This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among American adults on the most important words or phrases one should know when traveling in a non-English speaking country. According to 38 percent, "Thank you" is the most important phrase to know in the respective language when traveling abroad.
Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011)
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Vanity Fair. (January 10, 2012). Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. "Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011)." Chart. January 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. (2012). Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair. "Which Word or Phrase Is It Most Important to Know in a Foreign Country's Language When Traveling ? (2011)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/
Vanity Fair, Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Which word or phrase is it most important to know in a foreign country's language when traveling ? (2011) [Graph], Vanity Fair, January 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243225/most-important-words-and-phrases-when-traveling-in-a-non-english-speaking-country/