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How to Say ‘Can I open it now?’ in Traditional Chinese

我可以現在打開嗎？

wǒ kě yǐ xiàn zài dǎ kāi ma

[wo kuh-yee xiànzài dǎkāi ma]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding 嗎 to the end of a statement turns it into a yes/no question, with no word order change. 我可以現在打開 means "I can open it now." With 嗎 it becomes "Can I open it now?"

Phrase Breakdown

我可以

wǒ kě yǐ

Can I

可以 (kěyǐ) means 'can' or 'may'. It is used to ask permission.

Example

我可以進來嗎？

May I come in?

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

可以

kě yǐ

[kuh-yee]

can; may

Used to express ability, permission, or that something is possible.

Example

你如果想加這位主管的聯絡方式，現在可以先自我介紹。

If you want to add this manager's contact information, you can introduce yourself first now.

現在打開嗎？

xiàn zài dǎ kāi ma

open it now?

現在 means 'now', and 打開 means 'to open'. Adding 嗎 turns the sentence into a yes/no question.

Example

要現在打開窗戶嗎？

Should we open the window now?

Words in this phrase

現在

xiàn zài

[xiànzài]

now

At the present moment.

Example

現在幾點？

What time is it now?

打開

dǎ kāi

[dǎkāi]

to open

To open something closed, like a box, envelope, or door.

Example

請打開窗戶。

Please open the window.

嗎

[ma]

question particle

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

Example

你喜歡這個活動嗎？

Do you like this event?

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