How to Say ‘Is that okay?’ in Traditional Chinese
可以嗎？
kě yǐ ma
[kuh yee ma]
💬 Usage Tip: [可以嗎？] is an easy way to turn many actions into a polite check: [坐這裡可以嗎？], [看一下可以嗎？], [先走可以嗎？]. It's softer than just stating what you want to do.
Phrase Breakdown
可以
kě yǐ
[kuh yee]
can; may; is it okay to
Used to ask for permission or whether something is acceptable.
我們去那邊坐，可以嗎？
Can we go sit over there?
嗎
ma
[ma]
question particle
Placed at the end of a statement to turn it into a yes-no question.
坐這裡可以嗎？
Can we sit here?
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