translation apps go a long way and most messaging apps have built in translators. but i will say it makes things a lot harder if neither are very comfortable speaking a shared language yet when it comes to video/in-person unless you want to continue a back and forth. i feel like it also makes it hard to actually get to know them since it heavily limits expression of personality, feelings, etc. like ex i can express myself freely in my native languages but when i comes to ones where i'm