3 Polite English Expressions Advanced English Vocabulary
hi i’m vanessa from speak english with
vanessa calm if you don’t mind we’re
gonna talk about some polite expressions
today let’s get started a lot of my
english students ask me
vanessa how can i be more polite i know
that i’m probably not being rude but i
want to be extra polite i want to make
sure that the other person feels
completely comfortable well today i have
some good news we’re going to talk about
three expressions that you can use to
take your politeness to the next level
let’s start with the first one the first
expression is if you don’t mind if you
don’t mind could I ask you a question if
you don’t mind can I eat the last piece
of cake hmm maybe they do mind this word
mind means the same thing as care if you
don’t care but in this situation if you
said if you don’t care it’s a little bit
informal and because we want to be extra
polite especially in professional
situations I recommend using the word
mind if you don’t mind can I ask you a
question if you don’t mind can you pass
that paper you could ask your boss this
you could ask someone when you’re
traveling in New York and you don’t know
where to go you’re lost you could ask a
stranger this excuse me if you don’t
mind can you tell me where the Empire
State Building is if you don’t mind
could you help me this is extra polite
let’s talk about the second expression
the second one is similar to the first
one a similar construction it is if it’s
not a problem
if it’s not a problem could I take a
look at that map I need to know where
I’m going if it’s not a problem can we
reschedule the meeting if it’s not a
problem this you can add to the
beginning of your sentence just like if
you
don’t mind add this to the beginning of
your question and you’ll take it to the
next level in politeness the third
expression is would you please take a
look at my report would you please point
me in the right direction I don’t know
where to go
would you please we often use that
connected with one of the first two
expressions if you don’t mind would you
please help me see where I can find this
product in the store if it’s not a
problem would you please help me find my
way if you don’t mind if it’s not a
problem
would you please we can add these
together to create a super polite
request I hope that these three
expressions are useful to you and now is
your chance to use them in the comments
below I want you to make a sentence or a
request using one two or all three of
these polite expressions when you write
a sentence you are repeating what you
just learned in this video lesson and
repetition is the key to remembering so
start your repetition today use these
expressions in the comments and take a
look at other people’s requests polite
requests you might get some ideas for
how you can make sentences too thanks so
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