Hitchhiking phrasebook

Western Europe

German Guten Tag! Fahren Sie vielleicht Richtung ... ? Könnte ich vielleicht bei Ihnen mitfahren? Können Sie mich an der nächsten Tankstelle rauslassen? Kann ich direkt hier raus? Vielen Dank für die Fahrt! Ost, West, Nord, Süd

French Bonjour Est-ce que vous allez vers ... ? Est-ce que je peux venir avec vous ? Est-ce que vous pouvez me laisser à une station-service ? Est-ce je peux descendre ici ? Merci beaucoup ! Est, Ouest, Nord, Sud

Dutch Hallo Rijdt u misschien in de richting van ... ? Mag ik misschien met u meerijden? Kunt u me bij het volgende tankstation afzetten? Kan ik er hier uit? Bedankt voor de lift! Oost, West, Noord, Zuid

Northern Europe

Don't bother to try asking in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Faroese, Icelandic or Sámi. Almost all local people speak English, and will be confused when you try to speak their language – and if you do speak it at a reasonable level, you won't need this phrasebook.

Eastern Europe

Russian is probably the most important language to learn, many older people speak or at least understand Russian, especially when their mother tongue is a Slavic language. A lot of young people understand at least a bit of English (of course more in the big cities than in the countryside). German could also be very useful (it is [was?] used for the commercial exchanges).

Russian Zdrastvuite! (Здравствуйте!) Vy edete do ...? (Вы едете до ...?) Mozhno poyehat' s vami? (Можно поехать с Вами?) Mozhete vysadit' menya na avtozapravke? (Можете высадить меня на автозаправке?) Mozhno ya vyidu tut? (Можно я выйду тут?) Spasibo, shto podvezli! (Спасибо, что подвезли!) Vostok, zapad, sever, yug (Восток, запад, север, юг)

Central Europe

Czech Dobrý den, Jedete do ...? Můžu se svést s vámi? Můžete mně vysadit na benzínové pumpě? Můžu vystoupit tady? Díky za svezení. Východ, západ, sever, jih

Hungarian Jó napot kívánok! Nem ... felé megy véletlenül? Elmehetnék önnel? Ki tudna tenni az autópálya melletti benzinkútnál? Kiszállhatnék most? Köszönöm a fuvart! kelet, nyugat, észak, dél

Polish Dzień dobry! Czy jedzie Pan/Pani do...? Mogę z Panem/Panią pojechać? Może mnie Pan/Pani wysadzić koło stacji benzynowej? Mogę tutaj wysiąść? Dzięki za podwiezienie! Wschód, zachód, północ, południe

Slovak Dobrý den! Idete do ...? Môžem ísť s vami? Môžete ma vysadiť na benzínovej pumpe? Môžem tu vystúpiť? Ďakujem za zvezenie. Východ, západ, sever, juh

South-Eastern Europe

Slovenian

Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian (Croatian)

Zdravo! (or Bok!) Vozite li možda prema ...? Mogu li se povesti s vama? Možete li me ostaviti na odmaralištu? Mogu li ovdje izaći? Hvala na vožnji! Istok, Zapad, Sjever, Jug

Bulgarian Zdraveite! Otivate li do ...? Moga li da patuvam s vas? Shte me ostavite li na purvata benzinostancia (= would you drop me off at a first gasstation?) Moga li da sliaza tuk? Blagodaria za patuvaneto! Iztok, Zapad, Sever, Jug

Romanian Bună ziua Mergeţi în / la / spre ...? Mă luaţi şi pe mine? Mă puteţi lăsa la un service / la o benzinărie? Pot să mă dau jos aici? Mulţumesc mult! est, vest, nord, sud

Albanian Përshëndetje!/ Mirdita! A po udhëton për në....? A mund të udhëtoj me ju?/ A mund të udhëtojmë bashkë? A mund të më zbresësh në një zonë servisi pranë autostradës? A mund të zbres këtu? Faleminderit për udhëtimin! Lindje, Perëndim, Veri, Jug

Greek Ya sas! Piyénete pros .. ? Boríte na me párete ? Boríte na me afícete se éna stathmó ston aftokinitódromo? Boró na katévo edó ? Efharistó ya ti diadromí. Anatolí, Dísi, Vorás, Nótos

Turkish Merhaba! (or Selam!) ... tarafına gidiyor musunuz? Beni de bırakabilir misiniz? Beni bir dinlenme tesisinde bırakabilir misiniz? Burada inebilir miyim? Yolculuk için teşekkürler! Doğu, Batı, Kuzey, Güney

Southern Europe/South America/Caribbean

Spanish (Castilian) Hola ¿Quizá está usted viajando a...? ¿Me permite viajar con usted? ¿Me puede dejar en un área de servicios en la autopista? Quiero salir aquí, por favor. ¡Gracias por llevarme! Este, oeste, norte, sur.

Spanish (Puerto Rican) Hola ¿Va para...? ¿Me da pon? ¿Me puede dejar en un área de servicios en la autopista? Déjeme bajarme aquí, por favor. ¡Gracias por llevarme! Este, oeste, norte, sur.

