User:DenisYurkin/Phrasebook International

Word list
These are words that some travellers report are widely understood. Other travellers find that claim dubious.

Criteria for (non)inclusion of a specific word/phrase is still under development; for now, just follow your intuition.


 * air conditioner
 * airplane
 * auto/automobile
 * apartments
 * bank
 * bikini
 * block
 * boss
 * boyfriend
 * bus/autobus
 * bust (as sculpture and as breast)
 * cacao
 * catalog/catalogue
 * catastrophe
 * cheque
 * chips
 * cigar
 * cigarette
 * cofee
 * compliment
 * contrast
 * credit card
 * dentist
 * deposit
 * discount
 * expedition
 * GSM -- mobile phone
 * guide (person)
 * fridge/refrigerator
 * grill
 * hotel
 * jacuzzi (may be misjudged as Yakuza!)
 * mackerel
 * mask (noun)
 * metro
 * microwave
 * money
 * no
 * nonstop
 * OK
 * operation
 * operator
 * paprika
 * parfume
 * penthouse
 * private
 * problem
 * salad
 * salami
 * sauna
 * sex
 * shampoo
 * souvenir
 * station
 * steak
 * stop
 * stuart
 * taxi
 * telephone
 * temperature
 * therapia / therapy
 * toilet
 * tour
 * tourist
 * track
 * tram/tramway
 * trolleybus
 * visit
 * WC
 * yes