Can I get by without Italian?

[mrburns]

Turin looks like a great mid-sized city, and I would love to spend some time there. But how difficult is it to get by without knowing much Italian? I do know some Spanish, so I hope I'll understand some words here and there, but definitely not carry on a meaningful conversation with locals.

[Alessandro_Rubagotti]

Hey there! Well spanish is not italian so Can help or not, but it is also true that usual italian understand quite well everything if you want explain yourself
Anyway more and more people in Turin know more english nowdays and depend what you wanna do, but i think will be an awesome Adventure try to interact with us.... In the end, you don't need to talk about politics ( and is better to don't do that )

[Mauro_Capella]

You are definitely right. Italians don't speak English very much, so in normal day life if you don't speak local language you can hardly go beyond everyday life needs. With Spanish you can manage a bit, as Italians we understand Spanish pretty well but, as well, is not like having a conversation. Of course you can also find people speaking fluently or young people back from Erasmus experience and with them is easier

[EVA_BRIOSCHI]

Italians are kind and helpful, you will definitly succed in communicating, spanish can help and due to the fact we are close to french borders also french can be helpful. Anyway I know plenty of people living in town without knowing the language, soon you'll manage to make you understand, don't worry!