From the author: “When flying away from hospitable, smiling Vietnam, I already knew what I would do upon arriving home – run to English courses. I’m finally mature! ! Now I am learning English and maintaining my German skills."Dear friends, I am glad to welcome you! As we agreed last time, today I will tell you about my language adventures in Vietnam.. Last May, by the will of fate and my goal setting (!), I ended up on a yoga tour in Vietnam.. Yoga somehow bypassed me for a long time side, but apparently it was her turn... I knew that in Vietnam they speak English and French to tourists. French has taken root since the time when many Asian countries were still colonies of France.. Hence the very secular address “Madame”.. Well, it’s very nice to be “Madame”! Immediately, speech, gestures, gait and tone of voice begin to correspond to such treatment... And English, you know, is international. That's why I thought about it. My only international language is German, which helped me a lot in Turkey. Therefore, I realized - it’s time.. it’s time to learn English on my own or in courses.. and to begin with, I bought a phrase book for travelers. I’ll tell you some interesting linguistic moments that happened to me in Vietnam.. The most important thing is that “Vietnamese English” is very far from the English in which the whole world is talking about. As I understand it, this is connected with the phonetics of the very melodious, meowing Vietnamese language. So it was incredibly difficult to understand what they were saying. Short remarks or 1-2 words worked more reliably: “how much?”, “cash”, “city center”, etc. Once, when I went to a restaurant without my friend who speaks English, the Enigma song helped me when ordering lunch "Only time". In a restaurant context, it became “only rice” (rice only). English was also present in massages. Massage is a separate story in every way! Very high quality. Very cheap. (the prices in Vietnam are pleasantly shocking) So it so happened that in addition to my masseuse, there was another one in the room. And like all women, they started chatting. And I’m having a relaxing massage.. “Please know speaking” helped me out. True, from the 3rd time.. And of course the Vietnamese, like any other people, really love it when they speak at least a little in their native language.. Our guide spoke little Russian and nevertheless I extracted 4 basic words from him: hello, thank you, yes and no.. I recommend knowing at least these words in the language of the country where you are going.. Well, the local population is very friendly towards you. Leaving from hospitable, smiling Vietnam, I already knew what I would do upon arriving home - run to English courses. Finally ripe!! Now I am learning English via Skype at the online school "Sapsan-school" and maintaining my German skills. I'm looking into Italian... Why am I doing this? First of all, it's very interesting to me. Since childhood. Secondly, more languages ​​means more opportunities. In order for a ship to land on your shore, build a pier, otherwise the ship will pass by... Thirdly, it is good for health. This is a brain exercise! And they say the third language is very easy to learn, I already know for sure it will be Italian... How I want to go to Venice and Positano.. “O amore mio!!” Some practical tips in conclusion: 1. Learn foreign languages ​​at any age! It turns out that learning foreign languages ​​makes the brain more active and helps protect it from aging and Alzheimer's disease2. Give an additional chance: to your career, the opportunity to study abroad, a comfortable holiday and interesting communication on social networks with native speakers, and maybe even the opportunity to marry a foreigner... You never know what else you can do to entertain your loved one if you know languages...3 . Listen to songs, watch films in the language you are studying... Igor Mann says. that you need to devote at least 1 hour a day to the language: speaking with a native speaker, 5 pages of a book and 30-40 minutes of a TV series. 4. Exercise regularly and often, preferably daily, for at least 10-15 minutes. The Germans say: Wer rastet, der.