English Speaking Practice 5 - Memorizing Basic Phrases In Foreign Languages

What do you do when memorizing basic phrases in foreign languages? Is it important to remember the exact meaning of each word in a phrase? Do you just go with the flow of the language instead of asking why certain phrases are said in certain ways? 

 

Here's my voice recording on this topic https://soundcloud.com/user-675352759/english-speaking-practice-5-learning-basic-phrases To be honest, I've been trying to create any topics for my English speaking practice, so hopefully this topic is relevant enough to discuss about!