Can you or can you please? Originally Answered: “Can you please” or “Could you please” — which is correct?
“Could” is the polite form of “can”
—so both are correct, but we use them in different situations. We use “can” when we are telling someone to do something. We use “could” when we are making a request.
Is it proper to say can you please?
Both are correct
. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .
Is it can you please or may you please?
Is Can you please a question?
The sentence beginning with “please can…” is a question, and it should have a question mark
. It is a mistake/omission by the writer. If the sentence was “Please give us some context and an example sentence” (without “can you”), then it is imperative, and shouldn’t have a question mark.
Can you or could you difference?
Both ‘can’ and ‘ could’ are modal verbs that refer to ‘a possibility’, ‘ability’ or ‘capacity’. ‘Can’ refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. ‘Could’ refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.
Could you kindly or could you please?
Usually, you would not need to use both of these in the same sentence.
Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people
. Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite.
Can you please synonyms?
| 6 »would you please exp. | 5 »fargo | 5 »will you kindly exp. | 3 »it would be greatly appreciated | 3 »can you step exp. |
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Can you please or could you please or would you please?
If taken literally, “Can you” is equivalent to asking the person if they’re capable of doing something. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
When to use can?
“Can” is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used
to express ability or opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility
.
Could you please please could you?
We also use ‘could’ to ask permission; it is more polite or formal than ‘can’.
Changing the word order to “could you please” is no more or less polite – it’s a matter of style
. whether requests starting with “Please can/could you…” render the same degree of politeness as those that start with “Could you please…”.
Can I vs May I vs Could I?
Discussing a Possibility:
“Can” suggests a strong possibility or a general truth. “May” and “could” suggest we are less certain about something
. Asking for Permission: You can use all three words to ask for permission. To be formal, though, you should use “may” instead of “could” or “can.”
Can we use please with May?
Yes you can
. I simple example would be: ‘May I please have that pen? ‘
Can I or shall I?
The obvious difference is that
“can” is in the Present tense (e.g. “I can swim”. and “shall” is in the future tense
, e.g. “ I shall be late if I miss my train.”
Can used in sentence?
In the sentence
“We can have as many as ten people for dinner tonight
,” can is used to show ability (“We are able to have as many as ten people for dinner tonight;” “We have enough food/space for ten people.”).
Can you please do the needful?
Do the needful is a common phrase in Indian English. It means
do that which is needed
. If it sounds too clunky or vague to you, or if your audience will be unfamiliar with it, you can politely ask people to do what you need them to do instead. You can also say do what needs to be done.
Which is more polite can you or could you?
could is more formal and polite than can
: Could I ask a question please? Could we go home now?
Can you please comma?
Please is an adverb that functions as an interjection in polite requests. It can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Whether please is preceded or followed by a comma depends on where it is placed in a sentence.
If please comes at the end of a sentence then you should almost always use a comma before it.
Can or could exercise?
- – Penguins. can. could. swim very well.
- – I. can. run very fast. when I was younger.
- – It’s snowing, so we. can’t. couldn’t. …
- – Yesterday we. can’t. couldn’t. play.
- – Can. you play the piano. …
- – You have a nice tricycle. Can. Could. …
- – He has a broken leg, so he. can’t. …
- – I. can’t. couldn’t.
How do you politely ask for something?
- “Do you mind…?.”
- “Would you mind…?
- “Could I…?”
- “Would it be ok if…?”
- “Would it be possible…?”
- “Would you be willing to…?”
Can you please advise meaning?
Please advise is
a formal request for information, often associated with professional correspondence
. The expression is often interpreted as a passive-aggressive phrase in business contexts and tongue-in-cheek in casual contexts.
Can you kindly meaning?
The person speaking is asking the other person to do something kind
. When you scramble this expression by saying instead “may I kindly ask you to text me” you are calling yourself kind.
Can you in formal way?
Although ‘could’ is used as the past form of ‘can’, it is also used as a polite form of ‘can’ when asking permission to do something or when asking people to do things. ‘
Could I meet with you later this week to talk about this issue?’
Can you please advise alternative?
If you want alternatives for “please advise” that work in a more modern, casual workplace, try these synonyms:
Let me know
. I look forward to your answer. Thanks for your help.
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feel free to share
exp. »please forward exp. »please pass exp. »please send us exp.
Could you please vs Would you mind?
Senior Member. “Could you please give” or “Would you mind giving” me a piece of paper? I think
“would you mind” is more polite
. But in your experience, how often you would use “would you mind ” rather than “could you please” for asking a small favour in your daily life?
Can you help me or could you help me?
Can you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone you know is capable of ‘helping you’. ‘Could you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone, whose ability to help is in doubt, and you’re asking whether – if they can help, would they ?
Can I have or can I get?
Can I have a beer’ is correct, and your best choice, if someone is waiting for your order
. You may also omit the verb and say “a beer, please” to avoid confusion. You are still okay. But do NOT use “get” in this and similar situations.
What does you can mean?
CAN is present or past?
The verb “can” in its
present form
is perfect to ask for permission or to give permission to someone. Also, its negative form, can’t, can be used to refuse permission. Its past form, could, can be used to ask for permission in a more polite way.
Can I talk to you or could I talk to you?
Yes it is grammatically correct, but it is considered ‘impolite’
. ‘Could” is the past tense version of the word. ‘Can’ is the present tense version of the word. Strictly speaking if you are asking ‘can” I talk to you this would mean ‘am I able to talk to you’ (do I have the ability to talk . . . )
Can I or should I?
Can you please pass the salt?
“Can you pass the salt” is an informal, if not 100% grammatical, way of asking for the salt
. It will pass muster (not mustard) at most dinner tables. “Would you (please) pass me the salt” is slightly more formal and grammatical, and also polite, as is the shortened version, “Please pass me the salt.”
Can please be a sentence?
“Please do this” is imperative, but the imperative verb is “do,” and “please” is just a particle which turns the direct command “do this” into a polite request.
It’s definitely a sentence, because “do” is a finite verb
. This is the most common usage of “please” in English.
Can will be used with I?
The traditional rule is that shall is used with first person pronouns (i.e. I and we) to form the future tense, while
will is used with second and third person forms
(i.e. you, he, she, it, they). For example: I shall be late. They will not have enough food.
Can you please or could you please or would you please?
If taken literally, “Can you” is equivalent to asking the person if they’re capable of doing something. “Could you”, on the other hand, implies that the action can be completed under some circumstances by the person. The usage of can you is idiomatic, and hence, is more popular used phrase of the two.
