Use of Do you mind if I + (verb) & I don’t know what to + (verb); Day: 28
Do you mind if I + (verb)
You are asking someone in present tense if they object to something you are asking.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“Do you mind if I excuse myself?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§?”
“Do you mind if we left early?”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ?”
“Do you mind if I take a nap?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§?”
“Do you mind if I ask your mom?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϏ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§?”
“Do you mind if it snows?”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?”
You could also use the word ‘would’
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ ‘would’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“Would you mind if we went out to eat?”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ?”
“Would you mind if I opened the window?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻā§āϞāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŦā§?”
“Would you mind telling me what you’re doing?”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž?”
“Would you mind being quiet for a minute?”
“āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦā§?”
“Would you mind if I changed the channel?”
I don’t know what to + (verb)
You are letting someone know that you are not sure about what is being asked. You may also have no knowledge or opinion on a topic.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āϏ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āύāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§.
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“I don’t know what to eat for dinner.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
“I don’t know what to buy you for your birthday.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŦāĨ¤”
“I don’t know what to say.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĻŦ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
“I don’t know what to do with my spare time.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤”
“I don’t know what to do for vacation.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“I do not know what to do to make you happy.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“I do not know what to do to help you understand.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
“I do not know what to think.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§.”
“I do not know what to do to prevent this.”
“āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āϤāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤”
“I do not know what to order.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤”