

Besides, the phrases that you need as a tourist are pretty basic, so it can be fun to practice speaking German even if you are a beginner. Everyone likes it when you make an effort and talk to them in their native language.

Maybe if you travel to some less popular tourist places, some basic German skills can be handy.Īnd if you just want to learn a few basic German greetings and phrases, it will be appreciated by German speakers. Not all Germans speak good English, but as a tourist, you probably won’t have problems in tourist spots as the staff usually speaks English and often even other foreign languages like French, Spanish, Italian etc.

I believe it’s pretty easy to travel in Germany without speaking German. Let me start by saying that you don’t really have to learn German if you are planning to travel to Germany.
