Traveling to the USA without knowing how to speak English

Calm down, you are not the first to travel to the US without knowing how to speak English. Exactly, you are not alone in this!

However, know that the dream of anyone who goes there is to be talking and understanding what people say.

However, we still encounter huge difficulties in our development of the American language. We need to practice every day, it's no use paying private lessons and not practicing.

Anyway, I'll give you some tips and situations in which speaking or understanding English are fundamental.

arriving at the airport

When we arrived at the airport, we were initially dazzled by a new world, there is no longer a single word in Portuguese, only in English.

It seems like a dream!

Of course, the basic words are easy to interpret and there isn't a high level of difficulty.

However, when you go to immigration, you have to carry out a small interview.

And now??? What did he ask?? What do I answer???

I'm sorry to inform you, but the basics of the basics you will have to know.

If he asks you: what are you going to do in the US? Or, how long will you stay?

Best of all is knowing how to respond. Training is the best option and they are very attentive and take it easy to repeat the question.

The second time we went, they just looked at our documents and just asked how long we were going to stay there.

So, in that first moment, you will have to make an effort.

American daily life

As the days go by, you will hear common everyday words such as “excuse me” – excuse me; or “sorry” – sorry and you will enjoy living with this world that gradually becomes part of your world.

Eventually you will need to know how to speak English, for example to stay in a hotel.

However, if you say you don't know how to speak English, that classic phrase: "EU Nao Falo Ingles" they will attend to you in the same way more calmly so that you can understand.

For a situation like this, the best option is to make the reservation through the website or application and, upon arriving at the hotel, present the passport and show the reservation number.

So the question is: can I travel to the US without knowing how to speak English?

Yes. At first glance, it's possible!

However, you will encounter some difficulties.

Therefore, it will be important that you know some English.

That is, you won't need to arrive knowing everything, study the basics, familiarize yourself with the words, be patient and the main persistence!

Currently in the USA there are many Brazilians and Latin Americans who speak Spanish, so you will probably know someone to help you in some extreme difficulty.

Otherwise, it may happen that no one appears at the time you need it, so you will have another card up your sleeve:

Mobile apps.

Apps

There are numerous applications that simultaneously translate what a person is saying in front of you.

A great example:  Google translator, in addition to translating texts from 70 languages, it also has real-time voice translation capabilities. Available both in the web version and for android, iOS and Windows Phone.

Also, it can translate what is written on a package, newspaper or sign. With the simple action of pointing your phone's camera at the image!

Technology makes a lot of things easier and in situations like this, it becomes a great ally!

This was an example application, but there are countless.

Tip: put it as your goal for 2022. Learn to speak English! We will never know if an exchange program is waiting for us with fluent English as the main agenda.

So my friend, you are not alone in this, many people go without knowing how to say anything! But adding knowledge doesn't take up space and it's wonderful to go out talking like the Americans! 😀 Share your experience with us! We will be very happy!

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