How to order a beer in 47 languages
A public service from the Esperanto League for North America
Of course, carrying on a conversation is harder than ordering a beer. To learn a language, you probably have to study for years. Unless you choose a language you can learn four times faster. One that two million people around the world speak, one with hundreds of books and magazines, music, and a culture of international friendliness. And beer. Want to learn more?
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 | ËØ∑ÁªôÊàë‰∏ÄÊùØÂï§ÈÖí | 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 | „Éì‰∏Ä„É´„Çí‰∏ÄÊú¨‰∏ã„Åï„ÅÑ | Bee-ru ip-pon ku-da-sai | | Korean | Îß•Ï£º ÌïúÏûî Ï£ºÏÑ∏Ïöî | Mayk-joo hahn-jahn joo-se-yoh | | Latin | Cervisiam, sodes | Ker-wi-see-am, soh-dehs | | Latvian | Vienu alu, l≈´-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, proszƒô | Yed-no peevo proshe | | Portuguese | Uma cerveja, por favor | Oo-ma ser-vay-ja, poor fa-vohr | | Romanian | O bere, vƒÉ rog | Oh beh-reh ver rohg | | Romansch Ladina | Üna biera, per plaschair. |
Oo-nuh bee-air-uh per plah-chair |
| Russian | –ü–∏–≤–æ, –ø–æ–∂–∞–ª—É–π—Å—Ç–∞ | 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 | ◊ê◊ë◊≥◊®, ◊ñ◊¥◊ò ◊ê◊ñ◊ï◊≥ ◊õ◊ï◊ò | A beer, zeit a-zoy goot |
A public service from
the Esperanto League for North America, Inc.
For more information about Esperanto, call (800) ESPERANTO,
or write us at: info@esperanto-usa.org or ELNA,
PO Box 1129, El Cerrito CA 94530
Esperanto: the international language that works. 2007 ELNA
</files/beer> indicates a graphic that we have not yet scanned. If you have another language to add to our list, please send a printed copy and phonetic transliteration to ELNA at the address above.
- By Robert L. Read at 2006-01-07 22:23
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