Appendix:Old English phrasebook

Here are basic words and common conversational phrases in Old English:

Translation	Phrase	IPA	Comments
English	Englisċ	IPA(key): [ˈeŋɡliʃ]
how are you?	hū færst þū?	IPA(key): [huː færˠst θuː]
hello	wes hāl	IPA(key): [wes hɑːl]
goodbye	far wel	IPA(key): [fɑr wel]
please	iċ bidde	IPA(key): [it͡ʃ ˈbid.de]	or understood; see usage note.
thank you	iċ þanciġe þē	IPA(key): [it͡ʃ ˈθɑŋkije θeː]
how much?	hū miċel?	IPA(key): [huː ˈmit͡ʃel]
yes	ġēse	IPA(key): [ˈjeːze]
no	nēse	IPA(key): [ˈneːze]
where is the bathroom?	hwǣr is þæt gangsetl?	IPA(key): [ˈhwæːr is θæt ˈɡɑŋɡsetl]
where are you from?	hwanon eart þū?	IPA(key): [ˈhwɑnon æɑ̯rt θuː]
do you speak English?	spricst þū Englisċ?	IPA(key): [ˈsprikst θuː ˈeŋɡliʃ]
I don’t understand	iċ ne understande	IPA(key): [it͡ʃ ne ˌunderˈstɑnde]
who are you?	hwæt eart þū?	IPA(key): [hwæt æɑ̯rt θuː]

• *No word directly corresponds to the word “please”. Old English expressed the concept of politeness in a request in various ways.