Ten words
 

What do you think are the ten most important words to learn in another language? I'll start with a couple.. sorry, where? toilet

Please.
Thank you.

How Much?

I always learned not only the food items I enjoy so I could recognize them on menus, but the ones I knew I didn't want....also: "slower please" so I can understand them better when they are speaking to me. "Stop, attention, no" so you can recognize warnings.

Sometimes, the following phrase is not only helpful but is seen as a conversational opportunity by others and it is:

Do you speak English?

And, yes, I am talking about saying it IN the OTHER language!

hello
goodbye
excuse me

Hello, Good Morning/afternoon/evening, thank you, please, good bye.

Also, being female and traveling solo a lot, I ususally try to learn: "HELP", "Police", & "Go Away!"

"Where is the toilet (bathroom)?

May I please order a bottle of your house wine.
((H))

" One more beer, please".

"I don't understand" would be good to know. Also words for various dining items like fork, knife, spoon & napkin. So you might ask for another if need be.

Make that 2 beers, s.v.p. ((b))

"Water without gas" is very important to some. ((a))

Thanks to all who responded.. pretty much what I thought.. I was trying to teach my granddaughter (5) basic words in French (she is supposedly learning it in school but since she cannot respond to BonJour I wonder!) (sort of a side comment to the post on how many languages one speaks and the lack of teaching foreign languages in the U.S.)
For the "uno mas" guys/gals.. many eons ago my Dad was in a small cafe in a village in Italy and wanted cream for his coffee..finished up drawing a cow on a piece of paper and making milking motions!! Happy travels..

it gets sort of amusing when one thinks she's asking for ice and is taken to where they sell mirrors
"glace" or "glacer"? Still, misunderstood, taken to ice cream when I was making "cold" motions...

"I'm sorry, but I don't speak your language very well."

I thought it important that my father-in-law learned, "Check, please."

For me it is very important to learn to say, "I am allergic to Seafood."