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Why not just dispense with all that lingo completely?
https://www.pocketcomms.co.uk/index.php
Such a simple idea... 
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I wonder if it has a lonely planet-esque 'pulling' chapter. Sure to go down well at the club and later... |
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| Posted: 13:34 - 15 May 2008 Post subject: |
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Thanks Bazza
We have a number of sections in PocketComms which would be of benefit to bikers and if you look at our site links we have strong links with other biking clubs and organisations see https://www.pocketcomms.co.uk/index.php/links and feedback [url]https://www.pocketcomms.co.uk/index.php/feedback/2[/url] we have a number of bikers using it on their trips around the world and giving great feedback.
As a thank you I would be delighted to offer a strictly limited BCF discount of 10% just enter BCF001 when prompted.
See you on the road folks
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What a brilliant idea. We're thinking of riding to Turkey through the Balkans next year & I was wondering how to get by without taking a huge weight of phrasebooks. I'll be putting in an order! Hope the discount still applies.
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Some you may need in Spain:
Where is...? = ¿Dónde está...whatever?
Where can I find a gas station? = ¿Dónde puedo encontrar una gasolinera?
I need gas = Necesito gasolina
Thank you = Gracias
Hello = Hola
Hi = Buenas!
I have a reserved room = Tengo una habitación reservada
Please slowly, I only speak a little spanish = Más despacio por favor, solo hablo un poco de español
Bye = Adios
See you tomorrow = Hasta mañana
Where is a tapas bar? = ¿Dónde hay un bar de tapas?
Where is a cash machine? = ¿Dónde hay un cajero automático?
Where can I find a mechanic? = ¿Dónde puedo encontrar un mecánico?
I need help = Necesito ayuda
Please = Por favor
Excuse me = Perdone
Can I pay with credit card? = ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?
And now, culture words:
You see a beautifull woman = Madre mía! 
You are angry = Joder!/ Coño!/Ostia!
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If anyone plans a trip to/through Romania I'll stick a few essentials up. |
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Spanish > Definitions vary on the region you're in... North spain, around Madrid (Middle) or in the Andalucia (where the costa del sol is).
Bits in brackets show how its pronounced.
Shops = Tiendas (tee- en- dahs)
Beers = Cervezas (Sir-Ves-as)
Clubs = Clubs (Clue-bs 
Petrol = Gasolina
Water = Agua
F** off you B*stard! = Vete a la mierda, cabron! (Veh-teh are lah me-er-dah Cah-br-on!) (Literally translated it means go to the shit, bastard - but it has the same feeling behind it)
Tits = Tetas (Tet=ass)
Beach = Playas (Ply-ass)
Good = Bien (Bee-en)
Bad = Mal (mah-ul)
Tus ojos son como dos estrellas en el cielo para mi. Besame guapa.
Your eyes are like two stars in the sky for me... KISS ME BEAUTIFUL! lol
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Another german sentences that might be useful:
How can I get to [city]? - Wie komme ich nach [city]?
Where is the youth hostel? - Wo ist die Jugendherberge?
Where is the next camping site? - Wo ist der nächste Campingplatz?
I need help from the AA. - Ich brauche Hilfe vom ADAC [AvD]. (ADAC = the largest german "AA", AvD is a smaller german "AA")
How much for... - Wieviel kostet ...
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And as additional information: Since something about the end of the year 2008 the price for gasoline "Normal" and "Super" is nearly everywhere the same.
Normal = 91 ROZ
Super = 95 ROZ
For those people, that want to put "better" gasoline inside:
Super Plus = 98 ROZ
And there are a lot of brands like "Ultimate", "V-Power-Plus", etc. = 100 ROZ
Same for Diesel: Standard Diesel and the "Ultimate Diesel" - for those with a diesel engine in their bike. 
It should be fine to choose "Super", the other gasoline types are not necessary for the most bikes.
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early_911: This is why you should never use translators, or at least use them sparingly. I'll try to translate them into English in a way that emphasises how unnatural those sentences sound...None of them are correctly translated (word for word, many are correct) but ignoring grammar makes them sound kind of funny, so I'll go for that:
| early_911 wrote: | S'il vous plaît excusez-moi mais la pompe à essence ne sera pas accepter ma carte bancaire britannique, et je suis à court d'essence. Serait-il possible pour vous de payer avec votre carte bancaire et je vous rembourser de l'argent? |
Please excusing me, but the pump of petrol will never not accepting my british bank card, and i am at short of petrol. Would it be possible for you of paying with your card and i to repay you of the money?
| early_911 wrote: | Je suis heureux de vous donner un extra ____ euro pour le dérangement. |
I am overjoyed to give you an extra euro for the bothering.
| early_911 wrote: | Vous serait vraiment aider moi. |
You would be really to help me.
