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Asking Permission in English: Hindi to English

Everyday phrases for seeking and granting permission politely. Here are all 15 phrases from the “Permission: Asking & Answering” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the Hindi you already think in, the natural English to say, and other answers the app also accepts.

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Permission: Asking & Answering: Hindi to English

क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ?

May I come in?

Also accepted: “Can I come in” · “Can I come in please”
हाँ, ज़रूर आओ।

Yes, please come in.

Also accepted: “Yes come in” · “Sure come in”
क्या मैं यहाँ बैठ सकता हूँ?

Can I sit here?

Also accepted: “May I sit here” · “Is this seat taken”
हाँ, बिलकुल बैठिए।

Yes, of course you can.

Also accepted: “Sure go ahead” · “Yes please sit”
क्या मैं आपका पेन इस्तेमाल कर सकता हूँ?

Can I use your pen?

Also accepted: “May I use your pen” · “Can I borrow your pen”
क्या मैं थोड़ी देर के लिए बाहर जा सकता हूँ?

Can I go out for a while?

Also accepted: “May I go out for a while” · “Can I step out for a bit”
क्या मैं आपसे एक सवाल पूछ सकता हूँ?

May I ask you a question?

Also accepted: “Can I ask you something” · “Can I ask you a question”
क्या मैं इसकी एक फोटो ले सकता हूँ?

Can I take a photo of this?

Also accepted: “May I take a photo of this” · “Is it okay to take a picture”
माफ़ कीजिए, क्या मैं यहाँ से निकल सकता हूँ?

Excuse me, can I get through?

Also accepted: “Excuse me may I pass” · “Can I get past please”
क्या मुझे आज जल्दी जाने की इजाज़त मिल सकती है?

Could I leave early today?

Also accepted: “Can I leave early today” · “May I leave early today”
क्या मैं आपका लैपटॉप थोड़ी देर के लिए ले सकता हूँ?

Could I borrow your laptop for a bit?

Also accepted: “Can I borrow your laptop for a while” · “May I use your laptop for a bit”
बेशक, कोई बात नहीं।

Sure, no problem.

Also accepted: “Of course no problem” · “Yeah thats fine”
माफ़ कीजिए, अभी नहीं हो सकता।

Sorry, not right now.

Also accepted: “Sorry not at the moment” · “Sorry not now”
क्या यहाँ फोन इस्तेमाल करने की इजाज़त है?

Are we allowed to use phones here?

Also accepted: “Is it okay to use phones here” · “Can we use our phones here”
क्या मैं आपके साथ आ जाऊँ तो चलेगा?

Would it be okay if I came along?

Also accepted: “Is it okay if I come along” · “Can I join you”

“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.

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Reading a list is the easy half. In Hinglish you see each Hindi phrase, say the English, and the app checks your spoken answer — then brings back the ones you fumble through spaced review. This topic is one of 24 in its Spoken English track, alongside a 60-day course and a vocabulary track (1,365 phrases in all), and everything works without internet.

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