can I come in

English

English phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kən ˌaɪ kʌm ˈɪn/, [kən ˌaɪ kʰɐm ˈɪn]
• (US) IPA^(key): /kən ˌaɪ kʌm ˈɪn/, [kən ˌaɪ kʰʌm ˈɪn]

Phrase

can I come in?

1. Asks for permission to enter a room.

Synonyms

• may I come in?

Translations

phrase

• Arabic: هَل يُمْكِنُنِي أَن أَدْخُل؟ (hal yumkinu-nī ʔan ʔadḵul?), هَل أَنَا مِن المُمْكِن أَن أَدْخُلَ؟ (hal ʔanā min al-mumkin ʔan ʔadḵula?), أَتَسْمُحُ لِي بِالدُّخُول؟ (ʔa-tasmuhu lī bi-d-duḵūl?)
• Catalan: puc entrar?
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 我可以進來嗎？／我可以进来吗？ (wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?), 我可以進去嗎？／我可以进去吗？ (wǒ kěyǐ jìnqù ma?)

• Danish: må jeg komme ind, kan jeg komme ind
• Finnish: voinko tulla sisään
• French: puis-je entrer?
• Galician: podo entrar?
• German: darf ich hereinkommen? (formal), darf ich rein? (informal)
• Hindi: क्या मैं अंदर आ सकता हूँ (kyā ma͠i andar ā saktā hū̃), क्या मैं अंदर आ सकती हूँ (kyā ma͠i andar ā saktī hū̃), क्या मैं अंदर आ जाऊँ (kyā ma͠i andar ā jāū̃)
• Hungarian: bejöhetek?, bemehetek?
• Irish: ar féidir liom teacht isteach?
• Japanese: 入ってもいいですか？ (はいってもいいですか？, haittemo ii desu ka?)
• Korean: 들어가도 되겠습니다? (deureogado doegetseumnida?)
• Ojibwe: nindaa-biindige na?
• Persian: می‌توانم داخل بیایم؟, می‌تونم بیام تو؟ (mi-tunam biyâm tu?)
• Polish: mogę wejść?
• Portuguese: posso entrar?
• Romanian: pot să intru?
• Russian: мо́жно войти́? (móžno vojtí?)
• Scottish Gaelic: am faod mi tighinn a-steach?, am faod mi tighinn a-staigh?
• Spanish: ¿puedo entrar?
• Swedish: Kan jag komma in?
• Turkish: girebilir miyim?, içeri girebilir miyim?, içeri gelebilir miyim?
• Tuvan: кирип болур бе? (kirip bolur be?)
• Udmurt: пырыны яра-а? (pyryny jara-a?)
• Welsh: alla i ddod mewn?