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しゅ ん け ん
Level: 114

I'm recently studying Japanese by myself and saw a video of a polyglot, Kazu. He suggests new learner to study 30 commonly used phrases of a language first, instead of memorising tons of new words or practising grammar. Therefore, I've made my own list:

ですか? - What is your name?
はじめまして - Nice to meet you.
をしていますか? - What are you doing?
せますか? - Can you speak English?
どうしてしているのですか? - Why are you studying English?
しています - I am studying Japanese as a hobby
どのくらいしていますか? - How long have you been studying English?
これをやってもいいですか? - Can I do this?
はどこですか? - Where are you from?
どこにんでいますか? - Where do you live?
いつそれをしたのですか? - When did you do that?
きですか? - Do you like exercise?
るのはきですか? - Do you like watching movie?
これはどういうですか? - What does this mean?
っていただけますか? - Could you sing?
ここにこれはありますか? - Do you have this here?
もうっていただけますか? - Could you repeat that?
もういします - Could you please say that again?
これはいくらですか? - How much does this cost?
これはやったことありますか? - Have you done this before?
ですか? - What is your hobby?
きたいです - I want to visit a museum.
へはどうやってくのですか? - How do I get to the bookstore?
そのへはどうやってけばいいですか? - How should I get to the station?
それはどれですか? - Which one is it?
どのジムですか? - Which gym is it?
どのレストランがおめですか? - Which restaurant do you recommend?
ですか? - What time is it?
あちらのはどなたですか? - Who might that person over there be?
このはどなたですか? - Who might this be?
あのはだれですか? - Who is that person?
かおすすめのはありますか? - What is your recommended drink?
おすすめのカットはありますか? - Do you have any recommended cuts?
これをください - Please give me this.
それをおいします - Please give me that.
いします - Bill, please.
っていただけませんか? - Would you mind helping me?
してもらえますか? - Could you lend me a hand?
これをってくれますか? -Could you please hold this for me?

For some phrases, I've written an alternative example.

How do you guys think of the phrases? Are they correct and natural to speak in real life?

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14 hours ago
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TheGPT
Level: 121

I’m probably wrong on this, but shouldn’t どのくらいしていますか? have the end be してきましたか? because it is talking about something started in the past that has an effect in the present?

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13 hours ago
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I’m probably wrong on this, but shouldn’t どのくらいしていますか? have the end be してきましたか? because it is talking about something started in the past that has an effect in the present?

どれくらいしていますか? or どのくらいしていますか? are both natural. Changing the end to してきましたか? is mostly fine, but definitely not my first pick. It's more formal, slightly interrogative, and more like you're asking for a report on their learning history.

@しゅ ん け ん While Kazu (I'm assuming we're talking about Kazu Languages) is one of the more honest polyglots, I'm not a huge fan of the whole "learn these very specific phrase" approach. To me it's more of a parlor trick designed so you can 'fake' basic fluency, and get a bit of a confidence boost.

Just something to think about, I'm not saying it's wrong or anything. It's probably fine as a starting point.


Anyway, ここにこれはありますか? is the only one I don't like (a bit clunky). Besides that, they seem fine to me.


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