The official languages of Belgium are three languages at once: Dutch, French, and German. The Flemish dialect of Dutch predominates in the northern part, the Walloon dialect of French can be heard in the south of Belgium, and German is slightly spoken in the east of the country (only in the German-speaking community).
If you are planning a tourist or business trip to Belgium, you will definitely need a Russian-Dutch phrasebook, as well as a German and French phrasebook.
Useful phrases in French:
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In Russian |
In French |
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Yes |
Oui |
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No |
Non |
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Thank you (thank you very much) |
Merci (merci beaucoup) |
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You're welcome (response to thank you) |
Je vous en prie. |
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You're welcome (no problem) |
De rien |
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Please (request) |
S’il vous plaît |
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Excuse me |
Pardon / excusez-moi |
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Hello |
Bonjour |
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Goodbye |
Au revoir |
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See you later |
A bientôt |
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I don't understand |
Je ne comprends pas. |
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Do you speak...? (Russian / English / French) |
Parlez-vous……russe ? / …anglais ? / …français ? |
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I don't speak... (French) |
Je ne parle pas……français. |
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Mister, Missus (or Mrs.), Miss... |
Monsieur, madame… |
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Slower, please |
Plus lentement,s’il vous plaît. |
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Help me, please |
Aidez-moi, s’il vous plaît. |
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I need... |
J’ai besoin de… |
Useful phrases in Dutch:
Closed — Gesloten
Open — Open or Geopend
Pull — Trekken
Push — Duwen
Outside — Buiten
Inside — Binnen
Occupied — Bezet
Free — Vrij
Entrance — Ingang
Exit — Uitgang
Ticket — Kaart
Useful phrases in German
Good morning | Guten Morgen |
Good day, hello | Guten Tag |
Good evening | Guten Abend |
Hello | Hallo |
How are you? | Wie geht es Ihnen? |
I'm good. And you? | Danke, gut. Und Ihnen? |
Unfortunately, I don't speak German | Leider, spreche ich deutsch nicht |
Do you speak English? | Sprechen Sie Englisch? |
My name is... | Ich heiße… |
Goodbye | Auf Wiedersehen |
See you soon | Bis bald |
Bye | Tschüss |
