Ticket, please.

Meaning: This is a way for the conductor to ask a passenger to show their ticket.

Choice of Words: Ticket is a small piece of paper or card that gives the holder a certain right, especially to enter a place, travel by public transport, or participate in an event. Please is a polite word used to make a request. Combined, this is a polite request for the passenger to show their ticket.

Alternative Expressions

May I see your ticket?

Meaning: This is another polite way to ask someone to show you their ticket to ride on a bus or train.

Choice of Words: May is a polite way to ask for something. See means to look at something. Your means belonging to the person you are speaking to. Ticket is a small piece of paper that shows you have paid to ride on a bus or train. When you put them together, "May I see your ticket?" means you are politely asking someone to show you their ticket to prove they have paid to ride.

Can you show me your ticket?

Meaning: This is a third way to ask someone to show you their ticket to ride on a bus or train.

Choice of Words: Can is a verb that means to be able to do something. Show means to let someone see something. Me is the person you are speaking to. Your means belonging to the person you are speaking to. Ticket is a small piece of paper that shows you have paid to ride on a bus or train. When you put them together, "Can you show me your ticket?" means you are asking someone if they can show you their ticket to prove they have paid to ride.

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