front_hand
Can I...?
áាááុំáាáá˘áុá្áាá (Permission)
We use the modal verb "can" to ask if it is okay to do something, and to give or refuse permission.
áើáá្áើáាá្á "can" áើá្áីáុំáាáá˘áុá្áាá á្áááាំáá្áá់ áŹááិáេááាáá˘áុá្áាááោះ។
back_hand
back_hand Asking for Permission
áាááុំáាáá˘áុá្áាá
Can I + [Verb] + ...?
Can I use your pen?
áើá្áុំá˘ាá
á្áើá៊ិá
ááá់á˘្áááាááេ?
Can I sit here?
áើá្áុំá˘ាá
á˘á្áុááីáេះáាááេ?
gpp_good
gpp_good Giving & Refusing
áាáá្áá់ áិááាáááិáេááាáá˘áុá្áាá
Yes, you can.
áាá/á
ាá á˘្ááá˘ាá
á្áើáាá។ (á˘áុá្áាá)
No, you can't.
áេ á˘្áááិáá˘ាá
á្áើáាááេ។ (áិáá˘áុá្áាá)
record_voice_over
record_voice_over In Action
áាááá្ááាáាá់á្áែá
person
Can I go to the bathroom, please?
áើá្áុំá˘ាá
áៅáá្áá់áឹááាááេ?
check
Yes, you can. Go ahead!
áាá á˘ាá
áៅáាá!
person
Can I borrow your phone?
áើá្áុំá˘ាá
á្á
ីáូáá័á្áá˘្áááាááេ?
close
Sorry, no you can't. I need it.
áុំáោá áិááាááេ á្áុំáំáុáá្áូááាáá្áើáា។
warning
The "To" Trap!
Never use "to" after "can"
(áុំá្áើáាá្á "to" áៅáីá្áោááាá្á "can" á˛្ááោះ! á្áូáá្áើáិáិáាáá្ááើááាáិá
្á
។)
Can I to go? ❌
Can I go? ✔️
Lesson Video play_circle
Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to politely ask for permission using modals. Listen closely and repeat the examples!
bolt
Quick Check ⚡
áាáá្áួááិáិá្ááá ័á ⚡
front_hand Asking Permission
"___ I open the window?"
(áើá្áុំá˘ាá
áើááá្á˘ួá
áាááេ?)
menu_book
gpp_good Giving Permission
"Can I borrow your book?"
"Yes, you ___."
"Yes, you ___."
(áើá្áុំá˘ាá
á្á
ីáៀááៅá˘្áááាááេ? - áាá/á
ាá á˘្ááá˘ាá
á្á
ីáាá។)
gpp_maybe TRICKY QUESTION! ❌
Which sentence is correct?
(áើá្ááោááួááាá្áឹáá្áូá?)
tv
cancel Refusing Permission
"Can I watch TV?"
"No, you ___."
"No, you ___."
(áើá្áុំá˘ាá
áើááូááá្áá៍áាááេ? - áេ á˘្áááិáá˘ាá
áើááាááេ។)
record_voice_over
Mission đŻ
á˘áុáá្ááាá់á្áែá!
edit_document
Mission đŻ
á˘áុáá្ááាá់á្áែá!
theater_comedy
Mission đŻ
á˘áុáá្ááាá់á្áែá!
Ask a Question đ♂️
áើá˘្áááាáá
á្áá់áែááេ? áួáá្áូáៅáីáេះ!
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Recent Questions
SP
Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Yes, Piseth! "May I" is also correct. It is just more formal and polite. But for everyday speaking with friends or family, "Can I" is the best and most natural choice! đ
Teacher, can I say "May I" instead of "Can I"?