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Not necessarily. There are a lot of Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox parishes in the US whose primary language is English. It depends on where you are located and what the local parish's environment is.
Of course, it would always be helpful to learn a little bit of the language of the particular community you'd be attending. And many of the best theological writings are in the original languages of the Eastern Orthodox countries - but for purposes of entering the Church, it is not a requirement. In fact, there are many "cradle Orthodox" (that is, people whose parents were Orthodox and who were baptized as babies) who don't speak much or even any of the "old country" language. So you'd be in good company if you didn't learn Greek or Russian (or Serbian or Arabic etc. etc. etc.).
I hope this helps! Godspeed on your spiritual journey!
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