It's ok; just find someone who speaks the mother tongue and soon you'll be on your way to the pyramids... Of course, you could just say this in English.
French: Parlez-vous anglais?
Spanish: ¿Habla inglés? (formal, informal is ¿Hablas inglés?)
Arabic: هلاتكلمالانكليزيه.
Mandarin: 你会说英语吗 [Pinyin: Nĭ huì shuō Yīng yŭ mă.]
English: ....