can i ask you a question

Meaning

1. Editorial100% of films

   A polite conversational opener that asks leave to bring something up, usually right before the real question.

In the movies · 20

• - Can I ask you a question? - Sure.The Pursuit of Happyness2006
• Can I ask you a question? What?Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1983
• Yeah, OK. Can I ask you a question?American Beauty1999
• Can I ask you a question?I Love You, Man2009
• Can I ask you a question?The Father2020
• Can I ask you a question?Road House2024
• Can I ask you a question?The One I Love2014
• Can I ask you a question?Murder Mystery2019

Learn it in full scenes

• American Beauty1999
  • Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job
  • The Burnhams' Cold Dinner
  • Jim and Jim Welcome the Fitts
• I Love You, Man2009
  • Peter Proposes to Zooey
  • Peter Misses the Joshua Tree Trip
  • Peter Tries to Make Friends

More everyday phrases

• sleep tight
• look at you
• we have a problem
• what goes around comes around
• your guess is as good as mine
• look at that
• get it over with
• it's been a while
• it's not like that
• trust me on this
• hope for the best
• we have no choice