Do you know how people of your target language do things differently in casual text messages/on the internet?
A good example: russians often drop the double dot from smiling face )))) vs. :)))) or how in some middle-eastern languages they write hhhhhhh instead of the “hahaha”.
Oh wow! A very cool goal but don’t burn yourself out!
I think as long as you know some basics people are happy even if you don’t know their language :) In german I always start with (in german) hello, excuse me I have a question, but my german is not very good. Do speak english?"
This changes their attitude usually towards a more friendly one than directly asking in english. Often, after this, they want to help even if they don’t know english.