The more touristy areas you can get away without [still it polite to try if you can, rather then speak in English VERY LOUDLY and ve-ee-rr-ry sl-ll-oo-ww-ly...] its only when you go off the beaten track that it'll be essential, thankfully I went on a college trip, and the tutor who I got on well with was reasonably fluent.
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