What should I do if I want to travel abroad but don’t understand the foreign language?

As someone who travels abroad quite often, Tiaotiao believes that language is by no means the main obstacle to travel! Tiaodiao’s English is below level 4 with a low score, but he can still have a lot of fun abroad~ Next, Tiaodiao will analyze the language problems we may encounter abroad based on his own experience abroad. and solutions! 1. When traveling abroad, communication will generally encounter the following three situations: 1. Traveling to foreign-speaking countries with many Chinese people (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc.) When traveling to these countries, you don’t have to worry about language problems. There are so many Chinese people. , and most of them can speak Chinese, so communication is completely barrier-free! When Tiao Tiao traveled, I almost wondered if I had left a fake country~ 2. Travel to countries with high English penetration rates (UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, etc.) Travel to these places , it should be enough to download a translation software in advance. After all, the accuracy of Chinese-English translation of translation software is pretty good now. But if you know a little bit about English like Tiaotiao, before you go, you can practice speaking with common travel phrases, watch American TV series to improve your listening, and add some body language when communicating, you can basically handle the whole trip~ 3. Go Traveling to countries with low English penetration rates (Russia, Spain, Italy, France, etc.). These places are all countries whose native language is not English. There are not many people who can speak English, and there are also few Chinese people. You must download the translation software on your mobile phone in advance. We recommend Google and Youdao, which can translate by voice/photo, covering 10 languages. Friends with sufficient budget can book a local tour guide and translator to have more fun~ 2. If you don’t understand foreign languages, what are the common ways to deal with traveling abroad? 1. Make up some common phrases before going out. For example, ask for price, ask for directions and other simple phrases. At least you won’t be speechless. There is a lot of information on the Internet. You can find it by searching for "Commonly used xx slang for travel". I won't go into details here~ 2. Copy the places you want to go or the things you want to buy in a notebook in advance, especially the hotel address! When you get lost or take a taxi, just show the book to the other person, and the other person will understand it immediately~ 3. Learn some simple and easy-to-understand body language. For example, in the United States, the waiter pinches the thumb, index finger and middle finger of his right hand in the air. Writing together or on the other hand is a subtle reminder that you have finished eating and it’s time to pay the bill! 4. Download the translation software in advance. Most of the current mobile phone translation software supports offline/voice/photo translation, which can be used even if there is no Internet connection abroad. It is more than enough for traveling abroad. Tiaodiao compared 4 translation software on the market that are used by many people: The comparison found that Google and Youdao have an overwhelming advantage in the number of languages ??translated between each other, and the accuracy of translation has always been generally praised. Tiaotiao Recommended for everyone ~ 5. Find a local tour guide online to take you around. Currently, tour guide reservation websites with rich tour guide resources and popular use include Maruko-Earth and 8 Little Pigs. However, Tiaotiao thinks that the price of hiring a local companion is a bit expensive. It costs at least 300 yuan per day, and as many as several thousand per day. If you are traveling alone, it is not very cost-effective. 6. Find the local tourist center and ask. Many famous attractions will have tourist centers. The staff have relatively good foreign language skills. If you have any questions, you can go to the staff there for consultation. For example, if you go to Korea before Tiaotiao, there are Chinese tourist centers. , Japanese, Korean and English consulting services are available, very considerate~ In summary, Tiaotiao believes that when you go abroad, your foreign language proficiency is not enough. Body language and translation language can make up. Language is really not a problem. I hope that the subject of the question and those who do not understand foreign languages Friends, please feel free to go out! A complete guide to traveling abroad without knowing foreign languages. Regarding this question, I think I am qualified to answer it well. I am an old man who has been retired for eight years. Last August, I went to Malaysia with a few friends, and I felt that the whole world had opened up. So it got out of hand. Due to time conflicts, personal preferences, expenses and other issues, a lot of energy was spent and coordination was not good. So he angrily announced that he would travel alone. In the past year and a half, I have traveled to more than ten countries and dozens of foreign cities. Of course there are all kinds of inconveniences, hardships, sadness, loneliness, and helpless feelings. But overall there are huge gains and losses. In fact, there is nothing wrong, but I am still fragile. Traveling is nothing more than food, accommodation, travel and fun. But many people, including my wife, are also worried. What to do if you don’t understand the language. Let me introduce my situation first. Before retirement, I was engaged in machinery industry technology and production management. Therefore, the computer can be used proficiently, and there is no problem with the mobile phone. There is no problem in using the next suitable APP. I don’t understand foreign languages. At best, you know the letters. There are also Sao Rui, Good Cat Ning, Harrow... First of all, I think that most people have the virtue of helping the weak. If someone deliberately cheats you. There is no way, my character is not good. In fact, I haven’t encountered many unpleasant things while traveling in dozens of foreign cities. Let’s talk about how to eat, live and travel in the local area without understanding the local language. Food is the first priority. Go to local supermarkets and convenience stores, and the prices are clearly marked. Order whatever you like and pay the listed price. No need to speak.

