Transcribed/Transliterated English Travel Phrases

English speakers are familiar with transcription and transliteration, although they may not recognize it when the see it.
For example, "Россия" becomes "Russia".

This page shows the opposite: English transcribed or transliterated into non-English alphabets.

Transcription maps the sounds of one language to the script of another language.

Transliteration maps one writing system to another.

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Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Carrier, Cherokee, Coptic, French, Georgian, German, Gothic, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Inuktitut, Irish, Japanese, Kannada, Klingon, Korean, Malayalam, Mandarin Chinese, North Saami, Old English, Panjabi, Persian/Farsi, Russian, Syriac, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thaana, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yiddish

Normally written English, for reference:

     1) Where is my room?
     2) Where is the beach?
     3) Where is the bar?
     4) Don't touch me there!

Amharic transcription of English
[Amharic transcription of English]

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Arabic transcription of English
[Arabic transcription of English]

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Armenian transcription of English

Western Armenian:

Eastern Armenian:

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Belarusian transcription of English
[Belarusian transcription of English]

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Bengali transcription of English
[Bengali transcription of English]

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Bulgarian transcription of English
[Bulgarian transcription of English]

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Cantonese / Yue Chinese transcription of English

Shown in Chinese characters and Yale romanization:

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Carrier transcription of English
[Carrier transcription of English]

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Cherokee transcription of English
[Cherokee transcription of English]

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Coptic transcription of English
[Coptic transcription of English]

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French transcription of English

1) Ouère ise maï roume?

2) Ouère ise ze bitche?

3) Ouère ise ze bâre?

4) Donte tâtche mi zère!

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Georgian transcription of English
[Georgian transcription of English]

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German transcription of English
[German transcription of English]

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Gothic transcription of English
[Gothic transcription of English]

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Greek transcription of English
[Greek transcription of English]

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Gujarati transcription of English
[Gujarati transcription of English]

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Hebrew transcription of English

without vowel points:

with vowel points:

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Hindi transcription of English
[Hindi transcription of English]

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Inuktitut transcription of English
[Inuktitut transcription of English]

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Irish transcription of English
[Irish transcription of English]

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Japanese transcription of English

Shown in Katakana and Romaji:

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Kannada transcription of English
[Kannada transcription of English]

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Klingon transcription of English
[Klingon transcription of English]

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Korean transcription of English

Hangul:

Latin alphabet:

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Malayalam transcription of English
[Malayalam transcription of English]

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Mandarin Chinese transliteration of English

Simplified Characters:		Traditional Characters:
Hanyu Pinyin:

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North Saami transcription of English
[North Saami transcription of English]

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Old English transcription of English
[Old English transcription of English]

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Panjabi transcription of English
[Panjabi transcription of English]

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Persian/Farsi transcription of English
[Persian transcription of English]

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Russian transcription of English
[Russian transcription of English]

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Syriac transliteration of English
[Syriac transliteration of English]

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Tagalog transcription of English using the old Tagalog script (also called Baybayin or Alibata)
[Tagalog transcription of English]

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Tamil transcription of English
[Tamil transcription of English]

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Telugu transcription of English
[Telugu transcription of English]

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Thaana transliteration of English
[Thaana transliteration of English]

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Thai transcription of English
[Thai transcription of English]

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Ukrainian transcription of English
[Ukrainian transcription of English]

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Urdu transcription of English
[Urdu transcription of English]

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Vietnamese transcription of English
[Vietnamese transcription of English]

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Yiddish transcription of English
[Yiddish transcription of English]

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[ translations grouped by writing system ]

The four essential
travel phrases in English:

1) Where is my room?
2) Where is the beach?
3) Where is the bar?
4) Don't touch me there!

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