Excuse me, do you have the time? (차
한잔 마실 시간 있습니까? 가 아니고 지금 몇시입니까?의 뜻입니다…
^^)
Now some of these questions are more
likely invitation rather than request.
But, I find all of these interesting, so let’s take a look.
The first one is very casual. You can ask: How about a dance?
The next two are more common: Do you
want to dance? Would you like to dance?
And with ‘do you want to dance?’ more naturally sounds like ‘Do you wanna
dance?’ or more polite would be ‘Would you care to dance?’ And very polite request would be ‘May I have
this dance, please?’ That’s a very
formal request.
Since the focus right now is on special
request, let’s take a moment and talk about the kind request that we make at a
restaurant. Ordering food! In my personal opinion, I don’t think it’s
very polite to use an imperative even at a fast food restaurant, like
McDonalds, I wouldn’t say, ‘Give me!
Give me a hamburger, give me a coke!”
I think it’s better to say, ‘Could I have or I’ll have’. For example, ‘Could I have a cheeseburger, small
fries, and a coke?’ or ‘I’ll have a fish
sandwich, large fries, and a vanilla shake, please!’ Ok, now, if it’s in a nicer restaurant, you
can still use Could I have, I’ll have you could also say I’d like, ‘I’d like a
grilled tuna, please?’ You might also
say, I’ll try. I’ll try the grilled
tuna, please. So any kind of restaurant,
I don’t think it’s appropriate to say “Give me!” Better to say, Could I have, I’ll have, I’ll
try, or I’d like. OK? [See
screen]
By giving these answers, no I don’t
mind is not going to be a problem.
Please go ahead and do what you want.
[See screen]
Another way to ask a permission is [See screen]
Note grammar here: with request that,
plus you plus the base verb (request that you take). I request that you take
the time, I request that he take time. I
request that they take time. request that, plus a person plus the base
verb. In the second structure, request
plus who plus infinitive. We request all
employees to do what. Request who to do
what. [See screen]
I think you are ready for final
exercise. [See screen]
What would a father say to son? [See screen]
1. What would a girl friend say to her boyfriend? [See screen]
2. What would a mother say to a small child? [See screen]
3. What would you say to your room mate? [See screen]
4. What would a student say to a teacher? [See screen]
5. What would a husband say to a wife? [See screen]
6. What would a brother say to a sister? [See screen]
7. What would a teacher say to students? [See screen]
8. What would you say to your neighbor? [See screen]
9. What would you say to a friend? [See screen]
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