Comments on: How to Learn a New Language 1 Week Before Your Trip http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Amanda Kendle http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8521 Amanda Kendle Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:59:54 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-8521 Thanks Jody, glad you liked it. I agree - being able to communicate definitely makes for a better travel experience. You don't have to be fluent but just the effort of trying to use the local language makes a big difference. Thanks Jody, glad you liked it.

I agree – being able to communicate definitely makes for a better travel experience. You don’t have to be fluent but just the effort of trying to use the local language makes a big difference.

]]> By: Zuri http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8520 Zuri Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:43:56 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-8520 Hi Amanda, I really liked your tips, very clever! and of course absolutely useful. Zuri Hi Amanda, I really liked your tips, very clever! and of course absolutely useful.

Zuri

]]> By: Jody Broyles http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8508 Jody Broyles Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:22 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-8508 Amanda, This is a great post...I'm glad it was reposted because I didn't know about Vagabondish at that time. Now, of course, I am addicted!! Here at Fundacion Arte del Mundo we are expanding our language school (Idiomas del Mundo)to include many languages. We are concentrating our efforts in conversational language for the traveler and local people here in Banos,Tungurahua, Ecuador which survives on eco and adventure tourism. The more I teach (and travel) the more convinced I am that communication is the key to a good experience. Much can be done without words, but it surely helps to have a few necessary phrases in your head and people do appreciate it! Amanda,

This is a great post…I’m glad it was reposted because I didn’t know about Vagabondish at that time. Now, of course, I am addicted!!

Here at Fundacion Arte del Mundo we are expanding our language school (Idiomas del Mundo)to include many languages. We are concentrating our efforts in conversational language for the traveler and local people here in Banos,Tungurahua, Ecuador which survives on eco and adventure tourism.

The more I teach (and travel) the more convinced I am that communication is the key to a good experience. Much can be done without words, but it surely helps to have a few necessary phrases in your head and people do appreciate it!

]]> By: brian from nodebtworldtravel.com http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-8304 brian from nodebtworldtravel.com Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:41:37 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-8304 I just find learning the key phrases gets me by Where is *blank* Where is the bathroom? Help How do I get to Hello Please Thank you Excuse me The last 4 go a long way. I just find learning the key phrases gets me by

Where is *blank*
Where is the bathroom?
Help
How do I get to
Hello
Please
Thank you
Excuse me

The last 4 go a long way.

]]> By: 天怜幽草 » 8 Free Online Resources For Learning A New Language（转） http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-7457 天怜幽草 » 8 Free Online Resources For Learning A New Language（转） Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:05:31 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-7457 [...] a little advanced planning, and an introduction to the basics, it can be surprisingly easy to pick up a language on the [...] [...] a little advanced planning, and an introduction to the basics, it can be surprisingly easy to pick up a language on the [...]

]]> By: Pazu Kong Spinn http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-7378 Pazu Kong Spinn Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:15:51 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-7378 I don't really like Lonely Planet phrasebooks and I found them extremely difficult to use, they were designed more as "travel dialogue textbook" instead, but how are you supposed to find the right words in front of the bemused listeners? The last Lonely Planet phrasebook I used was the Vietnamese one, I spent some time to find the word "spoon" in the "dictionary" section which I could not find, then I spent some more time in the "Eating Out" section and still couldn't find the right word. Then I bought the Rough Guide Vietnamese phrasebook/dictionary: http://snipr.com/2ozo2 The book was extremely useful and probably the first dictionary-cum-phrasebook for all Vietnamese learners (or just travellers in Vietnam) who can read English. A comprehensive English-Vietnamese word list covers all common words used in daily conversation, in some words simple dialogues are provided. The Vietnamese-English section is rather weak. This book is not as popular as the Lonely Planet phrasebook which is really a pity because it's much better. Whenever I met some other travellers using the LP phrasebook (Vietnamese) I showed them this one of mine, all of them were impressed and hoped to buy this instead! I don’t really like Lonely Planet phrasebooks and I found them extremely difficult to use, they were designed more as “travel dialogue textbook” instead, but how are you supposed to find the right words in front of the bemused listeners?

The last Lonely Planet phrasebook I used was the Vietnamese one, I spent some time to find the word “spoon” in the “dictionary” section which I could not find, then I spent some more time in the “Eating Out” section and still couldn’t find the right word.

Then I bought the Rough Guide Vietnamese phrasebook/dictionary: http://snipr.com/2ozo2

The book was extremely useful and probably the first dictionary-cum-phrasebook for all Vietnamese learners (or just travellers in Vietnam) who can read English. A comprehensive English-Vietnamese word list covers all common words used in daily conversation, in some words simple dialogues are provided. The Vietnamese-English section is rather weak.

This book is not as popular as the Lonely Planet phrasebook which is really a pity because it’s much better. Whenever I met some other travellers using the LP phrasebook (Vietnamese) I showed them this one of mine, all of them were impressed and hoped to buy this instead!

]]> By: 8 Free Online Resources 4 LearningLanguages « Krimpet1515’s Weblog http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 8 Free Online Resources 4 LearningLanguages « Krimpet1515’s Weblog Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:31:37 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-5890 [...] a little advanced planning,  http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/and an introduction to the [...] [...] a little advanced planning,  http://www.vagabondish.com/how.....e-trip/and an introduction to the [...]

]]> By: janderson013 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-5809 janderson013 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:06:34 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-5809 Great article. A good reminder that its never too late to start learning. Great article. A good reminder that its never too late to start learning.

]]> By: 8 Free Online Resources For Learning A New Language http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-5692 8 Free Online Resources For Learning A New Language Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:54:59 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-5692 [...] a little advanced planning, and an introduction to the basics, it can be surprisingly easy to pick up a language on the [...] [...] a little advanced planning, and an introduction to the basics, it can be surprisingly easy to pick up a language on the [...]

]]> By: Rob O. http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-5435 Rob O. Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:17:10 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/how-to-learn-new-language-week-before-trip/#comment-5435 When we were in Moscow last month, we did find that the locals appreciated that we at least tried to use some of their language. And as a result, they seemed more tolerant of us when we did have to revert back to English. When we were in Moscow last month, we did find that the locals appreciated that we at least tried to use some of their language. And as a result, they seemed more tolerant of us when we did have to revert back to English.

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