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| Subject | Russian | English |
| respect. | Позвольте узнать, ...? | May I inquire ...? (" 'Indeed, sir! May I inquire who has the honour to be the first?' asked Holmes with some asperity." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | позвольте узнать вашу фамилию | I must ask you for your name |