Pronunciation table
p
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b
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f
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v
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m̃
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m
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t
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d
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þ
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ð
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ɫ
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l
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ṡ
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ż
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s
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z
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r
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n
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k
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g
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x
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ƣ
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h
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ȝ
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š
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s̨
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i
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e
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a
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ǫ
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o
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u
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ĭ
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ĕ
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ŭ
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/p/
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/b/
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/ɸ/
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/β/
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/m̥/
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/m/
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/t/
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/d/
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/θ/
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/ð/
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/l̥/
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/l/
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/ʦ/
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/ʣ/
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/s/
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/z/
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/ɾ̥/
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/n/
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/k/
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/g/
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/ç/
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/ʝ/
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/j̊/
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/j/
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/sʷ/
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/sʲ/
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/i/
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/e/
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/ä/
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/ɒ/
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/o/
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/u/
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/ɪ/
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/ɛ/
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/ʊ/
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1. On arrival
Customs
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Your passport, please.
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Here is my passport.
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Are you together?
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I'm traveling alone.
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I'm traveling with my wife/husband.
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I'm here on business/holiday.
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You must fill in a customs form.
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taƣdásxefm̃e̋e̋so (tdxm̃)
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tu-taƣdőro. tum sőőra:
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mu-taƣdőro íðu e̋sa:
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ȝu ṡómu e̋same:
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mu ka̋im̃u ta̋ƣa:
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mu-kőzum/me̋rtum súna ta̋ƣa:
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mu t̨uðős/saraha̋s éra íðu e̋sa:
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tu táƣxefbı̋ı̋ðom pe̋e̋lu ke̋la:
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travel-tax-house
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your-passport, please
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my-passport here is
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you together are-?
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I alone travel
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my-wife with travel
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I business/holiday for here am
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you tax-paper fill must
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How long are you staying here?
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How much money do you have?
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I have ... dollars.
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Which is your luggage?
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This is my luggage.
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That is my bag.
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Have you anything to declare?
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tu xőta a̋han íðu ɠą̋la:
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tu xőto pı̋ı̋nom űða:
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mu ... dola̋ron űða:
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xo tu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:
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so mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo vűűa:
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no mu-ma̋ko vűűa:
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tu k̬énom m̃a̋iþu ƣe̋vame:
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you how.many days here stay
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you how.much money own
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I ... dollars own
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which your-luggage is
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this my-luggage is
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that my-bag is
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you anything declare have-?
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I have only my personal things in it.
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Open this bag.
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Can I shut my case?
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May I go?
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Do I pay customs duty for these things?
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Where is the information bureau?
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Porter, here is my luggage.
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mu nós éna sóólvi mu-homűðon ƣe̋va:
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i-ı̋vkom lure̋ȝa:
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mu-ı̋vkom paxe̋ȝame:
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mu ate̋ȝame:
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mu i-m̃ekőm túȝa táƣdasxe̋pom þa̋mame:
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ȝezm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:
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nexlű1. mu-táƣivkı̋ȝo íðu e̋sa:
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I it in only my-personal.things have
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this-bag open
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my-case may.shut-?
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I may.go-?
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I this-things for duty pay-?
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information-bureau where is
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porter my-luggage here is
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Notes:
1In the vocative case the accent is on the last syllable.
Would you call a taxi?
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Take my bags to a taxi.
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Where is the men's/ladies' room?
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What's the price for each piece of luggage
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I shall take this myself.
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That's not mine.
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How much do I owe you?
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tú kuusm̃e̋ƣom hame̋ȝame:
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kuusm̃e̋ƣom do mu-ma̋kon nexe̋ȝa:
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m̃irte̋ro/ǧente̋ro xáru e̋sa:
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taƣívkiȝős nı̋ı̋go le̋mko xőtom xe̋pa:
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mu-mı̋u som u-ne̋xa:
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no mús e̋sa ne:
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mu tús o xőtom vűűma:
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you taxi would.call-?
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taxi to my-bags take
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men's-room/ladies'-room where is
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luggage each piece how-much costs
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my-self this shall-carry
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that of.me is not
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I you to how.much owe
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Where can I change money?
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What is the rate of exchange?
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How much do you wish to exchange?
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pı̋ı̋nom xáru ṡ̨őgu ma̋ƣa:
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xa ṡ̨oga̋s me̋a vűűa:
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tu xőta ṡ̨őgu m̃e̋ṡa:
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money where to.exchange can
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what exchange rate is
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you how.much to.exchange wish
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2. Buying a ticket
Where's the nearest travel agency?
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Have you a timetable?
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What's the tourist return fare to ...?
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How much is it first/second class to ...?
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Three singles to ...
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Return ticket
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Half fare
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ȝŭȝőbo1 taƣm̃e̋e̋so xáru e̋sa:
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tu ténpafn̨a̋rom ƣe̋vame:
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taƣlűs náántaƣxe̋po xőto e̋sa:
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þűnta/d̬őta pa̋fa ... do xőto e̋sa:
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tı̋r áþtaƣhe̋nos ... do
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náántaƣhe̋no
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féltaƣxe̋po
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nearest travel.house where is
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you timetable have.?
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tourist's return-fare how.much is
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first/second class ... to how.much is
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three go.tickets ... to
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return.ticket
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half.fare
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Notes:
1The comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives are made by reduplicating the first letter.
How long is this ticket valid?
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A book of tickets
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Is there a supplementary charge?
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i-taƣhe̋no xőta a̋han f̨űdo e̋sa:
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táƣhenı̋ȝo
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m̃őőgo xe̋po vűűlame:
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this-ticket how.many days valid is
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ticket.book
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additional cost there.is-?
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