Turn on the TV and zap until you find - let's say - a Chinese station. Listen for a while. How do you feel? Lost? Confused? Amused? Unfortunately, this is how you will feel when visiting a country whose language you do not understand even a bit. Still, there are solutions for you; start learning that language before you leave or learn it as you travel.

Even a few basic words will make a huge difference. If you know at least how to say "thank you", "please", "where is...?", "how do I ...?" - your traveling experience will be richer. It may come as a surprise to you, but learning a foreign language will be easier and faster when you are in the respective country. The constant exposure to the language will help you learn to speak it correctly from the very beginning and in no time.

Moreover, if you are traveling alone, you may not find people to talk to in your native language; brace yourself and do not be ashamed to use your phrasebook at first to ask for directions. Write down the pronunciation - as you hear it - and use what you learn as often as you can.

The places most recommended for learning the local language are restaurants and marketplaces. Your vocabulary will grow visibly after dining in a local restaurant as you will be forced to discover how the basic foods are called in order to have a proper meal. You will learn the numbers and names of different products while trying to bargain for your groceries at the local market.

Besides, you will be exposed to the real, spoken language that you will learn directly form native speakers and not from books. Once you are confident enough with the basics, start learning more complicated phrases.

Continuous contact with native speakers is the key of learning the local language in record time. Travel with them on buses and trains; join them for lunch or diner. Nevertheless, do not allow them to help you too much in your language. But if they do, try to answer them back in their language.

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Benny Horowitz is a hobbyist traveler that's written dozens of articles on the subject of traveling and relocating to help you when traveling to a foreign country.