Common Courtesies

Spanish

• Hello – hola!
• Hi – hola!
• Good morning – Buenos días
• Good afternoon – Buenas tardes
• Good evening – Buenas tardes
• Pleased to meet you – Mucho gusto / Encantado/a
• How are you? Cómo está usted? / Cómo estas?
• Good, thanks, and you? Bien, gracias, y tú?
• See you later! Hasta luego
• Have a good day – que tenga un buen día
• Have a good evening! – que tenga una buena tarde
• See you soon. Hasta pronto
• Goodbye / bye – Adiós
• Goodnight! Buenas noches

French

• Hello – bonjour
• Hi – salut!
• Good morning – bonjour
• Good afternoon – bonjour
• Good evening – Bonsoir
• Pleased to meet you – enchanté(e)
• How are you? (Comment) ça va?
• Good, thanks, and you? Très bien, merci, et vous?
• See you later! À toute à l’heure!
• Have a good day – bonne journée
• Have a good evening! – bonne soirée
• See you soon. À bientôt
• Goodbye – Au revoir
• Bye! – Salut!
• Goodnight! Bonne nuit

Italian

• Hello – Ciao
• Hi – Ciao! / Salve!
• Good morning (& early afternoon) – Buongiorno
• Good evening (& late afternoon) – Buona sera
• Nice to meet you – Piacere!
• Pleased to meet you – Piacere di consoscerela
• How are you? come stai (informal) come sta (formal)
• How ‘s it going? Come va? (informal)
• Pretty well, thanks. – Non c’è male
• Well, thanks, and you? – Sto bene grazie, e tu? (or e lei in formal situations)
• See you later! A dopo
• See you tomorrow – A domani!
• Have a good evening – Buona serata
• See you soon. – A presto!
• Until the next time – Alla prossima
• Goodbye – Arrivederci (informal ; Arrivederla (formal)
• Bye! – Ciao!
• Goodnight! – Buona notte

Romanian – work in progress

• Hello
• Hi
• Good morning
• Good afternoon
• Good evening
• Pleased to meet you
• How are you?
• Good, thanks!
• See you later!
• See you soon.
• Goodbye
• Bye!
• Goodnight!

German – work in progress

• Hello
• Hi
• Good morning
• Good afternoon
• Good evening
• Pleased to meet you
• How are you?
• Good, thanks!
• See you later!
• See you soon.
• Goodbye
• Bye!
• Goodnight!

Russian

• Hello – здравствуйте
• Hi – привет
• Good morning – доброе утро
• Good afternoon – доброй день
• Good evening – добрый вечер
• Pleased to meet you – Было приятно познакомиться
• How are you? Как дела?
• Good, thanks! Хорошо, спасибо
• See you later! до скорогo
• Goodbye – до свидания
• Bye! – Пока!
• Goodnight! – спокойной ночи

Norwegian

• Hello – hallo (hah-loo )
• Hi – hei! (hay)
• Good morning – God morgen
• Good afternoon – God dag ( gud-dah‘g )
• Good evening – God aften / God kveld
• Pleased to meet you – Hyggelig a treffes ( huig-guh-lih oh trehf-fuhs )
• How are you? Hvordan står det til?
• Good, thanks, and you? – Bare bra, takk. Og med deg? (bah’ ruh-brah tahk. Oh meh day? )
• See you later! – Vi ses
• Goodbye – Adjø ( ahd-yuh )
• Farewell – Farvel
• Bye! – Ha det!
• Goodnight! – God natt

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Greek

• Hello – Γειά σου (yah-soo) or (more formally ‘greetings’) Χαίρετε (Herete)
• Hi – “Γεια” (yah) / Γεια σας (yah-sass) to a group
• Good morning – Καλημέρα (kah-lee-mer-ah)
• Good afternoon – Καλησπέρα (kah-lee-sper-ah)
• Good evening – Καλησπέρα (kah-lee-sper-ah)
• Pleased to meet you – Χάρηκα πολύ (ha-ree-ka po-lee)
• How are you? – Tι κανείς (tee-kah-nis)?
• Good, thanks! – Ευχαριστώ (eff-kha-ri-stoe)
• See you later! – τα λέμε (ta-leh-meh)
• Goodbye / bye – Γειά σου (yah-soo)
• Goodnight! – Καληνύχτα  (Kal-y-nee-hta)

