Chinese phrase
能给个〜吗？ néng gěi gè 〜 ma
Meaning
Could you give me a ___?
When to use it
A polite request for someone to give the speaker something. It often asks for advice, a suggestion, or another item and sounds friendly and relatively casual.
Example dialogue
我在准备面试，能给个建议吗？ wǒ zài zhǔn bèi miàn shì néng gěi gè jiàn yì ma
I'm preparing for an interview. Could you give me some advice?
可以，我给你几点建议。 ké yǐ wǒ gěi nǐ jí diǎn jiàn yì
Sure, I'll give you a few suggestions.