My name is John.

The H is a strong H-sound, almost a midrange hiss noise, but not an S-sound; formed the same way as a long-E sound, but with no voice. Rather the air is blown over the tounge.
The 'eu' spelling in German is pronouced 'oy' as in 'boy'.
In the German 'ei' and 'ie' combinations, the second vowel is pronounced, that is, 'ei' = I and 'ie' = E

Korean (Hahn Gook)
Phrase	Pronunciation	Meaning
	Ahn-nyuhng-hah-seh-yO / Ahn-nyuhng-hE-kyeh-seh-yO	Hello (lit. 'are you in peace?') / Goodbye (lit. 'stay in peace')
	Cheh E-reum eun Deh-bEd Em-nE-dah. E-reum-E mwO yeh-yO?	My name is David. What is your name?
	Kahm-sah-hahm-nE-dah / mE-ahn-hahm-nE-dah / hwahn-yuhng-hahm-nE-dah	Thank you / I'm sorry / Welcome

The Korean "eu" sound is difficult for English speakers. It is found in English as the vowel sound of the letter "z" in the word "zoo", but not the buzzing part of the "z". It can also be thought of as saying "ih" as in "hit" with your teeth put together and mouth streched in a line like a smile.
MIT IAP Korean class, 2004

Japanese ()
Phrase	Pronunciation	Meaning
	Hajimae Mashtae. Amy des.	How are you doing? I'm Amy.

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