Portuguese Olá Por acaso você está indo para...? Pode me dar uma carona? Você pode me deixar em uma estação de serviços (BR:posto de gasolina)? Posso descer aqui? Obrigado/Obrigada* pela carona! Leste, Oeste, Norte, Sul You may say obrigado if you are male, and obrigada, if female

Italian Ciao/Buongiorno Per caso stai/sta andando a...? Posso viaggiare con te/lei? Puoi/Può lasciarmi in un'area di servizio? Posso scendere qui? Grazie per il passaggio! Est, Ovest, Nord, Sud

Africa

Arabic Marhaba! inta sayig(male)inti saigeh(female)la...? bagdar atlaa' maak(male)maaki(female)? ibtigdar itnazilni(male)ibtigdari itnazleeni end el...? bagdar ana anzal hoona? shukran lal rakbeh! sharq, gharb, shamaal, janoob

Bambara

Peul

Swahili

Afrikaans

Asia

Japanese Some knowledge of basic Japanese is near-essential to Hitchhiking in Japan.

Manipuri (Meitei) Hello! — "Khurumjari!" Are you possibly driving to ...? — "Nahaak ...da thouriraa?" Can I ride with you? — "Ei nahaak-ka tongminnaba yaagadaraa?" Can you drop me off at a motorway service area? — "Gaari chenba mapham amada eibu thambiramba yaagadaraa?" Can I get out right here? — "Ei mapham asidagi thok-khiba yaagadaraa?" Thanks for the ride! — "Thinbirakpagi thaagatchari!" East, West, North, South — "Nongpok, Nongchup, Awang, Khaa"

Simplified Mandarin Chinese Nǐ hǎo! 你好！ Qǐngwèn nǐ qù ... ma? 请问你去...吗？ Kěyǐ ràng wǒ dābiànchē ma? 可以让我搭便车吗？ Nǐ néng bùnéng bǎ wǒ fàng zài fúwù qū? 你能不能把我放在服务区？ Wǒ kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ xià chē ma? 我可以在这里下车吗？ Xièxiè nǐ！谢谢你！ dōng, xī, běi, nán 东，西，北，南

Traditional Mandarin Chinese Ni hao! 你好！ Ni shi bu shi wang ... qu? 你是不是往...去？ Ni neng dai wo dao... ma? 你能帶我到...嗎？ Ni neng bu neng ba wo fang zai fu wu qu? 你能不能把我放在服務區？ Wo ke yi zai zhe li xia che ma? 我可以在這裡下車嗎？ Xie xie ni (zai wo zhe yi cheng)! 謝謝你！ dong, xi, bei, nan 東,西, 北, 南

Hindi/Urdu Namaste Kya aap ... jaa rahe hai? Kya mei aapke saath chal sakta hoon? Kya aap mujhe 'motorway service area' pe chor sakte hai? Kya main yahin utar sakta hoon? Chorne ke liye dhanyawaad/shukriya. poorab, paschim, uttar, dakshin

Kannada Hello! ನಮಸ್’ಕಾರ : namas'kAra Are you possibly driving to ...? ನೀವು .... ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹೋಗ್ತ’ಇದ್ದೀರ? : nIvu .... kaDege hOgta'iddIra? Can I ride with you? ನಾನೂ ನಿಮ್ಮ್’ ಜೊತೆ ಬರಲ? : nAnU nimm' jote barala? Can you drop me off at a motorway service area? ನೀವು ನನ್ನ್’ಅನ್ನ ’MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA’ದ ಹತ್ರ [ಕರಕೊಂಡ್’ ಹೋಗಿ] ಬಿಡ್ತೀರ? : nIvu nann'anna 'MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA'da hatra [karakoND' hOgi] biDtIra? Can I get out right here? ನಾನು ಇಲ್ಲೇ ಇಳೀತೀನಿ[/ಇಳಿದು ಬಿಡ್ತೀನಿ] : nAnu illE iLItIni[/iLidu biDtIni] Thanks for the ride! ನೀವು ನನ್ನ್’ಅನ್ನ ಇಲ್ಲಿ’ವರೆಗೂ [ಕರಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದು] ಬಿಟ್ಟಿರಿ, ನಿಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಬಹಳ HELP-ಆಯಿತು [/ಉಪಕಾರ’ವಾಯಿತು] : nIvu nann'anna illi'varegU [karakoNDu bandu] biTTiri, nimminda bahaLa HELP-Ayitu [/upakAra'vAyitu] East, West, North, South ಪೂರ್ವ/ಮೂಡಲು, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ/ಪಡುವಲು, ಉತ್ತರ/ಬಡಗಲು, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ/ತೆಂಕಲು : pUrva/mUDalu, paSchima/paDuvalu, uttara/baDagalu, dakShiNa/tenkalu

Persian

Oceania

While all countries speak at least one other language other than English, heavy British and US influence have caused most countries in Oceania to have people able to converse in English. For the French speaking islands of Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis & Futuna see the French section at the top. Easter Island is Spanish-speaking having been incorporated into Chile. However, with that said, hitchhiking is not usually standard in most places in Oceania, and in Australia or New Zealand, it would be considered very foreign. Depending on the island, fluency in the colonial European language varies and it would be a good idea to learn the basics of the native language of the area.