Use these translations when traveling internationally.
They have proven to be very helpful for basic communication and making friends. Whether you need to find a bathroom, ask questions about food, avoid a dangerous emergency, move musical instruments and other equipment as a team, or just make simple conversation, these essential travel translations will have you looking like a professional international traveler instantly.
Russian is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union and former participants of the Eastern Bloc.
– Spanish / Español
Español is spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela and Spain.
– Portugese / Portugeses
Portugese is spoken in Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
– German / Deutsch
German is spoken in German, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
– Dutch / Nederlandse
Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands. You can also find it spoken in Belgium, Suriname (South America), Aruba and the Dutch Antilles (Caribbean).
– Danish / Danske
Danish is spoken in Denmark. You can also find it spoken in Canada,Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United Arab Emirates,USA.
– Chinese / Zhōngguó
Putonghua / Guoyu, often called “Mandarin”, is the official standard language used by the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Singapore (where it is called “Huayu” or simply Chinese).
– Japanese / Nihongo
Japanese is spoken in Japan, American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and USA.
– Arabic / Alarbayh
Arabic is the official language in Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, and Western Sahara.
– French / Français
French is the official language in Belgium, Benin, Burkina, Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central, African, Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte, d’Ivoire, Democratic, Republic, of, the, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Monaco, Niger, Republic, of, the, Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu.
– Russian / Russkiy
Russian is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union and former participants of the Eastern Bloc.
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Tech Tips & Trix by International Roadie.
Tips & Trix for your daily use. Everything from audio tips to translations for traveling abroad. This section is perfect for every Musician, Engineer or Technician in the Music Industry.
Tricknology Video Series
The Tricknology Video Series, with 8 DVD’s & more than 6 hours of instruction, is perfect for every Musician, Engineer or Technician in the Music Industry. Ryan Huddleston takes you into the shop, into the studio, and on the road with him, to teach you all the best trix & methods of professional Audio Engineers & Backline Technicians.
Music & Audio Tools CD
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The International Roadie, “Music and Audio Tools” CD is a supplement to the Tricknology 8-DVD Instructional Video Series. Designed to help you with maintenance, servicing, and repairing all types of equipment used by musicians, audio engineers, and backline technicians. Use these test signals to check Sound System Fidelity and Function, in Studios, Theatres, Churches, Arenas, Stadiums, Home Theatres, Expos, Outdoor Events, Street Fairs, Festivals, and more.
Foreign language translations for your International Gigs.
– Spanish – Chinese
– Portugese – Japanese
– German – Arabic
– Dutch – French
– Danish – Russian
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FUNDAMENTALS OSNOVY
hello zdravstvute
goodbye do svidaniya
please pozhaluysta
thank you spasibo
your welcome dobro pozhalovat’
good khorosho
bad plokhoy
yes da
no net
and i
but no
PEOPLE LYUDI
I ya
we my
you vy
he on
she ona
person chelovak
TIME VREMYA
now v nostoyashcheye vremya
later pzzhe
day den’
night noch’
minute minut
hour chas
DIRECTION NAPRAVLENIYE
left ostalos’
right pravil’no
stop stop
wait zhdat’
here vot
there tam
fast bystro
slow medlennyy
big bol’shoy
small malen’kiy
empty pustoy
heavy tyazhelyy
up vverkh
down vniz
loud gromkiy
quiet tikho
only tol’ko
all vse
hold derzhat’
put down opustit’
COLOR TSVET
black chernyy
white belyy
gray seryy
brown korichnevyy
red krasnyy
orange oranzhevyy
yellow zheltyy
green zelenyy
blue siniy
purple purpurnyy
STAGE ETAP
help pomogite
careful ostorozhnyy
fragile khrupkiy
stage etap
riser stoyak
case delo
lid kryshka
wheels kolesa
carpet kover
towel polotentse
smoke dym
tape lenta
light legkiy
stand stoyat’
cable kabel’
microphone mikrofon
speaker orator
guitar gitara
drums barabany
keyboard klaviatura
music muzyka
PLACES & THINGS MESTA I VESHCHI
food yeda
water vody
toilet tualet
emergency avariynyy
exit vykhod
entrance vkhod
stairs lestnitsa
drink napitok
alcohol alkogol’
liquor liker
wine vino
beer pivo
trash musor
hole dyra
weather pogoda
sun solntse
floor pol
clean chistyy
dirty gryaznyy
laundry prachechnaya
NUMBER NOMERA
one-1 odno
two-2 dvukh
three-3 tri
four-4 chetyrekh
five-5 pyat’
sixe-6 shest’
seven-7 sem’
eight-8 vosem’
nine-9 devyat’
ten-10 desyat’
hundred sto
thousand tysyacha
million milliona
billion milliard
trillion trillion
QUESTION VOPROS
who? kto?
what? chto?
why? zachem?
when? kogda?
where? gde?
how? kak?
what is your name? kak vas zovut?
how are you? kak dela?
how do you say? kak vy govorite?