How do you feel if you can not understand the language others speak?

just be true yourself if something you don't understand on how they speak. Ask them let them clarify what they are talking about. Its also nice to talk with them so will not feel alone I know they will understand.

I think it must not be problem for you. I modern world globalisation takes what it takes - people moving around, learning something new and meet other people from different, maybe sometimes hard to understand cultures. I live in European Union country which was long time part of USSR, so for us here english language learning is something new. Oldest people here used to learn german language as third language. You will ask me why only third? The answer is russian language was allways first/second language of USSR depending where you lived in. So english language is new to me too, in primary school we had no teacher to teach it well to us, so allmost all i have learned i learned by myself using internet. But nthere is new generation growing here - they all know english well, learning it at school and can choose which language they want to learn as third one - russian or german. Persponally i hope my sons will learn english, russian and then maybe german and french or spanish languages too :)

To me I don't find this as a big problem too. I've studied oversea as well with students from different countries and languages, even their accent in English. I don't feel terrible when I don't understand them and I'm not shy to ask them again because I know not everyone are good in English. I'm sure all your friends are doing their best to learn other languages too, so for you asking them again what they were asking will help them to identify in what area do they need to make better in communicating using certain language. We must not look down on them or be nervous ourselves because we are afraid of not understanding other's accent, it is better to help each other. And always realise we come from different countries with different languages. Being able to speak a foreign language, be it English or something else, is an advantage. What you need to do is you need to communicate with them more in a relaxing way, joke around, and not a too serious conversation and you will get to understand their own accent in no time.

It's really a bit scary when we are studying in a foreign country and we don't know it's language. And as you said, there are students from different countries, with different accents and getting what they mean would be really hard. I'd be nervous too if I'd be talking with someone whose accent I don't clearly understand, but I think I'll ask them to say it again even though it may be a bit embarrassing, but we won't know what we want if we won't ask. I hope you'd get used to that many accents and good luck! :)

....hello,my mother came from Iloilo ... every time when she talk their language I don't really understand and I laugh with it and I will ask my mother of what it's meant for....I just look up with the words that come on her mouth and be quite with....And I really want to know their language that's why I ask my mother to teach me bout!^.^

I think it;s perfectly normal to be intimidated at first. Think of the best part, you get to mingle with people of different cultures and not everybody has the opportunity to do so like you do. It's also an opportunity to get to learn to speak another language aside from english. :)

Its frustrating at first but you will get used to their accents after few days and they will get used to to your. See its just not you these guys must be facing same problems .Isnt it?Talk with them and if sometime you don’t understand what they are saying just smile and tell them you didn’t get it.

Hi, I am a person who is willing to learn a new language. When I first went to overseas for study,I should say English is not my main language and I am speaking a broken English, as for Mandarin, I am totally out from it as I did not speak a single word in Mandarin. However, I never feel down and I am willing to learn. I slowly catch up with some locals who speak Mandarin and as time pastby, I can communicate well in Mandarin for daily conversation. Since your schoolmates are from different countries, you may have chance to learn their languages and don't feel shy,mix around with them and it is gonna be fun to have friends from different part of the world.

It can be frustrating to try to communicate with someone who speaks another language other than what you are used to hearing and speaking. They may not understand you any better than you are able to understand them. When you dont' understand the language of another, it can be a burden.

For me I feel not good because I don't understand and it is sad.

Some accents are surely making it difficult to understand. When i was in university, i did take up japanese, spanish and thai. Sometimes, we really cannot understand certain terms they used. Anyway, after some time, everything will get better. I think you will start to understand more of what they are saying from time to time. Meanwhile, just make them get used of you saying "I beg your pardon" all the time :p

Well, when some people around me talk to each other in a language that i don't understand then i feel ignored. It happens to me sometimes in my college when my friend taks to his friend in their language that i don't understand. But i think that's ok as that's their mother language and they are speaking in that as i always speak in my mother language and sometimes he doesn't understand it too.. Lol..

My English is not very good.If i don't understand,I will ask them say anthoter time.

as you said that you are nervous if they ask you questions. Put your self in their shoes. Imagine the struggle they have to overcome in constructing a single phrase question. I know that it's hard for them cause they speak a language very different to yours. And for you my friend you don't have to worry much since english is the language of the world and should be taught in almost every nation. just don't be pressured cause the pressure should be with the people who speak english as their second or whatever the rank language.

Yes really it is a shameful situation if I can’t understand the other person language that what he speaks. So I am not able to them for conversation. I think we must learn some common languages who speak in many countries. And also we must speak an international language English. Because this language is accept by every country.