Mande èd ak politès an angle

An angle, politès pa tèlman nan mo espesyal ke nan fòm fraz la. Yon lòd dirèk sonnen sèk ; yon kesyon sonnen politè. Metrize kèk fòmil e ou ap toujou sanble janti. Kreyòl la fè menm bagay ak ta (Eske ou ta ka ede m ?) : angle gen egzakteman menm refleks la, ak could.

Fòmil majik la : Could you...?

• Could you help me, please?
• Could you repeat that, please?
• Could you speak more slowly, please?

Could you politè nan tout sitiyasyon : ak etranje, ak pwofesè, ak kolèg travay.

Echèl politès la

Plis demann lan long, plis li sonnen politè. Tout fraz sa yo vle di menm bagay la :

Nivo	Fraz	Ak ki moun
dirèk	Open the window.	ak moun ou pre, oswa nan ijans
netral	Can you open the window?	ak zanmi, nan fanmi
politè	Could you open the window, please?	prèske ak nenpòt moun
trè politè	Would you mind opening the window?	ak etranje, pou yon gwo demann
fòmèl	I was wondering if you could open the window.	lè demann lan ka deranje

Remake fòm ki vini apre would you mind : ou bezwen -ing, pa vèb debaz la. Would you mind waiting?

Mande yon bagay

• Can I have a coffee, please?
• Could I have the bill, please? (yon ti jan pi politè)

Konpare :

• ❌ Give me a coffee. (sonnen tankou yon lòd)
• ✅ Can I have a coffee, please?

An kreyòl, Ban m yon kafe, tanpri se politè nèt, men an angle Give me sonnen tankou yon lòd menm ak please. Itilize Can I have oswa I'd like a coffee, please.

Mande pèmisyon

Se yon lòt bagay : ou vle fè yon bagay ou menm.

• Can I sit here? · Could I borrow your pen?
• Is it OK if I open the window?
• Do you mind if I sit here?

Atansyon ak repons lan pou dènye kesyon sa a. Do you mind mande si sa deranje ou, kidonk :

• Do you mind if I sit here? — No, not at all. = chita ✅
• Yes = sa deranje m 🚫

Se menm lojik ak kreyòl la — Eske sa deranje ou si… ? — « non » vle di « ale non » —, men « wi » an angle rete danjere. Pifò moun ki pale angle depi yo piti evite nenpòt konfizyon lè yo reponn Of course not oswa Go ahead.

Ti mo ki adousi

Yon sèl ti mo adousi yon demann anpil :

• Could you just check the address?
• Could you possibly send it today?
• Do you have a pen, by any chance?
• Could you help me at all?

Ki jan pou rale atansyon

• Excuse me, ... — avan ou poze yon kesyon bay yon etranje.
• Sorry, ... — lè ou entewonp oswa ou vle pase.

Excuse me, where is the station?

Pou mande yon moun repete, kreyòl la souvan di « Eskize m ? » oswa « Kisa ou di ? » ; an angle ou di Sorry? (oswa Pardon?) ; pa konfonn yo ak « Excuse me, ... » ki sèvi pou abòde yon moun.

Lè ou pa konprann

Pa janm fè semblan ou konprann. Fraz sa yo nòmal nèt e politè :

• Sorry, I don't understand.
• Could you repeat that, please?
• Could you say that again, more slowly?
• How do you spell that?
• What does "delayed" mean?

Di mèsi

• Thank you. / Thanks.
• Thanks a lot. / Thank you very much.

Epi repons lan : You're welcome. oswa senpleman No problem.

Se egzakteman fòm kesyon an ki fè yon fraz politè. Angle pa gen yon fòm politè vèb la ; li gen konstriksyon politè. Yon afimasyon sonnen tankou yon lòd, yon kesyon kite moun nan posibilite pou l refize. Se poutèt sa Could you…? mache toupatou, e se poutèt sa ajoute please nan yon lòd pa sove l nèt.

Yon dyalòg konplè ki itil

Ou : Excuse me, could you help me, please?

Moun nan : Of course. What do you need?

Ou : How do I get to the airport?

Moun nan : Take the number 12 bus.

Ou : Sorry, could you repeat that?

Moun nan : The number 12 bus.

Ou : Thank you very much!

Mande yon kolèg yon sèvis

Ou : Sorry to bother you — would you mind having a quick look at this?

Kolèg : Sure, no problem. Now?

Ou : Whenever you have a minute. Could you possibly get to it today?

Kolèg : I'll do it after lunch.

Ou : Thanks, I appreciate it.

Sorry to bother you louvri konvèsasyon an, would you mind + -ing fòmile demann lan, possibly adousi dat limit la, e remèsiman final lan obligatwa, se pa opsyonèl.

Teste sa ou konnen

Nan tès ki anba a, ou pral jwenn sitiyasyon reyèl. Chwazi opsyon politè a.