Can I ask you something?：ちょっと聞いてもいい？Phrase #217

Can I ask you something?：ちょっと聞きいてもいい？Japanese Phrase #217

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ちょっと聞きいてもいい？(chotto kiitemo ii)

Can I ask you something? / 可以请问一下吗？ / 잠깐 물어봐도 돼? / Cho tôi hỏi chút?

When you need to ask someone a question that’s important, complicated, or might make them upset and you first ask, you would be able to use “ちょっと聞きいてもいい？(chotto kiitemo ii)” which means “Can I ask you something?”. Everybody could use this phrase in daily conversations as casual. The polite way to use this phrase is “ちょっと聞きいてもいいですか？(chotto kiitemo ii desuka)” and which is also used in business situations as formal.

Example 1

昨日きのう、レイとキャンプに行いったんだ。 (I went camping with Rei yesterday.) (昨天，我和莲一起去露营。) (어제 레이랑 캠핑 갔었어.) (Hôm qua, tớ đã đi cắm trại với Rei.)

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あ、ちょっと聞きいてもいい？ (Oh hey, can I ask you something?) (啊，我可以问你一件事吗？) (아, 잠깐 물어봐도 돼?) (À, tớ hỏi chút được không?)

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いいよ。どうしたの？ (Sure. What’s up?) (可以喔。怎么了？) (그래, 무슨일인데?) (Được chứ.Chuyện gì vậy?)

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初はつデートは映画観えいがみようかなーって思おもってるのっ。 (I think I’m going to watch movies on my first date.) (我在想第一次的约会还是去看电影比较好吧？) (첫 데이트는 영화 볼까? 생각중이야.) (Tớ đang nghĩ hay ngày hẹn hò đầu tiên mình đi xem phim nhỉ.)

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ちょっと個人的こじんてきなことを聞きいていいですか？ (May I ask you something personal?) (我可以问一点私人的事情吗？) (좀 개인적인 것을 물어봐도 될까요?) (Tôi hỏi điều này riêng tư chút được không ạ?)