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244 countries, their cities and languages. 55 phrases in 33 languages. Tap to hear them, or show them big.
World Phrasebook: every country, its languages and the phrases you need
Choose a continent, then a country to see its main cities and the languages people speak. Tap a language to hear 55 everyday phrases, or tap Show to fill the screen with big letters for a taxi driver, pharmacist or doctor.
- 244 countries
- 33 languages
- Health & emergency phrases
Phrasebook
Everyday phrases written by Megastore76, in the polite form. Not a certified translation and not medical advice. In an emergency call your local emergency number.
How World Phrasebook works
- Pick a continent, then a country (or search a country, city or language).
- See the main cities and the languages people speak there, with how many speak each.
- Open a language and choose a category such as Health & emergency.
- Tap Listen to hear a phrase, or Show to display it in large letters. Star the ones you need.
Good to know
- Languages: 33 languages have phrases so far. Countries whose language is not here yet say so honestly.
- Voices: audio comes from the voices installed on your device, so quality differs between phones. Nothing is sent to us.
- Pronunciation: for languages with other scripts, the phrase is also written in Latin letters.
- Accuracy: everyday travel phrases only. Have important text checked by a native speaker.
Where the information comes from
- Language shares: Unicode CLDR.
- Cities: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
- Countries, flags, capitals: open country datasets.
Frequently asked questions
Is World Phrasebook free?
Yes. No sign-up, no ads and no subscription. It runs in your web browser, and there is an Android app version too.
How do I find the right language?
Pick a continent, then a country. Each country page shows its main cities and the languages people speak there, from the official language to widely used local ones, with the share of people who speak each. Tap a language to open its phrases. You can also search a country, a city or a language, or browse all 33 languages.
Which languages have phrases?
Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Turkish, Swahili, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Romanian, Czech, Greek, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Bengali, Urdu, Filipino, Persian, Hebrew, Afrikaans, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin. Each has the same 55 everyday travel phrases: greetings, getting around, eating and money, health and emergencies, and numbers one to ten. Where a country's language is not here yet, the country page says so instead of guessing, and we add languages as we can write them well.
What does "Draft" mean?
A few languages (such as Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin) are marked Draft. The phrases are our best everyday wording but have not yet been checked by a native speaker, so please double-check anything important.
Can it say the phrase out loud?
Yes. The Listen button uses the text-to-speech voices already installed on your phone or computer. If a voice is missing, add it in your device settings (Android: Settings, General management, Language, Text-to-speech). Nothing is sent to us.
What does "Show" do?
It fills the screen with the phrase in very large letters, so you can hold your phone up and show it to a taxi driver, pharmacist or doctor.
Where do the countries, cities and language figures come from?
Language shares are from the Unicode CLDR data. City names and sizes are from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Country names, flags and capitals come from open country datasets. We list a language for a country only if it is official there or spoken by at least 4% of people.
Are the translations reliable?
They are everyday phrases written in the polite, neutral form, but they were written by Megastore76, not by a certified translator for each language. They are meant for travel, not for legal or medical documents. If you can, have a native speaker check what matters.
What about a real emergency?
Call your local emergency number first. The phrasebook can help you ask for help, but it is not an emergency service and gives no medical advice.
Does it work offline?
The page needs the internet to open the first time. Once it is open, the phrases and the Listen button do not need a connection.
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