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How to Say ‘Can I email you tomorrow?’ in Simplified Chinese

明天发邮件给您，可以吗？

míng tiān fā yóu jiàn gěi nín kě yǐ ma

[míngtiān fā yóujiàn gěi neen kuh-ee ma]

🇨🇳 In China: Offering to follow up later is a normal and professional way to handle a question you can't answer on the spot. Ask the questioner for permission rather than just announcing it.

Phrase Breakdown

明天

míng tiān

[míngtiān]

tomorrow

The day after today.

Example

明天见。

See you tomorrow.

发邮件给您，

fā yóu jiàn gěi nín

send you an email

发 (send) + 邮件 (email) + 给您 (to you, polite). Pronounced fā yóujiàn gěi nín.

Example

我发邮件给您。

I'll send you an email.

Words in this phrase

发

fā

[fā]

to send

To send messages, emails or files.

Example

我给你发邮件。

I'll send you an email.

邮件

yóu jiàn

[yóujiàn]

Noun for an electronic message; short for 电子邮件.

Example

我收到了你的邮件。

I received your email.

给

gěi

[gěi]

for; to

Marks the person receiving or benefiting.

Example

请给我一杯水。

Please give me a glass of water.

您

nín

[neen]

you (polite)

A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.

Example

很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。

It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.

可以吗？

kě yǐ ma

is that OK?

可以 (may, OK) + 吗 (question particle). 可 changes to the second tone before third-tone 以: kéyǐ ma.

Example

我坐这儿，可以吗？

May I sit here?

Words in this phrase

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-ee]

can; okay; acceptable

Used to say something is possible, allowed, or acceptable.

Example

你定时间也可以。

It’s also fine if you choose the time.

吗

[ma]

question particle

A sentence-final particle used to turn a statement into a yes-no question.

Example

你是第一次来吗？这里的“吗”表示提问。

Is this your first time here? Here, 吗 marks a question.

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