Women travelers need to protect themselves while abroad. Basic safety rules apply:
• Pay attention
• Never leave your tour group
• Keep a phone card with you at all times
• Hide your money and passport in your bra or shoes
• Always have a map
While the above rules are essential to staying safe, it's also helpful to know how to speak the language of the country you're visiting. In a worst-case scenario situation, speaking and understanding the very basics of a foreign language is not only a courtesy to the other culture, it's an important safety tool. Here are the 10 essential phrases to know before you go on your next trip abroad:
Hello
Hola - Spanish
Ciao - Italian
Bonjour - French
Hallo - German
Do you speak English?
¿Habla inglés? - Spanish
Parla inglese? - Italian
Parlez-vous anglais? - French
Sie sprechen Englisch? - German
How do you say?
Cómo se dice...? (the "c" in dice is soft like an "s") - Spanish
Come si dice...? (the "c" in dice is like a "ch") - Italian
Comment dit-on...? - French
Was ist...?- German (what is...)
I am lost.
Estoy perdido. - Spanish
Io sono perso. - Italian
Je suis perdu. - French
Ich bin verloren. - German
Where is the <name of hotel>
Donde esta...? - Spanish
Dove si trova il...? - Italian
Où est la...? - French
Wo ist der...? - German
Help
Ayuda! - Spanish
Aiuto! - Italian
Aider! - French
Hilfe! - German
Can you help me? / Help me, please
Ayúdeme por favor? - Spanish
Mi potete aiutare? - Italian
Pouvez-vous m'aider? - French
Können Sie mir helfen? - German
I'm in danger
Estoy en peligro. - Spanish
Sono in pericolo. - Italian
Je suis en danger. - French
Ich bin in Gefahr. - German
Please call the police
Por favor llame a la policía. - Spanish
Si prega di chiamare la polizia. - Italian
S'il vous plaît appelez la police. - French
Rufen Sie die Polizei. - German
Thank you
Gracias- Spanish
Grazie - Italian
Merci- French
Danke - German
