A0 · reviewed · real-chinese
可以吗？
？ Is that okay? / Can I?Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next可以吗？ 02 What does 吗 do in 可以吗？可以 is okay/can; 吗 marks a yes-no question.
PracticeIt turns the statement into a question. 03 How do you ask: Is this okay?Say it with a rising question feel, but do not over-stress every syllable.
Practice可以吗？ 04 Fill the pinyin for 可以吗？Both 可 and 以 carry third-tone spelling; 吗 is neutral tone here.
Practicekě yǐ ma?Scene
When to use it
Asking for permission or checking whether a plan works.
Risk
safe
Do not use only 可以吗 when the request itself is unclear. Say the action first, then add 可以吗？
Literal
Can okay question?
This phrase gives beginners a flexible permission check without forcing them into long grammar.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 吗 do in 可以吗？
Answer: It turns the statement into a question.
可以 is okay/can; 吗 marks a yes-no question.
Practice this prompt02 · How do you ask: Is this okay?
Answer: 可以吗？
Say it with a rising question feel, but do not over-stress every syllable.
Practice this prompt03 · Fill the pinyin for 可以吗？
Answer: kě yǐ ma?
Both 可 and 以 carry third-tone spelling; 吗 is neutral tone here.
Practice this prompt