I'm Esther and in this video I'm going to teach you how to ask someone for permission

我是Esther，在這段視頻中，我將教你如何向別人請求許可

Okay so before I teach you that,

好的，所以在我教你這個之前。

let's first talk about what permission means.

讓我們首先談談許可的含義。

Okay so...

好吧，那麼...

When you want to ask someone if it's okay to do something, you're asking for permission.

當你想問別人是否可以做某事時，你是在請求允許。

Okay again, you want to do something, you don't know if it's okay, so you ask someone.

好吧，又是這樣，你想做一件事，你不知道它是否可以，所以你問別人。

For example, maybe you want to borrow something.

例如，也許你想借東西。

Then you should ask someone.

那麼你應該問問別人。

If you just take it that's stealing, right?

如果你只是拿著它，那就是偷竊，對嗎？

So you have to ask.

所以你要問。

Is it okay? Alright?

可以了嗎？好嗎？

So there are three ways to ask for permission in English.

是以，在英語中，有三種請求許可的方式。

The first way is to say, "Can I...?" "Can I...?" Okay.

第一種方法是說："我可以......嗎？""我可以...嗎？"好的。

The second way is "Could I...?" "Could I...?"

第二種方式是 "我可以......嗎？""我可以...... "嗎？

And the third way is, "May I...?" "May I...?" Okay.

第三種方式是，"我可以......嗎？""我可以...... "嗎？好的。

So 'can I', 'could I', and 'may I' are all good

是以，"我可以"、"我可以 "和 "我可以 "都是好的。

ways to ask for permission.

徵求許可的方式。

But the third one, 'may I', is more polite. Okay.

但第三種，"我可以"，是更有禮貌的。好的。

So if you want to ask somebody who has more power,

是以，如果你想問誰有更大的權力。

maybe your parents, may be your teacher,

也許是你的父母，也許是你的老師。

then you should say 'may I'.

那麼你應該說 "我可以"。

Maybe even to somebody that you don't know very well,

也許甚至是對你不太瞭解的人。

it's better to say may I because again it's more polite.

最好是說我可以嗎，因為這樣更有禮貌。

So let's look at these examples.

是以，我們來看看這些例子。

Okay so I've written 'can I', 'could I', and 'may I'

好了，我已經寫了 "我可以"、"我可以 "和 "我可以"。

on the board.

在董事會上。

Remember, after these three, you have to say a verb.

記住，在這三項之後，你必須說一個動詞。

Okay so let's look at the verbs.

好了，讓我們來看看動詞。

'help' 'see' 'have' 'call' 'borrow' 'go' 'speak' and 'go' again.

'幫''看''有''叫''借''走''說'和'走'再說。

Okay so I know I went through that a little bit quickly but

好吧，我知道我說得有點快，但

we're going to go through it slowly now.

我們現在要慢慢地看一遍。

Okay so here's what we'll do.

好的，所以我們要做的是這樣。

I'm going to read and try to switch some around. Okay?

我要讀一讀，試著換一些。好嗎？

So... "Can I help you?"

所以...... "我能幫助你嗎？"

"Can I help you?"

"我能幫助你嗎？"

let's try that a little bit faster.

讓我們再快一點試試。

"Can I help you?"

"我能幫助你嗎？"

"Can I help you?"

"我能幫助你嗎？"

Now remember, you can also say 'could I' and 'may I'.

現在記住，你也可以說 "我可以 "和 "我可以"。

For example, if you're walking through a department store,

例如，如果你走過一家百貨商店。

and the salesperson comes to you,

和銷售人員來找你。

they would probably say, "May I help you?" because they want to be polite to the customer.

他們可能會說，"我可以幫你嗎？"因為他們想對顧客有禮貌。

So again, "May I help you?"

於是再次問道："我能幫你嗎？"

Okay.

好的。

"Can I see you again?"

"我可以再見到你嗎？"

"Can I see you again?"

"我可以再見到你嗎？"

A little bit faster.

稍微快一點。

"Can I see you again?"

"我可以再見到你嗎？"

Maybe you like someone you met them and you like them

也許你喜歡一個人，你遇到了他們，你喜歡他們

and you want to see them again next time,

而且你希望下次再見到他們。

So you say, "Can I see you again?"

所以你說，"我能再見到你嗎？"

Okay.

好的。

"Can I have some water?"

"我能喝點水嗎？"

"Can I have some water?"

"我能喝點水嗎？"

A little bit faster.

稍微快一點。

"Can I have some water?"

"我能喝點水嗎？"

Okay.

好的。

Let's try a couple with 'could'.

讓我們試一試帶有 "可能 "的一對。

"Could I call you later?"

"我可以晚點給你打電話嗎？"

"Could I call you later?"

"我可以晚點給你打電話嗎？"

Again, remember, you can use all three, but we're doing 'could'.

同樣，請記住，你可以使用所有這三種，但我們在做 "可以"。

"Could I call you later?"

"我可以晚點給你打電話嗎？"

"Could I borrow some money?"

"我能借點錢嗎？"

Okay. You usually borrow money from a friend or somebody that you know,

好的，你通常從朋友或你認識的人那裡借錢。

so that's why it's better to say maybe 'can I' or 'could I'.

所以這就是為什麼最好說 "我可以 "或 "我可以"。

"Could I borrow some money?"

"我能借點錢嗎？"

Okay.

好的。

"Could I go?"

"我可以去嗎？"

"Could I go?"

"我可以去嗎？"

You want to leave, so you're asking if it's okay.

你想離開，所以你在問是否可以。

"Could I go?"

"我可以去嗎？"

Okay and remember 'may I' is polite okay

好的，記住 "我可以 "是一種禮貌。

you want to say that to someone who's a little bit more important,

你想對一個更重要的人說這些話。

maybe someone you don't know.

也許是你不認識的人。

Again you would use 'may I'.

同樣，你會使用 "我可以"。

So "May I speak to mr. Kim?"

所以 "我可以和金先生說話嗎？"

Maybe you called his office, okay, so you say,

也許你給他的辦公室打了電話，好吧，你這麼說。

"May I speak to mr. Kim?"

"我可以和金先生說話嗎？"

And the last one -

而最後一個--

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"我可以去洗手間嗎？"

This one is maybe if you're asking a teacher.

如果你問的是老師，這個也許是。

Right? You're in class and you have to go, you can ask a teacher

對嗎？你在上課，你必須離開，你可以問老師

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"我可以去洗手間嗎？"

Again, 'can I' 'could' 'can' and 'could' are both okay.

同樣，"我能""可以""可以 "和 "可以 "都可以。

But maybe it's more polite....

但也許它更有禮貌....

If you want to be polite, you should say,

如果你想有禮貌，你應該說。

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"我可以去洗手間嗎？"

And I'm sure the teacher will like that better because you're being polite.

而且我相信老師會更喜歡這樣做，因為你很有禮貌。

Okay. So...

好吧，那麼...

In this video we learned three ways to ask for permission.

在這段視頻中，我們學習了三種請求許可的方式。

Let's go through them one more time.

讓我們再看一遍它們。

can I

我可以

could I and may I

我可以，我也可以

Okay well I hope I helped and I'll see you guys next time.

好吧，我希望我有所幫助，下次見。

Bye.

再見。