Spoken English · lesson 16 of 33 · free

Polite requests — Spoken English for kids

Polite English opens doors. This lesson teaches the magic words please, thank you, sorry and excuse me, and how to ask for things with “Can”, “Could” and “May”.

1 · Learn the words

Tap a picture to hear it. Tap again to see the Hindi meaning.

2 · Useful sentences

Listen and read along — each word lights up as it is spoken. Then say it yourself!

3 · Talk time

Watch the conversation, then press Your turn and say the second person’s lines.

4 · Say it!

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Speaking tips

Grammar point — “May I …? asks permission; Can you / Could you …? asks someone to do something”

  1. Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?”
  2. Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?”
  3. You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

Use it for: Talking to teachers, shopkeepers and guests, asking for help, and saying sorry after a mistake.

Worked example: ___ you help me, please? Could

  1. Read the sentence and try each word in the gap: May, Are, Could.
  2. To ask someone to do something politely: Could you help me, please?

Check: Ask for a glass of water aloud in the most polite way you can ✓

✏️ Practice

Listen (🔊), look at the pictures, choose or build the answer and press Check. Stuck? Press “Show me how”.

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🏁 Lesson 16 test

20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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