(El puc ajudar?)
Els oferiments (offers) i peticions (requests) es poden expressar de diferents maneres.
Offers:
| Can I help you? (El puc ajudar?) |
| Shall I open the door for you? (T'obro la porta?) |
| Would you like me to do the dishes? (Vols que renti els plats?) |
Requests:
| Can you help me? (Em pots/podeu ajudar?) |
| Could you say that again? (Podries repetir allò?) |
| Will you hold these for a moment? (Vols agafar aquests un moment?) |
| Would you stand over there? (Voleu posar-vos allà?) |
Les peticions en forma de preguntes donen un efecte més suau quan s'acompanyen de please, que és més normal al final de la frase, p.ex.:
| Can you help me, please? (Em pots/podeu ajudar, si us plau?) |
| Could you say that again, please? (Podries repetir allò, si us plau?) |
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Will you hold these for a moment, please? (Vols agafar aquests un moment, si us plau?) |
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Would you stand over there, please? (Voleu posar-vos allà, si us plau?) |