Questions for where a person lacks the required proficiency in the language to communicate effectively in a situation. For more general questions, please use the [language] tag instead.
Questions tagged [language-barriers]
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What is a language that Swedes will prefer to use with Copenhagen hostel personnel?
When I was in Copenhagen (Denmark), I was impressed by the dialog of some other tourists with our host. They both spoke their native Scandinavian languages (noteworthy to say I understand no Scandinavian languages but I believe I can recognize that…
Ilya Yevlampiev
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How do I get people to speak to me in their native language instead of mine?
I have this one friend who constantly speaks in English. I tried to speak to him in his language; sometimes he replies in that language and sometimes in English. I am an intermediate-level speaker in his language and would like to have more practice…
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