May I ask you/aide

May I ask you/aide
Message from mohammad51 posted on 01-06-2018 at 16:55:04 (D | E | F)
Hello
which form of these forms is correct or more acceptable?
Thank you in advance.
May I ask you where are you from?
May I ask you where you are from?

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Edited by lucile83 on 01-06-2018 23:10

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Re: May I ask you/aide from gerondif, posted on 01-06-2018 at 17:25:09 (D | E)
Hello
May I ask you where are you from? wrong.
May I ask you where you are from? Right, indirect speech means no inversion.
Where are you from, may I ask ? would be correct.

Where are you from ?
I don't know / I wonder /I would like to know / Tell me / May I ask / where you are from, where you live, how old you are, what you saw ...

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Re: May I ask you/aide from mohammad51, posted on 08-06-2018 at 19:17:31 (D | E)
hello
Thank you gerondif

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