https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/ Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-676 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:44:20 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-676 […] a month, Travel Tuesday, my favorite link-up, has a prompt (such as languages or three places or food). Since July has five weeks (thankfully!), there will be two prompts, one […]

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-536 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:27:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-536 Haha true. I suppose watermelon would be useful in at least some situations but not many basic ones!

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-537 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:27:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-537 That’s true! They always loved when I could point at the watermelon and say it in Chinese–it broke the ice!

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-534 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:26:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-534 You’re so right! Especially for “thank you,” because then you can at least always be polite…although sometimes that becomes my answer to EVERYTHING if it’s the main word I know 🙂

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-535 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:26:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-535 Aren’t they gorgeous??

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-533 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-533 What IS it about words that make you remember the most random, not necessarily useful ones?? I’m glad I’m not the only one who has this problem 🙂

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-531 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-531 I know, it really is! Although sometimes I’ve assumed that people will speak it and it has not worked out so well! Like in China, I thought at least the cab drivers would know some basic English, but nope! Thankfully I had my guidebook so I could tell them where I needed to go.

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-532 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 03:24:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-532 Haha that’s awesome! I bet your teacher was a little flummoxed ;). I wonder if she thought you actually knew what it meant or just misspoke!

]]> https://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/2014/05/language-lessons/#comment-508 Sat, 31 May 2014 01:39:00 +0000 http://www.amyandthegreatworld.com/?p=4779#comment-508 Some great tips for new travelers! We try to learn a few basic phrases whereever we go, but we are so lucky that English is the universal language of travel in most countries.

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