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The only Foreign Phrase Half of Brits Know - and It's What You'd Expect

BEDFORD, ENGLAND, JUL 25 – A Samsung-commissioned survey of 2,000 adults shows 50% of British holidaymakers feel embarrassed by poor foreign language skills abroad.

  • Samsung commissioned research to coincide with the introduction of its Galaxy Z Flip7, which offers a Live Translate and Interpreter function powered by AI technology.
  • The study explored communication challenges faced by Brits abroad, revealing many struggle with foreign languages and feel embarrassed.
  • The research found that a third of adults pretend to understand conversations by smiling and nodding, while one in five attempt local language but get a fluent English reply.
  • Over half of respondents resort to pointing at menus, nearly a quarter use exaggerated gestures or slow English, and four in ten panic without English menus.
  • These language barriers cause practical issues such as ordering wrong food, boarding wrong transport, and spending excessive time resolving simple tasks abroad.
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The Scarborough NewsThe Scarborough News
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Half of Brits know only one foreign language phrase - and it’s how to order a drink

The only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad.

·United Kingdom
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The ArgusThe Argus
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The only foreign language phrase half of Brits know is how to order a drink

The only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad.

·Brighton, United Kingdom
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Bristol PostBristol Post
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The only foreign phrase half of Brits know - and it's exactly what you'd expect

A survey of 2,000 adults revealed that 30 per cent are likely to invent a word in another language when attempting to communicate with locals whilst on holiday

·Bristol, United Kingdom
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Nottingham PostNottingham Post
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The only foreign phrase half of Brits know - and it's what you'd expect

A survey of 2,000 adults revealed that 30 per cent are likely to invent a word in another language when attempting to communicate with locals whilst on holiday

·Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Wales OnlineWales Online
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This is the one foreign phrase Brits have mastered for when they go abroad

For four in ten, a sense of panic creeps in when there's no English menu - but there's at least one phrase Brits know when going on holiday

·Wales, United Kingdom
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The SunThe Sun
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Half of Brits only know how to order a drink abroad, study shows

THE only foreign language phrase half of Brits have truly nailed – is how to order a drink abroad.A poll of 2,000 adults found 30 per cent are likel

·United Kingdom
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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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