You may think the language barrier is a large wall to climb, and it can be, so why not start small? Some important and common phrases you’ll want to know before traveling to a foreign country are: “hello,” “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and “good-bye.” Once you’ve mastered those try: “Food,” ‘hotel,” “airport,” “train,” and “bank.” Although it is estimated that 1.8 billion people in the world can speak some amount of English, we think connecting with the culture and learning a thing or two isn’t so bad!
There are countless resources for learning a new language, but to get you started, try Google Translate and take a couple languages and words for a test drive!
What words or phrases do you think are most useful when traveling to a foreign country? What resources have you used to help you break that barrier?
