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Useful expressions in Japanese

turvy

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Hello,

I often find myself in situations in which people say something to me and even though I 'understand' what they are saying I don't know how to reply properly. I will describe a few situations. Please help me translate it to plain Japanese (I think I can figure out the polite forms myself).

At the store / super / conbini.
You want me to heat that up for you?
= Yes, please. / No, thanks.
= Can I have a bag please? / One bag please.

Other sentences
1. How do you call "this" (in Japanese)?
2. What can I do with this?
3. How do you use this?
4. Can I do this?
5. Which one do you think is best?
6. Whatever you want or whichever is fine.
7. Can I have 20 of this delivered to my house every week?

That last one would be particularly helpful.

Onegai shimasu m(_._)m
 
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Clerk: あたためますか?
You: おねがいします。 / いいです。
ふくろください / ひとふくろください

1. これは 日本語で なんと いいますか?
2. これで なにを できますか?
3. どうやって つかいますか?
4. できますか?
5. どっち のほうが いいと おもいますか?
6. どっちでも いいです。
7. これは まいしゅう にじゅうまい うちに はいたつ してもらうことが できますか?

The last one might be off on structure. I apologize if it confuses whomever you're talking to. Hope the rest help. Also, if you want extremely polite forms of the sentences, let me know.
 
I'm not going to nitpick, but ひとふくろください is an expression for "Give me one bag of something". ふくろをひとつください is correct.

Also, those are not incorrect but the followings sound more natural.
2. これで なにが できますか?
7. これを まいしゅう にじゅう"counter depending on the thing" うちに はいたつ してもらうことは/って できますか/可能ですか?
 
Never mind. Corrections appear valid. Although I was pretty sure して貰うことはできますか was not grammatically correct.
 
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