Honestly, chances that you'll run into a situation like this is pretty remote, I'd say. Better just to talk in English, given the complexity of it, lest somebody think you're giving them a gift of cash
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| pwntifex wrote: | early_911: This is why you should never use translators, or at least use them sparingly. I'll try to translate them into English in a way that emphasises how unnatural those sentences sound...None of them are correctly translated (word for word, many are correct) but ignoring grammar makes them sound kind of funny, so I'll go for that:
| early_911 wrote: | S'il vous plaît excusez-moi mais la pompe à essence ne sera pas accepter ma carte bancaire britannique, et je suis à court d'essence. Serait-il possible pour vous de payer avec votre carte bancaire et je vous rembourser de l'argent? |
Please excusing me, but the pump of petrol will never not accepting my british bank card, and i am at short of petrol. Would it be possible for you of paying with your card and i to repay you of the money?
| early_911 wrote: | Je suis heureux de vous donner un extra ____ euro pour le dérangement. |
I am overjoyed to give you an extra euro for the bothering.
| early_911 wrote: | Vous serait vraiment aider moi. |
You would be really to help me.
Honestly, chances that you'll run into a situation like this is pretty remote, I'd say. Better just to talk in English, given the complexity of it, lest somebody think you're giving them a gift of cash |
The online translation sounds like officer Crabtree,s French. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DrAp5gzdqc
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"I was just pissing by"
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| nautilus wrote: | What a brilliant idea. We're thinking of riding to Turkey through the Balkans next year & I was wondering how to get by without taking a huge weight of phrasebooks. I'll be putting in an order! Hope the discount still applies. |
Sounds like a great ride - be prepared to go the long way around though. Some mistrust still lingers between Serbia and her neighbours, particularly Croatia, and you wouldn't be the first to be turned away from the Serbian border by overly suspicious guards or just because they don't want you to use their country as a short cut. You can usually avoid this by pre-booking a night in a Serb hotel and having your confirmation paperwork with you.
That said, I've travelled quite a bit through that part of the world - they don't like it called the Balkans for some reason - and I've usually found the people of all the countries to be really friendly and helpful.
Top travel tip - they all learn English at school but most adults haven't had much opportunity to use their knowledge, so they have hang-ups about it and pretend not to understand. Find a 10 year old - it's almost a dead cert that he/she will speak English as good as you can and will be only too pleased to help. Offer the price of an ice cream (really cheap) and the kid will as often as not refuse politely - better to buy the ice cream and give it there & then if you can.
As with everywhere, learn the basics - hello, goodbye, please, thank you, sorry - and you will be appreciated for trying. Serbs and Croats particularly like the English people and our language - you will have a ball with them once you break the ice.
All the languages have their own nuances and regional variations (coffee is kava or kafu in Croatia or Serbia) but they all understand each other well enough and you'll be forgiven for not being perfect - they know how hard it is for the English tongue to wrap itself around their language.
Those basics? Hello is a variety of things (dobar dan, good day, dobra utro good morning, dobar vecher good evening laku noche good night and more....) but "Bok" will get you by - it means God and is widely used as a greeting in place of hello and goodbye. Please is "Molim", as is "don't mention it", thanks is Hvala - pronounced with the H and the V said hard, just as it is spelled, excuse me is "oprostite" said as it is spelled, 'oh pros tit tay'.
Beer is pivo - but beer is understood.
Go and enjoy .......... take a camera, the scenery is great almost everywhere and breathtaking in places.
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Hello! I can do Italian- pm me for anything else you need
by the way, back in my day if you got caught speeding, it was my job on the pillion to do crying until they tore up the ticket. Probably less effective if you're hiding under a helmet, but back then the most protective clothing I was wearing was flip flops. PS- the road police have guns.
salve- hello
come va?- how are you?/whats up? (informal)
bene, e tu?- good, and you?
destra- right
sinistra- left
avanti- ahead
diritto- straight on
basta- stop/enough
troppo- too much
ferma- stop
piano- slow
veloce- fast
forte- strong/fast
multa- a (speeding/parking) fine
si- yes
no- no
per favore- please
grazie- thank you
di niente- you're welcome (it's nothing)
scusa- sorry
salute/ cin cin (chin chin)- both ways of toasting drinks/ saying cheers
dov'e (il bar)- where is (the bar)
mi chiamo- my name is... (chiamo is pronounced kiamo)
vorrei... - I would like...
birra - beer
vino bianco- white wine
vino rosso- red wine
acqua- water
tengo- I have
non capisco- I don't understand
non so- I dont know
non parlo italiano - I dont speak italian
sono inglese- I'm english
stronzo-arsehole
merda- shit
tengo una sbornia da morire- i have a bad hangover (I have a death of a hangover ).
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