🎧 Ep.38 八個句子讓你聽起來更有禮貌 🙇‍♀️🙆‍♂️ 8 Useful phrase to make you sound more polite

I. Politely ask for help

1. 如果方便的話 (rúguǒ fāngbiàn de huà) – if it’s convenient/okay for you
   1. 如果方便的話，能不能請你把音樂關掉？Rúguǒ fāngbiàn de huà，néng bù néng qǐng nǐ bǎ yīnyuè guān diào？If it’s convenient for you, could you turn off the music?
2. 麻煩你 (máfán nǐ) – to trouble you
   1. 不好意思，可以麻煩你幫我跟老闆請假嗎？Bùhǎoyìsi，kěyǐ máfán nǐ bān wǒ gēn lǎobǎn qǐngjià ma？I’m sorry but could I trouble you to tell the manager that I will be absent?
3. 有空再做就可以了 (yǒu kòng zài zuò jiù kěyǐ le) – do whenever you are free
   1. 如果可以的話，麻煩你替我上傳這些資料，有空再做就可以了。Rúguǒ kěyǐ de huà，máfán nǐ tì wǒ shàng chuán zhè xiē zīliào，yǒu kòng zài zuò jiù kěyǐ le。If it’s possible, could you please these document for me. Do it whenever you’re free.
4. 麻煩在下午五點以前給我 (Máfán zài xià wǔ wǔ diǎn yǐqián gěi wǒ) – I’m troubling you to hand it to me by 5PM
   1. 請你把會議記錄打完，麻煩在下午五點以前給我。Qǐng nǐ bǎ huìyì jìlù dǎ wán，máfán zài xià wǔ wǔ diǎn yǐqián gěi wǒ。Please finish typing the meeting minutes. Please hand in by 5PM.

II. Downplay the importance of an action

1. Verb + 一下 (yí xià)
   1. 如果可以的話，麻煩你處理一下這個問題。Rúguǒ kěyǐ de huà，máfán nǐ chǔlǐ yí xià zhè ge wèntí。If it’s possible, could you please deal with this problem?
2. Verb + 個 (ge) + Object
   1. 老闆請你去買個東西，麻煩快去快回。Lǎobǎn qǐng nǐ qù mǎi ge dōngxi，máfán kuài qù kuài huí。The manager asked you to go do some shopping. Please be quick.

III. Politely turn someone down or tell a bad news

1. 可能 (kěnéng) – probably, possible
   1. 這個資料，你這樣寫可能不太對。麻煩你改一下。Zhè ge zīliào，nǐ zhè yàng xiě kěnéng bú tài duì。Máfán ně gǎi yí xià。What you wrote on the documents was incorrect. Please correct it.
2. 恐怕 (kǒngpà) – I’m afraid…
   1. 不好意思，我週末恐怕沒辦法來加班。麻煩你問一下其他人。Bùhǎoyìsi，wǒ zhōumò kǒngpà méi bànfǎ lái jiā bān。Máfán nǐ wèn yí xià qítā rén。I’m sorry. I am afraid that I won’t be able to work overtime this weekend. Maybe try asking others?

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