Language is a barrier for vacationers especially when English is not the means of communication. Surely, there will be a deluge of questions arising from their minds. There are some easy ways of learning languages when traveling. It is not possible to learn a language in a day or week, but it is easy to speak some common phrases related to shopping, business, and society. Use of a few phrases may be seen in tourist spots and it is possible to get to know them.
You may kick start learning languages while transit by the following ways. Confidence is only essential for undertaking them effectively.
Seek Online and App Tools
There are some language-learning apps and websites that really help practicing the local language when traveling. Some are freebies that enable learning with an online tutor or slides. You may use social media to get assistance from others to learn languages. With these kinds of technology tools, there is no need to go for classes or search tutors.
Read Linguist Books
Linguist books are like your friends to learn many languages with correct accent and syllables. When you start practicing, it is possible to learn at least some common phrases in usage. You may also read resources from ebooks or Kindle for your pocket use while transit.
Start Your Own Lessons for the Itinerary
Plan your lessons progressively for the days of the itinerary. For instance, you may learn greetings for day 1, location-based questions for day 2, responses for the questions for day 3, and so on.
Some common greetings are as follows: hi; good morning/noon/night; thank you; yes; no; please; sorry; how are you?
Some common location-based questions are as follows:
- How to get to this destination?
- How long does it take to reach?
- Where is the bus stop?
- How much it costs?
- Where is it (the item in a shop)?
Step into Places of Native Speakers
If you are into places where there is a majority of native speakers and visitors are greeted, learning the local language becomes easy. An example for this is Salento Steakhouse, a restaurant mostly visited for Spanish speakers. There chefs with bilingual skills converse with non-Spanish visitors in English. The ambience is perfect to listen to others speaking the native language. Understand the meaning of their sentences by grasping keywords instead of analyzing the whole.
Join Tourist Groups
Traveling in groups with a guide knowing the local language provides a great opportunity to learn foreign languages while traveling. There are many advantages of joining tourist groups. First, you get the proper direction from that guide for getting to destinations, stay, food, and all other queries related to tourism. Second, you will communicate with others for practicing the language. Third, you will get the best of information with a wide category of phrases or sentences in that language.
Ask Your Linguist Friend
Whether a linguist friend is traveling along with you or a new local friend, you can practice the language of the destination to a comfortable level. As more one-to-one interaction in that language is achieved, you can improve the linguistic skills by expanding the horizon.
