片言（かたこと）
片言 (片言只语) · noun · JLPT N1
Examples
旅行先で、現地の言葉を片言しか話せなくても、身振り手振りで意思は通じた。
While traveling, even though I could only speak the local language in broken phrases, I was able to make myself understood through gestures.
Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.