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3 phrases · B2
Every phrase below is a fixed shape you can fill in and use immediately, ordered from the simplest to the most advanced. Each one carries what it means in English and in Hindi, three examples that vary the slot, and the situations it actually gets said in.
Simplest first. The braces mark the part you change.
Put an option on the table without arguing for it yet.
अगर हम ___ करें तो?
Anywhere · say it as: What if we / split the work · used at work, college
Test whether somebody would consider something, before you propose it.
क्या आप ___ पर विचार करेंगे?
Formal — writing, presentations, officials · say it as: Would you be open to / starting in March · used at work, interviews
Name your limit clearly, without closing the conversation.
हम ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा ___ दे सकते हैं।
Formal — writing, presentations, officials · say it as: The best we can offer / is a two-week extension · used at work, shops and services
The versions that get said instead, and why they land differently.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Would you be open to start in March? | Would you be open to starting in March? Here "to" is a preposition, not part of the verb, so the verb takes -ing. |
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