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Can I ask you something?
Ask permission to do something.
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क्या मैं ___ कर सकता/सकती हूँ?
Can I ask you something?
Ask permission to do something.
Can you send me the file?
Ask somebody to do something.
Could you please repeat that?
Ask somebody to do something, politely.
Could I ask you something?
Ask permission politely.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Ask permission to do something.
क्या मैं ___ कर सकता/सकती हूँ?
Anywhere · say it as: Can I / ask you something · used at work, shops and services, on the phone
Practise this phrase →Ask somebody to do something.
क्या आप ___ कर सकते हैं?
With friends · say it as: Can you / send me the file · used at work, everyday life
Practise this phrase →Ask somebody to do something, politely.
क्या आप कृपया ___ करेंगे?
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Could you please / repeat that · used at work, shops and services, on the phone
Practise this phrase →Ask permission politely.
क्या मैं ___ कर सकता/सकती हूँ? (विनम्र)
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Could I / ask you something · used at work, interviews
Practise this phrase →Ask for something that costs the other person some effort.
क्या आपको ___ करने में परेशानी होगी?
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Would you mind / opening the window · used at work, travelling
Practise this phrase →Check that something you want to do is alright with them.
क्या मैं ___ करूँ तो आपको ऐतराज़ है?
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: Do you mind / if I join you · used at work, everyday life
Practise this phrase →Make a request that the other person can refuse comfortably.
मैं सोच रहा/रही था/थी कि क्या ___।
Polite — strangers, seniors, customers · say it as: I was wondering if / you could help me · used at work, college, on the phone
Practise this phrase →The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Can you to help me? | Can you help me? After "can", the verb never takes "to". |
Please do the needful. | Could you please send the invoice? "Do the needful" is common in Indian offices and unclear everywhere else. Say the actual thing you want. |
Would you mind to open the window? | Would you mind opening the window? After "mind", a verb takes -ing. This is the single most common mistake with this pattern. |
Do you mind if I will join? | Do you mind if I join? After "if I", use the plain present, even about the future. |
I was wondering if can you move the meeting. | I was wondering if we could move the meeting. After "if", the sentence goes back to normal order — no question word order inside it. |
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