Asking if photos are allowed in English
How to ask if you can take pictures or a selfie in a museum.
Full script
Key phrases
The lines worth keeping. Read them once before you go out.
Use it to ask permission
take pictures = take photos; in here = in this place
Use for the next room
What about...? = ask about another thing
Ask to take a selfie with it
selfie = photo of yourself; statue = a carved figure
Promise: you won't touch it
hands off = don't touch
Quick answers
Ask first: what to say in English
Say “Can I take pictures in here?” — use it to ask permission. take pictures = take photos; in here = in this place.
What about here: what to say in English
Say “What about this room?” — use for the next room. What about...? = ask about another thing.
Photo with the statue: what to say in English
Say “Can I take a selfie with the statue?” — ask to take a selfie with it. selfie = photo of yourself; statue = a carved figure.
Polite: what to say in English
Say “Hands off, I promise!” — promise: you won't touch it. hands off = don't touch.