We are traveling to Paris-Bruges-Amsterdam and have bought a French-English pocket language book but I wasn%26#39;t sure if I needed one for Bruges and Amsterdam. If so, which language?
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Both Brugge and Amsterdam are Dutch-speaking, but English is widely spoken.
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We don%26#39;t speak Dutch, but we didn%26#39;t have any trouble in either city with English.
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In Belgium, I found the book like yours handy for rail schedules. I kept forgetting the days of the week in French and would have to look them up. Also, good to bring along for menu translations.
In The Netherlands, English is widely known and spoken.
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you shouldn%26#39;t have any problems at all speaking English in Bruges, I didn%26#39;t have to speak my rather limited French at any occasion
enjoy your stay;)
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That%26#39;s like saying you didn%26#39;t need to use your limited Welsh in Scotland. Brugge is not located in the French-speaking part of Belgium, it%26#39;s in Flanders, where the official language is Dutch/Flemish!
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We just returned two weeks ago and did AMS-Brugge-Paris and there is no need for a book. The only place we had a tad bit of misunderstanding was in Paris at Mcdonalds. Everyone we spoke with in hotels, shops, resturants, street vendors, museums, cab drivers, tram operators.....all spoke English. Not even broken English. No issue at all.
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