These sites contain useful phrases in a variety of languages. Some also have sound files which enable you to hear how to pronounce the phrases.
There are links to phrases in individual languages on the language pages and on the phrases pages.
If you find a link that is no longer working or that has moved, or would like to add a new link to this page, please contact me
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/
http://www.smartphrase.com
http://www.travelphrases.info/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Phrasebook
http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
http://www.loecsen.com
http://www.linguanaut.com
http://www.lingo24.com/knowledge/useful-phrases/
http://instantphrases.com
http://www.languagehelpers.com/
http://www.travelphrases.info/
http://www.50languages.com
http://languages.lcweblink.info
http://www.linguahouse.com/phrasebooks
https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/
https://xefjord.wixsite.com/xefscompletelangs
Portable PDF phrasebooks - buy one for only $2.99, buy 12 for only $10!
They Thought You Would Say This: Unlikely phrases from real phrasebooks
http://www.zompist.com/thought.html
Emergency multilingual phrasebook
http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/multilingual-emergency-phrasebook
Silent Night in numerous languages (includes audio for some languages)
http://silentnight.web.za/translate/
Names of days and months in many languages
http://www.domesticat.net/misc/monthsdays.php
Der Kleine Prinz in 100 Sprachen - extracts from The Little Prince in 100 languages (includes audio): http://www2.germanistik.uni-halle.de/prinz/karten/
Mama Lisa's World - a collection of children's songs from around the world in their original languages with English translations.Some songs include musical recordings and sheet music: http://www.mamalisa.com/world/
How to say "Oh my god! There's an axe in my head" in various languages
http://www.yamara.com/axe/
The Phrase Finder - the meanings and origins of many English sayings, phrases and idioms
http://www.phrases.org.uk
Fodor's Travel Phrases - over 400 essential phrases for 22 languages
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fodors-travel-phrases/id536624091?mt=8
Phrask - the biggest online collection of translated phrases
http://phrask.com
2016 Rio Olympics ePhrasebook (In Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Italian and German)
http://www.mosalingua.com/en/conversation-phrasebook-rio-olympics/
You Talkin' to me? The Movie Quote Phrasebook
http://movie-quote-phrasebook.expedia.co.uk/
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Welcome | Hello | Hello (on the phone) | Good morning | Good afternoon | Good evening | Good night | How are you? | Long time no see | Please | Thank you | Excuse me | Sorry | Yes, No | Maybe | Goodbye | Bon voyage
Pleased to meet you | What's your name? | Where are you from?
Do you understand? | I understand | I don't understand | Please say that again | Please speak more slowly | Please write it down | Do you speak English? | Do you speak [your language]? | I'm learning [your language] | Do you speak a language other than [your own]? | Speak to me in [your language] | How do you say ... in [your language]? | I don't know
Go away! | Leave me alone! | Help! | Fire! | Stop! | Call the police!
Merry Christmas | Happy New Year | Happy Easter | Happy Birthday | Congratulations
Good luck | Cheers! | Have a nice day | Have a nice weekend | Bon appetit | I would like ... | How much is this? | Would you like to dance? | Do you come here often? | Where's the toilet? | Get well soon | I miss you | I love you | This gentleman/lady will pay for everything | One language is never enough
My hovercraft is full of eels | Stop the world, I want to get off! | Say cheese! | Colorless green ideas sleep furiously | I am the king of the chickens | Thingamajig
The phrase finder enables you to view the useful phrases in any combination of two languages. The phrases are available in over 300 different languages.
Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
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