I plan on going abroad in the coming year & want to know enough of the local language to ask basic things. Does anyone know something like 100 or 250 words that I could memorize to get across basic ideas & questions? I don’t care about being grammatical correct just enough to cave man speak during my time there.
It’s something quite personal. Visualize your day to day at your destination, what kind of situations and needs will you encounter, and jot down the words that you need to construct the sentences you’ll need.
You might want to supplement your list with something like a visual dictionary.