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Amharic አማርኛ am
እችላለሁ?
I-chi-la-le-hu?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Arabic العربية ar
هل يمكنني؟
Hal yum-ki-nee?

Use 'هل يمكنني؟' for polite requests; 'هل أستطيع...؟' is more common and casual.

Bangla বাংলা bn
আমি কি পারবো?
Aa-mee kee par-bo?

Use 'আমি কি পারবো?' for polite requests; 'আমি কি করতে পারি...?' is more common and casual.

Catalan català ca
Podria?
Poo-dree-ah?

Use 'Podria?' for polite requests; 'Puc...?' is more common and casual.

Czech čeština cs
Mohu?
Mo-hoo?

Use 'Mohu?' for polite requests; 'Můžu?' is more common and casual.

Danish dansk da
Må jeg?
Maw yay?

Use 'Må jeg?' for polite requests; 'Kan jeg...?' is more common and casual.

German Deutsch de
Könnte ich?
Kuhn-teh ish?

Use 'Könnte ich?' for polite requests; 'Kann ich?' is more casual.

Greek Ελληνικά el
Θα μπορούσα;
Tha bo-roo-sah?

Use 'Θα μπορούσα?' for polite requests; 'Μπορώ?' is more common and casual.

Spanish Español es
¿Podría?
Poh-DREE-ah?

Use '¿Podría?' for polite requests and '¿Puedo?' with friends and family.

Estonian eesti et
Kas ma tohiksin?
Kas ma to-hik-sin?

Use 'Kas ma tohiksin?' for polite requests; 'Kas ma tohin...?' is more common and casual.

Basque Basque eu
Ahal nuen?
A-hal nu-en?

Use 'Ahal nuen?' for polite requests; 'Ahal dut...?' is more common and casual.

Persian فارسی fa
آیا می‌توانم؟
Ah-yah mee-ta-va-nam?

Use 'آیا می‌توانم؟' for polite requests; 'می‌تونم...؟' is more common and casual.

Finnish suomi fi
Saisinko?
Say-sin-ko?

Use 'Saisinko?' for polite requests; 'Saanko...?' is more common and casual.

French Français fr
Pourrais-je?
Poor-ray-zh?

Use 'Pourrais-je?' for polite requests; 'Est-ce que je pourrais...?' is more common in spoken French.

Galician Galician gl
Podería?
Poo-deh-ree-ah?

Use 'Podería?' for polite requests; 'Podo...?' is more common and casual.

Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
શું હું કરી શકું?
Shu hun ka-ree sha-kun?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Hausa Hausa ha
Zan iya?
Zan ee-ya?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Hebrew עברית he
האם אוכל?
Ha-eem o-khal?

Use 'האם אוכל?' for polite requests; 'אני יכול...?' is more common and casual.

Hindi हिन्दी hi
क्या मैं कर सकता हूँ?
Kyaa mai kar sak-taa hoon?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Hungarian magyar hu
Tudnék?
Tood-nayk?

Use 'Tudnék?' for polite requests; 'Tudok...?' is more common and casual.

Indonesian Indonesia id
Bolehkah saya?
Bo-leh-kah sa-ya?

Use 'Bolehkah saya?' for polite requests; 'Bisa saya...?' is more common and casual.

Icelandic Icelandic is
Mætti ég?
Myet-tee yeg?

Use 'Mætti ég?' for polite requests; 'Má ég...?' is more common and casual.

Italian Italiano it
Potrei?
Po-tray?

Use 'Potrei?' for polite requests; 'Posso?' is more common and casual.

Japanese 日本語 ja
できますか?
De-ki-mas ka?

Use 'できますか?' for polite requests; 'できる?' is more casual.

Korean 한국어 ko
해도 될까요?
He-do dwel-kkay-yo?

Use '해도 될까요?' for polite requests; '해도 돼?' is more casual.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Ar galėčiau?
Ar ga-leh-chiau?

Use 'Ar galėčiau?' for polite requests; 'Ar galiu...?' is more common and casual.

Latvian latviešu lv
Vai es varētu?
Vai es va-re-tu?

Use 'Vai es varētu?' for polite requests; 'Vai es varu...?' is more common and casual.

Marathi मराठी mr
मी करू शकेन?
Mee ka-roo sha-ken?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Malay Melayu ms
Bolehkah saya?
Bo-leh-kah sa-ya?

Use 'Bolehkah saya?' for polite requests; 'Boleh saya...?' is more common and casual.

Dutch Nederlands nl
Zou ik?
Zow iek?

Use 'Zou ik?' for polite requests; 'Mag ik?' is more common and casual.

Norwegian norsk no
Kunne jeg?
Koon-neh yay?

Use 'Kunne jeg?' for polite requests; 'Kan jeg...?' is more common and casual.

Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?
Kee mai kar sak-daa haa?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Polish polski pl
Czy mógłbym?
Chih moo-gwoom-bim?

Use 'Czy mógłbym?' for polite requests; 'Czy mogę?' is more common and casual.

Portuguese Português pt
Poderia?
Poo-deh-REE-ah?

Use 'Poderia?' for polite requests; 'Posso?' is more casual.

Romanian română ro
Aș putea?
Ash poo-teh-ah?

Use 'Aș putea?' for polite requests; 'Pot...?' is more common and casual.

Russian русский ru
Могу ли я?
Ma-goo lee ya?

Use 'Могу ли я?' for polite requests; 'Я могу...?' is a more direct and casual way.

Swedish svenska sv
Skulle jag?
Skool-leh ya?

Use 'Skulle jag?' for polite requests; 'Kan jag...?' is more common and casual.

Swahili Kiswahili sw
Je, ninaweza?
Je, nee-na-we-za?

Use 'Je, ninaweza?' for polite requests; 'Naweza...?' is more common and casual.

Tamil தமிழ் ta
நான் முடியுமா?
Naan mu-di-yu-maa?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Telugu తెలుగు te
నేను చేయవచ్చా?
Ne-nu che-ya-vach-chaa?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Thai ไทย th
ผม/ฉัน...ได้ไหมครับ/คะ?
Pom/Chan... dai mai krap/ka?

Use 'ครับ/คะ' at the end for politeness. 'ผม' is for males, 'ฉัน' for females.

Filipino Filipino tl
Puwede ba ako?
Poo-weh-deh ba a-ko?

Use 'Puwede ba ako?' for polite requests; 'Puwede ako...?' is more common and casual.

Turkish Türkçe tr
Yapabilir miyim?
Yah-pah-bilir mee-yim?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Ukrainian українська uk
Чи можу я?
Chee mo-zhoo ya?

Use 'Чи можу я?' for polite requests; 'Я можу...?' is more direct and casual.

Urdu اردو ur
کیا میں کر سکتا ہوں؟
Kyaa mai kar sak-taa hu?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Tôi có thể?
Toy koh te?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ṣe mo le?
She mo leh?

Use 'Ṣe mo le?' for polite requests; 'Mo le...?' is more common and casual.

Chinese 中文 zh
我可以吗?
Wo ke-yee ma?

Use this phrase to politely ask for permission or to inquire about the possibility of doing something.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我可以嗎?
Ngoh ho jee maa?

Use this phrase to politely ask for permission or to inquire about the possibility of doing something.

Zulu Zulu zu
Ngingenza?
Nging-en-za?

This is a polite and common way to ask for permission or make a request.

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