Or go to a small shop where locals eat and order a portion of their food. If you eat something wrong today, come back immediately or come back tomorrow. Understand? It's not expensive anyway. More formal restaurants have menus. Many restaurants in Southeast Asian countries have Chinese menus, so I don’t recommend going there. There are many scammers. The locals eat better. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand the menu. Most translation software has a menu photo translation function. Or you can just go to the kitchen and ask for it, and use the computer to get the price. The issue of accommodation is more troublesome. If the itinerary is arranged reasonably and the guide is good, you can make all reservations in China, including when and where to go, and when to pick up the airport and station. convenient. It is normal if something unexpected happens during your trip. That is to ask for help from the local people. If they are not able to talk directly, there will be no problem using translation software. If you cannot use translation software, you need to prepare more help cards with Chinese labels before going abroad. The Chinese labels are so that you can find the one you need. For example, if I need to go to the toilet, where is the hotel, please help me find a supermarket, etc. will be very useful. After you stay, remember the name of the hotel you are staying in. It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember it. Be sure to remember which hotel business card is in the hotel lobby. Even if you go to the ends of the earth, you can touch it back. Go to the scenic spots according to the strategy plan, and be sure to ask the hotel front desk to call for a taxi, which is cheap. Or ask the hotel front desk to write down bus routes in the local language. It helps a lot to show someone when you're lost. At least let those who are willing to help you know where you are coming from and where you are going. It’s easier to play. The prices are clearly marked when you arrive at the attractions, and there are also scams for foreigners. The prices for foreigners are much higher, so there’s nothing you can do about it. The country seems to offer preferential treatment to foreigners. Once you enter a scenic spot, there is nothing wrong with going to a crowded place. If your phone is out of battery, your hotel business card has dropped, your money has dropped, it’s dark, you’ve lost your way, the cards you prepared have dropped or you don’t have a suitable expression, there is only one solution. Please write "local ambassador" on your underwear in advance. Library phone number. I hope this article will be helpful to you and your friends who are willing to travel abroad. We have accumulated solo travel experience in dozens of foreign cities in more than ten countries, so you can communicate with us no matter what questions you have. Thank you for reading. If you don’t understand foreign languages ??and want to travel alone, the easiest and most trouble-free way is to travel with a group. Traveling with a group saves worry, time, effort, and money. You don’t have to worry about food, accommodation, and transportation by yourself. There are Chinese tour guides to lead the tour. All you have to do is follow the team to various tourist attractions. The cost of group tours is generally lower than that of independent travel, and they also go to popular and famous classic attractions. Personal safety will be better protected when traveling in a group tour. The route and time of the group tour are fixed. There are many tourist attractions but they are not in-depth enough. They are basically just a quick tour. If you want to freely choose tourist attractions according to your own preferences and experience exotic customs more deeply, free travel is more suitable. However, it is indeed difficult for a person to go to a strange country without knowing the foreign language and choose to travel independently. However, as long as we actively make sufficient and comprehensive preparations before the trip, it is completely possible to have a spontaneous trip. The universal network can solve many problems. First, rent a mobile WI-FI online and pick it up and return it at the airport. It will be much more convenient to go out with the network. When you arrive at the destination, use the satellite map to search for the tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants, and buses you want to go to. The station and so on are clearly visible. When we traveled to Germany and Switzerland by car, we relied on mobile WI-FI, which took us to where we wanted to go very accurately and conveniently. Modern technological products can also help people who do not understand foreign languages ??to travel abroad. Voice translators allow you to directly use Chinese and use the voice translator to help you translate into foreign languages ????for foreigners. Generally speaking, they can meet basic communication needs. You can also download some online. The translation software provides voice translation. In addition, a very practical and stupid method is to write down the commonly used spoken Chinese and foreign languages ??for airport entry, exit, hotel, asking for directions, riding a bus, etc., and add hand gestures, and it can basically be done. Solve language