The bare essentials — point, ask, and get by from day one.
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Ich will das.
I want this. ('will' here means 'want', not future — a classic false friend.)
Ich will das nicht.
I don't want that. (Negation 'nicht' comes at the end.)
Gib es mir.
Give it to me. (Literally 'give it me' — dative 'mir' with no 'to'.)
Gib mir mehr.
Give me more.
Hier ist es.
Here it is.
Wo ist es?
Where is it?
Was ist das?
What is this?
Ich habe es.
I have it.
Hast du das?
Do you have this? (Verb first for yes/no questions; 'du' is informal 'you'.)
Es gibt keins.
There isn't any. ('es gibt' — literally 'it gives', the standard 'there is'.)
Ich kann nicht.
I can't.
Ich weiß nicht.
I don't know. ('weiß' also means 'white' — same spelling, different word.)
Das gefällt mir.
I like it. (Literally 'that pleases me' — the thing is the subject.)
Komm her.
Come here.
Los geht's.
Let's go. (Literally 'off it goes' — very common set phrase.)
Wie viel kostet das?
How much is it? (Literally 'how much costs that'.)
Das reicht.
That's enough. ('reichen' — to suffice/reach.)
Hilf mir!
Help me!
Warte einen Moment.
Wait a moment.
So, nicht so.
Like this, not like that. ('so' covers both 'like this' and 'like that' — tone and gesture do the work.)
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