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.

German is spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. 

 

– 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.

For any translations for languages that aren’t listed click here!

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

• 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

Here are some of my favorite websites to visit. Find lots of useful information and links here. 

– Shopping                – Security

– Finance                   – Food

– Music                       – Live Concerts

– Travel           

Helpful diagrams and charts. Everything from standard graph paper to the periodic table.

– Graphs                     – Charts

– Schematics            – Formulas

– Formulas

Elixir strings troubleshooting videos with Ryan Huddleston Ryan’s Recent Projects

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FUNDAMENTALS  GRUNDLAGE

hello    halo

goodbye          tschüss

please  bitte

thank you        danke schön

your welcome willkommen

good    gut

bad      schlecht

yes      ja

no        nein

and      und

but       aber

 

PEOPLE         MENSCHEN

I           ich

we       wir

you      du

he        er

she       sie

person person

 

TIME  ZEITE

now     jetzt

later     später

day      tag

night    nacht

minute minute

hour     stunden

 

DIRECTION  RICHTUNG

left       links

right     recht

stop     stoppen

wait     warten

here     hier

there    da

fast      scnell

slow    langsam

big       groß

small    klein

empty leer

heavy  schwer

up        auf

down   nach unten

loud     laut

quiet    ruhig

only     nur

all        alle

hold     halten

put down        legen

 

COLOR          FARBE

black    schwarz

white   weiß

gray     grau

brown  braun

red       rot

orange  orange

yellow gelb

green    grün

blue     blau

purple lila

 

STAGE           BÜHNE

help     hilfe

careful vorsichtig

fragile  zerbrechlich

stage    bühne

riser     steigleitung

case     fall

lid        deckel

wheels räder

carpet  teppich

towel   handtuch

smoke  rauch

tape     band

light     licht

stand   stand

cable    kabel

microphone     mikrofon

speaker            lautsprecher

guitar   gitarre

drums  schlagzeug

keyboard         tastatur

music   musik

 

PLACES & THINGS ORTE und DINGE

food     lebensmittel

water   wasser

toilet    toilette

emergency       notfall

exit      ausfahrt

entrance           eingang

stairs   treppe

drink    trinken

alcohol alkohol

liquor   schnaps

wine    wein

beer     bier

trash    müll

hole     loch

weather           wetter

sun      sonne

floor    fußboden

clean    reinigen

dirty    schmutzig

laundry            Wäscherei

 

NUMBER      NUMMER

one-1   eins

two-2  zwei

three-3 drei

four-4  vier

five-5   fünf

sixe-6   sechs

seven-7            sieben

eight-8 acht

nine-9  neun

ten-10  zehn

hundred           hundert

thousand         tausend

million million

billion  milliarde

trillion billion

 

QUESTION    FRAGE

who?   wer

what?  was

why?   warum

when?  wenn

where? wo

how?   wie

what is your name?     wie heißt du?

how are you?  wie gehts?

how do you say?        wie sagt man?