Chinese phrase
可以开〜发票吗？ ké yǐ kāi 〜 fā piào ma
Meaning
Can you issue an ___ invoice?
When to use it
It asks whether a seller can issue the requested invoice. It is a polite business question, and the invoice type is normally specified by context or immediately after the phrase.
Example dialogue
请问，可以开增值税专用发票吗？ qǐng wèn ké yǐ kāi zēng zhí shuì zhuān yòng fā piào ma
Excuse me, can you issue a special VAT invoice?
可以，请把公司抬头和税号发给我，我们会开具电子版。 ké yǐ qǐng bǎ gōng sī tái tóu hé shuì hào fā gěi wǒ wǒ men huì kāi jù diàn zi bǎn
Yes, we can. Please send me the company name and tax number, and we will issue an electronic version.