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Understanding and speaking foreign languages
makes our life easier when we travel abroad and
meet people from different countries. But
languages also open doors to new friendships,
new cultures and new opportunities. The
European Union is composed of 27 countries
with 23 official languages. Here’s a practical
taste of each one of them that just might help
you peek behind some of those doors. Simply
unfold the outer flap of the brochure showing
several phrases in your language and compare
them with the translations inside.
 I’m sorry /
Yes Excuse me
No I love you

I don’t Can I have

understand an ice cream,
Thank you please?

English
1 one
L Hello, my name is Sarah. 2 two
What’s your name? 3 three
L David. Where are you from? 4 four
L London. And you? 5 five
L Birmingham. 6 six
L How old are you? 7 seven
L Fourteen. 8 eight
L Goodbye! 9 nine
L See you! 10 ten
 Да. Извинявайте!
Не. Обичам те!

Не разбирам. Един сладолед,

моля!
Благодаря!

Bulgarian – Български
1 Едно
L Здравей, казвам се Катя. 2 Две
А ти как се казваш? 3 Три
L Иван. Откъде си? 4 Четири
L От София. А ти? 5 Пет
L От Бургас. 6 Шест
L На колко си години? 7 Седем
L На четиринайсет. 8 Осем
L Довиждане! 9 Девет
L До скоро! 10 Десет
 Promiňte /
Ano S dovolením
Ne Miluji tě

Nerozumím Mohu dostat

jednu zmrzlinu,
prosím?
Děkuji

1
Czech – čeština
1 jeden
L Ahoj, jmenuji se Lenka. 2 dva
Jak se jmenuješ ty? 3 tři
L Honza. Odkud jsi? 4 čtyři
L Z Prahy. A ty? 5 pět
L Z Brna. 6 šest
L Kolik je ti let? 7 sedm
L Čtrnáct. 8 osm
L Tak ahoj! 9 devět
L Měj se hezky! 10 deset
 Undskyld/
Ja
Jeg Beklager
Nej elsker dig!

Jeg forstår ikke Må jeg

få en is?
Tak!

2
Danish – dansk
1 en
L Hej, jeg hedder Per. 2 to
Hvad hedder du? 3 tre
L Helle. Hvor kommer du fra? 4 fire
L København. Og du? 5 fem
L Århus. 6 seks
L Hvor gammel er du? 7 syv
L Fjorten. 8 otte
L Farvel. 9 ni
L Vi ses! 10 ti
 Ja Sorry!
Nee Ik hou van jou!

Ik begrijp het niet. Kan ik een

ijsje krijgen?
Bedankt!

3
Dutch – Nederlands
1 een
L Hallo, ik heet Pieter. 2 twee
Hoe heet jij? 3 drie
L An. Van waar ben jij? 4 vier
L Amsterdam. En jij? 5 vijf
L Antwerpen. 6 zes
L Hoe oud ben jij? 7 zeven
L Veertien. 8 acht
L Daag! 9 negen
L Tot ziens! 10 tien
 Palun
Jah vabandust!
Ei Ma armastan
sind!

Ma ei saa aru.
Palun jäätist?
Aitäh!

4
Estonian – eesti keel
1 üks
L Tere, mina olen Jüri. 2 kaks
Mis on sinu nimi? 3 kolm
L Kati. Kus sa elad? 4 neli
L Tartus, ja sina? 5 viis
L Pärnus. 6 kuus
L Kui vana sa oled? 7 seitse
L Neliteist! 8 kaheksa
L Nägemist! / Tšau! 9 üheksa
L Näeme! / Tšau! 10 kümme
Kyllä Anteeksi
Ei Minä rakastan
sinua.

En ymmärrä. Saisinko jäätelön,

kiitos?
Kiitos

5
Finnish – suomi
1 yksi
L Hei, minun nimeni on Sanna. 2 kaksi
Mikä sinun nimesi on? 3 kolme
L Jussi. Mistä olet kotoisin? 4 neljä
L Helsingistä. Entä sinä? 5 viisi
L Turusta. 6 kuusi
L Minkä ikäinen olet? 7 seitsemän
L Neljätoista. 8 kahdeksan
L Moi! 9 yhdeksän
L Nähdään! 10 kymmenen
 Je suis désolé(e)/
Oui Excusez-moi
Non Je t’aime

Est-ce que je peux

Je ne comprends pas avoir une glace,
s’il vous plaît?
Merci

6
French – français
1 un
L Bonjour, je m’appelle Pierre. 2 deux
Comment t’appelles-tu? 3 trois
L Nicole. D’où viens-tu? 4 quatre
L De Paris. Et toi? 5 cinq
L De Bruxelles. 6 six
L Quel âge as-tu? 7 sept
L Quatorze ans. 8 huit
L Au revoir! 9 neuf
L À bientôt! 10 dix
 Ja Entschuldigung
Nein Ich liebe Dich.

