Making Requests:

• Direct requests: "Can I please have...?" (English), "Puis-je avoir...?" (French -

Can I have...?), "Kann ich bitte...?" (German - Can I please...?), "Kudasai" (Japanese -
Please - polite)
• Indirect requests: "I was wondering if you could...?" (English), "Je me
demandais si vous pouviez...?" (French - I was wondering if you could...?), "Würden Sie
bitte...?" (German - Would you please...?), "Sumimasen, ...desu ka?" (Japanese - Excuse
me, but...? - polite)
Asking Questions:
• Wh- questions: "Who are you?" (English), "¿Quién eres tú?" (Spanish - Who
are you?), "Wer bist du?" (German), "Dāre desu ka?" (Japanese - Who are you?)
• Yes/No questions: "Do you speak English?" (English), "¿Hablas
inglés?" (Spanish - Do you speak English?), "Sprechen Sie Englisch?" (German), "Eigo o
hanashimasu ka?" (Japanese - Do you speak English?)
• Clarification questions: "Sorry, what was your name again?" (English), "Lo
siento, ¿cómo te llamas otra vez?" (Spanish - Sorry, what was your name again?),
"Entschuldigung, wie war Ihr Name noch mal?" (German), "Gomen nasai, namae wa nan
deshita ka?" (Japanese - Excuse me, what was your name again?)