communication problems. Another way to travel abroad alone is to combine individual travel and group travel. You can fly back and forth by yourself. When you go abroad to places with convenient transportation and developed information, you can choose to travel freely. If you still want to go to some places with inconvenient transportation, you can choose to join a group tour abroad. Popular foreign tourist cities generally have overseas Chinese travel agencies. This kind of combined tour can not only satisfy the need for free and in-depth travel, but also solve the problem of inconvenient travel. Understand foreign language communication difficulties and visit more scenic spots more effectively and safely. Finally, I would like to emphasize that if you travel abroad without knowing a foreign language, you must be fully prepared before traveling, collect various information about the destination, read travel guides on major travel websites, and absorb other people’s travel experiences. and lessons learned, try to be fully prepared and well aware of the situation. Then we can happily embark on a personal journey with a brave heart full of expectations and longing. Thanks for reading! If you want to travel abroad, "not knowing English" is really no longer an obstacle! You can completely use technology to complete language communication.

Here are a few software I recommend when traveling abroad: (1.) Google Translate As long as you download this app on your phone, you can speak directly to it, and then it will automatically convert to English or other languages. Click "Read aloud" and it will play the language. In the same way, you can also use this app to listen to other people’s answers to you. Isn’t it very convenient? (2.) Youdao Dictionary If you have a little basic knowledge of English, you can use Youdao to look up words and express your meaning. If we don’t understand something abroad, he will check it out, which is very useful. Moreover, it can also translate in real time, that is, if you put the picture in, it can automatically recognize it and convert it into English! (3.) Translator If the cost is sufficient, you can bring a translator. Just hold it in your hand and it can translate in real time, just like a portable translator! (4.) Body Language When you go abroad, don’t feel embarrassed that you don’t know English. In fact, in the eyes of others, you are a foreigner and it is normal to not know English. They will not laugh at you at all. On the contrary, some people are curious and want to Talk to you and help you! Therefore, if there is a language barrier, you can definitely use body language. The most important thing is to overcome yourself! When traveling abroad alone, not knowing a foreign language is really not an obstacle. From my personal experience of traveling to Japan, it really doesn’t matter if I don’t know Japanese. Because first of all, you don't speak Japanese or English, but a lot of staff in Japan can speak Chinese. When I cleared customs at Kansai Airport, the staff at those airports spoke Chinese. In addition, many shopping stores will hire Chinese people to promote Chinese tourists to spend money. Furthermore, Japanese attractions are marked with Chinese, English, Korean and Japanese text signs, so there will be no difficulty in visiting the attractions. Finally, there are really too many Chinese people in Japan and they can be seen everywhere. It is very common to meet a Chinese person. If you have any difficulties and it is really difficult to communicate with foreigners, then you can find a Chinese person! In the end, if you really can’t find any other way, you can also use translation software. When I booked a ticket at the Furano Prince Hotel, the waiter used a translation tool to communicate. Finally, if you are really worried about going to a country where you don’t understand Chinese, you can also go to Singapore and Malaysia. Most of the Chinese people there speak Chinese, so you don’t have to worry about the language barrier. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand foreign languages. The main thing is whether you have the courage to travel. Everything will be deterred by difficulties of one kind or another. Whenever you go to a strange place, there are many unknown things that need to be explored and discovered. If you don’t understand foreign languages, you can download the iFlytek Translator app and you can communicate simply. In other countries, we have our compatriots and there are foreigners who can speak Chinese, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t understand foreign languages. Hope this helps! Good evening everyone, today I will answer questions about traveling abroad and not understanding foreign languages. I remember when I was still studying in school, my English teacher always encouraged me by saying, "Learn your ABCs well, and you will not be afraid of traveling around the world." But at that time, I did not realize the importance of foreign languages, and I had to skip classes during English classes. Well now, when traveling abroad, especially to English-speaking countries, listening to foreigners is like listening to a book from heaven, and I feel confused. Closer to home, in recent years, due to limited English skills, many opportunities to travel abroad have been turned down. It