Chinese phrase
我们可以共用〜吗？ wǒ men ké yǐ gòng yòng 〜 ma
Meaning
Could we share ___?
When to use it
This politely asks whether two people can share something. It commonly makes a practical request when only one item is available.
Example dialogue
外面下大雨了，你有伞吗？ wài miàn xià dà yǔ le nǐ yǒu sǎn ma
It's pouring outside. Do you have an umbrella?
有，不过我只有一把，我们可以共用我的伞吗？ yǒu bú guò wǒ zhí yǒu yì bǎ wǒ men ké yǐ gòng yòng wǒ de sǎn ma
I do, but I only have one. Could we share my umbrella?