How to order a beer in 47 languages
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A printable PDF version has 26 common languages and fits on one page.
| Afrikaans | 'n Bier, asseblief | A beer ah-suh-bleef |
| Basque | Garagardo bat, mesedez | Gara-gardo bat mese-des |
| Belarusian | <beer> | Ad-no pee-vah ka-lee lah-ska |
| Breton | Ur banne bier am bo, mar plij | Oor bah-ne beer am boh mar pleezh |
| Bulgarian | <beer> | Ed-na beer-ra mol-ya |
| Catalan | Una cervesa, si us plau | Oona servayzeh see oos plow |
| Chinese | 请给我一杯啤酒 | Ching gay woh ee bay pee joh |
| Croatian | Jedno pivo, molim | Yed-no pee-vo, mo-lim |
| Czech / Slovak | Pivo, prosím | Pee-vo, pro-seem |
| Danish | Jeg vil gerne have en øl | Yay vil geh-neh heh en url |
| Dutch | Een bier, alsjeblieft | Un beer, ahls-yer-bleeft |
| English | One beer, please | Wun beer, pleez |
| Esperanto | Unu bieron, mi petas | Oo-noo bee-airon, mee peh-tahs |
| Estonian | Üks õlu, palun | Ooks ur-loo, pah-lun |
| Finnish | Olut mulle, kiitos | O-loot moolek kee-tos |
| French | Une bière, s'il vous plaît | Oon bee-air, seel voo pleh |
| German | Ein Bier, bitte | Ine beer, bitt-uh |
| Greek | <beer> | Mee-a beer-a paraka-loh |
| Hungarian | Egy pohár sört kérek | Edj pohar shurt kayrek |
| Icelandic | Einn bjór, takk | Ay-dn byohr tahk |
| Irish | Beoir amháin, le do thoil | Byohr awoyn, lyeh doh hull |
| Italian | Una birra, per favore | Oo-na beer-ra, pair fa-vo-re |
| Japanese | ビ一ルを一本下さい | Bee-ru ip-pon ku-da-sai |
| Korean | 맥주 한잔 주세요 | Mayk-joo hahn-jahn joo-se-yoh |
| Latin | Cervisiam, sodes | Ker-wi-see-am, soh-dehs |
| Latvian | Vienu alu, lū-dzu | Vyeh-noo ah-loo, loo dzoo |
| Lithuanian | Prašau viena alaus | Pra-shau vie-na al-lows |
| Maltese | Wiehed birra, jekk jghogbok | Wee-het bir-ra yek yoh-dzbok |
| Norwegian | En øl, takk | Ehn url tahk |
| Occitan | Una cervesa, se vos plai | Oo-no serbeh-zo se bus ply |
| Polish | Jedno piwo, proszę | Yed-no peevo proshe |
| Portuguese | Uma cerveja, por favor | Oo-ma ser-vay-ja, poor fa-vohr |
| Romanian | O bere, vă rog | Oh beh-reh ver rohg |
| Romansch Ladina | Üna biera, per plaschair. |
Oo-nuh bee-air-uh per plah-chair |
| Russian | Пиво, пожалуйста | Ahd-na pee-vah pah-zha-loosta |
| Sardinian | Una birra, po piaghere | Oo-na beer-ra po pia-gehre |
| Scots Gaelic | Leann, mas e do thoil e | Lyawn mahs eh doh hawl eh |
| Serbian | <beer> | Yed-no pee-vo, mo-lim |
| Slovene | Eno pivo, prosim | Eno pee-vo pro-seem |
| Spanish (Lat. Am.) | Una cerveza, por favor | Oo-na ser-veh-sa, por fa-vor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Una cerveza, por favor | Oo-na thair-veh-tha, por fa-vor |
| Strine | Foster's, mate | Faw-stuhz, mayt |
| Swedish | En öl, tack | Ehn irl, tahk |
| Twi | Mame beer baako, mi pawokyew | Mah-me bee-ye bah-ko mee pow-che-oo |
| Turkish | Bir bira, lütfen | Beer beer-ah luht-fen |
| Welsh | Cwrw os gwelwch in dda | Koo-roh ohs gwel-ookh-un-thah |
| Yiddish | אב׳ר, ז״ט אזו׳ כוט | A beer, zeit a-zoy goot |
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