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| English | Russian |
| may I ask ...? | можно узнать, ...? (e.g.:: "Good-morning, Mr. Holmes," said he; "good-morning. May I ask if you are very busy just now?" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |
| May I inquire ...? | Позвольте узнать, ...? (" 'Indeed, sir! May I inquire who has the honour to be the first?' asked Holmes with some asperity." – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ART Vancouver) |