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| dbag Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4832 days ago 605 posts - 1046 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 9 of 11 18 May 2012 at 8:52pm | IP Logged |
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I got back from Budapest a couple of weeks ago, and I would say that England is very
widespread. So learn as much as you can, but you'll be able to use English literally everywhere. You'll have a blast there, but 9 days is a lot. I would be tempted to get into the countryside a bit if I had that much time there. Don't miss the public baths or the ruinpubs! Great fun, I liked it much more than the very touristy (but beautiful) Prague. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| appelduvide Triglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4570 days ago 17 posts - 24 votes Speaks: English*, French, Latin Studies: Ancient Greek, Hungarian, German Studies: Sámi | Message 10 of 11 18 May 2012 at 10:02pm | IP Logged |
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I also just got back from Budapest a few weeks ago, so I can confirm that almost everyone speaks English. But, learning even a bit of Hungarian will make such a difference! I only learnt a bit before I went out, but I absolutely fell in love with the city and the language so just got stuck in and didn't let myself speak any English. The reaction you will get from waitresses and shop assistants will be shock at first but then they are incredibly friendly, which certainly makes a change from, say, trying to practise French in Paris...
In terms of sights to see, I would second the baths - but don't expect to have a clue what you're doing the first time you go! Also, no one in the baths I went to seemed to speak any English! It's also well worth doing a tour of the Parliament, since it's free for EU citizens and its a beautiful building. Apart from that, it's a lovely city to just wander around in. There are some highly impressive buildings, lovely little coffee shops and barely a tourist in sight! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6407 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 11 of 11 19 May 2012 at 5:48pm | IP Logged |
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Too late for this rec, but I really recommend doing some shadowing as you prepare for your trip. I did that with Polish and it made a huge difference. From now on I'll [try to] do this in any language apart from French :D
Knowing "a little" can turn into knowing nothing or knowing a lot, depending on whether your pronunciation is good. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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