When you visit a country

yes I try to learn a few words like greeting according to the day time, and some foods. and please and thank you before going to countries where the native language is not English. I have noticed people are a tad friendlier when they see you know a bit of their language.

Am only keen on learning a new language when i travel if i know the country speaks no english lol.. I travelled to cph, Denmark i knew they spoke english there so i never learned. However when i traveled to spain, i knew they didnt speak much english there so yes i did make an effort to understand and speak some basics of the language.

i think its a good idea for people to learn some basic language skills if they wish to travel to foreign countries.

as well its drives my crazy when ppl immigrate to canada and there english is no good lol but am eager to help them learn the language if they show a willingness to learn!

That is great of your husband to try to learn your native language to be able to understand your family better. English is not my native language either, and I really appreciate someone who comes to my country and makes an effort to speak at least few words in my language. And I met people who were willing to learn more.
Few years ago I visited Italy and learned few words of Italian before I went, and when I used it in the store, salesman asked me if I was from Serbia, on Serbian. I guess he recognized me by the accent.

I am very keen on traveling and I always learn how to say thank you in the country that I am going to. I also attempt to learn a few basic phases to would be useful to me. I think that the local people usually appreciate that I try to speak a little bit of their language. I believe that for an English speaking person languages like French, German, Spanish and Italian are far easier to learn that challenging languages like Bulgarian, Russian and Japanese. I imagine that Czech is is quite a difficult language to learn so well done to your husband. It is great that you and your family appreciate his efforts and he is making good progress with speaking Czech.

Being able to speak another language is admirable, but many people have extreme difficulties trying to master their own language much less learn another language. My cousin was a linguist, she was fluent in many languages, such as the Romance Languages - Italian, French & Spanish - plus German, Russian, Greek, and she could get by in many many others. I on the other hand studied French in high school...and very little of it stuck! In fact I know more Spanish just from having it around my neighborhood. As much as I travel you would think I spoke a lot of languages, but it is impracticable for me to learn all the languages of the places I have visited, so English is pretty much it. I do learn the barest of essentials for the countries I visit - a formal hello/greeting, please & thank you - plus whatever else I can memorize short term. Beyond that, I read from the back of the travel guide. I have found a proper greeting and a warm smile can get you around the world! - Over forty countries and counting.

yes i try to learn some words and use them i nthe country but i end up speaking English=p. easy fast and everyone understands me...

i think its good to try to learn some words of the country like a litle basic for a better culture on languages.

Well I've only gone to one country where English wasn't the native language and that was Mexico. I went to an area that was big in tourism and only for a few hours. It was with a cruise ship. I did though already knew a few words. Enough to at least be able to buy things. If I was going for a stay in any country, by that I mean more then a day, where English wasn't the native language I would learn some of the language. I may not be fluent but enough to be able to manage some basics. I think that is only polite to do.

I think it'd be insulting to visit a country where English wasn't a Primary Language and not make an effort to learn or speak the Native Language..So far then,I've only worked in or visited countries Speaking German,French,or Spanish..I'd consider myself fluent (but a little rusty) in German,can get by in French,and have the basics in Spanish,all of which I'd like to Improve..I've experience of Working with some Latvians,Lithuanians,and Poles,but have only managed to learn a few words of Polish so far..

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Knowing English is very necessary this days and it is good your husband knows english. Anyway it is quite natural to become happy when we see other people speaking our knowledge. Now it depend on you to teach your hubby the language slowly and steady.

I will try!