Spanish

• Please – Por favor
• Thanks – Gracias
• Thanks very much – Muchas gracias
• You’re welcome / Don’t mention it – De nada
• It’s my pleasure – El gusto es mio! ; Placér!
• Can you help me? Puede ayudarme?
• Can I …? – ¿Puedo …?
• Can I have …? – ¿Me da …?
• Yes please. Sí, por favor
• No thanks. No, gracias
• Everything’s fine Todo va bien
• Don’t worry – No se preocupa (usted) / No te preocupas
• I’m (very) sorry – Lo siento (muchísimo)
• Forgive me – Disculpa me
• Pardon me – Perdón
• Excuse me! – Perdona me
• Excuse me? (to get past)- ¿Me hace el favor?
• Pardon? (I didn’t hear) – ¿Como?

French

• Please – S’il vous plait
• Thanks – Merci
• (I) thank you (formal) – je vous remercie
• My pleasure – je vous en prie
• You’re welcome – il n’y a pas de quoi
• Don’t mention it – De rien
• Can you help me ? Pouvez-vous m’aider?
• Can I …?- Est-ce que je peux …?
• May I … ? – puis-je …?
• Yes please – Oui, s’il vous plait
• No thanks. Non, merci
• Everything’s fine – tout va bien
• Don’t worry! – ne t’inquiète pas!
• I’m sorry – Je suis désolé(e)
• Pardon me – Pardon!
• Excuse me! – Excusez-moi!
• Pardon? (I didn’t hear) – Comment?

Italian

• Please – per favore ; per piacere
• Thanks – Grazie ; molte grazie (many thanks)
• My pleasure – Mi piacere
• You’re welcome – Prego!
• Don’t mention it – Si figuri!
• Can you help me? – può aiutarmi
• Can I … ?- Posso?
• Yes please. Sì, per favore
• No thanks. No, grazie
• Everything’s fine – tutto a posto!
• Don’t worry – non preoccuparti
• I’m sorry – mi dispiace!
• Forgive me – Perdonami!
• Excuse me! – Mi scusi! (formal)
• I ask your forgiveness! – Ti chiedo perdono!
• Pardon? (please repeat) – Può ripetere, per favore? (don’t use che? as it can mean “You don’t know what are you saying!”

Romanian – work in progress

• Please
• Thanks
• (I) thank you (formal)
• My pleasure
• You’re welcome
• Don’t mention it
• Can you help me?
• Can I … ?-
• May I … ?
• Yes please.
• No thanks.
• Everything’s fine
• Don’t worry
• I’m sorry
• Forgive me
• Pardon me
• Excuse me!
• Pardon? (I didn’t hear)

German – work in progress

• Please
• Thanks
• (I) thank you (formal)
• My pleasure
• You’re welcome
• Don’t mention it
• Can you help me?
• Can I … ?-
• May I … ?
• Yes please.
• No thanks.
• Everything’s fine
• Don’t worry
• I’m sorry
• Forgive me
• Pardon me
• Excuse me!
• Pardon? (I didn’t hear)

Russian

• Please – пожалуйста
• Thanks – спасибо
• (I) thank you (formal) – я вас благодарю
• You’re welcome – пожалуйста
• Don’t mention it – не за что
• Can you help me? – вы можете мне помочь?
• May I … ? – можно мне …?
• Yes please. – Да, пожалуйста
• No thanks. – Нет спасибо
• Everything’s fine – всё хорошо
• Don’t worry –не волнуйся
• I’m sorry – извини
• Forgive me – простите меня
• Excuse me (sorry)! Извините
• Excuse me (to get past) Прошу прощения

