Learn · Sentences Polite Requests
Can I have a glass of water, please?
A2Sentence
Narrator
Can I have a glass of water, please?
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Making a Request
Could I please have a glass of water?
Polite Request
I would appreciate a glass of water, if you please.
Informal Setting
Water, please!
Formal Setting
Excuse me, I would be grateful for a glass of water.
Rephrased versions
More Formal
May I request a glass of water?
Less Formal
Can I get some water?
Simpler English
I need water.
Phrases to learn
glass of water
A standard-sized drinking glass filled with water.
Can I have...
A polite way to ask for something.