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When hitchhiking it is good to know at least a couple of words of the language of the place where you are, or of your potential drivers. See Tips for hitchhiking for more about hitchhiking.
- Hello
- Are you possibly driving to ...?
- Can I drive with you?
- Can you drop me off at a motorway service area?
- Can I get out right here?
- Thanks for the ride!
- East, West, North, South
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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 fuer die Fahrt!
- Ost, West, Nord, Süd
French
- Bonjour
- Est-ce que vous allez vers ...?
- Est-ce que je pourrais venir avec vous?
- Est-ce que vous pouvez me laisser à une station-service?
- Est-ce je peux sortir juste 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 or Finnish. 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?) very used for the commercial exchanges).
Russian
Polish
Czech
Slovak
Hungarian
South-Eastern Europe
Slovenian
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
Bulgarian
Romanian
Albanian
Greek
Turkish
Southern Europe/South America
Spanish
- Hola
- ¿Quizá está usted viajando a ...?
- ¿Me permite viajar con usted?
- ¿Me puede dejar en un área de servícios en el autopista?
- Quiero salir aquí, por favor.
- ¡Gracias por llevarme!
- Este, oeste, norte, sur.
Portuguese
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
Bambara
Peul
Swahili
Asia
Japanese
Some knowledge of basic Japanese is near-essential to hitchhiking in Japan.
Chinese
Hindi/Urdu
Farsi
Thai
Vietnamese
Hebrew
While driving with young people, using English is more advisable and understood widely. Russian is widely spoken as well. On main inter-city roads there are special stops for hitchhikers, designed for soldiers to hitchhike easily (till the government forbid soldiers to hitchhike, due to safety reasons), use them if possible.
- Shalom
- Ata Nosaa Be-mikra Le ...?
- Aifshar Linsoa eitah?
- Ata yachol le-orid oti bethanat ha-delek hakrova?
- Afshar La-redet kan, be-vakasha?
- Toda al Ha-tramp!
- Mizrah, Maarav, Tzafon, Darom