How to Say ‘Can I have a spoon?’ in Simplified Chinese
可以给我勺子吗？
kě yǐ gěi wǒ sháo zi ma
[kuh yee gay waw shaow dzuh ma]
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may
Used to politely ask permission or request something.
可以给我勺子吗？
Can you give me a spoon?
给
gěi
[gay]
to give
Used when asking someone to hand or bring you something.
请给我勺子。
Please give me a spoon.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun, used when asking for something for yourself.
可以给我勺子吗？
Can you give me a spoon?
勺子
sháo zi
[shaow dzuh]
spoon
A common utensil, especially useful for soup, rice, or desserts.
我想喝汤，可以给我勺子吗？
I want to drink soup; can you give me a spoon?
吗
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a yes-no question.
可以给我勺子吗？
Can you give me a spoon?
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