Beberapa contoh expression yang bisa digunakan:
- Please… (bisa diletakkan di depan atau belakang kalimat permintaan)
- Could you please,
- Would You please,
- Would you mind. Khusus would you mind kata kerja setelahnya harus berupa Verb ing. Dan jawaban untuk menyanggupinya adalah “NO”, berbeda dengan yang 3 sebelumnya, kalau mau dimintai tolong jawabannya “YES” dan kata kerjanya adalah Infinitive atau Verb1
- Can you. Ini adalah frasa yang paling kasar dibandingkan yang lainnya. Ini biasanya permintaan sopan tapi agak marah. Misalnya kita kesel sama teman karena berisik: “can you shut up please” (tolonglah jangan berisik).
Examples
Guest : Instead of herbal tea, do you happen to have diarrhea drug?
Staff : I’m sorry ma’am, but herbal tea is all we have at the moment.
Guest : Could I get some more weights added to this machine. This is no challenge at all.
Staff : I’ll get more weight right away. How much more?
Guest : Could you fill out the form for me. I hurt my writing hand?
Staff : Of course sir. First, how do you spell your family name?
Sales : What I can do for you sir?Customer : I am looking for a good pants. Would you mind take me some? so I can compare each others.
Sales : No, please wait a minute, I will take them for you. (Sales takes some pants into storeroom)
Customer : Ok, thank you. But could you turn on the air conditioner please? I feel so hot.
Sales : My pleasure sir.
