POST #1: LANGUAGE AND INFORMATION

I don't speak (language).

I can speak a little (language).

Say it again more slowly.

Can you repeat it, please?

Can you say it again more slowly, please?

Did you get any of that?

Maybe it's subjunctive.

I think you're just making excuses.

Have you tried French/Bengali/Russian/Urdu/Tagalog/Tzeltal?

Am I just imagining things or is everyone staring at us?

Is that man a policeman?

Is that man a soldier?

Is that man a priest?

Is that man a customs inspector/airline pilot/sanitation worker?

Is that a list of towns or kinds of beer?

(Whispered). Don't say anything in English and maybe he/they 
won't know we're Americans.

I could say a few words in French.

Just shut up.

What does (word) mean? I think it's a verb. Maybe not.

Well, the dictionary says it means to conquer, surrender, 
return, produce, or vomit.

Thanks. I'm glad this wasn't an emergency.

Is there an information booth?

Do you see an information booth anywhere/somewhere?

Ask him where the information booth is.

Could you tell what language he is speaking?

Maybe we can look it up in a brochure.

Can't we find a brochure on it?

Did they mention tickets in your guidebook?

Is that man a policeman/soldier/priest/militia/street sweeper?

A map. Can we buy a map anywhere around here? A map of this city.

I thought there was a map in Part of the World for Cheapskates.