phrase
mogu li
may I, can I (the question opens with the verb)
можно?, можно ли, могу ли я (вопрос начинается с глагола)
With stress
mògu li
In Cyrillic
могу ли
Examples from the lessons
In phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- mȍlīm vasplease (formal)
- mȍlīm teplease (informal)
- izvólitehere you are, here you go; how can I help? (in a shop); go ahead
- da li mògumay I, can I (the question opens with a particle)
- mȍžete licould you, can you (formal)
- mȍžeš licould you, can you (informal)
- hvála lépothank you very much (literally: thanks nicely)
- nȃjlepše hválamany thanks (literally: most beautiful thanks)
- néma na čèmuyou’re welcome
- néma problémano problem