Wh questions/ How to politely ask questions
āĻāĻŽāĻ°া āĻĻৈāĻ¨āĻ¨্āĻĻিāĻ¨ āĻীāĻŦāĻ¨ে āĻংāĻ°েāĻিāĻ¤ে āĻāĻĨা āĻŦāĻ˛াāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯় āĻিāĻু modal auxiliary ( can, could, shall, should, would, may, might) āĻŦ্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšাāĻ° āĻāĻ°ে āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻļ্āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ি āĻ āĻāĻ¤্āĻ¤āĻ° āĻাāĻ¨াāĻ° āĻেāĻˇ্āĻা āĻāĻ°ি।
āĻ¯া āĻļিāĻāĻ˛ে āĻ¨িāĻেāĻে āĻ āĻ¨েāĻāĻাāĻ āĻāĻিāĻ¯়ে āĻ°াāĻা āĻ¸āĻŽ্āĻāĻŦ
1. Would you mind having a cup of coffee? ( More formal). āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻāĻ āĻাāĻĒ āĻāĻĢি āĻাāĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻি?
2. Could you bring the glass? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻ্āĻ˛াāĻ¸āĻি āĻāĻ¨āĻŦে?
3. May I come in, Sir? āĻ¸্āĻ¯াāĻ°, āĻিāĻ¤āĻ°ে āĻāĻ¸āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
4. Would you come here? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻাāĻ¨ে āĻāĻ¸āĻŦে?
5. Would you please do the work? ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻাāĻāĻি āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
6. Would you please go with me? ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻĨে āĻ¯াāĻŦে?
7. Shall you shut the door? āĻĻāĻ°āĻাāĻি āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
8. Should you pass the salt? āĻ˛āĻŦāĻ¨āĻা āĻāĻĻিāĻে āĻĻিāĻŦে?
9. Can you open the door? āĻĻāĻ°āĻাāĻি āĻুāĻ˛āĻŦে?
10. Could you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻী āĻিāĻাāĻŦে āĻāĻŽি āĻĄাāĻāĻāĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
11. Could you tell me the way to the the post office? āĻĒোāĻ¸্āĻ āĻ āĻĢিāĻ¸ে āĻ¯াāĻāĻ¯়াāĻ° āĻ°াāĻ¸্āĻ¤া āĻোāĻ¨ āĻĻিāĻে?
12. Do you know where he lives in? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻী āĻাāĻ¨ āĻ¸ে āĻোāĻĨাāĻ¯় āĻŦাāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ে?
13. Do you know what his name is? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻাāĻ¨ো āĻ¤াāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ āĻী?
14. Would you mind if I sit here? āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻাāĻ¨ে āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
15. Can you bring the book? āĻŦāĻāĻি āĻāĻ¨āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ো?
16. Can you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻী āĻিāĻাāĻŦে āĻāĻŽি āĻĄাāĻāĻāĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
17. Could you tell me where the mosque is? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¸āĻিāĻĻāĻি āĻোāĻĨাāĻ¯়?
18. Would you go? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻ¯াāĻŦে?
19. Would you take it? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻা āĻ¨িāĻŦে?
20. Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop? āĻāĻ āĻ¯ে āĻļুāĻ¨ুāĻ¨, āĻাāĻাāĻাāĻি āĻোāĻ¨ āĻŦাāĻ¸āĻ¸্āĻেāĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻে?
21. Excuse me what time is it? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯়āĻা āĻŦাāĻে?
22. Pardon me, is there a bathroom over here? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻāĻাāĻ¨ে āĻোāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯়āĻ˛েāĻ āĻāĻে āĻি-āĻ¨া?
23. Sorry to bother you, but have you seen Jahid at all?" āĻāĻĒāĻ¨াāĻে āĻŦিāĻ°āĻ্āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°াāĻ° āĻāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻĻুঃāĻিāĻ¤, āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻী āĻাāĻšিāĻĻāĻে āĻĻেāĻেāĻেāĻ¨?
24. Can you please explain that to me again? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻŦাāĻ° āĻŦুāĻিāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦেāĻ¨?
25. May I have another cookie, please? āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻ° āĻāĻāĻা āĻুāĻি āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
26. Can I have your mobile?- āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻŽোāĻŦাāĻāĻ˛ āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
27. Can I have your address? - āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ িāĻাāĻ¨া āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
29. Can I have your name? - āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ āĻাāĻ¨āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
30. Can I have your number? - āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻĒāĻ¨াāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ্āĻŦাāĻ° āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
31. Can I have a cup of tea? – āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻ āĻাāĻĒ āĻা āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
32. Would you mind telling me where the bathroom is?" ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻি āĻāĻ¯়āĻ˛েāĻāĻি āĻোāĻĨাāĻ¯়?
37. Could you please sit aside? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ¸āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦেāĻ¨?
38. Would you mind helping me with my homework? āĻāĻŽাāĻ° āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāĻ° āĻাāĻে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?
39. Can I borrow your pen? āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻা āĻ§াāĻ° āĻ¨িāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
40. Can you lend me your English book for a day? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻāĻĻিāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻংāĻ°েāĻি āĻŦāĻāĻা āĻ§াāĻ° āĻĻিāĻŦে?
41. Can you give me change for a five hundred taka note? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻাāĻা āĻাংāĻ¤ি āĻĻিāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ো?
42. Could I have another piece of cake? āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ āĻুāĻāĻ°ো āĻেāĻ āĻ¨িāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
43. Do you mind if I open the window? āĻাāĻ¨াāĻ˛া āĻুāĻ˛āĻ˛ে āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻি āĻিāĻু āĻŽāĻ¨ে āĻāĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?
44. Would you mind if I stay for the night? āĻāĻŽি āĻ¯āĻĻি āĻ°াāĻ¤āĻা āĻĨাāĻি āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻি āĻিāĻু āĻŽāĻ¨ে āĻāĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?
45. Can you give a hand carrying my bag? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻŦ্āĻ¯াāĻāĻা āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
46. Can you keep an eye to my younger son? āĻāĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻি āĻāĻŽাāĻ° āĻোāĻ āĻেāĻ˛েāĻ° āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤ি āĻেāĻ¯়াāĻ˛ āĻ°াāĻāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?
47. Can you please turn the TV off? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻিāĻিāĻা āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
48. Can you turn the TV on? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻিāĻিāĻা āĻাāĻ˛ু āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
49. Could you turn the fan up? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻĢ্āĻ¯াāĻ¨āĻাāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ি āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?
50. Can you turn the fan down?āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻĢ্āĻ¯াāĻ¨āĻাāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ি āĻāĻŽিāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?
51. Can I go out, please? āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻŦাāĻāĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
52. Would you mind if I leave now? āĻāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?
53. Would you like some tea? āĻা āĻাāĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻি?
54. Will you switch on the TV, please? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻিāĻিāĻা āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ুāĻ¨।
55. Could you tell me the way to the railway station, please? āĻ°েāĻ˛āĻ¸্āĻেāĻļāĻ¨ āĻোāĻ¨ āĻĻিāĻে āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻি?
56. Could you please help me with my maths? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻāĻ°ে āĻāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ ংāĻāĻাāĻ¤ে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŦে?
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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Noor E Alam
University of Dhaka
Spoken English | IELTS | Writing & Vocabulary | Grammar | Job English | Academic English
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