Can I? Could I? May I? | Asking for Permission / Request | Learn English Speaking

Hi, everybody.

Kumusta, lahat.

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

Ako si Esther at sa video na ito ituturo ko sa iyo kung paano humingi ng permiso sa isang tao

Okay so before I teach you that,

Okay kaya bago ko ituro sa iyo iyon,

let's first talk about what permission means.

pag-usapan muna natin kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng pahintulot.

Okay so...

Okay so...

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

Kapag gusto mong magtanong sa isang tao kung okay lang bang gawin ang isang bagay, humihingi ka ng permiso.

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

Okay na naman, may gusto kang gawin, hindi mo alam kung okay lang, kaya nagtanong ka sa isang tao.

For example, maybe you want to borrow something.

Halimbawa, baka gusto mong humiram ng isang bagay.

Then you should ask someone.

Pagkatapos ay dapat kang magtanong sa isang tao.

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

Kung kukunin mo lang yan ay pagnanakaw, di ba?

So you have to ask.

Kaya kailangan mong magtanong.

Is it okay? Alright?

okay lang ba? Sige?

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

Kaya may tatlong paraan para humingi ng pahintulot sa Ingles.

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

Ang unang paraan ay ang sabihing, "Maaari ba akong...?" "Pwede ba...?" Sige.

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

Ang pangalawang paraan ay "Maaari ko bang...?" "Pwede bang...?"

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

At ang pangatlong paraan ay, "Pwede bang...?" "Pwede ba...?" Sige.

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

Kaya't ang 'pwede ba', 'kaya ko', at 'nawa'y lahat ng magandang

ways to ask for permission.

paraan para humingi ng pahintulot.

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

Ngunit ang pangatlo, 'may I', ay mas magalang. Sige.

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

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

maybe your parents, may be your teacher,

maybe your parents, may be your teacher,

then you should say 'may I'.

then you should say 'may I'.

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

Siguro kahit sa isang tao na hindi mo masyadong kilala,

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

mas mabuting sabihin na may I dahil muli ito ay mas magalang.

So let's look at these examples.

Kaya tingnan natin ang mga halimbawang ito.

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

Okay kaya nagsulat ako ng 'pwede ba', 'pwede ba', at 'may I'

on the board.

sa board.

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

Tandaan, pagkatapos ng tatlong ito, kailangan mong magsabi ng isang pandiwa.

Okay so let's look at the verbs.

Okay kaya tingnan natin ang mga pandiwa.

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

'tulong' 'makita' 'may' 'tawagan' 'hiram' 'pumunta' 'magsalita' at 'pumunta' muli.

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

Okay so I know nalampasan ko yun ng konti pero

we're going to go through it slowly now.

dahan-dahan na natin ngayon.

Okay so here's what we'll do.

Okay kaya eto ang gagawin natin.

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

Magbabasa ako at susubukan kong lumipat sa paligid. Sige?

So... "Can I help you?"

Kaya... "Maaari ba kitang tulungan?"

"Can I help you?"

"Maaari ba kitang matulungan?"

let's try that a little bit faster.

subukan natin iyan ng mas mabilis.

"Can I help you?"

"Maaari ba kitang matulungan?"

"Can I help you?"

"Maaari ba kitang matulungan?"

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

Ngayon tandaan, maaari mo ring sabihin ang 'pwede ko ba' at 'may I'.

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

Halimbawa, kung naglalakad ka sa isang department store,

and the salesperson comes to you,

at lumapit sa iyo ang salesperson,

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

malamang na sasabihin nila, "Maaari ba kitang tulungan?" dahil gusto nilang maging magalang sa customer.

So again, "May I help you?"

Kaya muli, "Maaari ba kitang tulungan?"

Okay.

Sige.

"Can I see you again?"

"Pwede ba kitang makita ulit?"

"Can I see you again?"

"Pwede ba kitang makita ulit?"

A little bit faster.

Medyo mabilis.

"Can I see you again?"

"Pwede ba kitang makita ulit?"

Maybe you like someone you met them and you like them

Baka may gusto ka sa taong nakilala mo at gusto mo siya

and you want to see them again next time,

at gusto mo silang makita ulit sa susunod,

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

Kaya sasabihin mo, "Pwede ba kitang makita ulit?"

Okay.

Sige.

"Can I have some water?"

"Pwede ba akong makahingi ng tubig?"

"Can I have some water?"

"Pwede ba akong makahingi ng tubig?"

A little bit faster.

Medyo mabilis.

"Can I have some water?"

"Pwede ba akong makahingi ng tubig?"

Okay.

Let's try a couple with 'could'.

Sige.

Subukan natin ang isang pares na may 'maaari'.

"Could I call you later?"

"Pwede ba kitang tawagan mamaya?"

"Could I call you later?"

"Pwede ba kitang tawagan mamaya?"

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

Muli, tandaan, maaari mong gamitin ang lahat ng tatlo, ngunit ginagawa namin ang 'maaari'.

"Could I call you later?"

"Pwede ba kitang tawagan mamaya?"

"Could I borrow some money?"

"Pwede bang humiram ng pera?"

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

Sige. Karaniwan kang humihiram ng pera sa isang kaibigan o isang taong kilala mo,

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

kaya mas mabuting sabihin na baka 'pwede ko ba' o 'kaya ko ba'.

"Could I borrow some money?"

"Pwede bang humiram ng pera?"

Okay.

Sige.

"Could I go?"

"Pwede ba akong pumunta?"

"Could I go?"

"Pwede ba akong pumunta?"

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

Gusto mong umalis, kaya tinatanong mo kung okay lang.

"Could I go?"

"Pwede ba akong pumunta?"

Okay and remember 'may I' is polite okay

Okay and remember 'may I' is polite okay

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

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

maybe someone you don't know.

maybe someone you don't know.

Again you would use 'may I'.

Muli ay gagamitin mo ang 'may I'.

So "May I speak to mr. Kim?"

Kaya "Pwede ko bang makausap si mr. Kim?"

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

Baka tumawag ka sa opisina niya, okay, kaya sasabihin mo,

"May I speak to mr. Kim?"

"Pwede ko bang makausap si mr. Kim?"

And the last one -

At ang huli -

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"Maaari ba akong pumunta sa banyo?"

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

Ito ay marahil kung ikaw ay nagtatanong sa isang guro.

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

tama? Nasa klase ka at kailangan mong pumunta, maaari kang magtanong sa isang guro

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"Maaari ba akong pumunta sa banyo?"

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

Muli, 'pwede ko' 'kaya' 'kaya' at 'maaari' ay parehong okay.

But maybe it's more polite....

Pero siguro mas magalang....

If you want to be polite, you should say,

Kung gusto mong maging magalang, sabihin mo,

"May I go to the bathroom?"

"Pwede ba akong pumunta sa banyo?"

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

At sigurado akong mas magugustuhan iyon ng guro dahil magalang ka.

Okay. So...

Sige. Kaya...

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

Sa video na ito natutunan namin ang tatlong paraan upang humingi ng pahintulot.

Let's go through them one more time.

Daanan natin sila ng isang beses.

can I

can I

could I and may I

could I and may I

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

Okay well Sana nakatulong ako and I'll see you guys next time.

Bye.

paalam.