A. Rhetorical Expression
Can you tell me...?
Could you tell me ...?
Could I ask...?
Excuse me, but I'd like to know ...?
Do you know ...?
Do you happen to know ...?
B. In Context of Use
Can you tell me where the bank is?
Could you tell me where Castle Hotel is?
Could I ask what time the bank opens?
Excuse me, but I'd like to know how I can get to Solo Plaza. Could you tell me how?
Do you know where the best place for lunch is?
Context of Conversation 1
Shop Assistant : May I help you?
Castella : Yest. I'd like to buy a ballpoint pen, please. Can you tell me how much the black one is? it
loos very nice.
Shop Assistant : It's only fifty thousand rupiahs.
Anything else?
Castella : Could you tell me which one a good writing book is?
Shop Assistant : This one is very good . But, it costs a little more expensive.
Can you tell me...?
Could you tell me ...?
Could I ask...?
Excuse me, but I'd like to know ...?
Do you know ...?
Do you happen to know ...?
B. In Context of Use
Can you tell me where the bank is?
Could you tell me where Castle Hotel is?
Could I ask what time the bank opens?
Excuse me, but I'd like to know how I can get to Solo Plaza. Could you tell me how?
Do you know where the best place for lunch is?
Context of Conversation 1
Shop Assistant : May I help you?
Castella : Yest. I'd like to buy a ballpoint pen, please. Can you tell me how much the black one is? it
loos very nice.
Shop Assistant : It's only fifty thousand rupiahs.
Anything else?
Castella : Could you tell me which one a good writing book is?
Shop Assistant : This one is very good . But, it costs a little more expensive.