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3 Essential Phrases in French, Latvian, and Croatian
Inspired by Wired's 3 Essential Sentences Wiki, here's our version of some essential phonetic travel phrases. Brought to you by the editorial team at Living Language, with their amazing skills in all kinds of cool languages. (Thanks to Shaina for the French, Suzanne for Latvian, and Zviezdana for Croatian.) 1) Does anyone here speak English? French: (Ehs-k) eel ee ah kehl-kuh(n) ee-see kee pahrl ah(n)-glay? Latvian: Vie teh eer kads kass mahk ahn-glyoo vah-loh-doo? Croatian: Dah-lee neh-tkoh goh-voh-ree ehn-glehs-kee? 2) Help! French: Oh skoor! Latvian: Pah-leed-zee-eht mahn! Croatian: Oo-poh-moch! 3) I need the... police, doctor, US embassy/consulate, bathroom. French: Zhay buh-zwa(n)... duh lah poh-lees, duh(n) mayd-sa(n), duh lah(m)-bah-sahd dayz Ay-tahz-ew-nee, deh twah-leht. Latvian: Mahn vah-yeg... poh-leet-see-oo, ahrs-too, ah-meh-ree-kahn-yoo vest-nee-eht-see-boo, too-ah-leh-tee. Croatian: Treh-bah mee... poh-lee-tsee-yah, dohk-tohr, ah-meh-ree-chkah ahm-bah-sah-dah/kohn-zoo-laht, veh-tseh. 4) Leave me alone! French: Leh-say-mwah troh(n)-keel! Latvian: Lee-ehts mahn mee-roo! Croatian: Poos-tee-teh meh nah mee-roo!
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