Use of Thank you for (Verb + ing) & Can I + (verb); Day: 26
Thank you for
Saying ‘thank you’ is telling someone you appreciate what they have done. This can either be something they did for you or for someone else.
‘āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ’ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“Thank you for inviting me.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ.”
“Thank you for helping me move.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for informing me about the job opening.”
“āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for mailing that package for me.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for working so hard.”
“āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for stopping by to visit.”
“āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for replying to my email.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for providing me with the answers.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for heating up dinner.”
“āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
“Thank you for hurrying to get here.”
“āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤”
Can I + (verb)
When ending a sentence with a question mark (?) you are asking the person or people you are talking to a question for which you would like an answer. Here you are asking permission to do a particular action.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŦā§āĻ§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ (?) āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ˇ
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“Can I answer your question?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I attend the event?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I move to another spot?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I call you tomorrow?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I complete this later?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I explain myself?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I help you with your homework?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I include you in our plans?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I introduce you to my co-workers?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Can I inform you of some bad news?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ?”