Conversational Language

While I'm beginning to learn a new language, I've been considering what basic words and phrases one needs to know, to have a rudimentary conversation with a person in another language. Even thinking about English, what basic questions or topics do people talk about when meeting a person for the first time?

Regardless of the language you're speaking, I think this list outlines the most useful vocabulary for having a basic conversation:

Hello
Good bye
Please
Thank you
Excuse me
Sorry
Yes
No

What's your name?
What do you do?
What are your hobbies?
What do you like to ___?
What's your favorite ___?
Where are you from?
Do you speak ___?
How old are you?
Where do you live?
What are you doing today?
Do you want to ___?

What other things do you think are helpful to know when having a basic conversation in another language?

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