Bedeutung
Asking for permission to enter.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Students must always ask 'Можно войти?' if they are even one minute late. Entering silently is considered a major sign of disrespect to the teacher. Never shake hands or talk across a threshold. Always step fully into the room or stay fully outside before starting a conversation. In Russian clinics, patients often wait in a hallway. When it's your turn, you knock and say 'Можно?' before entering the doctor's office. Even if a door is slightly ajar, it is polite to knock and ask 'Можно?' before sticking your head in.
The Knock Rule
Always knock twice before saying the phrase. It gives the person inside a second to prepare.
Don't wait too long
In Russia, if you hear 'Да!' or 'Заходите!', enter immediately. Waiting too long makes it awkward.
Bedeutung
Asking for permission to enter.
The Knock Rule
Always knock twice before saying the phrase. It gives the person inside a second to prepare.
Don't wait too long
In Russia, if you hear 'Да!' or 'Заходите!', enter immediately. Waiting too long makes it awkward.
Add a name
Adding the person's name or name-patronymic makes it much more polite: 'Иван Петрович, можно войти?'
Eye Contact
Make eye contact as soon as you cross the threshold and say 'Здравствуйте'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to ask for permission to enter.
Извините, _______ войти?
'Можно' is the standard word for asking permission.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
Which phrase is best for a student arriving late to class?
It is the standard polite way to ask to enter a classroom.
Complete the dialogue.
A: (Knocks) Можно войти? B: ___________
'Да, заходите' (Yes, come in) is the standard response.
Choose the most formal version of the phrase.
How would a soldier ask to enter a general's office?
'Разрешите войти' is the formal/military standard.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Where to use 'Можно войти?'
Formal
- • University
- • Government Office
- • Court
Neutral
- • Doctor
- • Workplace
- • Bank Manager
Informal
- • Friend's Room
- • Host Family Home
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenИзвините, _______ войти?
'Можно' is the standard word for asking permission.
Which phrase is best for a student arriving late to class?
It is the standard polite way to ask to enter a classroom.
A: (Knocks) Можно войти? B: ___________
'Да, заходите' (Yes, come in) is the standard response.
How would a soldier ask to enter a general's office?
'Разрешите войти' is the formal/military standard.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, it is perfectly neutral and polite for an office setting.
Yes, in casual settings or if you are already gesturing to the door, 'Можно?' is enough.
'Войти' is 'to enter', 'зайти' is 'to drop by'. Both work, but 'войти' is more standard for doors.
No, 'Можно войти?' is the standard. 'Можно мне войти?' is okay but less common.
If the door is open, just knock on the door frame and say 'Можно?' or 'Здравствуйте'.
Not really slang, but 'Я войду?' is very casual.
Use 'Можно выйти?'.
Because you are asking for a single, completed action of entering.
Usually 'Да, заходите' or 'Проходите'.
No, just walk in if it's a public shop.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Можно выйти?
contrastMay I leave?
Можно спросить?
similarMay I ask?
Заходите!
builds onCome in!
Проходите!
builds onCome through / Walk in!