Das verstehe
ich nicht. Ein Eis bitte!
Danke

7
German – Deutsch
1 eins
L Hallo, ich heiße Martin. 2 zwei
Wie heißt Du? 3 drei
L Julia. Woher kommst Du? 4 vier
L Aus Berlin. Und Du? 5 fünf
L Aus Wien. 6 sechs
L Wie alt bist Du? 7 sieben
L Vierzehn. 8 acht
L Tschüss! 9 neun
L Bis bald. 10 zehn
 Συγγνώμη /
Ναι Με συγχωρείτε
Όχι Σ’ αγαπώ

Μπορώ να έχω
Δεν καταλαβαίνω ένα παγωτό,
παρακαλώ;
Ευχαριστώ

8
Greek – ελληνικά
1 ένα
L Γεια σου, με λένε Νίκο. 2 δύο
Πώς σε λένε; 3 τρία
L Ελένη. Από πού είσαι; 4 τέσσερα
L Από την Αθήνα. Εσύ; 5 πέντε
L Από τη Λευκωσία. 6 έξι
L Πόσων χρονών είσαι; 7 επτά
L Δεκατεσσάρων 8 οκτώ
L Γεια! 9 εννέα
L Τα λέμε! 10 δέκα
 Bocsánat/
Igen. Elnézést!
Nem. Szeretlek.

Nem értem. Kaphatok

fagylaltot?
Köszönöm.

9
Hungarian – magyar
1 egy
L Szia, Ildikó vagyok. 2 kettő
Mi a neved? 3 három
L István. Honnan jöttél? 4 négy
L Budapestről. És te? 5 öt
L Debrecenből. 6 hat
L Hány éves vagy? 7 hét
L Tizennégy. 8 nyolc
L Viszlát! 9 kilenc
L Szia! 10 tíz
 Gabh mo
leithscéal
Táim i ngrá leat.

Ní thuigim. Uachtar reoite,

Go raibh le do thoil?
maith agat.

10
Irish – Gaeilge
1 a haon
L Dia dhuit. Róisín is ainm dom. 2 a dó
Cad is ainm dhuit? 3 a trí
L Caoimhín. Cad as duit? 4 a ceathair
L Doire. Agus tusa? 5 a cúig
L Baile Átha Cliath 6 a sé
L Cén aois thú? 7 a seacht
L Ceathair déag 8 a hocht
L Slán leat! 9 a naoi
L Feicfidh mé thú! 10 a deich
 Sì Scusi
No Ti amo

Non capisco Posso avere

un gelato, per favore?
Grazie

11
Italian – italiano
1 uno
L Ciao, io mi chiamo Roberto. 2 due
Tu come ti chiami? 3 tre
L Giulia. Di dove sei? 4 quattro
L Di Roma, e tu? 5 cinque
L Di Napoli. 6 sei
L Quanti anni hai? 7 sette
L Quattordici. 8 otto
L Ciao! 9 nove
L Ci vediamo! 10 dieci
 Jā Piedod
Nē Es tevi mīlu

Es nesaprotu Vai varu dabūt

vienu saldējumu?
Paldies

12
Latvian – latviešu
1 viens
L Sveiki! Mani sauc Andris. 2 divi
Kâ tevi sauc? 3 trīs
L Ilze. No kurienes tu esi? 4 četri
L No Rīgas. Un tu? 5 pieci
L No Daugavpils. 6 seši
L Cik tev ir gadu? 7 septiņi
L Četrpadsmit. 8 astoņi
L Atā! 9 deviņi
L Uz redzēšanos! 10 desmit
Taip Atsiprašau!
Ne Aš tave myliu!

Aš nesuprantu. Gal galėčiau

gauti ledų?
Ačiū!

13
Lithuanian – lietuviškai
1 vienas
L Labas, mano vardas Eglė. 2 du
Koks tavo vardas? 3 trys
L Andrius. Kur tu gyveni? 4 keturi
L Vilniuje. O tu? 5 penki
L Kaune. 6 šeši
L Kiek tau metų? 7 septyni
L Keturiolika. 8 aštuoni
L Viso gero! 9 devyni
L Iki! 10 dešimt
 Iva Jiddispjaċini
Le Jien inħobbok!

