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Dealing With Language Barrier During a Trip

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Communicating basic needs can be quite challenging&comma; if we are not fluent with local language&period; Many travelers fear the embarrassment of speaking local langiage incorrectly&period; Pronouncing foreign words can be quite trick that they can badly tie up our tongue&period; Before mastering a language&comma; we will have to make many errors&comma; so we will be able to improve our skills&period; Also&comma; locals will forgive us for making any verbal slip-up&period; A few months before our trip&comma; we should allocate 15 to 30 minutes each day to learn the foreign language&period; Instead of learning the intricate grammar concept&comma; we should focus first on common sentences and vocabulary&period; After we have practiced typical conversation&comma; it will be much easier for us to learn the grammar concept&period; When we arrive in the foreign country&comma; we should be able to hold basic conversation&period; By understanding local language&comma; we will be able to become more flexible&period; Because non-verbal factors make up much of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;bethsanchez&period;net">the actual communication<&sol;a>&comma; we should maximize the use of facial expression&comma; hand movements&comma; body language and other gestures&period; For people who come from non-English speaking countries&comma; it is important for them to learn how speak English and the language of the destination country&period; Expertise in both languages will make the trip more enjoyable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Livemocha is a useful platform that allows us to communicate with native speakers in distant countries&period; Early sessions are free&comma; but more advanced courses require nominal fees&period; We may also use Couchsurfing to interact better with locals&period; Couchsurfing hosts will be glad to talk with travelers both in English and their native languages&period; This is a valuable opportunity to learn a local language with a native in his or her own country&period; We may watch foreign films with subtitle to learn their languages&period; We could repeat interesting scenes multiple times&comma; until we are able to say the same sentences properly&period; Children film from foreign countries are best source of learning&comma; because they use simple sentence and topics&period; YouTube also allows us to find videos with foreign languages and we may choose those with subtitles&comma; by clicking the CC button&period;  If we want to communicate&comma; it is a good idea to use pictures&period; We may show pictures on our smartphones&comma; as an example items that we want to buy&period; We should talk slowly&period; In some countries&comma; people may talk loudly&comma; but in other areas&semi; it is considered offensive to talk loudly&period; For English-speaking tourists&comma; it is imprudent and impolite to think that everyone can and should talk in English&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It shouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be too difficult to memorize a few phrases and words&period; We may pronounce them incorrectly or even downright slaughtering the words&comma; even so&semi; locals will appreciate our effort&period; Language barriers can be removed by uttering a few words when meeting locals&period; We will mistake and we will misunderstand some concepts&semi; but we will establish an interaction or even friendship&period; Visiting in foreign country is about building relationships with locals and this will improve our overall experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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