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How to Say ‘May I ask something else?’ in German

Darf ich noch etwas fragen?

darf ikh nokh ET-vahs FRAH-gen

[darf ikh nokh ET-vahs FRAH-gen]

💬 Usage Tip: noch here adds the sense of "one more" or "another". noch etwas is "something else", and the same trick works in noch einen Kaffee "another coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Darf ich noch

darf ikh nokh

May I still / another

'Darf ich' is a polite way to ask permission. 'noch' adds the idea of 'one more'.

Example

Darf ich noch bleiben?

May I stay a bit longer?

Words in this phrase

Darf

[darf]

may / am allowed to

A polite modal verb used to ask permission.

Example

Bevor ich nach der Unternehmenskultur frage, sage ich: Darf ich fragen?

Before I ask about company culture, I say: May I ask?

ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

etwas fragen?

ET-vahs FRAH-gen

ask something?

'etwas' means something. The verb 'fragen' goes to the end after 'darf'.

Example

Kann ich etwas fragen?

Can I ask something?

Words in this phrase

etwas

[ET-vahs]

something, anything

Indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing.

Example

Brauchen Sie etwas?

Do you need anything?

fragen

[FRAH-gen]

ask

Infinitive verb meaning to ask a question; used after modal verbs like 'darf'.

Example

Ich möchte dich etwas fragen.

I'd like to ask you something.

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