Will I be able to speak English most places I go in Canada?

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countpetez

That depends, do you speak Englsh now?

robynbiker

yes except Quebec province, which is French, although some areas are multilingual

yooperpooper

yes, but they will look at you funny. just remember tim horton's and you'll be fine

JohnnyO

No, be sure you take an English-Canadian dictionary....

fatsausage

Roxie S gave an excellent answer.

Goddess of Grammar

In all provinces but Quebec, just about everyone speaks English. (Most but not all speak it as their first language.)

Within Quebec, in Montreal just about everyone who works in the tourist and related industries speaks English (usually not as their first language)--in the airport and hotels for sure; in restaurants and stores downtown you should be able to communicate in English although the staff may not be fully fluent. Normally they don't expect Americans to speak French, and almost certainly not Asians, Eastern Europeans, etc. (They may expect Canadians to speak French.)

In the rest of Quebec, you may or may not find people who speak English.

rosalove222

why do US people think us Canadians are dum?
we live and have same people that lives in the US and our homes same if not better. Get REAL!

Rachel O

Yes.

imahdi

you are an idiot.

Lady D

90% of the country speaks english

french is primarily in Quebec and some parts of Ontario

go see Vancouver, BC though...it's the MOST beautiful of all the provinces!

yes

mimi

the big cities like Vancouver,Toronto,Ottawa,Halifax main languages widely spoken is English but if u don't know french stay away from Montreal and Quebec although they do speak English there languages commonly spoken is french

old lady

Absolutely. Canada has two official languages, English and French, but about 85% of Canadians speak English. Quebec is the province where the most French-speakers live, but a large percentage of them also speak English, so you should have no difficulties at all.

Jen

everyone in canada is english-speaking. In montreal and in the acadian region of PEI there are french speakers but they all speak english as well

taurus76fem

uh...no...a LOT of Canada speaks french. In fact, most of Quebek speaks french.

I know montreal and vancouver is mostly french and english...but not sure where else.

chocolatetaster

Most places do speak English,but there are some French people in Quebec that are just ,I don't know maybe stubbern to speak english...There are a lot of english communities in Quebec tho.....I know because i come from one. People act a little differently in each province you go ...some are friendly some are not,I guess its the same all over the world

Roxie S

While most of the Canadians in Quebec are bilingual (it is taught in most schools, along with French), many of them refuse to speak English in their day to day lives. This is likely the result of their strong desire to break away and become their own nation, with French as their official language. They often use it at work, however, switching back and forth on the phone with ease. Do not be surprised if many do not respond kindly to your attempts to communicate in English. Most other parts of Canada, however, are primarily English speaking.

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