Wh questions/ How to politely ask questions

 


āĻ†āĻŽāĻ°া āĻĻৈāĻ¨āĻ¨্āĻĻিāĻ¨ āĻœীāĻŦāĻ¨ে āĻ‡ংāĻ°েāĻœিāĻ¤ে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻŦāĻ˛াāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯় āĻ•িāĻ›ু modal auxiliary ( can, could, shall, should, would, may, might) āĻŦ্āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšাāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻļ্āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°ি āĻ“ āĻ‰āĻ¤্āĻ¤āĻ° āĻœাāĻ¨াāĻ° āĻšেāĻˇ্āĻŸা āĻ•āĻ°ি। 


āĻ¯া āĻļিāĻ–āĻ˛ে āĻ¨িāĻœেāĻ•ে āĻ…āĻ¨েāĻ•āĻŸাāĻ‡ āĻāĻ—িāĻ¯়ে āĻ°াāĻ–া āĻ¸āĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŦ 


1. Would you mind having a cup of coffee? ( More formal). āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻāĻ• āĻ•াāĻĒ āĻ•āĻĢি āĻ–াāĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻ•ি?

2. Could you bring the glass? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ—্āĻ˛াāĻ¸āĻŸি āĻ†āĻ¨āĻŦে?

3. May I come in, Sir? āĻ¸্āĻ¯াāĻ°, āĻ­িāĻ¤āĻ°ে āĻ†āĻ¸āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

4. Would you come here? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–াāĻ¨ে āĻ†āĻ¸āĻŦে?

5. Would you please do the work? ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻ•াāĻœāĻŸি āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦে?

6. Would you please go with me? ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻ†āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¸াāĻĨে āĻ¯াāĻŦে?

7. Shall you shut the door? āĻĻāĻ°āĻœাāĻŸি āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦে?

8. Should you pass the salt? āĻ˛āĻŦāĻ¨āĻŸা āĻāĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

9. Can you open the door? āĻĻāĻ°āĻœাāĻŸি āĻ–ুāĻ˛āĻŦে?

10. Could you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨  āĻ•ী āĻ•িāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻ†āĻŽি āĻĄাāĻ•āĻ˜āĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

11. Could you tell me the way to the the post office? āĻĒোāĻ¸্āĻŸ āĻ…āĻĢিāĻ¸ে āĻ¯াāĻ“āĻ¯়াāĻ° āĻ°াāĻ¸্āĻ¤া āĻ•োāĻ¨ āĻĻিāĻ•ে?

12. Do you know where he lives in? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ী āĻœাāĻ¨ āĻ¸ে āĻ•োāĻĨাāĻ¯় āĻŦাāĻ¸ āĻ•āĻ°ে?

13. Do you know what his name is? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻœাāĻ¨ো āĻ¤াāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ āĻ•ী?

14. Would you mind if I sit here? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–াāĻ¨ে āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

15. Can you bring the book? āĻŦāĻ‡āĻŸি āĻ†āĻ¨āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ো?

16. Can you tell me how to get to the post office? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨  āĻ•ী āĻ•িāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻ†āĻŽি āĻĄাāĻ•āĻ˜āĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

17. Could you tell me where the mosque is? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻŽāĻ¸āĻœিāĻĻāĻŸি āĻ•োāĻĨাāĻ¯়?

18. Would you go? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ¯াāĻŦে?

19. Would you take it? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻŸা āĻ¨িāĻŦে?

20. Excuse me, where is the nearest bus stop? āĻāĻ‡ āĻ¯ে āĻļুāĻ¨ুāĻ¨, āĻ•াāĻ›াāĻ•াāĻ›ি āĻ•োāĻ¨ āĻŦাāĻ¸āĻ¸্āĻŸেāĻļāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻ›ে?

21. Excuse me what time is it? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ¯়āĻŸা āĻŦাāĻœে?

22. Pardon me, is there a bathroom over here? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻāĻ–াāĻ¨ে āĻ•োāĻ¨ āĻŸāĻ¯়āĻ˛েāĻŸ āĻ†āĻ›ে āĻ•ি-āĻ¨া?

23. Sorry to bother you, but have you seen Jahid at all?" āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨াāĻ•ে āĻŦিāĻ°āĻ•্āĻ¤ āĻ•āĻ°াāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻĻুঃāĻ–িāĻ¤, āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ•ী āĻœাāĻšিāĻĻāĻ•ে āĻĻেāĻ–েāĻ›েāĻ¨?

