A really useful phrase

Andy · Post by **Andy** » 05 Jan 2005 17:33

I always make a point of being able to say at least 'please', 'thankyou', 'yes' and 'no' in the language of the country to which I am travelling, but by far the most useful phrase has to be "Two Beers, please!"

How woud you say this in other languages?

Many thanks

kokoyaya · Post by **kokoyaya** » 05 Jan 2005 17:42

Yes: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/yes.html
No: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/no.html
Please: viewtopic.php?t=4422
Thank you: http://www.freelang.net/expressions/thankyou.html

Maïwenn · Post by **Maïwenn** » 05 Jan 2005 18:45

We already translated "Can I have a beer?" in many languages. See here

Is it enough for you, or do you want precisely "two beers, please ?"

MOHICAN · Post by **MOHICAN** » 05 Jan 2005 21:24

En español, in spañish: ¡Dos cervezas, por favor!

Gilen · Post by **Gilen** » 06 Jan 2005 12:08

MOHICAN wrote:En español, in spañish: ¡Dos cervezas, por favor!

If you say that you will have two beers in bottles. If you want draft beers, say : ¡ Dos cañas, por favor !

Gilen · Post by **Gilen** » 06 Jan 2005 12:15

In Basque : Bi garagardo, mesedez !

In Chinese : 请给我两瓶啤酒 (qing3 gei3 wo3 liang2 ping2 pi3jiu3) for bottels, and 请给我两杯啤酒 (qing3 gei3 wo3 liang2 bei1 pi3jiu3) for glasses.

Vietnamese : xin cho tôi hai chai bia (for bottles) / xin cho tôi hai cốc bia (for glasses)

white-horse · Post by **white-horse** » 06 Jan 2005 12:42

In Russian: Два пива, пожалуйста! (Dva piva, pajalusta)
It's possible to specify: Two glasses (:-?) of beer, please! - Две кружки пива, пожалуйста! (Dve krushki piva, pajalusta)

nyarzduk · Post by **nyarzduk** » 08 Jan 2005 09:49

In Korean : 맥주 두 잔 주세요 (maek-ju du jan ju-se-yo)
If you need to precise that you want draft beer you will say 생맥주 (saeng-maek-ju) instead of 맥주 (maek-ju)
However Korean beer is less than average and you should try the local traditionnal alcohols ^^

nuba · Post by **nuba** » 08 Jan 2005 22:18

in German: Zwei Bier, bitte!

ann · Post by **ann** » 09 Jan 2005 20:21

in italian: "due birre per favore"

MOHICAN · Post by **MOHICAN** » 10 Jan 2005 15:24

Gilen wrote:
MOHICAN wrote:En español, in spañish: ¡Dos cervezas, por favor!
If you say that you will have two beers in bottles. If you want draft beers, say : ¡ Dos cañas, por favor !

Cierto!!! Aunque por lo general lo del por favor, suele brillar por su ausencia, y es más normal decir me pone/s dos cañas/dos cervezas. (o dos pintas).

C'est vrai, mais en général on ne dit pas "por favor", et on dit "me pone/s dos cañas/dos cervezas". (ou dos pintas).

¡¡SALUD!!