Can I be your friend? - English example sentence

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cueyayotl May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016 at 4:35:47 AM UTC

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> May I know you?

What is the meaning of this sentence? It sounds like a literal translation of the Chinese sentence: "我能认识你吗？" In English, we would say: "Can I be your friend?" The expression "May I know you?" makes no sense.

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PaulP February 26, 2018 February 26, 2018 at 5:23:59 PM UTC

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Since the author hasn't responded for some considerable time, I have made the correction.

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Horus May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 at 11:14:27 PM UTC

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shekitten September 22, 2022 September 22, 2022 at 10:59:10 AM UTC

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Annotation: In Western countries it is very uncommon to actually ask this question. For better or worse, people tend to be very informal about friendship, and it's somewhat awkward to make any such thing explicit.