24. Can you please explain that to me again? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻ†āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŦাāĻ° āĻŦুāĻিāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦেāĻ¨?

25. May I have another cookie, please? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ†āĻ° āĻāĻ•āĻŸা āĻ•ুāĻ•ি āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

26. Can I have your mobile?- āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻŽোāĻŦাāĻ‡āĻ˛ āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

27. Can I have your address? - āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ িāĻ•াāĻ¨া āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

29.  Can I have your name? - āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ āĻœাāĻ¨āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

30. Can I have your number? - āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨াāĻ° āĻ¨াāĻŽ্āĻŦাāĻ° āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

31. Can I have a cup of tea? – āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ• āĻ•াāĻĒ āĻšা āĻĒেāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

32. Would you mind telling me where the bathroom is?" ( More formal) āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻ•ি āĻŸāĻ¯়āĻ˛েāĻŸāĻŸি āĻ•োāĻĨাāĻ¯়?

 37. Could you please sit aside?  āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ¸āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦেāĻ¨?

 38. Would you mind helping me with my homework? āĻ†āĻŽাāĻ° āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāĻ° āĻ•াāĻœে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?

 39. Can I borrow your pen? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ•āĻ˛āĻŽāĻŸা āĻ§াāĻ° āĻ¨িāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

 40. Can you lend me your English book for a day? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ•āĻĻিāĻ¨েāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨্āĻ¯ āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ° āĻ‡ংāĻ°েāĻœি āĻŦāĻ‡āĻŸা āĻ§াāĻ° āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 41. Can you give me change for a five hundred taka note? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŸাāĻ•া āĻ­াংāĻ¤ি āĻĻিāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ো?

 42. Could I have another piece of cake? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻ†āĻ° āĻāĻ• āĻŸুāĻ•āĻ°ো āĻ•েāĻ• āĻ¨িāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

 43. Do you mind if I open the window? āĻœাāĻ¨াāĻ˛া āĻ–ুāĻ˛āĻ˛ে āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ•ি āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻŽāĻ¨ে āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?

 44. Would you mind if I stay for the night? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ¯āĻĻি āĻ°াāĻ¤āĻŸা āĻĨাāĻ•ি āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ•ি āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻŽāĻ¨ে āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?

 45. Can you give a hand carrying my bag? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻŦ্āĻ¯াāĻ—āĻŸা āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦে?

 46. Can you keep an eye to my younger son? āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨ি āĻ•ি āĻ†āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ›োāĻŸ āĻ›েāĻ˛েāĻ° āĻĒ্āĻ°āĻ¤ি āĻ–েāĻ¯়াāĻ˛ āĻ°াāĻ–āĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°āĻŦেāĻ¨?

 47. Can you please turn the TV off? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŸিāĻ­িāĻŸা āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦে?

 48. Can you turn the TV on? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŸিāĻ­িāĻŸা āĻšাāĻ˛ু āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦে?

 49. Could you turn the fan up? āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻĢ্āĻ¯াāĻ¨āĻŸাāĻ° āĻ—āĻ¤ি āĻŦাāĻĄ়িāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 50. Can you turn the fan down?āĻ¤ুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻĢ্āĻ¯াāĻ¨āĻŸাāĻ° āĻ—āĻ¤ি āĻ•āĻŽিāĻ¯়ে āĻĻিāĻŦে?

 51. Can I go out, please? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻŦাāĻ‡āĻ°ে āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

 52. Would you mind if I leave now? āĻ†āĻŽি āĻ•ি āĻāĻ–āĻ¨ āĻ¯েāĻ¤ে āĻĒাāĻ°ি?

 53. Would you like some tea? āĻšা āĻ–াāĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻ•ি?

 54. Will you switch on the TV, please? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŸিāĻ­িāĻŸা āĻŦāĻ¨্āĻ§ āĻ•āĻ°ুāĻ¨।

 55. Could you tell me the way to the railway station, please? āĻ°েāĻ˛āĻ¸্āĻŸেāĻļāĻ¨ āĻ•োāĻ¨ āĻĻিāĻ•ে āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŦেāĻ¨ āĻ•ি?

 56. Could you please help me with my maths? āĻĻāĻ¯়া āĻ•āĻ°ে āĻ†āĻŽাāĻ° āĻ…ংāĻ•āĻŸাāĻ¤ে āĻ¸াāĻšাāĻ¯্āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°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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Better education, better future !

 Noor E Alam 

 University of Dhaka 


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

 



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