N5 grammar · Lesson 15
Please and may I: 「〜てください」「〜てもいいですか」
ここで写真をとってもいいですか。
Use the te form to ask people to do things, ask whether you may, and say what isn’t allowed; then learn enough of the nai form to say “please don’t …”.
Practise
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In this lesson
- 01「〜てください」: asking someone to do something
- 02「〜ないでください」: asking someone not to do something
- 03「〜てもいいですか」: asking whether you may
- 04「〜てはいけません」: not allowed by the rules
- 05At the doctor’s, in class and in shops
Practice
- Match the Japanese to its meaning
- What would you say?
- Choose the correct form
- Choose the word for each blank
- Change it as asked
- Put the pieces in order
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