Language to communicate in tourist places in Bratislava? English is sufficient?
Is English sufficient to communicate in tourist places in Bratislava (musea, buying tickets, restaurants, receptions in hostels)? Should I expect that English would be generally understood in that places, if not by all personnel, then at least one English-speaking employee would be present there?
As a fallback option I have German and my native Polish (there are many similarities, but mutual understanding usually requires a lot of patience, concentration and good will).
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I've been there twice, and for the most part, had no trouble navigating around in English. Most tourist places, shops owners and young people all spoke some English.
Oh, and don't mention the movie "Hostel", some don't appreciate the image that and "Eurotrip" have given their city ;)
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As far as I know, English, German and Polish is about as good language combination as it can get going to Bratislava.
In a big city such as Bratislava, most young people will speak English. Maybe not fluently, but good enough to communicate.
Most older people, who speak any foreign language, speak German. Some also speak Russian, but they turn unfriendly when hearing that language (be it for historic reason or more recent "invasion" of the "new Russians").
With Polish you can communicate if there is enough of good will on both sides, just keep in mind that there are great many false friends. For example:
- ?erstvý - czerstwy (fresh vs stale)
- platné - p?atne (up to date vs paid)
- ubikace - ubikacja (hallway vs toilet)
- záchod - zachód (toilet vs west)
- v cipu - w cipie (on the corner vs in the… female reproductive organ )
- šukat - szuka? (to f**k vs to search for)
Answer 3
Whilst I have never been to Slovakia, I have quite a few Slovak friends here in the UK, their spoken English is fine. Similarly I have been on holiday to quite a few European resorts where a number of Slovakian people work in the hotels, and bars close by. They all speak English without problem.
In fact I asked one Slovakian girl whilst on holiday recently how she learnt English, her response was simply from watching TV.
For absolute sure you will have no problem with communicating in English in Bratislava with young Slovaks.
On a side note it wouldn't surprise me if many Slovaks can also speak German as a secondary language.
You should be just fine.
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