Wow, Coldfire, I had no idea Dutch was just Latka Gravas speaking english :D.
Me, I’m an American, you know enough about us.
The difference is that Switzerland has chocolate and hell has carob.
Celestina-san, hajimemashite. Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
To answer your two questions…
Yes, you could also say “Eigo ga dekimasuka?”
And yes, you are right, you should say “Sore WA nan desuka?”. I’ve never been good at using my particles…and it gets worse the longer I’m over here!
Please note…I live in Matsuyama, a city far from Tokyo with less than half a million people. It has its own dialect (Iyo-ben) which is what I use most of the time. I don’t have much reason to use polite Japanese. Of course, this is all just an excuse to cover up the fact that my Japanese SUCKS!
[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Francesca *
****Do you speak English? ** DO… YOU… SPEAK… ENGLISH?
**It was all your fault ** I’m terribly sorry, it was all my fault.
BRILLIANT!
(for Americans: it’s funny, because it’s true)
Singapore, and I refer you to the local lingo proudly known as Singlish.
hello oi / hello / hi
goodbye bye
thank you tankyou (tank - you read together)
Where is the bathroom? toilet (is) where? (refrain from reading the final “t” in the toilet)
Do you speak English? I spik good england (again, drop all the k and ds)
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. – say it in your best American/ British accent: “I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want.” 
F* off!** (nin) na beh / na bu (as in the planet in Star Wars, but it means to ahem someone’s father/mother. Use it at your own risk!)
It was all your fault My fault izzit? (do not pronounce the ts)
What is that? What’s dat ting? (“What’s that thing?”) / se mo lai de? (Chinese, with Singlish influence)/ Apa itu? (Malay)
3) An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
We can speak English, but it’s just that Singlish is more fun.
Oh, and we are not in China.
Germany
Hello: Guten Tag or Hallo. In Bavaria, where I am from we say “Servus!”
Goodbye: Auf Wiedersehen or Tschuess
Thank You: Danke Schoen or just Danke
Where is the bathroom?: Wo ist der WC? or Wo ist der Clo?
Do you speak English?: Sprechen sie English?
** I am a tourist, I can do whatever I want**: Ich bin Tourist und kann tun was ich will
Fuck Off!: Fick ab, Du!
It was all your fault: Du bist selber schuld!
What is that: Was ist das?
Interesting fact: When tipping round off the amount to the nearest Euro, and don’t leave your tip on the table. Also the Autobahn does have speed limits in certain areas, so be mindful of them.
Quasi
Uh, Jean. Shouldn’t that be Co-Coler? 
Quai
That’s Quasi not Quai! :smack:
I’m German, not Chinese!
I’m from Denmark, here goes:
hello: Hej
goodbye: Farvel
thank you[/]: Tak
Where is the bathroom?: Hvor er toilettet?
Do you speak English?: Taler du engelsk?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want.: Jeg er tourist, jeg kan gøre lige hvad jeg vil
F off!*: Gå af helvede til!
It was all your fault: Det var alt sammen din fejl
What is that?: Hvad er det?
Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical: Rødgrød med fløde
An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country: Nothing funny or interresting happens here
Hmmm. It just occurred to me that I spelled out the F word where the OP had inserted asterisks. If it’s a problem, can someone fix it for me, please?
Danke
Quasi
Oops, I screwed one up!
F*** off! is S**** sekiya!
F*** off in Korean is: Yat Mogorah! (literally, “eat candy”… dunno why…)
Argh! ISN’T!
:smack:
My sweet wife does not, of course, utter such coarse expressions as “f*** off,” nor does she tell me to eat candy. But when I’m bothering her, she often says “Choli-ga!” She says this to me several times a day, actually. It means something like “go away,” but a little nicer than “f*** off.”
Why yes, as a matter of fact, you are correct. 
(And I believe that saying “why” at the beginning of a sentence is another Southernism.)
And thanks for helping with the definition, Celestina. It means all of that and more.
I wasn’t there long, but near as I could tell, the whole damn system had speed limits…'cause it was all under construction!
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What country are you from?
Canada -
Translate the following (this way, we can have at least rudimentary knowledge of the other languages):
hello-hey
goodbye-ciao, bye, see ya
thank you - thanks
Where is the bathroom?- um do you have a uh bathroom or
something?
Do you speak English? Do you speak english? ENGLISH? E-N-G-L-I-S-H?
I’m a tourist, I can do whatever I want. - I’m American and I’ve seen real celebrities!
F*** off! - F*** off!
It was all your fault- I didn’t do it!
What is that? - gasp pointing and inaudible noises
Any other phrases you feel would be necessary or comical
Eh? What’re you all on aboot? I’m gooin back to me hoose.
(actually I’ve never heard anyone say aboot, gooin, or hoose. However “Eh” is quite common… :()
- An interesting/funny/not well-known fact about your country
Um, we invented lacrosse, hockey and basketball…
Britney Spears, N’sync and the Backstreet Boys are not canadian. HA! Take that.
Not so fast there. Basketball was invented by a Canadian, but 30 miles from my hoose in Springfield, MA. That’s why the Basketball HOF is there and not Toronto. And lacrosse was first played by Native Americans in the Great Lakes region, which is shared by our two countries. How do you like them apples, eh? 
And don’t brag about not producing crappy pop stars when you’ve contributed Anne Murray and Celine Dion. How aboot that?
I spent a very short while in Denmark on my travels and used that phrase to death. Along with “unskyld” (have no idea if I spelt that right or if it was even near to saying “sorry”.
While I was there I managed to pick up most of the pleasantries but my crowning glory was my skill at saying (now forgotten) “sorry but I am drunk and I am Australian” … which was more than likely my very poor way of saying “I’m a tourist and can do whatever I want” in Danish.
…compliment Monica on a very interesting and fun thread. I’ve enjoyed reading and being a part of it!
Thanks
Quasi
If in denmark and an english speaker, don’t forget to bring your camera into the lift with you. If you do you will miss your chance of having your picture taken under a flashing sign saying “I Fart”
Every home should have one.