How to kick off your meal in 20 different ways, with links to pronunciation.

بالهنا و الشفاء (bil hana wish shifa’) – Arabic (Egyptian)

食飯 (sihk faahn) – Cantonese

Bon profit! – Catalan

Dobar tek! – Croatian

Smakelijk eten! – Dutch

Hyvää ruokahalua! – Finnish

Bon appétit! – French

Guten appetit! – German

Καλή όρεξη! (kalí óreksi) – Greek

בתיאבון (b’tayavon) – Hebrew

Jó étvágyat! – Hungarian

Buon appetito! – Italian

잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkesseumnida) – Korean

Gero apetito! – Lithuanian

Пријатно јадење (priyatno yadenye) – Macedonian

Сайхан хооллоорой (saihan hoollooroi) – Mongolian

Приятного аппетита! (prijatnovo appetita) – Russian

¡Buen provecho! – Spanish

ขอให้เจริญอาหาร! (kŏr hâi jà-rern aa-hăan!) – Thai

Afiyet olsun! – Turkish

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20 ways to find a partner on any dance floor, with links to pronunciation.

هل‮ ‬تحبْ‮ ‬أن‮ ‬ترقص؟ (hal tuħibb an tarqus̱?) (male) /  تحبْين‮ ‬أل‮ ‬ترقصي؟ (tuħibbina an tarqus̱ī?) (female) – Arabic

Vols ballar amb mi? – Catalan

Vil du danse med mig? – Danish

Wil je met me dansen? – Dutch

Voudriez-vous danser avec moi? – French

Möchten Sie mit mir tanzen? – German

Θέλετε να χορέψετε μαζί μου; (thélete na horépsete mazí mu?) – Greek

क्या आप मेरे साथ नाचना पसंद करेंगे? (kyā āp mere sāth nācnā pasaṅd kareṅge?) (male) / क्या आप मेरे साथ नाचना पसंद करेंगी? (kyā āp mere sāth nācnā pasaṅd kareṅgī?) (female) – Hindi

Szeretne táncolni velem? – Hungarian

Viltu dansa við mig? – Icelandic

Vuole ballare con me? – Italian

Vai Jūs vēlaties dejot? – Latvian

Та надтай бүжиглэмээр байна уу? (ta nadtai bujiglemeer baina uu?) – Mongolian

Czy mogę prosić do tańca? – Polish

Хотите потанцевать (xotite potancevat) – Russian

Smem prositi za ples? – Slovenian

¿Quisiera bailar conmigo? – Spanish

อยากเต้นรำไหม (yàhk dtên rum mái?) – Thai

Men bilan raqsga tushmaysizmi? – Uzbek

Uthanda ukudansa nami? – Zulu

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20 ways to meet new people around the world, with links to pronunciation.

Wat is jou naam? – Afrikaans

Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuts’?) – Belarusian

Håyi nå’ån-mu? (Hah-jee na-an moo?) – Chamorro

您貴姓大名？ (Nín guìxìng dàmíng?) – Chinese (Mandarin)

Jak se jmenujete? – Czech

Mikä teidän nimenne on? – Finnish

Wie heißen sie? – German

आप का नाम क्या है (āp kā nām kyā hai?) – Hindi

성함이 어떻게 되십니까? (sungham ee uttoke daesipnika?) – Korean

Wéi heeschs du? – Luxembourgish

Siapa nama anda? – Malay

Como se chama? – Portuguese

Как вас зовут? (Kak vas zovut?) – Russian

Како се зовете? (Kako se zovete?) – Serbian

Kako vam je ime? – Slovenian

¿Cómo se llama Usted? – Spanish

คุณชีออะไร? (kun chêu a-rai?) – Thai

İsminiz nedir? – Turkish

Sizning ismingiz nima? – Uzbek

Bạn tên gì? – Vietnamese

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10 ways to eat better and healthier around the globe, with links to proper pronunciation.

Je to organski? – Croatian

Is het biologisch? – Dutch

Est-il bio? – French

Ist es bio? – German

Itu organik? – Indonesian

E organico? – Italian

E orgânico? – Portuguese

Es orgánica? – Spanish

A yw’n organig? – Welsh

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10 ways to spend it around the world, with links to proper pronunciation.

Hoeveel kos dit? – Afrikaans

這個多少錢? (zhège duōshǎo qián?) – Chinese (Mandarin)

Kolik to stojí? – Czech

Ça coûte combien? – French

Konbyen? – Haitian Creole

Quanto costa? – Italian

이게 얼마예요? (ige eolmayeyo?) – Korean

Ile to kosztuje? – Polish

¿Cuánto cuesta? – Spanish

Kubiza malini? – Zulu

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10 ways to say the famous J.R.R. Tolkien quote.