Norwegian

• Please – vaer så snill ( var saw snihl )
• Thanks / thank you – takk ( tahk )
• You’re welcome – ingen årsak ( ihng-uhn awr-sahk)
• Don’t mention it – bare hyggelig ( bah’ ruh huig-guh-lih )
• Can you help me? – Kan du hjelpe meg? ( kahn dew yehl’-puh may? )
• Can I … ? – Kan jeg … ? ( kahn yay …)
• Yes Ja ( yah )
• No thanks. Nei takk ( nay tahk )
• Don’t worry – ikke bekymre deg ( ihk-kuh beh-eem-uh’re dye)
• I’m sorry – Baklager! (buh-klahh-guhr)
• Excuse me! – unnskyld ( ewn shewl)
• What was that? Hva sa du (vah sah dew)
• I (don’t) understand – jeg forstår ikke ( yay for-staw‘r (ihk-kuh) )

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Greek

• Please – Παρακαλώ (para-kah-loe)
• Thanks – Ευχαριστώ (eff-kha-ri-stoe)
• You’re welcome – Παρακαλώ (para-kah-loe)
• Can you help me? – Μπορειτε να με βοηθησετε? (Bor-ee-teh na me voy-thee-se-teh)
• Yes please – Ναί (neh),
• No – όχι (oh-hee)
• Everything’s fine (OK) – εντάξει (en-tax-i)
• Don’t worry – Μην ανησυχείς (Min an-i-see-hay-is)
• No problem – κανένα πρόβλημα (kan-ena prOvlima)
• I’m sorry – Συγνώμη (See-ghno-mee)
• Pardon me – Συγνώμη (See-ghno-mee)
• Excuse me! – Συγνώμη (See-ghno-mee)
• Pardon? (I didn’t hear) Παρακαλώ (para-kah-loe)?

Spanish

• Welcome – bienvenido
• Cheers! – (a tu )Salud!
• I’d like … – Quería … (I want)
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – que aproveche
• The meal was delicious! La comida estaba deliciosa!
• It was fun – Estaba muy divertido
• Thanks for everything / for your hospitality – Gracias por todo / por su hospitalidad
• Have a good day – buen día
• Safe journey. – buen viaje

French

• Welcome – Bienvenu(e)
• Cheers! Santé
• I’d like … – je voudrais
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – bon appetit!
• The meal was delicious! – Le repas était délicieux!
• I enjoyed myself very much. – Je me suis très bien amusé(e)
• Thanks for your hospitality. – merci beaucoup pour votre gentillesse
• Have a good day – bonne journée
• Safe journey – bon voyage!

Italian

• Welcome – benvenuto/a! (man / woman) ; benvenuti/e! (men/women)
• Cheers! Salute! / Alla salute!
• I’d like … – io vorrei ...
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – buon appetito
• The meal is very good / delicious! – i pasto è buonissimo / esquisito!!
• Thanks for your hospitality. – grazie per la vostra ospitalità
• Take care – Stammi bene (one person) ; Statemi bene (a group)

Romanian – work in progress

• Welcome
• Cheers!
• Good health!
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal)
• The meal was delicious!
• Did you enjoy your stay?
• I enjoyed myself very much.
• Thanks for your hospitality.
• Have a good day –
• Safe journey.

German – work in progress

• Welcome
• Cheers!
• Good health!
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal)
• The meal was delicious!
• Did you enjoy your stay?
• I enjoyed my stay very much.
• Thanks for your hospitality.
• Safe journey.

Russian

• Welcome – Добро пожаловать!
• Cheers! – За здоровье (health); За встречу (meeting);
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – приятногo аппетита
• Thanks for everything – спасибо за всё

Norwegian

• Welcome – velkommen
• Cheers! – skål
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – God appetitt
• Thanks for everything – takk for alt
• Have a good day – Ha en fin dag

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Greek

• Welcome – υγειά σας! (yah-sas) to a group or υγειά μας! (yah-mas) to an individual
• Cheers! (to our health!) – Στην υγειά μας! (stin-eh yah-mas) or υγειά σας! (yah-sas) for a group
• ‘Bottom’s Up!’ (very informal / familiar) – Ασπρο πάτο !(ahs-pro pah-toh) = white bottom
• Bon Appetit! (enjoy your meal) – Καλή όρεξη! (Kalee Orexi)
• wonderful/delicious! – υπέροχος  (y-per-o-chos)
• Thanks for everything! – Ευχαριστώ για όλα (eff-kha-ri-stoe yah ola )