Self curated, most basic list of words that will allow you to communicate if learned in a given language


yes | no

or

is it ?

me | you

he | her

what 

why 

how 

where 

there

here

me | you | us

who

how far 

far | near 

this | that  

friend

excuse me 

sorry 

please 

meeting

I understand | I don’t understand 

I don’t know

I don’t have

when / what time 

luggage

up | down

tired

do you have?

yours | mine

left | right

ahead | behind 

wifi password

entrance | exit 

open | close

name

ticket

lost 

hotel

subway 

taxi

airport

bus

station

platform 

women | men 

restaurant

how much ? 

money 

bill

more | less

very / too much

cold | hot

big | small

yesterday

today 

tomorrow 

morning | night | day 

food

hungry | full

telephone

doctor

hospital

weather

store

sick

doctor

medecine

police

help

drink 

water

coffee

bathroom

directions 

car

bicycle

thank you very much

hello | goodbye 

good | bad 

numbers from 1 to 10, hundreds, thousands 

take 

need 

doing 

fast | slow 

stop 

safe | dangerous 

clothes

buy

reservation

sleep