St. Michael the Archangel Episcopal Church

Euro Trip Phraseology

 

Italics is sort of what it sounds like – This is by no means to be considered a professional document.
This is what I hear when I pronounce these words. If a native speaker or even just a better speaker
has a suggestion, by all means make it! Thanks, Joe.

 

English French German
Hello                                                    bon jour
bon jure   
guten Tag
goot-en tog
Excuse me   excusez-moi
ex-cuse-e-mwah 
entschuldigen Sie mich
Ent-shul-dig-en zee mish
Pardon me   pardonnez-moi
par-doan-e-mwah
 
Please s'il vous plait (this is the VSP in RSVP)
see voo play   
bitte
bit-e
Do you understand English?  Comprenez-vous l'anglais ?
Calm-pron-nay-voo l’aing-lay? 
Verstehen Sie Englisch?
Fair-shtay-en zee aing-lish
Do you understand French? Comprenez-vous le français ?
Calm-pron-nay-voo l’frawn-say? 
Verstehen Sie französisch?
Fair-shtay-en zee franz-er-sish?
Do you understand German?  Comprenez-vous l'allemand ?
Calm-pron-nay-voo l’ala-man?
Verstehen Sie Deutsches?
Fair-shtay-en zee Doitch-es?
Thank you merci
mare-see
danke
donk-e