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Lover_2_The_Fire

PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2011 12:39 pm
Hey! First off, I apologize if this is not placed correctly!
I've recently taken a job hosting a seafood rest aurant in South Texas called Fish City Grill. I also happen to live in one of the most multi-lingual/multi-cultural places in the state. So, I was wondering if people could help me brush up on vocabulary/phrases in different languages? The reason I ask is because I never trust online phrasebooks or translations unless reccomended by someone accredited. If you have any links that would also be awesome! (No need for German by the way, already know those.)
So things I would like to know how to say in any language...

Welcome to ___.

You're welcome.

How many people are in your group/party?

What would you like?

What is the problem Sir/Madame?

Thank you for coming to ___.

Enjoy your evening!

Also any restaurant vocabulary you can think of would be great, keep in mind any seafood words would be a great help!
Anything else you can think of would be greatly appriciated as well!
Also, when typing in languages such as Taiwanese, Chinese, etc. PLEASE put a romanized version of the pronunciation for it! I can read the Cryllic alphabet fine, but anything using sino-tibetan characters requires pronunciation for me.
The most helpful languages would probably be Spanish, Farsi, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Vietnamese. But still, ANYTHING would be amazing!
Thanks<3
 
PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:30 pm
I can't help you with any of the languages you asked for, but I can help with Japanese. I don't know all of them though. (I know how you'd say all of them, but I'm not sure about the cultural appropriateness of all of them.)

Welcome to ___. = Irasshaimase.

You're welcome. = Iie.

How many people are in your group/party? = Nan-mei-sama desu ka?

What would you like? = Moo gochuumon nasaimashita ka? (This is actually "Have you ordered yet?")

Thank you for coming to ___. = Arigatou gozaimasu. (Or for a repeat visitor: Maido arigatou gozaimasu.)

Other useful words:
Kochira (or kore) = this (The first word is more polite but is also more restricted in usage. To make it a sentence, add "desu" or "de gozaimasu" to the end. For example, Kochira desu. = It's this one. Kochira de gozaimasu. = It's this one /more formal/.)
Sochira (or sore) = that
Dochira (or dore) =which
Kashikomarimashita = certainly (implies that you will fulfill their request)

I would help with Cantonese, but I seem to have forgotten just about everything except for random words like "taxi" and "attend a meeting." sweatdrop And I remember a lot of dim sum words. xp  

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Lover_2_The_Fire

PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 9:50 pm
I actually forgot to mention that Japanese is my third language. Thanks though! I didn't realize how to say some of these things, and also now know how to say things in different ways than I did before.  
PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:34 pm
Lover_2_The_Fire

So things I would like to know how to say in any language...
I'll hint you in brazillian portuguese. wink

Welcome to ___.
Bem vindo ao (restaurant's name)

You're welcome.
De nada

How many people are in your group/party?
Quantas Pessoas em seu grupo?

What would you like?
O que gostaria?

What is the problem Sir/Madame?
Qual o problema senhor / senhora?

 

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:46 am
I can help with French and Spanish. These may not be perfect, I'm not fluent in either language.

Welcome to ___.
Bienvenue a _______
Bienvenidos a ________

You're welcome.
De rien.
De nada.

How many people are in your group/party?
Combien de personnes sont dans votre groupe?
¿Cuántas personas están en su grupo?

What would you like?
Qu'est-ce que vous voulais?
¿Qué quiere usted?

What is the problem Sir/Madame?
Qu'est-ce que est le problème monsieur/madame/mademoiselle?
¿Cuál es la problema, señor/señora/señorita?

Thank you for coming to ___.
Merci! Repasse quand tu veux. (actually says "Thanks! Please come back again.")
Gracias por venir a _______.

Enjoy your evening!
Passez une soirée agréable! (actually says "Have a good night!")
¡Disfruta de su tarde/noche! (before/after dark, respectfully)

Enjoy your meal!
Bon appétit!
¡Buen provecho!  
PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:17 pm
I am an Iranian native so I can help you with Persian language aka Farsi:


Welcome to ___.

Khosh aamadid be ____.

You're welcome.

Khaahesh mikonam.

How many people are in your group/party?

dar goruhe-e/mehmaani-e shomaa chand nafar hastand?

goruh means group and mehmaani means party

What would you like?

Che chizi meyl darid?

What is the problem Sir/Madame?

Moshkel chi-e Aqa/Khaanum?

Aqa means Mister,Sir and Khaanum means Miss,Madame,Mistress.

Thank you for coming to ___.

Mersi az aamadanetaan be_____.

Enjoy your evening!

Az badazohretaan lez'zat bebarid.

In the word Lez'zat the Z must be pronounced twice.

Some notes for Pronunciation:

* The letters KH are used for transliterating خ which doesn't appear in English, They're pronunciation is similar to X in Greek or thicker form of J in Spanish .... I have also heard it in German but I have no Idea about what letter in German is this.

* The letter Q is used for translating غ which also doesn't appear in English , It is pronounced as R in French.

* Whenever there is a sing A it's pronounced like a in "bad" and when there two are As it's pronounced like a in "Father".  

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