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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:
お名前は 何 ですか? - What is your name?
はじめまして - Nice to meet you.
何をしていますか? - What are you doing?
英語が話せますか? - Can you speak English?
どうして英語を勉強しているのですか? - Why are you studying English?
趣味で日本語を勉強しています - I am studying Japanese as a hobby
どのくらい英語を勉強していますか? - How long have you been studying English?
これをやってもいいですか? - Can I do this?
出身地はどこですか? - Where are you from?
どこに住んでいますか? - Where do you live?
いつそれをしたのですか? - When did you do that?
運動は好きですか? - Do you like exercise?
映画を見るのは好きですか? - Do you like watching movie?
これはどういう意味ですか? - What does this mean?
歌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?
もう一度言っていただけますか? - Could you repeat that?
もう一度お願いします - 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?
ご趣味は何ですか? - What is your hobby?
博物館に行きたいです - I want to visit a museum.
本屋へはどうやって行くのですか? - How do I get to the bookstore?
その駅へはどうやって行けばいいですか? - 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勧めですか? - Which restaurant do you recommend?
今は何時ですか? - What time is it?
あちらの方はどなたですか? - Who might that person over there be?
この方はどなたですか? - Who might this be?
あの人はだれですか? - Who is that person?
何かおすすめの飲み物はありますか? - 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.
それをお願いします - Please give me that.
お会計お願いします - Bill, please.
手伝っていただけませんか? - Would you mind helping me?
手を貸してもらえますか? - Could you lend me a hand?
これを持ってくれますか? -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?
I’m probably wrong on this, but shouldn’t どのくらい英語を勉強していますか? 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?
I’m probably wrong on this, but shouldn’t どのくらい英語を勉強していますか? 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?
どれくらい英語を勉強していますか? or どのくらい英語を勉強していますか? 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.