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In English, in more formal situations, we often use indirect questions because they sound more polite.
To make a question more polite we often begin with an indirect question phrase such as:
Example questions :
DIRECT QUESTION : Where is the post office?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Do you know where the post office is?
DIRECT QUESTION : What's the time?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Could you tell me what the time is?
DIRECT QUESTION : Does this train go to Brighton?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Can you tell me if this train goes to Brighton?
DIRECT QUESTION : Is there a bank nearby?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Have you any idea whether there is a bank nearby?
Note for use of indirect questions :
If the direct question begins with an auxiliary verb ( no question word), add 'if' or 'whether' after an indirect question phrase to make the question indirect.
We don't use 'if' or whether with Do you think...?
eg. Do you think he's gone to London? NOT Do you think if he's gone to London?
| Indirect question example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Do you think we should buy the return tickets now? | هل تعتقد انه يجب علينا شراء تذاكر العودة الان؟ |
| Hey, don't you think Diego would like to join us, too? | مهلًا، ألا تعتقد أن ديجو قد يود الإنضمام لنا، كذلك؟ |
| Do you have a plan about what you are going to do now? | هل لديكِ خطة عما ستفعلينه الآن؟ |
| Can you tell me where you are taking me first? | هل يمكنك أن تخبريني إلى أين ستأخذيني أولًا؟ |
| Do you know where the kitchen is? | هل تعلمين أين المطبخ؟ |
| How many people do you think you are going to cook for? | كم عدد الأشخاص تعتقدى انكِ ستقومين بالطهى لهم؟ |
| Do you think we can find it there? | هل تعتقد أنه يمكننا إيجاده هناك؟ |
| Do you think you are a good cook? | هل تعتقد انك طباخ ماهر؟ |
| Erm, what do you think she could do to them? | امم، ماذا تعتقدي انها قد تفعل بهم؟ |
| Don't you think it's better to live upstairs? | ألا تعتقد انه من الأفضل ان تعيش فى الاعلى؟ |
| Do you think I should take Pogo out of his box? | هل تعتقد اننى يجب أن أخرج بوجو من الصندوق الخاص به؟ |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | هل تعلمى اذا ماكان لديه صديقة؟ |
| Can you please tell me where it is? | هل يمكنك من فضلك ان تخبرنى اين هى؟ |
| Don't you think you are getting a bit too angry? | ألا تعتق انك أصبحت غاضباً للغاية؟ |
| How much do you think there is? | كم يوجد هناك تعتقد؟ |
| How long do you think it will take? | كم من الوقت تعتقد انه سوف يستغرق؟ |
| Do you think we can let him go out? | هل تعتقدى انه يمكننا ان نتركه يخرج؟ |
| Yeah, I forgot that, when do you think we can meet, then? | أجل، لقد نسيت، متى تعتقد أنه يمكننا المقابلة، إذًا؟ |
| Don't you think we can get a house for 1200 per month. | .هل تعتقد أنه يمكننا الحصول على منزل مقابل 1200 شهريًا |
| Do you think we should pay for it? | هل تعتقد انه يجب علينا ان ندفع مقابل ذلك؟ |
