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May I Sit Here?

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Beginner 2  •  14 Words
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Seeing an empty seat next to a good-looking someone in the library is always a good chance to get to know them! In this FluentU dialogue, learn how to ask if a seat is available, and hopefully, you'll have better results than the girl in this dialogue.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
我
wǒ
(pronoun) I; me
 (pronoun) I; me
 
可以
kě yǐ
(verb) (permission) may; can
 (verb) (permission) may; can
 
坐
zuò
(verb) to sit
 (verb) to sit
 
这儿
zhèr
(place word) here
 (place word) here
 
Statement + 吗
Statement + ma
(part.) comes after a statement to create a question
 (part.) comes after a statement to create a question
 
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
(expression) excuse me; sorry
 (expression) excuse me; sorry
 
我
wǒ
(pronoun) my
 (pronoun) my
 
朋友
péng you
(noun) friend
 (noun) friend
 
那
nà
(adv.) then; well; so; now
 (adv.) then; well; so; now
 
那儿
nàr
(pronoun) there
 (pronoun) there
 
可以
kě yǐ
(adj.) OK; passable; pretty good
 (adj.) OK; passable; pretty good
 
啊
a
(part.) comes at the end of a statement and adds emphasis or surprise
 (part.) comes at the end of a statement and adds emphasis or surprise
 
好的
hǎo de
(expression) okay; all right; sure
 (expression) okay; all right; sure
 
谢谢
xiè xie
(verb) thanks; thank you
 (verb) thanks; thank you
 
我
wǒ
可 以
kě yǐ
坐
zuò
这 儿
zhèr
吗
ma
？
？
May I sit here?
 
不 好 意 思
bù hǎo yì si
，
，
我
wǒ
朋 友
péng you
坐
zuò
这 儿
zhèr
。
。
I'm sorry. My friend is sitting here.
 
哦
ò
。
。
那
nà
我
wǒ
可 以
kě yǐ
坐
zuò
那 儿
nàr
吗
ma
？
？
Oh. Then can I sit there?
 
可 以
kě yǐ
啊
a
。
。
Sure.
 
好 的
hǎo de
。
。
谢 谢
xiè xie
。
。
Okay. Thank you.

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