Can I still get by in Paris without speaking French? I will try to learn a few phrases but my first language is English?

I will try to learn a few phrases but my first language is English Serious answers only please. Asked by newbie2706696 54 months ago Similar questions: Paris speaking French learn phrases language English Education & Reference > Languages.

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Mais oui! Nearly everybody in Paris speaks at least some English. The city is a major tourist destination and they know perfectly well that a lot of people speak only English.It's taught in all of the schools and is essentially mandatory.

Outside Paris you'll encounter some French-only speakers, but in Paris you'll meet very few. Charles de Gaulle airport is well signed in English. I do speak some French but I had no trouble navigating it purely in English.

In fact, I was a bit surprised that the Parisians tolerated my French as long as they did. They're famed for being brusque about it, and answering in English when you address them in French. That did happen to me, but only in the occasional fast-food restaurant or busy street vendor who didn't want to take the time to parse my lousy French.

One tip, though, you need to know: the sign for a toilet is "WC". Somebody would tell you, but that's the sort of thing you'd want to know immediately. They use "WC" all over Europe, not just France.

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Memorize this phrase.... Yes you can. If you don't learn any thing else besides "Pardonnez moi, où est la toilette? " (Pardon me, where is the bathroom?), memorize this phrase.

Excuse me madam/sir. I am an American and don’t speak French very well. Can you help me?

M’excusez madame/monsieur. Je suis Américain et ne parle pas français très bien. Pouvez-vous m’aider?

MEH-skuzay mah-DAHM / may-sue-r. Jeh (like jest) sweez ah-MER-i-kahn eh neh parl pah frawn-say tray bee-yawn. PooVAY-voo may-day.

(run the syllables together) (an ’s’ at the end of a word before a word beginning with a vowel takes on the ’z’ sound and the words are run together) Smile, and be polite. Don’t worry too much if you get the snobby Frenchman routine. The Parisians do this to the rest of France too.

As a general rule, the average Frenchman really does like Americans. If you even try to speak French they will often switch to English so that they don’t have to listen to you. When I was in the Navy, we stopped at Toulon on the Mediterranean coast for three weeks.

The First Lieutenant of the cruiser Suffren envited our First Lieutenant and I to come home for dinner. When we arrived, his two little girls, ages 5 & 6 were watching Bugs Bunny in French. I had never laughed so hard.

I translated to English for the girls and ended up reading them bedtime stories, in French & English, later. What a wonderful evening. This is my online signature block.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!

(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!

) LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican) Let me know if you have any other questions. Sources: Mon talent sur le prêt de Dieu LonePalm's Recommendations Wicked French (Wicked) Amazon List Price: $4.95 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 8 reviews) Do NOT use these phrases in France. Very funny little book.

Pris You can GET to Paris without speaking French - whether you can make yourself UNDERSTOOD in Paris is another quesiton. I would learn the basics and bring along a translation book. There are many of them out there and you can find them at any book store.My first language is English and I did just fine.

More people in foreign counties speak English than people in the US speak other languages. You'll have a great time. Sources: personal experience .

Yes, English is all you need. Use French only in the unlikely event you find someone you want to talk to there. I subscribe to the notion expressed by General George Patton: "The very best way to tour Europe is with an army." .

You can definitely get by on just English But, if you speak Arabic, you will be pretty well off too, .

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