The European Under-20 Championship is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. It is also a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the European governing body UEFA can register to enter the competition.The competition began in the 1997-98 season as an under-18 event; it became an under-19s event from the 2001-02 season. The Championship has 2 phases: the qualifying phase open to all eligible nations, and the finals phase which is composed of 8 qualifying teams. The finals themselves are composed of two groups of four teams; each team plays the others in the group. The winner of each group after the 3 matches plays the runner-up of the opposing group in a semi-final, with the winner contesting the final.
U20 EURO 2009
Here are some basic ( wait till you read them though! ) phrases that will help you through the U20 EURO's in Belarus.
Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal.
| English | Беларуская мова (Belarusian) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Вiтаем (Bitaem - We greet you) Прывiтанне (Pryvitańne - Greetings) |
| Hello | Вітаю (Vitayu) |
| How are you? I'm fine, thanks. |
Як справы? (Jak spravy?) - inf Як маесься (Jak mayes'sia?) - inf Як маецеся (Jak mayeciesia?) - frm |
| Добра, дзякуй (Dobra, dziakuj) | |
| What's your name? My name is ... |
Як цябе клічуць? (Jak cyabye klichuts'?) - inf Як вас завуць? (Jak vas zavuts'?) - frm |
| Мяне клічуць ... (Myanye klichuts' ...) | |
| Pleased to meet you | Прыемна пазнаёміцца (Pryiemna paznajomicca) |
| Good morning | Добрай раніцы (Dobray ranitsy) |
| Good evening |
Добры вечар (Dobry vechar)
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| Good night | Дабранач (Dabranach) |
| Goodbye | Да пабачэньня (Da pabachen'nya) Убачымся (Ubachymsia) |
| Cheers/Good health! | За здароў'е (Za zdarou'e) |
| Bon appetit | Смачна есьці! (Smachna yesci) |
| Bon voyage | Добрай дарогi! (Dobraj darohi) |
| I don't understand | Не разумею (Ne razumeyu) |
| Please speak more slowly | Калi ласка, размаўляйце павольней! (Kali laska, razmauljajc'e pavol'nej!) |
| Do you speak Belarusian? Yes |
Ці размаўляеце па-беларуску (Ci razmaulyajetsie pa-belarusku) |
| Так (Tak) | |
| Excuse me | Даруйце (Daruytsye) Перапрашаю (Pyeraprashayu) |
| How much? | Колькі? (Kolki?) |
| Sorry | Прабачце (Prabachtsye) Выбачайце (Vybachaytsye) |
| Thank you Response (You're welcome) |
Дзякуй (Dziakuy) Дзякую вам (Dziakuyu vam) Шчыры дзякуй (Ščyry dzjakuj) |
| Няма за што (Nyama za shto) | |
| Where's the toilet? | Дзе туалет? (Dze tualet?) Падкажыце, калі ласка, дзе тут прыбіральня? (Padkazhyce, kali laska, dze tut prybiralnia?) |
| I love you | Я цябе кахаю (Ja ciabe kakhaju) |
| Help! | Дапамога (Dapamoha!) |
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