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Mahermali Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are you free?

Hi

This forum is really active and very useful

I have a question about the spoken language, if I want to go somewhere by a taxi, I want to ask a taxi driver if he is (available or free), which one is the best in formal and in spoken language.

Can I say: are you available?

or: are you free?

It seems a bit strange question, but these two words have different translations in my native language.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Hi, Both are fine. But there is usualy an indicator inside the windshield that tells you this. Anyway, I usually just start to get in, and leave the driver to tell me if he doesn't want me.

— Clive

  • Hi, Both are fine.
  • But there is usualy an indicator inside the windshield that tells you this.
  • Anyway, I usually just start to get in, and leave the driver to tell me if he doesn't want me.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Both are fine.

But there is usualy an indicator inside the windshield that tells you this.

Anyway, I usually just start to get in, and leave the driver to tell me if he doesn't want me.

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Thnaks Clive

It's embarassing to use a word that is incorrect regarding the context of speech.

That's why I'm a little careful.

Regards
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