Pas tous ceux qui errent sont perdus. – French

Nicht alle, die wandern, gehen verloren. – German

भटकने वाले सभì (bhataknay waley sabhi log gum nahi(n) hotey). – Hindi

Non tutti quelli che vagano si perdono. – Italian

Non totus quisnam flos es lost. – Latin

Law pain i reviar mistar aen. – Sindarin (a fictional Elvish language)

Nu toti cei care hoinaresc sunt rataciti. – Romanian

Níl gach uile fhánaí caillte. – Scottish Gaelic

No todos los que vagan andan perdidos. – Spanish

Inte alla som vandrar går vilse. – Swedish

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10 ways to express your eating preferences around the world.

我食齋 (ngóh sihk jāai) – Cantonese

Je suis végétarien (male) (zhuh swee vay-zhay-tah-ree-a) / végétarienne (female) (zhuh swee vay-zhay-tah-ree-ehn) – French

Ich bin Vegetarier (ikh bin vay-gay-TAH-ree-er) –German

Eimai hortofagos (EE-may hor-to-FAH-gos) –Greek

Vegetarianus vagyok (veghetarianush vadiok) –Hungarian

Sono vegetariano (male) (SOH-noh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-noh) / vegetariana (female) (SOH-noh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-nah) –Italian

ベジタリアンです(Bejitarian desu) –Japanese

Я вегетарианец (male) (yah vee-gee-tuh-ree-YAHN-eets) / Я вегетарианка (female) (yah vee-gee-tuh-ree-YAHN-kah) – Russian

Yo soy vegetariano (male) (yo soy ve-heh-TAHR-eee-ahno) / vegetariana (yo soy ve-heh-TAHR-eee-ahna) (female) – Spanish

Toi an chay (toy ahn jay) – Vietnamese

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Ana behibek (to woman) (änä hĕ bēk) / Ana behibak (to man) (änä hĕ bĕk) – Arabic

Obicham te (ō bē′ cham tā) – Bulgarian

Soro lahn nhee ah (sir  län  nē  rock) – Cambodian (Khmer)

Wo ai ni (wō ī nē) – Chinese (Mandarin)

Volim te (vau leem  tĕ) – Croatian

Miluji te (mē lū sēē  chā) – Czech

Jeg elsker dig (yī  el sker  dī) – Danish

Ik hou van jou (ĭk  how  von  yow) – Dutch

Au lomani iko (au  dō mä nē  ēkō) – Fijian

Mahal kita (mä häl  kē tä) – Filipino (Tagalog)

Je t’aime (jĕ  tĕm) – French

Ich liebe dich (ēsh  lē-bĕ  dēsh) – German

Ani ohev otach (to woman) (ä-nē  ōhĕv  ōtäk) / Ani ohevet otcha (to man) (ä-nē  ōhĕ-vĕt  ōt-kä) – Hebrew

Mein tumse pyar karta hoon (to woman) (mĕ  äp-sē  pē-är  kär-tä  hūn) / Mein tumse pyar karti hoon (to man) (mĕ  äp-sē  pē-är  kär-tē  hūn) – Hindi

Gráim thú (graw-im  hoo) – Irish Gaelic

Ti amo (tē  ämō) – Italian

Aishiteru (ī shē tā ē rū) – Japanese

Sarang hae (sä-räng  hĕ) – Korean

Saya cinta pada mu (sä-yä  cheen-tä  pä-dä  mū) – Malay

Doset daram (dū sät  dä räm) – Persian (Farsi)

Eu te amo (eh-oo  tē  ämō) – Portuguese

Te iubesc (tĕ  yū bā-sk) – Romanian

Ya tebya liubliu (yä  tĭb-yä  lū-blū) – Russian

Waan ku jecelahay (ooh wan  koo  chet lä hī) – Somali

Te amo (tā  ämō) – Spanish

Nakupenda (nä kū pĕn dä) – Swahili

Jag älskar dig (yä  ĕlsker  dā) – Swedish

Phom rak khun (to woman) (pŏm  läk  kūn) / Chan rak khun (to man) (chän  läk  kūn) – Thai

Seni seviyorum (sĕn-yē  sā vē your rŭm) – Turkish

‘Rwy’n dy garu di (roo-in  dū  garry  dee) – Welsh

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