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POLITE REQUESTS WITH "I"AS THE SUBJECT
[align=center] MAY I,,COULD I[/align]
الامثلة:
[english]May I (please)borrow your peN?
Could I borrow your pen (please)?)[/english].....................................
القاعدة
May I and could are used to request permission. They are equally polite
In (b) could has a present or future meaning, not a past one.
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[align=center] CAN I[/align]
الامثلة
[english]Can I borrow your pen?[/english].......................................
القاعدة
Can I is used informally to request permission, especially if the speaker is talking to someone s/he knows fairly well. Can I is usually considered a little less polite than may I or could I.
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[align=center] الاستجابات النموذجية
Typical Responses[/align]
Certainly. Yes , certainly . Of course . Yes , of course . sure(informal).
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قاعدة الاستجابات
Often the responses to a polite request is an action , such as a nod or shake of the head , or a simple "uh-huh".
[align=center]POLITE REQUESTS WITH "YOU"AS THE SUBJECT[/align]
WOULD YOU
WILL YOU
الامثلة:
[english]Would you pass the salt (please)?
Will you (please)pass the salt?[/english] .........................................
القاعدة:
The meaning of would you and will you in a polite request is the same . Would you is more common and is often considered more polite . The degree of politeness , however , is often determined by the tone of the voice of the speaker.
[align=center]COULD YOU[/align]
الامثلة
Could you pass the salt (please)?K
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القاعدة:
[english]Basically , could you and would you have the same meaning . The difference is slight :
WOULD YOU= do you want to do this please ?
COULD YOU= Do you want to do this please, and is it possible to do this?
Could you and would you are equally polite.[/english]
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الامثلة
Can you (please)pass the salt?L
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القاعدة:
Can you is often used informally . It usually sounds less polite than could you and would you .
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الاستجابات النموذجية
Typical Responses
Certainly. Yes , certainly . Of course . Yes , of course . sure(informal).
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قاعدة الاستجابات:.
A person usually responds in the affirmative to a polite request . If a negative response is necessary ,a person might begin by saying "I would like to , but…."(e.g. ,"I would like to pass the salt , but I can not reach it").t
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مثال خاطئ:
Incorrect : May you pass the salt?g
قاعدته
May is used only with " I" or "we" in polite requests .g
[align=center]POLITE REQUESTS WITH WOULD YOU MIND [/align]
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ASKING PERMISSION
[english](a)-Would you mind if I closed the window?
(b)-Would you mind if I used the phone?[/english]
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القاعدة :
[english]Notice in (a) :Would you mind if I is followed by the simple past. The meaning in (a) May I close the window ?Is it all right if I close the window ?Will it cause you any trouble or discomfort if I close the window ?[/english]
[align=center]استجابات نموذجية[/align]
TYPICAL RESPONSES
No, not at all/of course not.
No , that would be fine .
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قاعدتها:
Another typical response might be "unh-unh" meaning "no".g
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[english]ASKING SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
(c)- Would you mind closing the window ? (d)-Excuse me , Would you mind repeating that ?[/english]
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القاعدة :
[english]Notice in ©: Would you mind is followed by –ing .( a gerund) . The meaning in © : I do not want to cause you any trouble , but would you please close the window ? Would that cause you any inconvenience ?[/english]
[align=center]استجابات نموذجية[/align]TYPICAL RESPONSES No . I would be happy to . Not at all . I would be glad to.
Sure . / Okay .(informal).
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قاعدتها:
[english]The informal responses of (Sure) and (Okay)are common, but are not logical : the speaker means "No, I would not mind" but seems to be saying "Yes, I would mind ." Native speakers understand that "Sure" or "Okay" in this situation means that the speaker agrees to the request . د[/english]
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