A Traveler's Generic Phrase Book and Novel

by Shirley B. Trew

Friday, May 18, 2012



POST #29--ENCOUNTERS

You are very beautiful.

You are woman of my dreams.

Are you married?

Is that your husband or your research assistant?

I would like to marry you. Tell your friend to go away.

I want to bring you home to meet my mother/wife/wives/sons/children.

My husband is a wrestler.

My husband is a CEO.

My husband is a lawyer.

My husband is a drug smuggler.


It does not matter. Come with me now.

I will make you very happy.

I will wait for you here.

I will pick you up at your hotel.


I don't understand.

Can you write that down please?

Goodbye.

Good night.

See you later.

Well, thanks for your help.


Is he going to follow us?

Is he following us?

Should I let him help me carry my bags?

He's following us.


Maybe he lives here, too.

Does he want to come in?


Tell him you're married.

He's saying he doesn't understand.

He's saying that it doesn't matter.

Tell him you don't understand.

He's motioning to us.

Maybe he wants to show us something.


Is their word for rocket the same as...?

Tell him you don't understand.

Is their word for banana the same as...?

Tell him you don't understand.

Is their word for thumb the same as...?

Tell him you don't understand.


Does he want us to follow him?

Where are you from?

You are very beautiful.

He wants us to take his picture.

He wants me to take his picture with you.

I think that means money.

He's offering to take a picture of us buying "dinka" at the market.

Where's your camera?

Where are you staying?

Should we tell him where we're staying?



Just say you don't understand.

Just say you don't know.

Just say you haven't decided yet.

Ask him if he knows a cheap place.

I don't think I want to ask him that.

His family runs a hotel.

Is this the hotel?

We're just here in (country) for the day.

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