Let's learn about "뭐 좀 물어봐도 될까요?"

뭐 좀 물어봐도 될까요? : Can I ask something?

ex)

A. 죄송하지만, 뭐 좀 물어봐도 될까요? : Excuse me. Can I ask something?

B. 네. 그러세요 : Okay. Go ahead

[other expressions]

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되니? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되나? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되냐? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 돼? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되는가? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 될까? (to younger people or friends)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 돼요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되나요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되는가요? (honourific by ‘-요’)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 될까요? (more honourific by ‘-시’)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 됩니까? (formal; honourific by ‘-ㅂ’)

- 뭐 좀 물어봐도 되겠습니까? (formal; more honourific by ‘-스’)

[explanations]

* 뭐 : a short form of 무엇(what)

* 좀 : a short form of 조금(a little with please nuance)

* 물어보다 : [=질문하다 / 질문을 하다] : ask a question

* -을 : an object particle after a word ends in a consonant; this omitted

* 물어봐도 : 물어보(the stem of 물어보다; 보 + -아 contracted into 봐) + -아도/어도

* -어도 / -아도 : a connection suffix that acknowledges the fact but has nothing to do with the following words

* 되다 : (1) become (2) can; be able to do in the sentence

* 돼? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -어?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 되는가? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는가?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix)

* 될까? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㄹ까?(a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix; ㄹ is a suffix means "future")

* 되는가요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -는가?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 돼요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -어?(an interrogative verb ending suffix) + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 될까요? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㄹ까?(an interrogative verb ending suffix; ㄹ is a suffix means "future") + -요(an honourific verb ending suffix)

* 됩니까? : 되(the stem of 되다) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* 되겠습니까? : 있(the stem of 있다) + -겠(a suffix asks the listener’s will) + -스(a suffix makes a verb more honourific) + -ㅂ니까?(an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-ㅂ’)

* a verb + -니? / -냐? / -어? / -는가? / -ㄹ까? : a non-honourific interrogative verb ending suffix

* a verb + -어 / -는가? / -ㄹ까?  + -요 : an honourific verb ending suffix by ‘-요’

* a verb + -ㅂ니까?  / -겠습니까 : an honourific interrogative verb ending suffix by ‘-요’ / ‘-ㅂ’