Ma nifhimx Nista’ nixtri ġelat,

jekk jogħġbok?
Grazzi

14
Maltese – Malti
1 wieħed
L Bonġu, jiena jisimni Marija, 2 tnejn
inti x’jismek? 3 tlieta
L Ġorġ. Minn fejn int? 4 erbgħa
L Mill-Belt. U inti? 5 ħamsa
L Minn Għawdex. 6 sitta
L Kemm għandek żmien? 7 sebgħa
L Erbatax 8 tmienja
L Saħħa 9 disgħa
L Narak 10 għaxra
 Tak Przepraszam
Nie Kocham cię

Nie rozumiem Poproszę o lody

Dziękuję

15
Polish – polski
1 jeden
L Cześć, nazywam się Ania. 2 dwa
A ty? 3 trzy
L Kazik. Skąd jesteś? 4 cztery
L Z Warszawy, a ty? 5 pięć
L Z Gdańska. 6 sześć
L Ile masz lat? 7 siedem
L Czternaście. 8 osiem
L Do widzenia. 9 dziewięć
L Cześć. 10 dziesięć
 Sim Desculpa!
Não Amo-te!

Não percebo Um gelado,

por favor!
Obrigado!

16
Portuguese – português
1 um
L Olá, chamo-me Carla. 2 dois
Como é que te chamas? 3 três
L Paulo. De onde é que vens? 4 quatro
L Lisboa. E tu? 5 cinco
L Algarve. 6 seis
L Quantos anos tens? 7 sete
L Catorze. 8 oito
L Adeus! 9 nove
L Até mais logo! 10 dez
 Îmi pare rău/
Da Mă scuzaţi
Nu Te iubesc

Nu înţeleg Aş dori o îngheţată,

Mulţumesc. vă rog.

17
Romanian – română
1 Unu
L Bună ziua, mă numesc Elena. 2 Doi
Pe tine cum te cheamă? 3 Trei
L Ion. De unde eşti? 4 Patru
L Din Bucureşti. Tu? 5 Cinci
L Din Arad. 6 Şase
L Câţi ani ai? 7 Şapte
L Paisprezece. 8 Opt
L La revedere! 9 Nouă
L La revedere! 10 Zece
 Áno Prepáčte!
Nie Ľúbim Ťa

Nerozumiem Prosím si jednu

zmrzlinu.
Ďakujem!

18
Slovak – slovensky
1 jeden
L Ahoj, volám sa Pavol. 2 dva
Ako sa voláš? 3 tri
L Marta. Odkiaľ si? 4 štyri
L Z Bratislavy. A Ty? 5 päť
L Z Prešova. 6 šesť
L Koľko máš rokov? 7 sedem
L Štrnásť. 8 osem
L Ahoj! 9 deväť
L Maj sa pekne. 10 desať
 Da Oprostite

Ne Ljubim te

Ne razumem
Sladoled, prosim!
Hvala

19
Slovene – slovensko
1 ena
L Živijo, moje ime je Gregor. 2 dve
Kako je pa tebi ime? 3 tri
L Simona. Od kod prihajaš? 4 štiri
L Iz Ljubljane. Pa ti? 5 pet
L Iz Maribora. 6 šest
L Koliko let imaš? 7 sedem
L Štirinajst. 8 osem
L Adijo! 9 devet
L Se vidiva! 10 deset
 Sí Perdón
No Te quiero

¿Me puede
No entiendo dar un helado,
por favor?
Gracias

20
Spanish – español
1 uno
L Hola, me llamo María. 2 dos
¿Tú cómo te llamas? 3 tres
L Juan. ¿De dónde eres? 4 cuatro
L De Madrid. ¿Y tú? 5 cinco
L De Barcelona. 6 seis
L ¿Cuántos años tienes? 7 siete
L Catorce. 8 ocho
L ¡Adiós! 9 nueve
L ¡Nos vemos! 10 diez
 Ja Förlåt!
Jag
Nej älskar dig!

Jag förstår inte. Kan jag få

Ka
en glass?
Tack!

21
Swedish – svenska
1 ett
L Hej, jag heter Ida. 2 två
Vad heter du? 3 tre
L Kalle. Var kommer du ifrån? 4 fyra
L Stockholm. Och du? 5 fem
L Kalmar. 6 sex
L Hur gammal är du? 7 sju
L Fjorton. 8 åtta
L Hej då! 9 nio
L Vi ses! 10 tio
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Manuscript completed in October 2008.

Illustrations: © Heimbüchel, Cologne, Germany

Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2008

24 pp. – 11 x 19 cm

ISBN 978-92-79-09954-0
DOI 10.2775/50867

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Understanding and speaking foreign languages makes our life easier
when we travel abroad and meet people from different countries. But
languages also open doors to new friendships, new cultures and new
opportunities. The European Union is composed of 27 countries with
23 official languages. Here’s a practical taste of each one of them that
just might help you peek behind some of those doors. Simply unfold
the outer flap of the brochure showing several phrases in your
language and compare them with the translations inside.