Wh questions/ How to politely ask questions

 


āφāĻŽāϰা āĻĻৈāύāύ্āĻĻিāύ āϜীāĻŦāύে āχংāϰেāϜিāϤে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻŦāϞাāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝ় āĻ•িāĻ›ু modal auxiliary ( can, could, shall, should, would, may, might) āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻ•āϰে āĻĒ্āϰāĻļ্āύ āĻ•āϰি āĻ“ āωāϤ্āϤāϰ āϜাāύাāϰ āϚেāώ্āϟা āĻ•āϰি। 


āϝা āĻļিāĻ–āϞে āύিāϜেāĻ•ে āĻ…āύেāĻ•āϟাāχ āĻāĻ—িāϝ়ে āϰাāĻ–া āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŦ 


1. Would you mind having a cup of coffee? ( More formal). āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻāĻ• āĻ•াāĻĒ āĻ•āĻĢি āĻ–াāĻŦেāύ āĻ•ি?

2. Could you bring the glass? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ—্āϞাāϏāϟি āφāύāĻŦে?

3. May I come in, Sir? āϏ্āϝাāϰ, āĻ­িāϤāϰে āφāϏāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

4. Would you come here? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–াāύে āφāϏāĻŦে?

5. Would you please do the work? ( More formal) āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻ•াāϜāϟি āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?

6. Would you please go with me? ( More formal) āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āφāĻŽাāϰ āϏাāĻĨে āϝাāĻŦে?

7. Shall you shut the door? āĻĻāϰāϜাāϟি āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?

8. Should you pass the salt? āϞāĻŦāύāϟা āĻāĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

9. Can you open the door? āĻĻāϰāϜাāϟি āĻ–ুāϞāĻŦে?

10. Could you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ  āĻ•ী āĻ•িāĻ­াāĻŦে āφāĻŽি āĻĄাāĻ•āϘāϰে āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

11. Could you tell me the way to the the post office? āĻĒোāϏ্āϟ āĻ…āĻĢিāϏে āϝাāĻ“āϝ়াāϰ āϰাāϏ্āϤা āĻ•োāύ āĻĻিāĻ•ে?

12. Do you know where he lives in? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ী āϜাāύ āϏে āĻ•োāĻĨাāϝ় āĻŦাāϏ āĻ•āϰে?

13. Do you know what his name is? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϜাāύো āϤাāϰ āύাāĻŽ āĻ•ী?

14. Would you mind if I sit here? āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–াāύে āĻŦāϏāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

15. Can you bring the book? āĻŦāχāϟি āφāύāϤে āĻĒাāϰো?

16. Can you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ  āĻ•ী āĻ•িāĻ­াāĻŦে āφāĻŽি āĻĄাāĻ•āϘāϰে āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

17. Could you tell me where the mosque is? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ āĻŽāϏāϜিāĻĻāϟি āĻ•োāĻĨাāϝ়?

18. Would you go? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϝাāĻŦে?

19. Would you take it? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāϟা āύিāĻŦে?

20. Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop? āĻāχ āϝে āĻļুāύুāύ, āĻ•াāĻ›াāĻ•াāĻ›ি āĻ•োāύ āĻŦাāϏāϏ্āϟেāĻļāύ āφāĻ›ে?

21. Excuse me what time is it? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ•āϝ়āϟা āĻŦাāϜে?

22. Pardon me, is there a bathroom over here? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ āĻāĻ–াāύে āĻ•োāύ āϟāϝ়āϞেāϟ āφāĻ›ে āĻ•ি-āύা?

23. Sorry to bother you, but have you seen Jahid at all?" āφāĻĒāύাāĻ•ে āĻŦিāϰāĻ•্āϤ āĻ•āϰাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻĻুঃāĻ–িāϤ, āφāĻĒāύি āĻ•ী āϜাāĻšিāĻĻāĻ•ে āĻĻেāĻ–েāĻ›েāύ?

24. Can you please explain that to me again? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āφāϰ āĻāĻ•āĻŦাāϰ āĻŦুāĻিāϝ়ে āĻĻিāĻŦেāύ?

