Foreign Language

à la carte
lit. "on the menu"; In restaurants it refers to ordering
individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal.
banquette
a long upholstered bench or a sofa.
bon appétit
lit. "good appetite"; enjoy your meal
bon voyage
lit. "good journey"; have a good trip!
c'est la vie!
"That's life!" or "Such is life!" It is sometimes used as an
expression to say that life is harsh but that one must accept it.
 Spain

English Spanish Pronunciation

Good morning. Buenos días. booEHN-os DEE-as

Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. booEHN-as TAR-dehs

Good evening. (greeting) Buenas noches. booEHN-as NO-chehs

Hello, my name is John. Hola, me llamo Juan. OH-la meh YA-mo Wahn

What is your name? Cómo se llama usted? KOH-moh seh YA-mah oos-TEHD

How are you? Cómo está usted? KOH-moh ehs-TA oos-TEHD

I am fine. Estoy bien. ehs-TOY bee-EHN

Nice to meet you. Mucho gusto. MOO-choh GOOS-toh

Goodbye. Adiós. ah-dee-OHS

See you later. Hasta luego. AHS-ta looEH-go

 Germany

Ran Part of
German word English translation
k speech

definitive
the (definitive article;
article;
nominative/accusative singular
demonstrati
1. das neuter of "der"); this, that
ve pronoun;
(demonstrative pronoun); who, that,
relative
which (relative pronoun)
pronoun

(he/she/it) is (3rd-person singular

2. ist verb
present of "sein")

you (informal; addressing one personal

3. du
person) pronoun

I (not capitalized unless it is in the personal

4. ich beginning of a sentence); ego pronoun;
(capitalized - Ich) noun

5. nicht not adverb

Anime: Japanese
cartoons /
animation.

Bento: A meal
served in a box
with separations
in it.

Bonsai: These are

the little trees that
are actually really
old, but are really
small because
they’ve been
trimmed and
stunted by bonsai
artists.
Kamikaze: Litera
lly means “divine
wind” but in
English it’s known
to refer to a
suicide attack
(usually by
airplane).

Karaoke: A
machine that plays
a song for you and
has you sing along,
usually with a
bunch of people
and a bunch
of sake.

Kimono: Traditio
nal Japanese
clothing.

Manga: Japanese
comics.

Origami: The art

of folding paper
into different
shapes, figures,
etc.

Ramen: Japanese
noodle soupy dish.

Tsunami: Huge
waves!
Tycoon: Someon
e who’s a powerful
business person
(original Japanese
word, 大君
(taikun) means
liege lord or
shogunate, so it’s
evolved in its
English meaning).

Typhoon: A
violent tropical
storm or cyclone
(probably
originally a
Chinese word,
though).