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I'm trying to say something along the lines of "I have been studying Japanese for 12 days". So far my research has led me to this attempt:
わたしはじゅうににちにほんごをべんきょうしています。
watashi wa juuni nichi nihingo o benkyou shite imasu.
I suppose my question is whether this is a valid sentence, and if not, how would I phrase this so that it makes sense?
(私{わたし}は)１２日間{にちかん}、日本語{にほんご}を勉強{べんきょう}しています。
(watashi wa) juu-ni nichi kan, nihongo wo benkyou shite imasu.
You don't need to add 私/僕/俺 if it's already understood from context that you are talking about yourself. Apparently it can seem obnoxious.
Numbers are often written as the actual numbers.
If you are just starting, I really recommend you check out Misa's lessons on YouTube! Here is her beginner playlist. She does videos up to N3. Watching her made some things click for me the way reading about them didn't.
