Speak local in Brussels

• Bonjourbon-ZHOORHello (all day)
• Merci beaucoupmair-SEE boh-KOOThank you very much
• Excusez-moiex-kew-ZAY mwahExcuse me / Sorry
• Vous parlez anglais ?voo par-LAY ahn-GLAYDo you speak English?
• Je ne comprends paszhuh nuh kom-PRAHN pahI don't understand
• S'il vous plaîtseel voo PLAYPlease (and, in Belgium, here you are)

Emergency 112Police 1011733, the on-call GP service, for urgent problems outside surgery hours: 1733

French is the majority language in Brussels and Wallonia; Flanders speaks Dutch, and a small eastern area German. Belgians say septante and nonante for 70 and 90, and déjeuner, dîner and souper for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in Belgian French, so accents vary by phone and browser.