really feels that language communication abroad is too difficult. However, does it mean that you can’t go abroad because you don’t understand foreign languages? The answer is definitely not. So I will choose to go to places that are popular with Chinese tourists. Generally, I don’t have to worry about my foreign language skills there. For example, when you go to Malaysia, the front desk of the hotel where you stay provides free Chinese tour guide introductions. You can solve the travel guide by picking up a copy. For some tourist attractions in Korea, free guide manuals in various languages ??will be placed at the ticket office, which at least gave me a good understanding of the attractions. After solving the problem of traveling, you still have to solve the problem of communicating with people. When you go out to take a taxi or ask for directions, you must always communicate. Nowadays, everyone has a mobile phone. It is recommended that you install the "Google Translate" APP on your mobile phone before going abroad. It is very useful. It has a function that can convert speech into text in real time. For example, if you speak Chinese and want to immediately convert it into English, you just need to If you speak a piece of Chinese with your phone, you can immediately see the real-time translation in English on the phone screen, and vice versa. Of course, this APP requires wireless network support. It is recommended to rent a WIFI device before going abroad. You can use it directly when you go abroad. It can also support "Google Maps" queries, which is still very helpful for traveling abroad. Hope my answer can help you. I have backpacked alone through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Italy, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and other countries. I was also troubled by this problem before traveling. I would like to share my feelings and opinions: English is not a necessary condition for traveling abroad. I read a foreign news: two foreign elderly people could not speak a word of English, but they traveled all over the world. I always thought this kind of thing was legendary until I met a traveler in Thailand whose English proficiency was about 0. Seeing that he couldn’t even express Arabic numerals in English, I deeply believed that language barriers really will not limit you. The shackles of footsteps.

Basic English proficiency is enough. In fact, basic English proficiency is enough to cope with most of the basic communication needs for your travel and life abroad. This basic English proficiency refers to the level we have achieved through school education, and most people are satisfied with it. I believe you don’t know any English at all. You have at least learned it in school. After my friends heard about my overseas trip, they doubted that my English was very good. Xiaomi will tell the truth every time that I am the kind of person who has just passed the CET-4 passing level after taking several exams. When I was working as a volunteer on a farm in a village in northeastern Thailand, I met a few New Zealand friends, and I talked to two of my sisters about how my auntie couldn't do anything. But I didn't know what the English word for auntie was. So I said: Girls always come once a month, and those few days are uncomfortable. In this way, they could easily guess it. In addition, when you travel, you will find that the power of body language is very powerful. When you have difficulty expressing yourself, using body language will be much more convenient than looking up a mobile phone translation dictionary. Hello! If you don’t understand foreign languages, here are some suggestions for you: The first way is to join a group. In this way, even if you don't understand foreign languages, the tour guide and team leader can help solve the problems encountered during the trip. The second method is to travel with friends who can understand foreign languages. Everyone can divide the work, they help communicate, and then you can help do some other things. Everyone has a division of labor, so that friends won’t find it troublesome to take someone with them who doesn’t understand the language. The third method is that I have seen many couples or friends download a simultaneous interpreter on their mobile phones when they have no way to communicate. I have tried similar apps, but they are not very convenient. Every time you communicate, you must first take out your phone (after all, some countries are not very safe and you cannot always hold your phone in your hand), quickly find the APP, and then enter what you want to say. The problem with not understanding the language is that I don’t know whether the translated meaning is correct. When I try, the other person always frowns and has to read it several times to roughly understand what I want to say. Under normal circumstances, if you don't understand the local language and can't communicate, everyone will feel scared and panic. In fact, don’t worry. Many foreigners are very friendly. Even if they don’t understand the language, they will try their body language and find other ways to help. I met a southern lady who didn't understand English on the high-speed train, and she successfully helped the foreigner find his seat. Also, which country doesn’t have Chinese people now? do not worry.