Language of Travel

With the increase of budget hotels, cheap hostels accommodation and budget airlines, the world has opened up to a wide range of travelers that would never before been able to holiday abroad and travel on a budget. The amount of travel destinations that offer holiday makers affordable hotel accommodation and flights is huge and the budget holiday market is growing stronger every year.

One of the best ways to embrace the culture and experience more of what a city has to offer is to know a few sentences in the native language; it may be the one thing that helps you gain a helping hand or some goodwill from somebody.

There is no one universal Language of travel, so know a few sentences in difference languages is very useful, along with some common sense and courtesy, like a smile and thank you, knowing a couple of words is always a great asset.

Here are some common things to know that could help you when on holiday there is English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
Thank You	Merci	Vielen Dank	Grazie	Gracias
Please	s’il vous plaît	Bitte	per favore	Por favor
Where is	Où est	wo ist	Dove si trova	Dónde está
Help Me	Aidez-moi	helfen Sie mir	Aiutatemi	Ayúdame
Food and Drink	Nourriture et boissons	Essen und Trinken	Cibo e bevande	Cibo e bevande
How much	Combien	wie viel	quanto	Cuánto
Police Station	poste de police	Polizeistation	posto di polizia	comisaría de policía

There are many phrases and words that are useful for travellers and these are just a few, another thing to remember when travelling is to ensure your holiday accommodation is a suitable base to explore the city, taking into account accommodation type, hotel, apartment, youth hostels, guesthouse or bed & breakfast, price and facilities available.

But most of all, if you want to enjoy your holiday keep an open mind, and travel safe

Language of Travel