25. May I have another cookie, please? āφāĻŽি āφāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟা āĻ•ুāĻ•ি āĻĒেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

26. Can I have your mobile?- āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āĻŽোāĻŦাāχāϞ āĻĒেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

27. Can I have your address? - āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āĻ িāĻ•াāύা āĻĒেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

29.  Can I have your name? - āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āύাāĻŽ āϜাāύāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

30. Can I have your number? - āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āφāĻĒāύাāϰ āύাāĻŽ্āĻŦাāϰ āĻĒেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

31. Can I have a cup of tea? – āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ• āĻ•াāĻĒ āϚা āĻĒেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

32. Would you mind telling me where the bathroom is?" ( More formal) āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ āĻ•ি āϟāϝ়āϞেāϟāϟি āĻ•োāĻĨাāϝ়?

 37. Could you please sit aside?  āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āφāĻĒāύি āϏāϰে āĻŦāϏāĻŦেāύ?

 38. Would you mind helping me with my homework? āφāĻŽাāϰ āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāϰ āĻ•াāϜে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦেāύ?

 39. Can I borrow your pen? āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āĻ•āϞāĻŽāϟা āϧাāϰ āύিāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

 40. Can you lend me your English book for a day? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ•āĻĻিāύেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āϤোāĻŽাāϰ āχংāϰেāϜি āĻŦāχāϟা āϧাāϰ āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 41. Can you give me change for a five hundred taka note? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āϟাāĻ•া āĻ­াংāϤি āĻĻিāϤে āĻĒাāϰো?

 42. Could I have another piece of cake? āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āφāϰ āĻāĻ• āϟুāĻ•āϰো āĻ•েāĻ• āύিāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

 43. Do you mind if I open the window? āϜাāύাāϞা āĻ–ুāϞāϞে āφāĻĒāύি āĻ•ি āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻŽāύে āĻ•āϰāĻŦেāύ?

 44. Would you mind if I stay for the night? āφāĻŽি āϝāĻĻি āϰাāϤāϟা āĻĨাāĻ•ি āφāĻĒāύি āĻ•ি āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻŽāύে āĻ•āϰāĻŦেāύ?

 45. Can you give a hand carrying my bag? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻŦ্āϝাāĻ—āϟা āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāϤে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?

 46. Can you keep an eye to my younger son? āφāĻĒāύি āĻ•ি āφāĻŽাāϰ āĻ›োāϟ āĻ›েāϞেāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāϤি āĻ–েāϝ়াāϞ āϰাāĻ–āϤে āĻĒাāϰāĻŦেāύ?

 47. Can you please turn the TV off? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āϟিāĻ­িāϟা āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?

 48. Can you turn the TV on? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āϟিāĻ­িāϟা āϚাāϞু āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?

 49. Could you turn the fan up? āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻĢ্āϝাāύāϟাāϰ āĻ—āϤি āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāϝ়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 50. Can you turn the fan down?āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻĢ্āϝাāύāϟাāϰ āĻ—āϤি āĻ•āĻŽিāϝ়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 51. Can I go out, please? āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻŦাāχāϰে āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

 52. Would you mind if I leave now? āφāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–āύ āϝেāϤে āĻĒাāϰি?

 53. Would you like some tea? āϚা āĻ–াāĻŦেāύ āĻ•ি?

 54. Will you switch on the TV, please? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āϟিāĻ­িāϟা āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻ•āϰুāύ।

 55. Could you tell me the way to the railway station, please? āϰেāϞāϏ্āϟেāĻļāύ āĻ•োāύ āĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āĻŦāϞāĻŦেāύ āĻ•ি?

 56. Could you please help me with my maths? āĻĻāϝ়া āĻ•āϰে āφāĻŽাāϰ āĻ…ংāĻ•āϟাāϤে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻŦে?


Giving permission:

1. Yes, of course.

2. Sure.

3. Certainly 

4. Yes,sure.

5. Sure, go ahead.

6. No problem

7. Please feel free

8. Yes, I'd love to 

9. I'd like to

10. Yes, why not

11. Yea, sure

12. Sure, it's alright

13. Sure, I don't mind


Refusing permission: ( in case of refusal, it is better to say the reasonsl)


1. Sorry

2. I'm sorry

3. I'm afraid

4. No way

5. No chance ( informal)

6. Nope

7. No problem

8. Sorry, u can't

9. Sorry, I need to say no

10. Sorry, that's not possible 


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Better education, better future !

 Noor E Alam 

 University of Dhaka 


Spoken English | IELTS | Writing & Vocabulary | Grammar | Job English | Academic English 

 



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