Can you travel in India only speaking English?

Well, yes. Of course, you can. Though it is always good to know few excerpts of the local languages of the particular places, but India, being a tourist’s favourite since ages, is where English is known to almost everyone at least for the basic communication.

Can I survive in Mumbai without Hindi?

It is possible to speak any language peppered with some broken English or Hindi-like words to get one’s way around in Mumbai. It is possible to live, work and play here without knowing Marathi, the language spoken by the largest number of Mumbaiites. Some would call it the mother language of the city.

Is Hindi a tough language?

First off, the script used to write Hindi, Devanagari, is considered particularly hard to get a hang of. Though it is one of the toughest languages in the world for English speakers, Hindi shares words with Arabic, so those who already speak Arabic will have a leg up in terms of vocabulary!

Can you get by with Hindi in India?

The needs like commuting by an autorickshaw, taxi and public transport, buying grocery and other local needs are better met by the local lingo for anyone living in India anywhere. If one learns to speak Hindi one can get along in any state except Tamil Nadu.

How many languages does an average Indian speak?

Originally Answered: How many languages does the average Indian citizen know and/or recognize? All Indians, across all levels of population know two languages… one mother tongue, together with English or Hindi, atleast spoken level, enough to manage in other states.

Which language is most spoken in the India?

Hindi
English
India/Official languages

What is the mother tongue of Mumbai?

The official language of Mumbai is Marathi and it is the most used language of the State of Maharashtra as well. However, Mumbai being a cosmopolitan city also accepts several other languages such as Gujarati, Kannada, English, Telugu, Konkani, Dangii, Varhadii and Hindi.