I had the privileged of going into a Mayan village few years ago. I love the people that I visited with and got to know really well. The only barrier was the language. I could not speak Cital and they could not speak English. After a few days it became a game to try to figure out what the other was trying to say. How would you communicate to someone who could not speak your language?
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You could ask someone to help you if you hear them speaking both languages. It is always helpful if you bring a friend that can speak both languages, and if all else fails, start pointing, and act like you are playing charades.
umm i would write symbols down on a sheet of paper!
-angela!
iwould see if their was a translater around and if their wasn't i would right it down on paper or somthing
I would use hand motions. Or if they knew the writing then i would write down words and symbols,:]
-kayla♥
I would point to stuff, see if there was someone who could translate, or write stuff down on paper.
i would draw pic on walls
would use hand movements and hope they understood.
well i would try to draw pichers or ack it out likie suraids or find a translater
I would use singlanguage and making to communicate with them.
you could try to find a translater or you could use hand signals and draw pictures of what you want to say to the other person and you could try to learn their language and make the best of a bad situation
make pictures,signlanugue,emotions,and look it up.
you could try to help them learn your language too
I would communicate through sign language. If they did not know this I would use written symbols.
-Ashley Benson-
I would use sign language to communicate with them.
You could ask someone to help you if you hear them speaking both languages. It is always helpful if you bring a friend that can speak both languages, and if all else fails, start pointing, and act like you are playing charades.
with your hands.
I would use hand motions to communicate.
ummm you could ask another person that can speak your language and tell you what the other person is saying or you could try and giess what there saying and speak in your language really slowly ?
♥mikhaela♥
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