How to Say ‘Can I Take Your Picture?’ in 30 Languages

Can I take your picture? is the politest way to make a snapshot of someone you don’t know on one of your voyages. The problem is, not everyone speaks or understands English. Especially with that New Jersey accent.

Here, we have 30 different languages, helping you ask in the majority of the countries around the world. If they don’t know these languages,  then you can always smile and point to your camera and judge the answer by their reaction.

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Want to ask “Can I take your picture?” in 30 languages? Our eBook and Cheat Sheets on travel photography will help you capture stunning photos of your travels.

Arabic

هل يمكنني التقاط صورة لك؟

Chinese

請問，可以拍你的照片嗎？(Qǐngwèn, kěyǐ pāi nǐ de zhàopiàn ma?)

Czech

Můžu si vás vyfotit?

Danish

Kan jeg tage dit billede?

Dutch

Mag ik een foto van je nemen?

Filipino

Maaari ko bang kunin ang iyong larawan?

French

Puis-je prendre une photo / Est-ce que je peux vous prendre en photo?

Georgian

შემიძლია თქვენი სურათის გადაღება? (shemidzlia tkveni suratis gadagheba?)

Greek

Μπορώ να τραβήξω την εικόνα σου; (Boró na travíxo tin eikóna sou?)

Hawaiian

Hiki iaʻu ke lawe i kāu kiʻi?

Hebrew

אני יכול לצלם אותך?

Hungarian

Lefotózhatlak?

Icelandic

Get ég tekið myndina þína?

Irish

An bhfuil cead agam do phictiúr a thógaint?

Italian

Posso farle una foto, per favore?

Japanese

「写真撮ってもいいですか？」[shashin totte mo ī desu ka?]

Korean

사진 찍을 수 있을까요? (sajin jjig-eul su iss-eulkkayo?)

Norwegian

Kan jeg ta bildet ditt?

Portuguese

Posso tirar uma foto sua?

Polish

Czy moge zrobic Ci zdjecie?

Romanian

Pot să vă fac o poză?

Russian

Можно ли вас сфотографировать?” aka “Mozhno li vas sfotografirofat’?

Serbian/ Croatian

Mogu li da vas slikam?

Spanish

¿Disculpe, puedo hacerle una foto?

Thai

ฉันสามารถถ่ายรูปคุณได้ไหม (C̄hạn s̄āmārt̄h t̄h̀āyrūp khuṇ dị̂ h̄ịm)

Turkish

Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim?

Ukranian

Чи можу я сфотографувати вас? (Chy mozhu ya sfotohrafuvaty vas?)

Vietnamese

Tôi có thể chụp ảnh của bạn?

Welsh

A gaf i dynnu’ch llun?

Can I Take Your Picture? – Comical Extras

Klingon

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Photography Etiquette

Next Stop: Travel Photography

Discover the secrets of stunning travel photography with this comprehensive guide!

Photography Etiquette

Next Stop: Travel Photography

Want to ask “Can I take your picture?” in 30 languages? Our eBook and Cheat Sheets on travel photography will help you capture stunning photos of your travels.