Languages
Languages is one of my main interests. At a certain point in life I thought, how nice would it be if I actually can say some words to the person who is driving the taxi in their own language
I have learned Japaense (advanced) by almost daily interacting with people in Japanese companies, as well as some Portugese (moderate), Hindi (some) and a few other languages. To maintain all these languages takes a lot of time and effort because if the language is not close to you, one forgets it quickly but also picks it up faster when you already have a basis. It's great to try to speak to people in their own language when for example entering a taxi. People will appreciate it
Years were spent assembling most of the vocabulary. If anyone would like to help me improve the lists, of course be welcome!
Language Lists
Japanese
English - Japanese Script Japanese Pronunciation
Hello - こんにちは (今日は) - Konnichiha
Good morning - おはようございます - Ohayōgozaimasu
Good day - こんにちは (今日は) - Konnichiha
Good afternoon - こんにちは (今日は) - Konnichiha
Good evening - こんばんは (今晩は) - Konbanha
Good night - おやすみなさい - Oyasuminasai
How are you? - 元気ですか？ * (regular)/ お元気ですか? * (polite) - Genkidesu ka? * (regular)/ Ogenkidesuka? * (polite)
How are you doing? - 元気にしてる? * (casual)/ どのようにしてる? * (regular)/ どのようにしていますか? * (polite) - Genki ni shi teru? * (casual)/ Dono yō ni shi teru? * (regular)/ Dono yō ni shite imasu ka? * (polite)
How is it going? - 調子はどうですか？ - Chōshi wa dōdesu ka?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - 何が起こっているのか? (どうしたの?) - Nani ga okotte iru no ka? (Dō shita no?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - 何が起こっている? (何が起こっていますか?) - Nani ga okotte iru? (nani ga okotte imasu ka?)
I am fine - 私は元気です - Watashi wa genkidesu
I am good - 私は元気です - Watashi wa genkidesu
I am alright - 私は大丈夫です - Watashi wa daijōbudesu
Portuguese
English Portuguese
Hello - Olá
Good morning - Bom dia
Good day - Bom dia
Good afternoon - Boa tarde
Good evening - Boa noite
Good night - Boa noite
How are you? - Como está?/ Como você está?/ Como vai? * (informal)
How are you doing? - Como está?/ Como você está?/ Como vai? * (informal)
How is it going? - Como vão as coisas?/ Como está indo?/ Como vai? * (informal)
What is going on? (what's going on?) - O que está acontecendo? (o que está acontecendo?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - O que está acontecendo? (o que está acontecendo?)
I am fine - Estou bem
I am good - Eu sou bom
I am alright - Eu estou bem
Croatian
English Hrvatski
Hello - Zdravo
Good morning - Dobro jutro
Good day - Dobar dan
Good afternoon - Dobar dan
Good evening - Dobra večer
Good night - Laku noć
How are you? - Kako si?
How are you doing? - Kako ste?
How is it going? - Kako ide? /Kako je?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - Što se događa? (što se događa?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - Što se događa? (što se događa?)
I am fine - Dobro sam
I am good - Ja sam dobro
I am alright - U redu sam
French
English French
Hello - Bonjour
Good morning - Bonjour/ Bon matin
Good day - Bonjour/ Bonne journée
Good afternoon - Bonjour/ Bon après-midi
Good evening - Bonsoir
Good night - Bonne nuit
How are you? - Comment vas-tu?
How are you doing? - Comment vas-tu?
How is it going? - Comment ça se passe?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - Que se passe-t-il? (que se passe-t-il?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - Ce qui se passe? (ce qui se passe?)
I am fine - Je vais bien
I am good - Je vais bien
I am alright - Je vais bien
Hindi
English Hindi Script Hindi Pronunciation
Hello - नमस्ते * (informal)/ नमस्कार * (formal) - namaste * (informal)/ namaskaar * (formal)
Good morning - सुप्रभात/ सुबह बख़ैर - suprabhaat/ subah bakhair
Good day - नमस्ते/ अच्छा दिन - namaste/ achchha din
Good afternoon - शुभ दोपहर/ नमस्ते * (informal)/ नमस्कार * (formal) - shubh dopahar/ namaste * (informal)/ namaskaar * (formal)
Good evening - शुभ संध्या - shubh sandhya
Good night - शुभ रात्रि - shubh raatri
How are you? - क्या हाल है? kya haal hai?
How are you doing? - आप कैसे हैं? - aap kaise hain?
How is it going? - कैसा चल रहा है? - kaisa chal raha hai?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - क्या हो रहा है? (क्या चल रहा है?) - kya ho raha hai? (kya chal raha hai?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - क्या हो रहा है? (क्या हो रहा है?) - kya ho raha hai? (kya ho raha hai?)
I am fine - मैं ठीक हूं - main theek hoon
I am good - मैं अच्छा हूँ - main achchha hoon
I am alright - मुझे ठीक हूँ - mujhe theek hoon
German
English German
Hello - Hallo
Good morning - Guten Morgen (formell)
Good day - Guten Tag/ Schönen Tag
Good afternoon - Guten Tag/ Guten Nachmittag
Good evening - Guten Abend
Good night - Gute Nacht
How are you? - Wie geht es dir?
How are you doing? - Wie geht es Ihnen?
How is it going? - Wie geht es Ihnen?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - Was ist los? (was ist los?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - Was passiert? (was passiert?)
I am fine - Mir geht's gut
I am good - Mir geht es gut
I am alright - Ich bin ok
Dutch
English Dutch
Hello - Hallo
Good morning - Goedemorgen (formeel)
Good day - Goede dag/ Goedendag
Good afternoon - Goedemiddag
Good evening - Goedenavond
Good night - Goedenacht/ Welterusten
How are you? - Hoe gaat het met je?
How are you doing? - Hoe is het met je?
How is it going? - Hoe gaat het ermee?
What is going on? (what's going on?) - Wat is er aan de hand? (wat gebeurt er?)
What is happening? (what's happening?) - Wat gebeurt er? (Wat is er gaande?)
I am fine - ik voel me goed
I am good - ik ben goed
I am alright - ik ben ok
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