Useful phrases in Folkspraak

A collection of useful phrases in Folkspraak, an International Auxiliary Language intended to be a lingua-franca among speakers of Germanic languages. There are various versions of Folkspraak, and these phrases come from several sources, so there are different versions of some of them.

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Phrase	Folkspraak
Welcome	Welkomen
Hello (General greeting)	Hee Haj! God dag Gud dag
Hello (on phone)
How are you?	Vat skey? Hu feul du di? Hu gat it/het?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Ik feul mi god
Long time no see
What's your name?	Wadt bin din Namen? Hu is din nam? Hu het du?
My name is ...	Min Namen bin ... Min nam is ... Ik het ...
Where are you from?
I'm from ...
Pleased to meet you
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Gud morgen
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	God aftermiddag
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Gud avend
Good night	Gud nagt
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Hav hit gud! Til later Til de next tim Til mal Adieu Farwel
Good luck!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Prost! Prosit!
Have a nice day
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal
Bon voyage / Have a good journey
Yes	Ja
No	Ne
Maybe
I don't know	Ik kene nit
Do you understand?	Festa du (mi)?
I understand	Ik ferta (di)
I don't understand	Ik fersta nit
Please speak more slowly	Sprek langsamer, tank
Please say that again	Seg dat andere tid
Please write it down
Do you speak English?	Sprek du Englisk?
Do you speak Folkspraak?	Sprek du Folkspraak?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
I'm learning Folkspraak	Ik lerne Folkspraak
Do you speak a language other than Folkspraak?
Speak to me in Folkspraak	Sprek to mi po Folkspraak, tank
How do you say ... in Folkspraak?	Hu sege du ... po Folkspraak?
Excuse me	Farskulding! Farskuld! Farskuld mek!
I would like ...
How much is this?	Hu mannig kost dis?
Sorry	Fargiving!
Please
Thank you	Danking Danking to dek Tank Tank di Tanken
Reply to thank you	Wessogod
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	War is de toilett? War is de WC? War is de badrum?
This gentleman will pay for everything
This lady will pay for everything
Would you like to dance with me?
Do you come here often?
I miss you
I love you	Ik life di
Get well soon
Go away!
Leave me alone!	Bereur mi nit!
Help!
Fire!	Für!
Stop!
Call the police!
Christmas greetings
New Year greetings
Easter greetings
Birthday greetings
Congratulations!
One language is never enough
My hovercraft is full of eels

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Links

Sources and collections of Folkspraak phrases
https://folksprak.org/wiki/doku.php
https://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Sprak/_Kurs

Phrases in International Auxiliary languages

Esperanto, Folkspraak, Ido, Interlingua, Lingua Franca Nova, Mini, Neolatin, Uropi, Volapük

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